Connectionists: Essex BCI-NE webinar: Designing optimal training protocols and feedback by Dr. Léa Pillette

[Perdikis, Serafeim]

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

The Essex BCI-NE Lab invites you to join our next monthly webinar:

Designing Neurofeedback: How to Train People to Control Their Own Brain Activity?

Delivered by

Dr. Léa Pillette
SEAMLESS team, Research in Computer Science and Random Systems (IRISA), French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Rennes, France

The webinar will take place over Zoom on Wednesday, 9th September 2026, at 2 PM UK time
RSVP: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7498383525314789376


Abstract: Self-controlling one’s own brain activity is at the heart of neurofeedback and brain–computer interface (BCI) applications, such as supporting motor rehabilitation after stroke or controlling a videogame using only brain activity. Yet the mechanisms that enable people to learn this skill remain only partially understood. In this talk, I will present my previous research on how the feedback provided to users about their own brain activity shapes skill acquisition. Building on this, I will describe my current work investigating two main avenues to improve BCI user training. First, how to better exploit sensations, such as thermal ones, both to design innovative feedback, and to uncover new mental strategies for modulating brain activity. Second, how intelligent tutoring systems, i.e., digital technologies with educational aims, can be leveraged to personalize and improve BCI skill acquisition. Together, these lines of work highlight pathways toward more effective, individualized training protocols for brain self-regulation.


Speaker Biography: Léa Pillette is a CNRS researcher and member of the Seamless team at IRISA, Rennes, France, since 2022. She obtained her PhD in computer science from the University of Bordeaux in 2019. Her research focuses on developing innovative methods to train individuals to regulate their brain activity, enabling more accessible and effective use of brain-computer interfaces for applications such as medical interventions and virtual world interactions.

The Essex BCI-NE Lab webinars series takes place monthly (usually, on the second or third Wednesday of the month) over Zoom and is 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 serafeim.perdikis at essex.ac.uk to ask to be added to our webinars mailing list.

Best wishes,
Simis


Dr Serafeim Perdikis, Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer)
Brain-Computer Interfaces and Neural Engineering Laboratory
School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ
United Kingdom
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