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Julie Bertels is a developmental cognitive neuroscientist at Université libre de Bruxelles, affiliated with the ULBabyLab (CO3, CRCN) in the Faculty of Psychology and the Laboratoire de Cartographie Fonctionnelle du Cerveau (LCFC) in the Faculty of Medicine. Her research focuses on attentional mechanisms, statistical learning, and their modulation by emotion in early human development, utilizing EEG and MEG neuroimaging techniques.
Her work bridges behavioral and neurophysiological approaches, investigating how infants process sensory stimuli and extract environmental regularities. Key themes include the neural basis of visual statistical learning, the role of emotional content in attentional capture, and the neurodevelopmental impacts of prematurity.
Recent publications highlight her contributions to advancing optically pumped magnetometer (OPM-MEG) technology for prenatal and infant brain studies, as well as multisensory integration in speech perception. Collaborations span neurodevelopmental disorders, cognitive fatigue, and speech-in-noise perception.
Julie supervises doctoral research, including Benocci (2025) on auditory-visual scene analysis and musical skills. Her lab memberships include CO3, CRCN, and LCFC, integrating psychology, medicine, and engineering perspectives.
Current studies examine cortical tracking of speech, statistical learning in premature infants, and the interplay between brain maturation and sensory experience. Her work advances understanding of early cognitive development and neurophysiological methodologies.
