Neurosignalist

My name is Ehsan. It is pronounced as [eh sa:n] in IPA and written as احسان in Persian/Farsi. I am a postdoctoral researcher in Computational Neuroscience at Ghent University, Belgium. I specialize in M/EEG analysis, rooted in signal processing and linear algebra.

I earned my Ph.D., M.Sc., & B.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering from Ghent University (in 2022), Tehran University (in 2013), & Sahand University of Technology (in 2010), respectively.

My Ph.D. research unveiled two main findings. First, I identified that distinct oscilations in the brain correlate with attentional engagement in speech perception, as reflected in their varied frequency features. Second, I developed a method to qunatify attentional engagemnet during speech listening by tracking the evolving complexity of EEG over time. For a more in-depth exploration, feel free to access my Ph.D. thesis: Exploring neural markers modulated by learning from speech in environmental noise using single-trial EEG (Doctoral dissertation, Ghent University), [PDF].

For further exploration, please refer to the papers below:

[1] Eqlimi, E., Bockstael, A., De Coensel, B., Schönwiesner, M., Talsma, D., & Botteldooren, D. (2023). Time course of EEG complexity reflects attentional engagement during listening to speech in noise. European Journal of Neuroscince, [PDF].

[2] Eqlimi, E., Bockstael, A., De Coensel, B., Schönwiesner, M., Talsma, D., & Botteldooren, D. (2020). EEG correlates of learning from speech presented in environmental noise. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1850, [PDF].

[3] De Groote, E., Eqlimi, E., Bockstael, A., Botteldooren, D., Santens, P., & De Letter, M. (2021). Parkinson’s disease affects the neural alpha oscillations associated with speech‐in‐noise processing. European Journal of Neuroscience, 54(9), 7355-7376., [PDF].

[4] Eqlimi E, Botteldooren D, Bockstael A. Evaluating potential EEG-indicators for auditory attention to speech in realistic environmental noise, in 23rd International Congress on Acoustics (ICA), integrating 4th EAA Eu- roregio 2019, Aachen, Germany, [PDF].