Benjamin Kop

My name is Benjamin Kop and I am a PhD student here in the Verhagen lab. While I enjoy stimulating my brain with books, music, films, and the like, I am always looking to stimulate other people’s brains in a more literal sense. During my Ph.D., I get to put this passion into practice in my research applying TUS to the motor system. My interest in the brain, neuromodulation and the motor system was sparked during my bachelor’s degree in Psychology. I further pursued these interests in a research master’s of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London. I am excited to be working with ultrasound and TMS to help establish the foundation of ultrasonic neuromodulation in humans, starting with its impact on motor cortical excitability.