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Bernhard Staresina is a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford and a Tutorial Fellow at Wadham College. His research centers on the neural mechanisms that support episodic memory in humans, focusing particularly on medial temporal lobe (MTL) regions and their oscillatory dynamics that contribute to the successful encoding and consolidation of memories. His work combines a variety of methodologies including electrophysiological recordings (intracranial and scalp EEG, MEG), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI at 3T and 7T), behavioral testing, and experimental brain stimulation. He explores how neurophysiology during sleep affects memory consolidation and seeks to understand the roles of cortical slow oscillations, thalamocortical spindles, and hippocampal ripples during non-REM sleep. Furthermore, his studies investigate the types of memories that benefit from these precise interactions and how the human brain reactivates and replays memories. Staresina's functional neuroanatomy work looks into standard and high-field functional magnetic resonance imaging to comprehend the division of labor in the MTL for episodic memory, examining the roles of the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex and the dynamics of encoding and retrieval states.
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