Sujith Vijayan

Sujith Vijayan is an Associate Professor at the School of Neuroscience, part of the Virginia Tech College of Science. His research focuses on neural dynamics during sleep and active behavior, leveraging computational modeling, signal processing, and invasive/non-invasive recording to explore memory consolidation, emotional regulation, and therapeutic applications for neurological disorders.

Research Interests include:

• Sleep-mediated memory processing
• Brain-computer interface (BMI) learning
• Pathological brain rhythms in PTSD and Parkinson’s
• Neural stimulation therapy development
• REM sleep emotional memory mechanisms

His 15 most recent publications reveal a trajectory from anesthetic-induced neural oscillations (2013), through schizophrenia network analysis (2015), to targeted memory reactivation during sleep (2017). Key scientific contributions include the 2022 NSF CAREER award for BCI learning enhancement via sleep manipulation. Lab members include graduate students in Biomedical Engineering, TBMH, and Neuroscience programs, with alumni now at institutions like Barrow Neurological Institute and University of Arizona’s Sleep Lab.