Benjamin Griffiths

Contact

• workRoom B40 School of Psychology
  University Park
  Nottingham
  NG7 2RD
  UK
• Benjamin.Griffiths@nottingham.ac.uk
• www.benjaminjamesgriffiths.com

Research Summary

I explore how rhythmic fluctuations in brain activity, known as "neural oscillations", help us accomplish complex cognitive tasks such as recalling distant memories and navigating though real-world… read more

Selected Publications

• GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN J. and JENSEN, OLE, 2023. Gamma oscillations and episodic memory: Trends in Neurosciences Trends in Neurosciences. S0166223623001637
• GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN JAMES, PARISH, GEORGE, ROUX, FREDERIC, MICHELMANN, SEBASTIAN, PLAS, MIRCEA VAN DER, KOLIBIUS, D, CHELVARAJAH, RAMESH, ROLLINGS, DAVID T, SAWLANI, VIJAY, HAMER, HAJO, GOLLWITZER, STEPHANIE, KREISELMEYER, GERNOT, STARESINA, BERNHARD, WIMBER, MARIA and HANSLMAYR, S., 2019. Directional coupling of slow and fast hippocampal gamma with neocortical alpha/beta oscillations in human episodic memory: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 166(43), 21834-21842
• GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN JAMES, MAYHEW, STEPHEN D., MULLINGER, KAREN J., JORGE, JOÃO, CHAREST, IAN, WIMBER, MARIA and HANSLMAYR, SIMON, 2019. Alpha/beta power decreases track the fidelity of stimulus-specific information: eLife eLife. 8(e49562), 1-22
• KERRÉN, CASPER, REZNIK, DANIEL, DOELLER, CHRISTIAN F. and GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN J., 2025. Exploring the role of dimensionality transformation in episodic memory Trends in Cognitive Sciences.

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Current Research

I explore how rhythmic fluctuations in brain activity, known as "neural oscillations", help us accomplish complex cognitive tasks such as recalling distant memories and navigating though real-world environments. To do so, I use a range of techniques, including electroencephalography (EEG), magnetoencephalography (MEG), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and rhythmic sensory stimulation. I aim to deliver research that not only advances our understanding of the fundamentals of the human brain, but also offers exciting new avenues for intervention to augment cognition for everybody in society.

