Zack Murphy

Biomedical Engineering PhD student specializing in cognitive neuroscience research using EEG at Mississippi State University

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Cognitive Neuroscience Research Using EEG and FPVS

I am a Biomedical Engineering PhD student at Mississippi State University working to standardize Fast Periodic Visual Stimulation (FPVS) for use across cognitive neuroscience domains. My work focuses on end-to-end software for designing FPVS experiments and processing EEG data, with workflows built for non-experts, reproducible analysis, and reuse by other scientists and engineers.

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PhD Student | Biomedical Engineering | Mississippi State University

Current Research Interests

  • Increasing the reach of FPVS through dedicated software tools
  • Applying FPVS to study mild cognitive impairment

Links

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ORCID
GitHub
Neural Engineering Research Division

Selected Work

Research

Short summaries of my research interests and ongoing projects in our lab.

Publications

Recent publications and preprints from my research.

Software

Software tools I am currently developing to support FPVS research and make the method more accessible and standardized.

Recent Updates

  • July 2026 - My paper “Exploring Brain Activity in Novice Athletes During Closed and Open Skills in Table Tennis” was published online in Journal of Motor Behavior. Free access and PDF | DOI

  • May 2026 - I have officially completed my Master of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering, and I am now a PhD student!

  • October 2025 - Our FPVS research on facial expression processing was published in Brain and Cognition. DOI

  • August 2025 - Our FPVS work on anxiety-linked neural sensitivity to emotional faces was published in International Journal of Psychophysiology. DOI