Jacob Sevastidis
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
I am currently aiming to complete my PhD in Medicine (Neuroscience) at the University of Adelaide within the school of biomedicine. My research explores the origin and capabilities of inter-neural brain synchronisation (IBNS), including its neurological underpinnings, modality and relationship to phenomenal consciousness. The goal is to further contextualise IBNS through inter-disciplinary research methods which incorporate ideas from evolutionary biology, anomalistic psychology, socio-cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind. Through this, we can re-examine human prosociality to understand its implications in the development of the modern human brain and discover how IBNS may influence our subjective interpretations of the experienced world.
My thesis investigates inter-neural brain synchronisation (IBNS) through an evolutionary, anomalistic and socio-cognitive lens. Underpinned by dual-monist perspectives of cognitive neuroscience, this research aims to explore the nature of IBNS and its relation to prosociality, information sharing/processing and phenomenal consciousness.
Apart from my thesis, I am investigating cortical auditory brainstem response (cABR) comparisons between classical musicians and non-musicians. The goal is to investigate experience dependent changes to sub-cortical pathways related to sensory processing, and whether these changes are potentially influenced by musically-related neural plasticity within the primary cortex. This research reflects an emerging belief in neuroscience that the brainstem retains neural flexibility and is not as hard-wired as previously thought.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Research Assistant | University of Adelaide |
| 2022 - 2023 | Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Officer | University of South Australia |
| 2020 - 2021 | Project Research Officer (Allied Health) | University of South Australia |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Australia | Australia | Bachelor Of Psychology (Honours) (Cognitive Neuroscience) |
| Year | Citation |
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| - | Sevastidis, J. (n.d.). Primate_Var_List_2025.xlsx. DOI |
| Year | Citation |
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| - | Sevastidis, J. (n.d.). Full List of Correlations for <i>Predicting Prosociality in Primates: Socio-Ecological Influences and a Framework of Inter-Brain Neural Synchronization</i>. DOI |
PYCHOL 1006 - Casual Tutor Psychology Skills & Applications, University of Adelaide, 2022
PSYCHOL 3028/3029 - Casual Tutor Psychology/Research Internship, University of Adelaide, 2022
BEHL 2006 - Casual Tutor Social & Community Psychology, 2024
MEDIC ST 3503 - Casual Tutor Research Skills Development, University of Adelaide, 2024/2025
BUSS 1033 - Casual Tutor Personal & Professional Development, 2025
BUSS 1072 - Casual Tutor Introduction to Human Behaviour, 2025
4420 HLTH SCX 0002 Research Placement Course, 2024/2025
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Location | Program | Supervision Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - 2025 | Principal Supervisor | Subject-Specific tACS Modeling Using SimNIBS and EEG Electrode Alignment in Younger and Older Participants using MATLAB | University of Adelaide | - | Other | - | Diana Bzikadze, Nandini Patel, Nathan Zhang, Sha'ila Jehangir, Robert Eccles & Yugmi Patel |
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Co-Founder | Graduate Research Interdisciplinary Network (GRIN) | University of South Australia | Australia |
| Date | Event Name | Event Type | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 - 2024 | Assessor - Undergraduate Florey Conference | Conference | University of Adelaide | Australia |
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