Saghi Arabi

Saghi Arabi is a Postgraduate Researcher in the School of Psychology.

Saghi is interested in understanding the neuropsychological and biological human predisposition to cognitive impairment. She is working to develop effective therapies through Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation (GVS) for individuals with neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders.

Her previous research focused on personality antecedents of impulsive behaviour and alcoholism (BSc) and neural mechanisms underlying cognition of face recognition (MScRes). Currently, Saghi is working on her PhD project titled: “The contribution of the vestibular system to temporal attention”, where she aims to assess whether a non-invasive neuro-modulation (GVS) can reduce the temporal attention difficulties experienced by individuals with ADHD or dyslexia.

Saghi joined Professor Wilkinson’s team in 2016 as a Clinical Research Assistant at the University of Kent and worked in collaboration with Scion NeuroStim LLC on a clinical trial investigating the effects of Caloric Vestibular Stimulation (CVS) for the management of motor and non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease.

She is currently a PhD Member of The British Neuroscience Association and a Graduate Member (MBPsS) of The British Psychological Society.

Skills

• BrainVision
• E-Prime, SuperLab, PsychoPy and Qualtrics
• Electroencephalography (EEG)
• Galvanic and Caloric Vestibular Stimulation
• SPSS and AMOS

Languages

• English and Persian (Farsi) – Professional proficiency
• Arabic – Limited working proficiency
• French and Swedish – Elementary proficiency

Conferences

• Workshop on Cognitive and Motor Functions of the Vestibular System (July 2018) Aix-Marseille University
• Workshop on Oscillatory Neural Stimulation (January 2018) Medical Research Council - Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge
• International Neuromodulation Society 13th World Congress (May 2017) Edinburgh International Conference Centre
• Brain injury multi-disciplinary conference (September 2016) East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
• The British Psychological Society – Cognitive Section Annual Conference (September 2016) Hilton Hotel Barcelona
• The British Psychological Society – Supported Series of Seminars, Vestibular System (June 2016) The University of Kent
• The British Psychological Society – Supported Series of Seminars, Vestibular System (April 2016) The Royal Holloway, University of London
• The British Psychological Society – Annual Conference (April 2016) The University of Nottingham
• The British Psychological Society – Cognitive Section Annual Conference (August 2015) The University of Kent

• Professor David Wilkinson (1st supervisor)
  
• Dr Zara Bergström (2nd supervisor)
  

Conferences

• Workshop on Oscillatory Neural Stimulation (January, 2018) Medical Research Council - Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge
• International Neuromodulation Society 13th World Congress (May, 2017) Edinburgh International Conference Centre
• Brain injury multi-disciplinary conference (September, 2016) East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
• The British Psychological Society – Cognitive Section Annual Conference (September, 2016) Hilton Hotel Barcelona
• The British Psychological Society – Supported Series of Seminars, Vestibular System (June, 2016) The University of Kent
• The British Psychological Society – Supported Series of Seminars, Vestibular System (April, 2016) The Royal Holloway, University of London
• The British Psychological Society – Annual Conference (April, 2016) The University of Nottingham
• The British Psychological Society – Cognitive Section Annual Conference (August, 2015) The University of Kent