Jay Lord
Research Student
My Story
My research interests mainly involve sleep, states of consciousness and how the brain integrates new information and creates models. I have a particular interest regarding the transitional stage of sleep (NREM 1), and its associated psychological phenomena (hypnagogia).
My current project utilises a technique known as targeted memory reactivation (TMR) (Rasch et al. 2007; Rudoy et al. 2009; Cellini and Capuozzo 2018) during slow wave sleep (SWS) slow occilations (SOs) 'up-states' in order to strengthen a particular form of memory. We aim to understand the effect of TMR upon this concept behaviourally and also investigate evidence for long-term structural / functional changes to the brain using follow-up MRI and DTI scanning.
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BSc Manchester Metropolitan University - Psychology
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MSc University of York - Cognitive Neuroscience
Current Studies
Does sleep influence the brain's ability to make logical inferences?
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In this current study (ongoing), we attempt to replicate the findings of Bauer (2019; 2021) while assessing the effect of a sleep or wake period between sessions. Data collection is planned to run until the end of May 2025.
If you wish to participate in this study, please email me at Lordj1@Cardiff.ac.uk.​​
Previous studies
Long term changes in performance and functional connectivity in the brain using TMR in a transitive inference task
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This project utilised a technique known as targeted memory reactivation (TMR) (Rasch et al. 2007; Rudoy et al. 2009; Cellini and Capuozzo 2018) during slow wave sleep (SWS) slow oscillations (SOs) to attempt to improve accuracy on a transitive inference task.
Through this, we aimed to develop understanding of the effect of TMR upon this concept behaviourally, and investigate evidence for long-term structural / functional changes to the brain using multiple follow-up MRI and DTI scanning sessions.