Neuroscience student 🧠

I am a second-year Master’s student in Cognitive and Behaviour Neurosciences with an interest in memory.
My motivation is to further develop my knowledge of neural mechanisms of working memory and episodic long-term memory through observing behavioural changes in neurodegenerative diseases.

Education

Master 2 Neurosciences – Sorbonne Université
Sept. 2025 – present, Paris, France

Master 1 Neurosciences – Université Toulouse
Sept. 2024 – Aug. 2025, Toulouse, France – Grade: 15/20
Focuses on brain function, genetic factors, plasticity, and clinical neuropsychology, with an emphasis on the molecular and behavioural changes related to neurological conditions that affect cognitive function.

Master 1 Cognitive Science – RPTU Kaiserslautern
Oct. 2023 – Sept. 2024, Germany – Grade: 1.4 (Very Good)
Focuses on human cognition through an interdisciplinary approach with a wide range of topics in perception, cognition, linguistics, and computation.

Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics – Universität Trier
Oct. 2020 – Sept. 2023, Germany – Grade: 1.6 (Good)
Studied English and French linguistics, with a focus on language acquisition and psycholinguistics. Included exchange semesters at Lancaster University (United Kingdom) and the University of Nantes (France).

Work Experience

Research Intern – Cognitive Psychology, University of Zürich
Mar. 2025 – June 2025 — 3 months, Switzerland

Disentangled the effect of meaningfulness on binding and item memory.
Responsible for experimental design, programming, and data analysis.

Research Intern – CIMeC, University of Trento
July 2024 – Aug. 2024 — 2 months, Italy

Contributed to the #EEGManyLabs replication of Mathewson et al. (2009) on alpha phase and visual perception by conducting EEG sessions.
Analysed signal data from epilepsy patients using MNE-Python, focusing on hippocampal EEG and eye movements.

International Tour Guide – Withlocals / EXO Travel
2015 – 2019 — 4½ years, Vietnam

Guided German- and English-speaking tourists through southern Vietnam (from Saigon to the Mekong Delta).
Designed and adapted tours for small, private, and family groups, focusing on authentic cultural experiences such as local markets, traditional workshops, and village life, while avoiding overcrowded tourist areas.
Enhanced cross-cultural understanding and ensure a personalised experience for each group.

Projects

Disentangling the Effects of Meaningfulness on Item- and Binding Memory (In preparation)
Investigated how semantic meaning influences visual working memory by replicating prior experiments and applying a Bayesian hierarchical framework. The findings showed that meaningful stimuli enhance both item memory and binding memory, thus supporting the Binding Hypothesis.

LabJS Bayesian Hierarchical Modelling R language

Report: Assessment of Two Unknown Compounds in Depression-like and Anxiety Behaviour in Wild-Type SWISS mice Read report (PDF)
Tested two novel compounds for antidepressant and anxiolytic effects in a murine model using behavioral paradigms (OFT, EPM, TST). Results suggested potential antidepressant properties for one compound, though further research is needed to confirm efficacy.

Murine Behavioural Experiments ANOVA JASP

Report: Learning Behaviour in Bumblebees: An Analysis with a Control Group Read report (PDF)
Analysed learning behaviour of bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) in a Y-maze using trajectory data from 187 trials. Results showed improved navigation speed and preference for reinforced cues over successive trials, establishing a baseline for stressor studies.

Animal Behavioural Data Analysis R language

Coding: Neurodata Analysis of Hippocampal Recordings: Preprocessing and Visualization in Python Consult the project (Github)
Developing Python script to extract, preprocess, and visualise hippocampal LFP data from NWB files. Implemented filtering, event annotation, and channel selection to prepare data for time-locked analyses.

Python MNE-Python LFP Signal Processing

Les Gros Mots en français : quand la linguistique de corpus rencontre la sociolinguistique (En: Swearing in French: when corpus linguistics meets sociolinguistics) Read thesis (PDF)
Analysed Quebec French swear word usage in the CFPQ, examining frequency, morphology, and euphemistic forms. Found that men swear more frequently overall, but women use swear words as often as men in same-sex conversations; women and older speakers favor euphemisms, and swearing peaks in speakers’ twenties.

AntConc Corpus Analysis Sociolinguistics

Computational Linguistic Analysis of Authentic and Deceptive Online Reviews
Conducted a computational linguistics study comparing 300 fake and 300 real hotel reviews to identify linguistic markers of deception. Found differences in punctuation frequency, part-of-speech distributions (nouns, verbs), and distinctive n-gram patterns.

Python Computational Linguistics

Corpus-Based Sociolinguistic Analysis of the Swearword “Fuck” in Spoken British English Read report (PDF)
Analysed over 700 occurrences of the word ‘fuck’ and its variants in the BNC2014 corpus, showing that men use the word nearly twice as often as women, with the highest frequency among students and speakers aged 20–30. Frequent idiomatic patterns (e.g. ‘fucking hell’, ‘what the fuck’, ‘fuck off’) and auxiliary/emphatic uses were identified as the most common pragmatic functions.

BNClab

Grammatical Functions of the Non-auxiliary Can inSingapore English Texting Read report (PDF)
Analysed 1,121 tokens of can from a Singaporean SMS corpus to investigate non-standard grammatical functions beyond auxiliary use. Found five distinct non-auxiliary roles (affirmative response, tag question, verb, discourse marker, serial verb), showing systematic substrate influence and identity-marking in Colloquial Singapore English.

Corpus Linguistics Pragmatics

The Combination of Gesture and Speech during Parent-Child Interaction: A Longitudinal Case Study Read report (PDF)
Analysed CHILDES video corpus of a monolingual British child (12–24 months) to examine gesture-speech use in natural parent-child interaction. Found that children gradually shift from imitating parental gestures to using them strategically for communication, with pointing strongly linked to early speech.

Corpus Analysis

Essay: Could Neanderthals speak? Read report (PDF)
Reviewed fossil anatomy, genetics, and archaeological records to evaluate Neanderthal speech and symbolic communication. Concluded that Neanderthals likely possessed some spoken language and symbolic behavior, though not identical to modern humans.

Skills

Programming: Python, R, LabJS, MNE-Python
Statistics: Bayesian
Experiment: EEG session, Rodents
Linguistics Tools: Praat, AntConc, NLTK
Software: Microsoft Office Suite

Soft Skills

Critical thinking, problem solving, analytical skills, adaptability, flexibility, teamwork

Languages

Vietnamese – native
English – C1 level
German – C1 level
French – C1 level
Luxembourgish – B1 level
Italian - A1 level

Interests

Learning new languages, Chess, Mycology, Cat lover