ABOUT ME:

since 2025: Principal Investigator, Faculty of Psychology University of Warsaw
Project: "Maternal Autism and Infant-Directed Speech: Impact on Child Language Development"

2019-2025: PhD Studies Laboratory of Brain Imaging, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of Polish Academy of Sciences (cum laude)
Supervisor: Artur Marchewka, Phd
Project: "The time course of neuronal plasticity underlying learning in humans - a longitudinal neuroimaging study"

Prevoiusly: Researcher in Training, Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, The Netherlands & Universiteit Ziekenhuis Brussel, Belgium
Project: Improving breast cancer screening using Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (2013-2017).

Education: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, MSc Biomedical Engineering (cum laude)

my instagram brain lover page: @lubie_mozgi

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

neuromusicology, brain plasticity, developmental & parenting science, public health

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Olszewska A.M., Gaca M., Droździel D., Jednoróg K., Marchewka A., and Herman A.M.
Piano Training Induces Dynamic Neuroplasticity of Bimanual Coordination but Not Auditory Processing in Young Adults
J. Neurosci. Res. | 2025 | doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jnr.70067

Olszewska A.M., Gaca M., Droździel D., Widlarz A., Herman A.M., and Marchewka A.
Understanding functional brain reorganization for naturalistic piano playing in novice pianists.
J. Neurosci. Res. | 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1002/jnr.25312

Olszewska A.M., Gaca M., Herman A.M., Jednoróg K. and Marchewka A.
How musical training shapes the adult brain: predispositions and neuroplasticity
Front. Neurosci. | 2021 | doi: 10.3389/fnins.2021.630829

FUNDING:

Principal Investigator in National Science Centre (SONATINA grant, No. 2025/56/C/HS6/00246)
PhD Student in National Science Centre (SONATA BIS grant, No. 2018/30/E/HS6/00206)