Research Areas

• Reproducibility and replicability in cognitive neuroscience and psychology

• Functional role of alpha oscillations

• Neural dynamics of resting-state EEG and its link to cognition

Selected Publications

Cesnaite, Steinfath, Jamshidi Idaji, Stephani, Haufe, Sander, Hensch, Hegerl, Riedel-Heller, Witte, Schroeter, Villringer, Nikulin (2022). Age-Related Alterations in Alpha-Peak Parameters, 1/f Neuronal Noise and Their Relation to Cognition. Under revision

Kumral*, Cesnaite*, Beyer, Hofmann, Hensch, Sander, Hegerl, Haufe, Villringer, Witte, Nikulin (2022). Relationship between Regional White Matter Hyperintensities and Alpha Oscillations in Older Adults. Neurobiology of Aging. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2021.10.006

Mahjoory*, Cesnaite*, Hohlefeld, Villringer, Nikulin (2018). Power and temporal dynamics of alpha oscillations at rest differentiate cognitive performance involving sustained and phasic cognitive control. NeuroImage. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.12.001

Zsido, Molloy, Cesnaite, Zheleva, Regenthal, Villringer, Nikulin, Sacher (2022). One-week escitalopram intake alters the excitation–inhibition balance in the healthy female brain. Human Brain Mapping. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.25760

*Equal contribution

Academic CV

Since 2023	Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Psychology at the University of Münster
20017-2022	PhD candidate at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany (thesis submitted)
2015-2016	Research assistant: Behavioral Neurology Research Unit, University Clinics, Tampere, Finland
2013-2016	Master of Science in Cognitive Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
2008-2013	Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania