Aneta Brzezicka

Psychologist. Her research focuses on broadly understood neuroplastic changes in populations exposed to variables modifying behavior or important cognitive functions (primarily working memory). She heads Neurocognitive Research Center, where she conducts research, among other things, on the interactions between the brain, gut microbiota, and cognitive functioning. She seeks to understand the electrophysiological basis of memory phenomena by analyzing data from intracranial recordings in patients performing tasks involving short-term and working memory.

A member of the European Dana Alliance for the Brain (EDAB). A fellow of the Kościuszko Foundation and the Foundation for Polish Science. A two-time laureate of the Iuventus Plus MNiSW program for outstanding young scientists. She has authored numerous articles in prestigious scientific journals, such as: "Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience", "Frontiers in Psychology", "Cognition and Emotion".

She works at Laboratory of Systems Neuroscience, led by Dr. Ueli Rutishauser, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.