Education
2014
PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience
Université Claude Bernard Lyon1 (UCBL), Lyon, France.
Laboratoire sur le Langage, le cerveau et la cognition (L2C2, CNRS UMR 5304), Bron, France
Thesis Defense 25/03/2013
2007-2009
MSc in Neuroscience, UCBL, with distinction
2004-2007
BSc in Biology of Organisms and Populations, UCBL
Research experience
Junior Professor Chair
2022-
Bases, Corpus, Langage
Université Côte d'Azur, Nice (France)
Post-doctoral research
2021 - 2022
Department of Special Needs Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences
University of Oslo, Norway
Post-doctoral research
2018 - 2020
The neural dynamics of the production of abstract words with inferential naming tasks, Aix-Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France.
Supervisors: Dr. Kristof Strijkers & Dr. Marie Montant
Post-doctoral research
Aug 2016 - Dec 2017
Dynamics of word production across the lifespan. FPSE, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Supervisor: Pr. Marina Laganaro
Post-doctoral research
Feb 2014 – July 2016
Lexical-semantics in word production. FPSE, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Supervisor: Pr. Marina Laganaro
Applied research
Jan 2013 – June 2013
The impact of gesture on the acquisition of action verbs: A longitudinal study in adolescents with intellectual deficits. IME Le Grappillon, Ste Foy les Lyon, France.
PhD research
Oct 2009 – March 2013
Tracking word-meaning in the brain (using EEG, fMRI and kinematics techniques). L2C2, Bron, France.
Advisors: Dr. Tatjana Nazir & Dr. Yves Paulignan.
MSc research
Sept 2008 – June 2009 & Fev 2008 – June 2008
Supervisors: Dr Tatjana Nazir & Dr Yves Paulignan, L2C2, Bron, France.
Fundings/Grants
Principal Investigator or co-PI
2022 Junior Professor Chair, NeuroMod Institute, BCL, Université Côte d’Azur [200 000 €/3 years]
2020 University of Oslo, post-doctoral fellowship from open call, “Immersive and Situated learning”, [3 years, starting date: March 2021, 1 635 000 NOK]
2018 Institute of Language, Communication and the Brain ILCB, Support “au fil de l’eau” (EEG experiments), Aix-Marseille University [1 000€]
2017 Institute of Language, Communication and the Brain ILCB, post-doctoral contract from an open call, Aix-Marseille University [2 years, ~55 000€]
2012 Association de Recherche Thérapeutique,[6 months, ~10 000€]
2010 Institut Fédératif des Neurosciences de Lyon IFNL,Co-PI : Dr. Nazir (fMRI experiments) [6500 €]
2009 Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche MESR, UCBL1(ED 476 Neurosciences & Cognition), doctoral contract [3 years, ~50 000€]
2009 Région Rhône-Alpes(CIBLE), Co-PI : Dr. Nazir [24 500€]
Travel Grants
2023 University Center of Norway in Paris, Mobility stipend for a research stay at UiO, Oslo, Norway [15 000 NOK]
2017 Société Académique de Genève SACAD, Grant for the 9th annual meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Baltimore, USA [1 000 CHF]
2016 Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences Presidency, Grant for the 2016 International Workshop of Language Production IWLP, San Diego, USA[2 000 CHF]
2015 Académie Suisse des Sciences Sociales et Humanités ASSH/SAGW, Grant for the 7th annual meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Chicago, USA [1 000 CHF]
2012 Institut Fédératif des Neurosciences de Lyon/UCBL1, Grant for the 4thannual meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, San Sebastian, Spain[600 €]
Collaborator in funded projects
2019 Institute of Language, Communication and the Brain ILCB“How highly immersive multimodal interactive 3D virtual reality (VR) environment and physical movement enhances foreign language learning compared to passive action observation”, Aix-Marseille University,
Collaborators: A. Zappa, Dr. C. Frenck-Mestre, Dr. D. Frenck-Mestre, Dr. D.Bolger, Dr. J-M. Pergandi [3 000 €]
2019 Institute of Language, Communication and the Brain ILCB« Regulatory mechanisms in word- form encoding: behavioural and neural signatures of sensorimotor adaptation in voicing contrast », Aix-Marseille University, PI: Dr. A. Marczyk [30 000 €]
2016-2017 Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF« Dynamics of word production across the lifespan” PI: Pr. M. Laganaro & Pr. P. Zesiger, University of Geneva
2014-2016 Partenariat Hubert Curien(campus France) french-swiss program Germaine de Staël « Mental chronometry and electrophysiology of language production processes » [6 000 €]
PI : Pr. M. Laganaro (University of Geneva) & Dr. F-X. Alario (LPC-Aix-Marseille University)
2014-2016 Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF“Dynamics of interference and facilitation of word production” PI:Pr. M. Laganaro, University of Geneva
Grants obtained to support organization of local scientific events
2023 Science of Aphasia 2023, Support from Academie5 [2500€], CSI [3750€I], BCL, [:1000€ ], NeuroMod Institute [3000€]