Curriculum Vitae
Education
Max Planck School of Cognition & Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, PhD in Cognitive: September 2020 – September 2024; Thesis title: Spatial and temporal dynamics of visual working memory maintenance. Supervisor: Prof. John-Dylan Haynes
Donders Institute, Radboud University Masters in Cognitive Neuroscience; July 2020; Thesis title: Laminar fMRI at 3T: A replication attempt of top-down and bottom-up laminar activity in V1. Supervisors: Prof. Floris de Lange, Dr. Benedikt Ehinger
New York University Abu Dhabi Bachelors in Science in Biology; May 2018; Thesis title: Investigation of top-down and bottom-up signals in visual working memory in V1. Supervisor: Prof. Kartik Sreenivasan
Articles and Preprints
Degutis, J. K., Weber, S., Soch, J., & Haynes, J. D. (2024). Neural dynamics of visual working memory representation during sensory distraction. eLife, 13:RP99290, https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.99290.12024-04.
Degutis, J. K., Chaimow, D., Haenelt, D., Assem, M., Duncan, J., Haynes, J. D., ... & Lorenz, R. (2023). Dynamic layer-specific processing in the prefrontal cortex during working memory. Communication Biology (accepted).
Conferences
Degutis et al. (2023), Neural encoding and dynamics of visual working memory during distraction, RIKEN CBS Summer School, poster presentation
Degutis et al. (2023), Neural encoding and dynamics of visual working memory during distraction, Vision Sciences Society, poster presentation
Degutis et al. (2023), Neural encoding and dynamics of visual working memory during distraction, Mind Body Brain Symposium, talk
Degutis, et al. (2022), Increased working memory load activates superficial layers of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, OHBM 2022, poster presentation
Invited talks
Temporal dynamics and layer-specific coding of visual working memory, Seminar, Center for Brain and Health - NYU Abu Dhabi; February 2024
Dynamics of visual working memory during perceptual distraction, Rademaker Lab, Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI) for Neuroscience, November 2023
Teaching
2023–2024 Introduction to Python (MA level, lecturer), Berlin School of Mind & Brain, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2022–2023 Cognitive Neuroscience (MA level, TA), Berlin School of Mind & Brain, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2022 Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques (MA level, lecturer), Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, Berlin