Dr Hong-Viet V Ngo-Dehning
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Email
h.v.ngo-dehning@essex.ac.uk -
Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 874330
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Location
4.721, Colchester Campus
Profile
Biography
Hong-Viet Ngo-Dehning (or Hongi) studied Physics at the University of Kiel but then got captured by the field of Cognitive Neuroscience, in which he completed a PhD at the Universities of Lübeck and Tübingen in 2014. Afterwards, he gathered research experience as a postdoc abroad in the School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham (UK), was a Radboud Excellence Fellow at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (Radboudumc, NL) and returned as postdoc back to the Department of Psychology at his alma mater the University of Lübeck. Since July 2023, Hongi is as a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Essex. His research examines the causal role of brain rhythms on cognition with a main focus on the consolidation of memories during sleep. To this end, Hongi combines behavioural paradigms with different non-invasive brain stimulation techniques in real-time experiments and, of late, multivariate decoding techniques. As a stimulation aficionado, he is always on the lookout for new technical advances to nudge the brain and ameliorate the function of sleep in disorders or other clinical settings.
Qualifications
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PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience University of Lübeck, (2014)
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Diploma (M.Sc. equivalent) in Physics Kiel University, (2008)
Appointments
University of Essex
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Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Essex (3/7/2023 - present)
Other academic
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Psychology, University of Lübeck (2020 - 2023)
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Radboud Excellence Fellow, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition & Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre (2019 - 2020)
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Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham (2016 - 2019)
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Medical Psychology & Behavioural Neurobiology, University of Tübingen (2013 - 2016)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Sleep (Disorders)
Memory (Consolidation)
Non-invasive Brain Stimulation
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Enhancing employability and career planning (PS417)
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Statistical Models for Psychology (PS422)
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Psychology of Health (PS423)
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Special Topics in Psychology (PS933)
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Theory and Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology (PS949)
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Advanced Psychology of Health (PS951)
Publications
Journal articles (38)
Sayk, C., Saftien, S., Koch, N., Ngo, HV., Junghanns, K. and Wilhelm, I., (2024). Cortical hyperarousal in individuals with frequent nightmares. Journal of Sleep Research. 33 (2), e14003-
Dudysová, D., Janků, K., Piorecký, M., Hantáková, V., Orendáčová, M., Piorecká, V., Štrobl, J., Kliková, M., Ngo, HV. and Kopřivová, J., (2024). Closed‐loop auditory stimulation of slow‐wave sleep in chronic insomnia: a pilot study. Journal of Sleep Research
Ngo, HV., Oster, H., Andreou, C. and Obleser, J., (2023). Circadian rhythms in auditory hallucinations and psychosis. Acta Physiologica. 237 (4), e13944-
Esfahani, MJ., Farboud, S., Ngo, H-VV., Schneider, J., Weber, FD., Talamini, LM. and Dresler, M., (2023). Closed-loop auditory stimulation of sleep slow oscillations: Basic principles and best practices.. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 153, 105379-105379
Antony, JW., Ngo, HV., Bergmann, TO. and Rasch, B., (2022). Real‐time, closed‐loop, or open‐loop stimulation? Navigating a terminological jungle. Journal of Sleep Research. 31 (6), e13755-
Ngo, HV., Antony, JW. and Rasch, B., (2022). Real‐time stimulation during sleep: prior findings, novel developments, and future perspectives. Journal of Sleep Research. 31 (6), e13735-
Weinhold, SL., Lechinger, J., Timm, N., Hansen, A., Ngo, HV. and Göder, R., (2022). Auditory stimulation in‐phase with slow oscillations to enhance overnight memory consolidation in patients with schizophrenia?. Journal of Sleep Research. 31 (6), e13636-
Wang, J., Heck, KL., Born, J., Ngo, HV. and Diekelmann, S., (2022). No difference between slow oscillation up‐ and down‐state cueing for memory consolidation during sleep. Journal of Sleep Research. 31 (6), e13562-
Ngo, H-VV. and Staresina, BP., (2022). Shaping overnight consolidation via slow-oscillation closed-loop targeted memory reactivation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119 (44), e2123428119-
Ngo, H-VV., Born, J. and Klinzing, JG., (2022). Protocol for spike-triggered closed-loop auditory stimulation during sleep in patients with epilepsy. STAR Protocols. 3 (3), 101505-101505
Harrington, MO., Ngo, H-VV. and Cairney, SA., (2021). No benefit of auditory closed-loop stimulation on memory for semantically-incongruent associations. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 183, 107482-107482
