Sarah Hashim

Sarah Hashim is a researcher in music psychology and cognitive neuroscience affiliated with Goldsmiths, University of London. She holds a Doctoral thesis (2024) titled 'The Behavioural and Neural Bases of Music-Evoked Visual Mental Imagery', exploring how music induces visual imagery through behavioral and neurophysiological methods.

Her research focuses on music-induced visual imagery mechanisms, including its neural correlates (EEG studies), emotional impact, and differences in aphantasics (individuals with limited visual imagery). She has collaborated extensively with Prof. Diana Omigie and Dr. Mats B. Küssner, publishing in journals like International Journal of Psychophysiology and Music & Science.

Key contributions include investigating neuro-oscillatory profiles of visual imagery (alpha/beta/gamma waves), the role of body-motion metaphors in musical connotation, and music's role in emotion regulation. Her work bridges music perception, cognitive neuroscience, and clinical applications, with a focus on embodied cognition principles.