Connectionists: Essex BCI-NE Webinar 17th September: Dr Selina Wriessnegger

[Matran-Fernandez, Ana]

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https://www.linkedin.com/company/essex-bcine-lab/

The Essex BCI-NE Lab invites you to join our next monthly webinar:
EEG-Based Mental Stress Detection: Sex-specific differences and challenges
Delivered by
Dr Selina Wriessnegger
(Graz BCI, TU Graz)

The webinar will take place over Zoom on Wednesday, 17th September 2025, at 2pm UK time
RSVP: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7370749139816513536/


Abstract: Mental stress is a widespread condition, yet individuals respond to it in highly variable ways. It has profound effects on both physical and mental health and is linked to serious disorders such as depression, cardiovascular disease, and Alzheimer's disease. To prevent stress-related illnesses and advance treatment strategies, it is crucial to investigate its biological, physiological, and neurological foundations. In particular, identifying sex-specific neural correlates of stress may enable more personalized and effective approaches to prevention and therapy. Understanding these neurobiological differences can also guide the development of interventions that target the distinct neural circuits and mechanisms impacted in men and women. EEG-based detection of mental stress has attracted considerable attention for its potential in real-time monitoring and intervention across diverse applications. In this talk, I will present novel insights into the neurocardiac correlates of mental stress, its classification, and sex-related differences. Our findings underscore the importance of developing sex-specific models for neuroadaptive systems and stress-monitoring technologies.

Speaker Biography: Selina Christin Wriessnegger is Associate Professor at the Institute of Neural Engineering (BCI-Lab), Graz University of Technology, Austria. From 2001 to 2005 she was PhD student at the Max-Planck-Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences and received her PhD from the Ludwig-Maximilians University (Munich). During that time she spent one year in Rome as research assistant at IRCCS (Fondazione Santa Lucia), Laboratory for Human Psychophysiology (Prof. Laquaniti, Dr. Daprati). From 2005 to 2008 she was University Assistant at the Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Section Neuropsychology (Prof. Neuper). From 2009 until May 2016 she was senior researcher at the Institute of Neural Engineering (BCI-Lab). From 2016 until 2020 she was Assistant Professor at the Institute of Neural Engineering and her habilitation was in 2020 at TUG. In 2017 she was visiting professor at SISSA (Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati), Trieste and in 2019 she was guest professor at the University of Padua. Her research interests are, neural correlates of covert actions, sports motor imagery, novel applications of BCIs for healthy users, passive BCIs, intelligent neuroadaptive (tutoring) systems, VR/AR applications in learning and rehabilitation.

The Essex BCI-NE Lab webinars series takes place on the first or second Wednesday of the month over Zoom and are open to all. Speakers are invited to talk about their research for 45-50 minutes followed by Q&A.

Where speakers allow it, we record the talks and make them available to everyone on our YouTube channel. You can watch previous talks at: https://www.youtube.com/@essexbcis

If you don't want to miss our next webinars, please email amatra at essex.ac.uk<mailto:amatra at essex.ac.uk> to ask to be added to our webinars mailing list.

Best wishes,
Ana
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Dr Ana Matran-Fernandez PhD
Lecturer in Neural Engineering and Artificial Intelligence
Department of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CSEE)
University of Essex
Office: 5B.539
E amatra at essex.ac.uk<mailto:amatra at essex.ac.uk>

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