Sarah Moreno-Rodriguez

I have a background in biology, an engineering degree from AgroParisTech and a Masters degree in cognitive neuroscience from the ENS. I obtained a PhD in cognitive and computational neuroscience from the Frontlab of the Paris Brain Institute (ICM), under the co-supervision of Dr. Emmanuelle Volle and Dr. Alizée Lopez-Persem. This fall, I'm starting my first post-doc at the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center (CRNL), under the supervision of Gerard Derosiere.

My PhD project focused on the decision-making mechanisms underlying creative thinking. Using fMRI and computational modeling, I helped answer the following questions: how do we decide which ideas to pursue and which to leave behind? How much do our personal preferences drive our creative choices? I published my first first-author PhD article in 2025. My second PhD article is currently under review, and my third article is in the last preparatory stages!

My post-doctoral projet will focus on effort-based decision-making, using transcranial stimulation and fMRI. Stay tuned for more information in the near future!

Apart from research, I am also interested in teaching (I was a tutor for Université Paris Cité) and science popularization (see here a short podcast recorded for La Semaine du Cerveau). Don't hesitate to contact me for teaching or science popularization opportunities in Lyon, Paris or elsewhere!