Biography summary
Dr Soukayna Bekkali is a cognitive neuroscientist and A/Lecturer in the School of Psychology, Melbourne Burwood campus. Sou is also the Lab Manager of the cognitive neuroscience unit (CNU), which consists of over 80 neuroscientists, academics, and doctoral students. Sou’s research examines the neuroscience of empathy and social interaction, with a particular focus on the role of the mirror neuron system.
Units taught
HPS395 - Cognitive Neuroscience
HPS310- Brain, Biology, and Behaviour
HPS301 - Research Methods B
HPS203 - Cognitive Psychology
HPS201 - Research Methods A
HPS111- Psych A
Research groups
Cognitive Neuroscience Unit (CNU), CNU Social and Affective Neuroscience Lab
Publications
Do gaze behaviours during action observation predict interpersonal motor resonance?
S Bekkali, G Youssef, P Donaldson, J He, M Do, C Hyde, P Barhoun, P Enticott
(2022), Vol. 17, pp. 61-71, Social cognitive and affective neuroscience, England, C1
The role of the primary motor cortex in motor imagery: A theta burst stimulation study
P Barhoun, I Fuelscher, M Do, J He, A Cerins, S Bekkali, G Youssef, D Corp, B Major, D Meaney, P Enticott, C Hyde
(2022), pp. 1-19, Psychophysiology, London, Eng., C1
Does empathy predict autistic traits? A multi-modal investigation
P Donaldson, S Bekkali, G Youssef, M Kirkovski, T Ford, P Enticott
(2022), Vol. 196, Personality and Individual Differences, C1
Is the Putative Mirror Neuron System Associated with Empathy? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
S Bekkali, G Youssef, P Donaldson, N Albein-Urios, C Hyde, P Enticott
(2021), Vol. 31, pp. 14-57, Neuropsychology Review, United States, C1
Mental rotation performance in young adults with and without developmental coordination disorder
P Barhoun, I Fuelscher, M Do, J He, S Bekkali, A Cerins, G Youssef, J Williams, P Enticott, C Hyde
(2021), Vol. 77, Human Movement Science, Netherlands, C1
P Enticott, K Barlow, A Guastella, M Licari, N Rogasch, C Middeldorp, S Clark, A Vallence, K Boulton, I Hickie, A Whitehouse, C Galletly, G Alvares, H Fujiyama, H Heussler, J Craig, M Kirkovski, N Mills, N Rinehart, P Donaldson, T Ford, K Caeyenberghs, N Albein-Urios, S Bekkali, P Fitzgerald
(2021), Vol. 11, BMJ Open, England, C1
S Bekkali, G Youssef, P Donaldson, C Hyde, M Do, J He, P Barhoun, P Enticott
(2021), Vol. 99, pp. 3238-3249, Journal of Neuroscience Research, Abingdon, Eng., C1
P Donaldson, M Kirkovski, J Yang, S Bekkali, P Enticott
(2019), Vol. 122, pp. 1735-1744, Journal of Neurophysiology, United States, C1
M Do, M Kirkovski, C Davies, S Bekkali, L Byrne, P Enticott
(2018), Vol. 12, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Switzerland, C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
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Supervisions
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