Lectures and seminars Cognitive Neuroscience Club: Toward Real-Time Adaptive Neuromodulation in Cognitive Neuroscience: Integrating TMS with fMRI

Abstract

Ahsan Khan is currently an Assistant Professor at Academy of Wellness and Human Development in Hong Kong Baptist University. With a multidisciplinary background in engineering, neuroscience, and psychology, his research lies at the intersection of brain stimulation, neuroimaging, and cognitive neuroscience. He is currently developing closed-loop neuromodulation approaches, particularly using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS),  functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and electroencephalography (EEG) to investigate and enhance cognitive functions.

In his talk, Ahsan will present his recent work employing personalized brain stimulation protocols that dynamically adapt to an individual’s real-time neural activity, guided by functional connectivity metrics, to enhance working memory performance. By leveraging fMRI to identify subject-specific connectivity patterns and modulating stimulation frequency during task execution, this research investigates the efficacy of targeted neuromodulation in augmenting cognitive function and its translational relevance to psychiatric applications. He will also briefly share his work on inhibitory control functions using various forms of electrical stimulation methods.