Esther De Loof

Esther De Loof is a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University's Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Electronics and Information Systems (EA06). Her work spans cognitive neuroscience, focusing on declarative learning, reward prediction errors, and neural oscillations using EEG and computational modeling.

• Key Research Areas: Cognitive control, visual awareness, attentional inhibition, neural synchrony, and predictive processing
• Collaborators: Tom Verguts, Kate Ergo, Clio Janssens, Filip Van Opstal

Publications reveal a focus on theta and alpha band dynamics in cognitive control (2016-2022), reward processing mechanisms, and the interplay between attention and memory systems. She has contributed to Nature Human Behaviour, Journal of Neuroscience, and Psychophysiology.

Her methodological approach combines EEG, intracranial recordings, and computational models to investigate how the brain implements adaptive control strategies through neural oscillations and prediction error signaling.