Qualifications

• PhD in computational neuroscience, Newcastle University, 2024.

• PGDip in Cloud Computing for Big Data, Newcastle University, 2020.

• BSc in Mathematics (First Class Honours), Heriot-Watt University, 2019.

Area of expertise: cortical morphometry, structural imaging, data science

Current research

My current projects focus on multiscale cortical morphometry of healthy ageing and temporal lobe epilepsy using structural MRI. I also work on developing methods for normative modelling and the computation of novel morphometrics.

Research interests

• Cortical morphometry

• Fractal geometry

• Epilepsy

• Epilepsy surgery

• Normative modelling

• Machine learning & deep learning

Nida Alyas, Jonathan Horsley, Bethany Little, Peter N. Taylor, Yujiang Wang, Karoline Leiberg. 2025. Normative Modelling in Neuroimaging: A Practical Guide for Researchers. Preprint

Karoline Leiberg, Timo Blattner, Bethany Little, Victor B.B. Mello, Fernanda H.P. de Moraes, Christian Rummel, Peter N. Taylor, Bruno Mota, Yujiang Wang. 2025. Multiscale cortical morphometry reveals pronounced regional and scale-dependent variations across the lifespan. Cerebral Cortex

Bethany Little, Nida Alyas, Alexander Surtees, Gavin P Winstond, John S Duncan, David A Cousins,  John- Paul Taylor, Peter Taylor, Karoline Leiberg*, Yujiang Wang. 2025. Brain morphology normative modelling platform for abnormality  and centile estimation: Brain MoNoCle. Imaging Neuroscience

Billy C. Smith, Christopher Thornton, Rachel E. Stirling, Guillermo M. Besné, Sarah J. Gascoigne, Nathan Evans, Peter N. Taylor, Karoline Leiberg, Philippa J. Karoly, Yujiang Wang. 2025. More variable circadian rhythms in epilepsy captured by long-term heart rate recordings from wearable sensors. Epilepsia

Peter N. Taylor, Yujiang Wang, Callum Simpson, Vytene Janiukstyte, Jonathan Horsley, Karoline Leiberg, Beth Little, Harry Clifford, Sophie Adler, Sjoerd B. Vos, Gavin P. Winston, Andrew W. McEvoy, Anna Miserocchi, Jane de Tisi, John S. Duncan. 2024. The Imaging Database for Epilepsy And Surgery (IDEAS). Epilepsia

Jonathan Horsley, Yujiang Wang, Callum Simpson, Vytene Janiukstte, Karoline Leiberg, Bethany Little, Jane de Tisi, John Duncan, Peter N. Taylor. 2024. Status epilepticus and thinning of the entorhinal cortex. Epilepsy & Behavior

Yujiang Wang, Karoline Leiberg, Nathan Kindred, Christopher R. Madan, Colline Poirier, Christopher I. Petkov, Peter N. Taylor, and Bruno Mota. 2024. Neuro-evolutionary evidence for a universal fractal primate brain shape. eLife

Karoline Leiberg, Jane de Tisi, John S. Duncan, Bethany Little, Peter N. Taylor, Sjoerd B. Vos, Gavin P. Winston, Bruno Mota, and Yujiang Wang.  2023. Effects of Anterior Temporal Lobe Resection on Cortical Morphology. Cortex

Karoline Leiberg, Christoforos Papasavvas, and Yujiang Wang. 2021. Local Morphological Measures Confirm that Folding Within Small Partitions of the Human Cortex Follows Universal Scaling Law. Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention – MICCAI 2021

Yujiang Wang, Karoline Leiberg, Tobias Ludwig, Bethany Little, Joe H. Necus, Gavin Winston, Sjoerd B. Vos, Jane de Tisi, John S. Duncan, Peter N. Taylor, and Bruno Mota. 2021. Independent components of human brain morphology. NeuroImage

Email: karoline.leiberg@newcastle.ac.uk

Address:

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