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My research involves the use of non-invasive neuroimaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) to investigate changes in brain structure and function that underlie cognitive decline in normal ageing, and in diseases causing dementia or cognitive impairment. The aim of this work is to provide novel targets for dementia diagnosis, prevention and treatment, and improve methods for measuring the anatomy and physiology of the brain.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Brain Rhythms and Working Memory in Healthy Ageing, University of Adelaide
2019 → 2022
Award Date: 12 Oct 2022
Bachelor's Degree (Honours), Bachlor of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide
2018
Award Date: 31 Dec 2018
Bachelor's Degree, Bachelor of Psychological Science, University of Adelaide
2015 → 2017
Award Date: 8 Jan 2018
External positions
Adjunct Research Fellow, University of South Australia
Sept 2023 → …
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Adelaide
Aug 2023 → …
Human Performance Scientist, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO)
Jul 2022 → Aug 2023
Keywords
- Neuroimaging
- EEG
- MRI
- Ageing
- Dementia
- Cognition
- Human neurophysiology
- Human neuroscience
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The relationship between task-related aperiodic EEG activity, neural Inefficiency and verbal working memory in younger and older adults
Sghirripa, S., Graziano, A. & Goldsworthy, M., 30 Jan 2026, In: Psychophysiology. 63, 2, e70255.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Electroencephalographic features of chronic subjective tinnitus: a scoping review
Graetz, L., Goldsworthy, M., Pope, K., Sghirripa, S., Sayed, T., O'Loughlin, R. & Shekhawat, G. S., Nov 2025, In: Hearing Research. 467, 109410.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Evaluating Traditional, Deep Learning and Subfield Methods for Automatically Segmenting the Hippocampus From MRI
for the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, 1 Apr 2025, In: Human Brain Mapping. 46, 5, e70200.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Do age-related differences in aperiodic neural activity explain differences in resting EEG alpha?
Merkin, A., Sghirripa, S., Graetz, L., Smith, A. E., Hordacre, B., Harris, R., Pitcher, J., Semmler, J., Rogasch, N. C. & Goldsworthy, M., Jan 2023, In: Neurobiology of Aging. 121, p. 78-87 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
79 Citations (Scopus) -
Non-invasive brain stimulation in the treatment of post-stroke aphasia: a scoping review
Williams, E. E. R., Sghirripa, S., Rogasch, N. C., Hordacre, B. & Attrill, S., 13 Oct 2023, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 46, 17, p. 3802-3826 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
12 Citations (Scopus)