Ole Jensen
Cognitive neuroscientist
I became interested in neuroscience through an early fascination with how complex systems give rise to structure and intelligent behaviour. This led me to study electrical engineering at the Technical University of Denmark, where I received my MSc degree in 1993 and developed a grounding in computational modelling and non-linear dynamics. Motivated to apply these tools to the brain, I moved to the United States for doctoral training at Brandeis University, where I completed a PhD in Neuroscience in 1998 under the supervision of John E. Lisman. My doctoral work focused on computational modelling of oscillatory neuronal networks to explain electrophysiological and behavioural findings related to memory in both animals and humans.
Following my PhD, I undertook postdoctoral research at Helsinki University of Technology in Finland, where I began working with brain imaging based on magnetoencephalography (MEG) to study human brain dynamics and cognition. I subsequently led the MEG laboratory at the Donders Institute in The Netherlands and later held professorial appointments at Radboud University, the University of Birmingham, University of Amsterdam, and most recently the University of Oxford.
My research centres on understanding how brain oscillations support cognition, particularly memory and attention. More recently, I have focused on naturalistic behaviours such as reading and visual exploration, including the development of paediatric brain imaging systems to advance research across the lifespan.
Find out more: Brain Inspired 160 Ole Jensen: Rhythms of Cognition
