Dr Sana Hannan

Lecturer in Neuroscience

Research Overview

My research is dedicated to advancing our understanding of neural dynamics in the human brain, in both health and disease. I am interested in how patterns of activity across brain networks support normal brain function, and how these dynamics are disrupted in neurological disorders – with a particular focus on the complex interactions between epilepsy, sleep, memory, dementia, and brain ageing.

I use both invasive and non-invasive neurophysiological methods, including high-density and intracranial EEG, alongside advanced analytical tools to study brain activity at millisecond-level resolution. My work is inherently interdisciplinary, sitting at the intersection of neurophysiology, cognitive neuroscience, and biomedical engineering.

Overall, my research aims to translate fundamental insights about brain function into clinically relevant applications, with important implications for addressing the growing burden of brain health disorders linked to global population ageing.

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Network Electrophysiology, Oscillations and Neurobiology (NEON) Lab

In2STEM
School Engagement

ERI Research Summit 2026
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum 2026
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience

JSR Sleep Biomedicine (Journal)
Editorial activity

Mentor for BNA Scholars Programme
Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition

Navigator Symposium on Late-Onset Epilepsy
Symposium

British Applied Mathematics Colloquium (BAMC) 2026
Invited talk

Edwin M Robertson
Hosting an academic visitor

Internal Examiner: MSc by Research Viva
Examination

Computational Neurology, Neuroscience & Psychiatry (CNNP) Lab, Newcastle University
Invited talk

External Examiner: PhD Viva
Examination

Vojtěch Trávníček
Hosting an academic visitor

Jacques and Gloria Gossweiler (JGGF) Foundation Grant Review
Review of Award Applications

Internal Examiner: MSc by Research Viva
Examination

Confidence through Comedy - The Comedy School
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

EU COST Action 'EEG101: Fundamentals of Open & Rigorous EEG Science' (CA24148) (External organisation)
Member of Advisory Panel

World Sleep Congress 2025
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience

The Royal Society Science Comedy Performance
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

CLOVER Research Priority Setting Workshop II
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Oscillations in Multi-Modal EEG Research Workshop
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

The Epilepsy Research Institute Conference 2025: Reviewer
Other

ERI Mortality, Morbidity & Risk Workshop: Cardiovascular Risk and Epilepsy
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

CLOVER Research Priority Setting Workshop I
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

MARS Mathematics in the Life Sciences Workshop
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

ILAE YES Spotlight Series: Early Career Voices in Epilepsy
Other

CLOVER - Collaboration for Late-Onset and Vascular Epilepsy Research - PPI Workshop
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

ERI Networking for Networks Meeting
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Duke Comprehensive Epilepsy Centre (DCEC) Seminar Series
Invited talk

BLS - Biomedical and Life Sciences - Seminar Series
Invited talk

NeuRAL - Neuroscience Research at Lancaster - Seminar Series
Invited talk

Surrey Sleep Research Centre Seminar Series
Invited talk

16th Conference of the Lithuanian Neuroscience Association
Invited talk

'Using EEG to Unravel the Complex Links between Epilepsy and the Sleeping Brain'
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

Vilnius University (Lithuania)
Visiting an external academic institution

PPI Workshop on Epilepsy and Alzheimer's Disease
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Bright Club Stand-Up Comedy Set
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

ERIUK Scientific Advisory Committee: ECR Observer (Grant Round 2024-25)
Other

Epilepsy Research Institute UK (ERIUK) Task Force: 'Morbidity, Mortality & Risk' (External organisation)
Member of Advisory Panel

ILAE British Branch Annual Scientific Meeting 2024
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience

ILAE YES 'Bench to Bedside: Translational Research in Epilepsy' Meeting
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience

15th European Epilepsy Congress
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience

In2STEM Mentoring Group
Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition

Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy
Visiting an external academic institution

Perturbations in Epilepsy Workshop
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Centre for Ageing Research (C4AR) Meeting
Invited talk

Oxford Masterclass in Epileptology: Epilepsy and Sleep
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Manchester Epilepsy Research Network (MERN) Meeting 2024
Invited talk

International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) British Branch (External organisation)
Membership of committee

MSCA NeuroInsight Programme Grant Review
Review of Award Applications

North West Epilepsy Group (NWEG) Meeting 2023
Invited talk

Centre for Systems Modelling and Quantitative Biomedicine (SMQB) Seminar Series, University of Birmingham
Invited talk

Psychology Seminar Series, Lancaster University
Invited talk

ILAE British Branch Annual Scientific Meeting 2023
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience

Heliyon (Journal)
Editorial activity

  • Ageing and Neuroscience