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Matthew Ainsworth
PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research Summary
I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Brain & Behaviour Research Group, where I conduct research into the cortical networks supporting perception, memory, and decision making. My current research is focussed on understanding communication between areas of the temporal and prefrontal cortex during sensory processing, and aims to understand how these areas communicate to process incoming information and to form decisions and choices.
My research involves the use of several techniques in combination to link neuronal activity with behaviour. This includes developing behavioural testing paradigms as well as the analysis of both neuroimaging (fMRI), and electrophysiology data to find neural activity associated with sensory features, or outcomes and to quantify how this information is communicated between areas of the brain.
Key publications
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Frontopolar cortex shapes brain network structure across prefrontal and posterior cingulate cortex
Journal article
Ainsworth M. et al, (2022), Progress in Neurobiology, 102314 - 102314
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Viewing ambiguous social interactions increases functional connectivity between frontal and temporal nodes of the social brain.
Journal article
Ainsworth M. et al, (2021), J Neurosci
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Rates and rhythms: a synergistic view of frequency and temporal coding in neuronal networks.
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Ainsworth M. et al, (2012), Neuron, 75, 572 - 583
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Dual γ rhythm generators control interlaminar synchrony in auditory cortex.
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Ainsworth M. et al, (2011), J Neurosci, 31, 17040 - 17051
Recent publications
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Dissociating Frontal Lobe Lesion Induced Deficits in Rule Value Learning Using Reinforcement Learning Models and a WCST Analog
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Capkova L. et al, (2025), eneuro, 12, ENEURO.0117 - 25.2025
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Memories or decisions? Bridging accounts of frontopolar function.
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Boschin EA. et al, (2025), Neuropsychologia, 211
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Frontopolar cortex stimulation induces prolonged disruption to counterfactual processing: insights from altered local field potentials
Preprint
Ainsworth M. et al, (2024)
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What Does the Frontopolar Cortex Contribute to Goal-Directed Cognition and Action?
Journal article
Hogeveen J. et al, (2022), J Neurosci, 42, 8508 - 8513