Laurie-Anne Sapey-Triomphe
INSERM researcher, PhD in Neurosciences
My main research interest is in perception and learning in autism, which I primarily investigate through behavioral tasks and neuroimaging methods (fMRI, EEG, MRS). I am currently a tenured researcher in the CAP team at the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center in France.
I completed my PhD in cognitive neuroscience at the University of Lyon, France, under the supervision of Dr. Christina Schmitz and Dr. Jérémie Mattout. Following my PhD, I moved to Belgium as a postdoctoral fellow in the research group of Prof. Johan Wagemans at KU Leuven. I then completed a second, shorter postdoc at the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center with Prof. Barbara Tillmann.
Highlights
Education
2017: PhD in cognitive neurosciences (University of Lyon)
2013: MSc in research in biosciences (ENS Lyon)
2012: MSc in teaching in biology (ENS Lyon)
2012: "Agrégation" in life science (highest teaching diploma)
Selected awards
2021: Young Researcher Award (Métropole de Lyon)
2019: Marie Skłodowska-Curie individual fellowship (EU)
2018: PhD thesis Award (French Society of Neurosciences)
2016: L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science
2015: 1st price Three Minute Thesis, Lyon regional finals
Selected publications
Sapey-Triomphe LA. et al. (2024). GABA and Glx predict EEG responses of visual sensitivity in autism. Autism Research.
Sapey-Triomphe LA. et al. (2023). Neural correlates of hierarchical predictive processes in autistic adults. Nature Communications.
Sapey-Triomphe LA. et al. (2023). A multilevel investigation of sensory sensitivity and responsivity in autistic adults. Autism Research.
Sapey-Triomphe LA. et al. (2023). Disentangling sensory precision and prior expectation of change in autism during tactile discrimination. Nature Partner Journals: Science of learning.
Recent and upcoming events
December 2024: Invited speaker at Giessen University (Giessen, Germany).
April 2025: Symposium at INSAR 2025 (Seattle, USA).
May 2025: Symposium at NeuroFrance 2025 (Montpellier, France).