TommyTNeuro

My goal is to develop non-invasive Brain Computer Interfaces using Optically Pumped Magnetometers Magnetoencephalography to decode inner speech. This research will improve the ability for patients, with diseases such as ALS, to express themselves effectively. Currently my research focuses on the motor theory of inner speech and how perception based models compare to motor based models when applied to inner speech. This investigates the practicality of using motor based tasks to study inner speech. I aim to build upon this using OPMs to investigate gamma oscillations within the motor cortex to help understand broad patterns in inner speech and develop real-time speech decoding technology.

I am currently a teaching fellow at the University of Birmingham teaching Psychology to undergraduate and postgraduate students. I have taught subjects on Data Science discussing how computational methods compare to traditional statistical methods. In addition to this I have taught psychology research methods and essay writing skills. My students have involved a range of undergraduate and postgraduate students from various backgrounds such as Psychology, Neuroscience and mathematics. I have also represented the university on a number of occassions in my role as an ambassador for the university.

I’m committed to open science practices and producing excellent high-quality replicable science. My research will follow the open-science framework, remaining open to the public to the best of my ability within the constrainst of data protection laws.

Member of the British Neuroscience Association and Federation of European Neuroscience Societies.