Harrington, MO., Ashton, JE., Ngo, H-VV. and Cairney, SA., (2021). Phase-locked auditory stimulation of theta oscillations during rapid eye movement sleep. Sleep. 44 (4), zsaa227-
Klinzing, JG., Tashiro, L., Ruf, S., Wolff, M., Born, J. and Ngo, H-VV., (2021). Auditory stimulation during sleep suppresses spike activity in benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes. Cell Reports Medicine. 2 (11), 100432-100432
Ngo, H-VV., Claassen, J. and Dresler, M., (2020). Sleep: Slow Wave Activity Predicts Amyloid-β Accumulation. Current Biology. 30 (22), R1371-R1373
Schneider, J., Lewis, PA., Koester, D., Born, J. and Ngo, H-VV., (2020). Susceptibility to auditory closed-loop stimulation of sleep slow oscillations changes with age. Sleep. 43 (12), zsaa111-
Bolinger, E., Ngo, H-VV., Kock, V., Wassen, DT., Matuz, T., Birbaumer, N., Born, J. and Zinke, K., (2020). Affective Cortical Asymmetry at the Early Developmental Emergence of Emotional Expression. eneuro. 7 (4), ENEURO.0042-20.2020
Prehn-Kristensen, A., Ngo, H-VV., Lentfer, L., Berghäuser, J., Brandes, L., Schulze, L., Göder, R., Mölle, M. and Baving, L., (2020). Acoustic closed-loop stimulation during sleep improves consolidation of reward-related memory information in healthy children but not in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Sleep. 43 (8), zsaa017-
Ngo, H-V., Fell, J. and Staresina, B., (2020). Sleep spindles mediate hippocampal-neocortical coupling during long-duration ripples. eLife. 9, 1-18
Navarrete, M., Schneider, J., Ngo, H-VV., Valderrama, M., Casson, AJ. and Lewis, PA., (2020). Examining the optimal timing for closed-loop auditory stimulation of slow-wave sleep in young and older adults. Sleep. 43 (6), zsz315-
Ashton, JE., Harrington, MO., Langthorne, D., Ngo, H-VV. and Cairney, SA., (2020). Sleep deprivation induces fragmented memory loss. Learning & Memory. 27 (4), 130-135
Ngo, H-VV. and Born, J., (2019). Sleep and the Balance between Memory and Forgetting. Cell. 179 (2), 289-291
Ngo, H-VV., Seibold, M., Boche, DC., Mölle, M. and Born, J., (2019). Insights on auditory closed-loop stimulation targeting sleep spindles in slow oscillation up-states. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 316, 117-124
Santiago, JCP., Ngo, H-V., Jickeli, C., Peter, A. and Hallschmid, M., (2019). Intensifying sleep slow oscillations does not improve metabolic control in healthy men. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 99, 1-7
Niethard, N., Ngo, H-VV., Ehrlich, I. and Born, J., (2018). Cortical circuit activity underlying sleep slow oscillations and spindles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115 (39), E9220-E9229
Ngo, H-VV. and Staresina, BP., (2017). Shifting memories. eLife. 6, e30774-
Latchoumane, C-FV., Ngo, H-VV., Born, J. and Shin, H-S., (2017). Thalamic Spindles Promote Memory Formation during Sleep through Triple Phase-Locking of Cortical, Thalamic, and Hippocampal Rhythms. Neuron. 95 (2), 424-435.e6
Besedovsky, L., Ngo, H-VV., Dimitrov, S., Gassenmaier, C., Lehmann, R. and Born, J., (2017). Auditory closed-loop stimulation of EEG slow oscillations strengthens sleep and signs of its immune-supportive function. Nature Communications. 8 (1), 1984-
Korf, EM., Mölle, M., Born, J. and Ngo, H-VV., (2017). Blindfolding during wakefulness causes decrease in sleep slow wave activity. Physiological Reports. 5 (7), e13239-e13239
Dudysová, D., Fajnerová, I., Nekovářová, T., Ngo, HVV. and Kopřivová, J., (2016). Czech version of paired associative learning test - A pilot study. Psychiatrie. 20 (4), 174-177
Schellenberger Costa, M., Weigenand, A., Ngo, H-VV., Marshall, L., Born, J., Martinetz, T. and Claussen, JC., (2016). A Thalamocortical Neural Mass Model of the EEG during NREM Sleep and Its Response to Auditory Stimulation. PLOS Computational Biology. 12 (9), e1005022-e1005022
Barner, C., Ngo, H-VV., Diekelmann, S., Weeß, H-G. and Schlarb, AA., (2016). Memory consolidation in fragmented sleep. Somnologie. 20 (1), 37-46
Ngo, H-VV., Miedema, A., Faude, I., Martinetz, T., Mölle, M. and Born, J., (2015). Driving Sleep Slow Oscillations by Auditory Closed-Loop Stimulation—A Self-Limiting Process. The Journal of Neuroscience. 35 (17), 6630-6638
Weigenand, A., Schellenberger Costa, M., Ngo, H-VV., Claussen, JC. and Martinetz, T., (2014). Characterization of K-Complexes and Slow Wave Activity in a Neural Mass Model. PLoS Computational Biology. 10 (11), e1003923-e1003923
Ngo, H-VV., Martinetz, T., Born, J. and Mölle, M., (2013). Auditory Closed-Loop Stimulation of the Sleep Slow Oscillation Enhances Memory. Neuron. 78 (3), 545-553
NGO, HV., CLAUSSEN, JC., BORN, JAN. and MÖLLE, M., (2013). Induction of slow oscillations by rhythmic acoustic stimulation. Journal of Sleep Research. 22 (1), 22-31
Mayer, J., Ngo, H-VV. and Schuster, HG., (2012). Dynamical Mean-Field Equations for a Neural Network with Spike Timing Dependent Plasticity. Journal of Statistical Physics. 148 (4), 677-686
Mayer, J., Schuster, HG., Ngo, H-VV., Mölle, M. and Born, J., (2012). Differential influence of sinusoidal and noisy inputs on synaptic connections in a network with STDP. EPL (Europhysics Letters). 98 (4), 48005-48005
Ngo, H-VV., Köhler, J., Mayer, J., Claussen, JC. and Schuster, HG., (2010). Triggering up states in all-to-all coupled neurons. EPL (Europhysics Letters). 89 (6), 68002-68002
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