Background and current research

J. Karolis Degutis completed his PhD in 2024 under the supervision of John-Dylan Haynes graduating from the Max Planck School of Cognition and Humboldt University of Berlin. His thesis focused on the spatial and temporal encoding of visual working memory where he employed high-resolution laminar functional MRI imaging and ML techniques.
Before his PhD, Karolis completed a BSc. in Biology from NYU Abu Dhabi and a MSc. in Cognitive Neuroscience from the Donders Institute in the Netherlands.
Currently, Karolis investigates resting-state functional connectivity at the laminar resolution.

Publications

Degutis, J. K., Chaimow, D., Haenelt, D., Assem, M., Duncan, J., Haynes, J. D., Weiskopf, N & Lorenz, R. (2024). Dynamic layer-specific processing in the prefrontal cortex during working memory. Communications biology, 7(1), 1140.

Degutis, J. K., Weber, S., Soch, J., Haynes, J. (2024) Neural dynamics of visual working memory representation during sensory distraction eLife 13:RP99290

Chaimow, D., Degutis, J. K., Haenelt, D., Trampel, R., Weiskopf, N., & Lorenz, R. (2025). Challenges in replicating layer-specificity of working memory processes in human dlPFC. bioRxiv, 2025-01.