Katharine Shapcott

Dr. Katharine Shapcott is a Post-Doc Researcher at the Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI), affiliated with Goethe University Frankfurt. Her work focuses on neuroscience, particularly the dynamics of the visual cortex, predictive coding, attentional mechanisms, and the application of virtual reality in studying neural responses across species.

• Academic Rank: Researcher
• Institution: Goethe University Frankfurt
• Lab: Singer Lab
• Email: katharine.shapcott@esi-frankfurt.de

Her research explores cross-species neural dynamics, utilizing techniques like optogenetics, high-density electrophysiology, and immersive virtual reality (e.g., DomeVR) to study attention, decision-making, and sensory processing in primates and rodents. Recent work includes quantifying predictive coding in V1 and analyzing gamma oscillations in visual areas.

Scientific publications reveal a focus on neurophysiological mechanisms, with key contributions to understanding expectancy effects, reward-related suppression, and feature-based attentional sampling. Collaborations include the Havenith & Schölvinck Lab, emphasizing multi-lab integrations in neuroscience research.