University of Antwerp
Dr Emilie Cardon is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Antwerp in the Resonant Labs research group.
Over the course of her PhD, she conducted a large clinical trial in which she explored novel ways to treat tinnitus by exploiting our understanding of this neural activity.
In her research, Dr Cardon investigates how the brain creates the phantom sound of tinnitus.
A personalised brain stimulation treatment for tinnitus
Read about Emilie’s research projectEmilie’s approaches to hearing research
My background in music has given me a never-ending interest in how we hear and how we interpret sounds. Working in hearing research has always seemed logical to me, starting with my master’s thesis on how songbirds produce and experience sound.
My current research is more clinical in scope and allows me to interact directly with people experiencing tinnitus, which I see as a major benefit of this type of research.
I hope that we will improve the efficiency of non-invasive brain stimulation as a potential treatment for tinnitus, which would make it a viable treatment option for a larger group of people. More generally, I hope that my research into the underlying brain activity in people with tinnitus will contribute to our understanding of this complex phenomenon.
RNID funding will offer the opportunity to push our research into non-invasive brain stimulation as a potential treatment for tinnitus to new heights. This grant will enable us to explore innovative approaches.
Obtaining the RNID grant with a project that I will be responsible for as a junior postdoc feels incredibly rewarding and exciting, representing a major step in my research trajectory.