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I received my PhD in Systems Neuroscience from Osaka University, Japan, and came to the University of Utah to study noninvasive neuromodulation techniques. Outside of the lab, I enjoy climbing, hiking, and mountaineering. My goal is to pursue a career as a neuroscientist with a research focus on understanding the human brain through noninvasive methods.
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Tsunoda, K., Sato, A.Y., Mizuyama, R. et al. Noradrenaline modulates neuronal and perceptual visual detectability via β-adrenergic receptor. Psychopharmacology 238, 3615–3627 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-021-05980-y
Soma, Shogo, et al. “Acetylcholine from the Nucleus Basalis Magnocellularis Facilitates the Retrieval of Well-Established Memory.” Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, vol. 183, Sept. 2021, p. 107484, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2021.107484. Accessed 8 July 2022.
Sato AY, Tsunoda K, Mizuyama R, Shimegi S (2020) Serotonin improves behavioral contrast sensitivity of freely moving rats. PLOS ONE 15(3): e0230367. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230367
Tsunoda, Keisuke, et al. “Caffeine Improves Contrast Sensitivity of Freely Moving Rats.” Physiology & Behavior, vol. 199, Feb. 2019, pp. 111–117, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.11.014. Accessed 3 Mar. 2020.
Satoshi Shimegi, et al. “Cholinergic and Serotonergic Modulation of Visual Information Processing in Monkey V1.” Journal of Physiology-Paris, vol. 110, no. 1-2, 1 Sept. 2016, pp. 44–51, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphysparis.2016.09.001. Accessed 10 Aug. 2023.
Keisuke Tsunoda, Akinori Sato, Ryo Mizuyama, Satoshi Shimegi. "Modulatory effects of caffine on behavioral and neural visual contrast sensitivity of rats." Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Japanese Pharmacological Society. (2018)
I grew up in a small town, Nanuet (nan-yoo-et), New York just outside the city and flew out to the University of Utah to study biomedical engineering. Outside of the lab, I enjoy developing apps, playing chess, and walking my dog Penny. My goal is to pursue a career in neuroengineering with a research focus on understanding how neurostimulation impacts brain dynamics.
"Patient-specific structural connections are predictive of seizure propagation pathways." Society for Neuroscience conference 2021. Anderson EH, Smith JL, Charlebois CM, Philip BJ, Peters AY, Newman BJ, Arain AM, Davis TS, & Rolston JD.
"Patient-specific structural connections are predictive of seizure propagation pathways." American Epilepsy Society conference 2020. Anderson DN, Smith EH, Davis TS, Charlebois CM, Philip BJ, Peters AY, Newman BJ, Arain AM, Wilcox KS, & Rolston JD.
"Confidence interval restricted coherence: identifying true neural interactions." Utah Biomedical Engineering Conference 2019. Philip BJ, Davis TS, & Rolston JD.
I am a third-year student in Biomedical Engineering in the Neuroengineering track. I am working on computational models of temporal interference as a deep brain stimulation method. In my free time, I like to ride my motorcycle, play volleyball and ski!
I am a third-year student in Biomedical Engineering in the Neuroengineering track and in the Neurosurgery Department. I am co-mentored by Dr. Shervin Rahimpour and Dr. Chuck Dorval, and I investigate the language pathways of patients with Parkinson's disease and essential tremors. I work with computational modeling, electrophysiology analyses, and MR/CT images used to reconstruct the electrode placement and analyze task outcomes during surgery. In my free time, I enjoy playing the bassoon with the University Campus Symphony and Utah Medical Orchestra, dancing salsa, and cooking!
Perez, D.; Davis, T.; Rezende, G.; Rahimpour, S.; Dorval, A.; Temporal Characteristics of Speech in Cortical and Subcortical Recordings; Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, Oct 2024, Oral Presentation
Thomson, P.; Perez, D.; Park, S.; George, T.; Milham, M.P.; Di Martino, A.; A decade of the Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange; International Society of Autism Research, Melbourne, Australia, May 2024, Oral Presentation
Thomson, P.; Perez, D.; George, T.; Milham, M.P.; Di Martino, A.; 10 Year Impact of the Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange: A Systematic Review; Organization of Human Brain Mapping, Montreal, Canada, July 2023, Poster
I am a second-year Biomedical Engineering PhD student in the Neuroengineering track. I am investigating how noninvasive stimulation modulates neuronal activity through computational models and electrophysiology, with the ultimate goal of utilizing it for the treatment of neurological disorders. Besides learning about the brain, I enjoy dancing, reading, philosophy, yoga, and playing basketball.
I am a first year PhD student in the Neuroengineering track. I am working on studying microglia and their response to stimulus. My long-term goal is to eventually work on restoring loss of function from neurodegenerative diseases. In my free time, I enjoy reading, traveling, and baking.
4th year BS/MS Undergraduate Student in BME
4th year BS/MS Undergraduate Student in BME
Hirigoyen, K.; Maluszczak, A.; Dorval, A.; Pulse-Width Modulated Temporal Interference Stimulation in a Hodgkin-Huxley Axon; University of Utah Biomedical Engineering Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, Sept 2025, Poster
3rd year Undergraduate Student in ECE
I am a third year undergrad majoring in Biomedical Engineering, and I’d like to research Brain-Computer Interfacing. I am working on colormaping neuromodulation in SCIRun. In my free time, I like to read books, play games, and cook intricate recipes!
I was born and raised in Cuba and moved to Las Vegas during my freshman year of high school. There, I found a passion for science and robotics, which led me to pursue a degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Utah. Currently, I am working with my mentors, Diego Perez and Dr. Dorval, to analyze speech pathways in patients with Parkinson's Disease. My goal is to develop innovative devices that will transform the field of neuroscience.