• KERRÉN, CASPER, REZNIK, DANIEL, DOELLER, CHRISTIAN F. and GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN J., 2025. Exploring the role of dimensionality transformation in episodic memory Trends in Cognitive Sciences.
• SCHREINER, THOMAS, GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN J., KUTLU, MERVE, VOLLMAR, CHRISTIAN, KAUFMANN, ELISABETH, QUACH, STEFANIE, REMI, JAN, NOACHTAR, SOHEYL and STAUDIGL, TOBIAS, 2024. Spindle-locked ripples mediate memory reactivation during human NREM sleep: Nature Communications Nature Communications. 15(5249),
• KERRÉN, CASPER, ZHAO, YIMING and GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN J., 2024. A reduction in self-reported confidence accompanies the recall of memories distorted by prototypes: Communications Psychology Communications Psychology. 2(58),
• GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN J., SCHREINER, THOMAS, SCHAEFER, JULIA, VOLLMAR, CHRISTIAN, KAUFMANN, ELISABETH, QUACH, STEFANIE, REMI, JAN, NOACHTAR, SOHEYL and STAUDIGL, TOBIAS, 2024. Electrophysiological signatures of veridical head direction in humans: Nature Human Behaviour Nature Human Behaviour.
• KERRÉN, CASPER, VAN BREE, SANDER, GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN J. and WIMBER, MARIA, 2023. Phase separation of competing memories along the human hippocampal theta rhythm: eLife eLife. 11(e80633), 1-26
• GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN J., WEINERT, DANIEL E., JENSEN, OLE and STAUDIGL, TOBIAS, 2023. Imperceptible gamma-band sensory stimulation enhances episodic memory retrieval: bioRxiv bioRxiv.
• GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN J. and JENSEN, OLE, 2023. Gamma oscillations and episodic memory: Trends in Neurosciences Trends in Neurosciences. S0166223623001637
• LIFANOV, JULIA, GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN J., LINDE-DOMINGO, JUAN, FERREIRA, CATARINA S., WILSON, MARTIN, MAYHEW, STEPHEN D., CHAREST, IAN and WIMBER, MARIA, 2022. Reconstructing Spatio-Temporal Trajectories of Visual Object Memories in the Human Brain: bioRxiv bioRxiv.
• GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN J., ZAEHLE, TINO, REPPLINGER, STEFAN, SCHMITT, FRIEDHELM C., VOGES, JÜRGEN, HANSLMAYR, SIMON and STAUDIGL, TOBIAS, 2022. Rhythmic interactions between the mediodorsal thalamus and prefrontal cortex precede human visual perception: Nature Communications Nature Communications.
• GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN JAMES and STAUDIGL, TOBIAS, 2022. Why and how should I track eye-movements during iEEG recordings?: psyArxiv psyArxiv.
• GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN J., MARTÍN-BURO, MARÍA CARMEN, STARESINA, BERNHARD P. and HANSLMAYR, SIMON, 2021. Disentangling neocortical alpha/beta and hippocampal theta/gamma oscillations in human episodic memory formation: NeuroImage NeuroImage. 242, 118454
• GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN JAMES, MARTÍN-BURO, MARÍA CARMEN, STARESINA, BERNHARD P., HANSLMAYR, SIMON and STAUDIGL, TOBIAS, 2021. Alpha/beta power decreases during episodic memory formation predict the magnitude of alpha/beta power decreases during subsequent retrieval: Neuropsychologia Neuropsychologia. 153(2021), 107755-107755
• GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN JAMES and FUENTEMILLA, LLUÍS, 2020. Event conjunction: How the hippocampus integrates episodic memories across event boundaries: Hippocampus Hippocampus. 1-15
• GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN JAMES, PARISH, GEORGE, ROUX, FREDERIC, MICHELMANN, SEBASTIAN, PLAS, MIRCEA VAN DER, KOLIBIUS, D, CHELVARAJAH, RAMESH, ROLLINGS, DAVID T, SAWLANI, VIJAY, HAMER, HAJO, GOLLWITZER, STEPHANIE, KREISELMEYER, GERNOT, STARESINA, BERNHARD, WIMBER, MARIA and HANSLMAYR, S., 2019. Directional coupling of slow and fast hippocampal gamma with neocortical alpha/beta oscillations in human episodic memory: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 166(43), 21834-21842
• GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN JAMES, MAYHEW, STEPHEN D., MULLINGER, KAREN J., JORGE, JOÃO, CHAREST, IAN, WIMBER, MARIA and HANSLMAYR, SIMON, 2019. Alpha/beta power decreases track the fidelity of stimulus-specific information: eLife eLife. 8(e49562), 1-22
• PIÑEYRO SALVIDEGOITIA, MARIA, JACOBSEN, NADINE, BAUER, ANNA-KATHARINA R., GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN JAMES, HANSLMAYR, S. and DEBENER, STEFAN, 2019. Out and about: Subsequent memory effect captured in a natural outdoor environment with smartphone EEG: Psychophysiology Psychophysiology. e13331-e13331
• MICHELMANN, SEBASTIAN, TREDER, MATTHIAS S., GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN JAMES, KERRÉN, CASPER, ROUX, FRÉDÉRIC, WIMBER, MARIA, ROLLINGS, DAVID, SAWLANI, VIJAY, CHELVARAJAH, RAMESH, GOLLWITZER, STEPHANIE, KREISELMEYER, GERNOT, HAMER, HAJO, BOWMAN, HOWARD, STARESINA, BERNHARD P. and HANSLMAYR, S., 2018. Data-driven re-referencing of intracranial EEG based on independent component analysis (ICA): Journal of Neuroscience Methods Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 307(January), 125-137
• GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN JAMES and BEIERHOLM, ULRIK R., 2017. Opposing effects of reward and punishment on human vigor: Scientific Reports Scientific Reports. 7(September 2016), 42287-42287
• GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN JAMES, MAZAHERI, ALI, DEBENER, STEFAN and HANSLMAYR, S., 2016. Brain oscillations track the formation of episodic memories in the real world: NeuroImage NeuroImage. 143, 256-266
• MCKEOWN, D., HOLT, J., DELVENNE, J. F., SMITH, A. and GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN JAMES, 2014. Active versus passive maintenance of visual nonverbal memory: Psychonomic Bulletin & Review Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 21(4), 1041-1047