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Christina Kampoureli

Areas of expertise: Attention training with real-time functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Neurofeedback in patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Research areas: Real-time fMRI Neurofeedback, Neuroimaging, Machine learning

Preferred gender pronouns: She/her

Twitter handle: @CKampoureli

Biography

Christina Kampoureli studied for a BSc in Psychology and a MSc in Clinical Neuropsychology-Cognitive Neuroscience at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Throughout her studies, she was trained in extensive neuropsychological assessment of patients with neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental conditions and conducted research on selective attention and emotional processing in patients with Parkinson’s disease. She moved to Brighton and Sussex Medical School to complete a 4-Year Sussex Neuroscience PhD focusing on how feedback from our own brain activity can help us perform better in a sustained attention task. She is currently implementing this attention-training paradigm with real-time fMRI neurofeedback in participants with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) under the Supervision of Prof. Hugo Critchley (BSMS) and Dr Charlotte Rae (School of Psychology, University of Sussex).

Research

Christina is particularly interested in how feedback from our own brain activity can allow us to volitionally control the activation of specific brain regions and networks to achieve better performance in different cognitive tasks. She is especially keen to explore how neurofeedback can be used as a form of neurotherapy in neurodevelopmental conditions, such as ADHD. Throughout her PhD she uses techniques such as cognitive assessments, MRI and machine learning, to answer questions about the brain and behaviour.

Teaching

Christina is working alongside Dr Charlotte Rae as a Doctoral Tutor on the Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Module in the School of Psychology, University of Sussex. She is also working with Dr Ildiko Kemenes as a Doctoral Tutor on the Structure and Function in the Brain module in the School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex.

Selected publications

Kamboureli, C., & Economou, A. (2021). Trait anxiety and interference in the emotional Stroop task in young and old adults. Current Psychology. doi: 10.1007/s12144-021-02199-0