Whitney Stee
Post Doc
whitney.stee@donders.ru.nl
After completing my master’s degree in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Development at Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), I pursued a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience, also at ULB. My doctoral research focused on the dynamics of sleep-dependent brain structural reorganization and motor learning consolidation. Specifically, I investigated how the human brain structurally reorganizes in response to motor learning and how time and sleep modulate these changes. To support this project, I developed expertise in diffusion MRI (dMRI), high-density EEG, and acoustic stimulation during sleep, using targeted memory reactivation (TMR) techniques to enhance sleep.Currently, I am working on a new project at the Genzel Lab, exploring how humans extract and update schemas based on experiences and prior knowledge. This research involves using a combination of fMRI, dMRI, and EEG to uncover the neural mechanisms of schema updating within a virtual maze environment.