University College London
Dr Przemyslaw (Prez) Jarzebowski is a Research Fellow at University College London, where he has been a member of Professor Dan Bendor’s laboratory since 2022.
His research focuses on the auditory system, specifically how past hearing experience influences how the brain processes sound information.
More about Prez’s work
Dr Jarzebowski completed his PhD in 2022 from the University of Cambridge. Before transitioning to neuroscience, he trained and gained experience in computer engineering, which continues to inform his multidisciplinary approach to research. Prez is an RNID-Vivensa Foundation Fellow.
Predictive hearing – how the brain compensates for degraded sound information
Read about Prez’s research projectPrez’s hopes for the future of hearing research
The path leading me to hearing research was not straightforward and involved a series of coincidences – all of which I’m grateful for. I find work in this field incredibly motivating as any advances in hearing research hold the potential to make a real, lasting difference in the lives of people affected by hearing loss.
I hope my research will shed light on how brain signals generated by sounds interact with those generated internally, for example, by predictions about upcoming sounds. This process is crucial for normal hearing but likely even more so when the processing of sounds is affected by age-related hearing loss.
In the long term, this knowledge could help to design new interventions that improve hearing by selectively targeting the brain’s predictions about sounds.
I am incredibly grateful for the funding invested in me and the project I proposed. This support allows me to build on my research and direct its focus towards age-related hearing loss – a direction I find deeply meaningful due to its potential for translational benefits.