CV
Education
- M.S. in Cognitive science, Aarhus University, 2024
- B.S. in Cognitive science, Aarhus University, 2022
Work experience
- 2024-Now: Research Assistent
- Location: Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience
- Lab: Body pain perception
- Duties includes: Analysis, write-up of manuscripts, further developing the labs statistical knowledge. Using LLM in pain research
- Supervisor: Francesca Fardo
- 2022-Now: Collaboration
- Location: Heidelberg
- Activity: Analysis and write up of computational model. Development of experiment.
- 2022-2024: Student Assistent
- Location: Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience
- Lab: Body pain perception
- Duties includes: Analysis, write-up of manuscripts, further developing the labs statistical knowledge
- Supervisor: Francesca Fardo
Skills
- Statistical and computational analyses in R, Stan, MATLAB and python.
- Proficient in developing novel hierarchical Bayesian models in the probabilistic programming langauge Stan.
- Can build models that can test and conform with theories.
- Development and enhancement of methodologies and experiments
- Developing experimental paradigms that are statistically powered, but also sound in answering the underlying hypotheses.
- Knowledge of human behavior and perception and their interactions.
Publications
2025-01-08-Modelling perceptual uncertainty in a thermosensory illusion across the lifespan
Ehmsen, J. F., Mitchell, A. G., Courtin, A. S., Krænge, C. E., Simonnet, C., & Fardo, F. (2025). Modelling perceptual uncertainty in a thermosensory illusion across the lifespan (p. 2025.07.10.664158). bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.07.10.664158
Thermosensory predictive coding underpins an illusion of pain
Ehmsen, J. F., Nikolova, N., Christensen, D. E., Banellis, L., Böhme, R. A., Brændholt, M., Courtin, A. S., Krænge, C. E., Mitchell, A. G., Sardeto Deolindo, C., Steenkjær, C. H., Vejlø, M., Mathys, C., Allen, M. G., & Fardo, F. (2025). Thermosensory predictive coding underpins an illusion of pain. Science Advances, 11(11), eadq0261. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adq0261.
Talks
Tutorial on Stan and probabilistic programming
Tutorial at Collaboration, Heidelberg, Germany
Predictive Coding An Introduction
Talk at Collaboration, Heidelberg, Germany
Uncertainty modulates veridical temperature perception and illusory pain in a volatile learning environment
Prize-winning talk at Scandinavian Association for the Study of Pain, Copenhagen, Denmark