Lab members

Soledad Gonzalo Cogno

Associate Professor

soledad.g.cogno@ntnu.no

I studied Physics at Balseiro Institute (Argentina). I did a PhD in Computational Neuroscience at the same institution. In 2017 I moved to Norway to do a postdoc in the lab led by May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser. During my postdoc I leveraged my quantitative background to perform analyses of large-scale recordings. I also performed electrophysiological recordings. In 2024 I opened my lab at the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience.
In addition to neuroscience, I love traveling, reading, and spending time with my family and friends.

Julien Ballbe

Postdoc

I graduated from SupBiotech, a biotechnology engineering school in Paris. Next, I pursued a master in Computational Neurosciences and Neuroengineering from the university Paris Saclay and a PhD at the University Paris Cité. I’m interested in understanding the link between heterogeneity of cell types and network dynamics. In my free time, I enjoy taking my dogs for a walk, running and practicing photography.

Lea Marie Braun

PhD student

I have a background in Mathematics from the University of Cologne and a Master in Neuroscience from NTNU. I am fascinated by the application of data analysis methods to calcium imaging and Neuropixels data with regard to ultraslow oscillations and sequences.
In my spare time, I enjoy running and hiking in the beautiful nature around Trondheim.

Mathias Karsrud Nordal

PhD student

I hold a Master’s degree in Industrial Mathematics from NTNU. I am fascinated by the use of topology-inspired approaches to explore neural population dynamics. In my free time, I enjoy working out, hiking, traveling, and learning new and exciting mathematics.

Neneva Hanssen Rambø

Master student

I have a background in Psychology and Computer Science. Since I became fascinated by how neural processes could be modeled and understood computationally, now I am pursuing an MSc in Neuroscience at NTNU. For my master thesis, I will build computational models to study mechanisms controlling the timescale of network dynamics. Outside of studying, I enjoy dancing, concerts, and reading fiction.

Alumni

Jordan Feldman – MD/PhD student at University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Martina Acevedo – PhD student at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.
Edgar Askel Tandberg – Working in the music industry.

The team