Tim Mullen, Ph.D.
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Tim Mullen, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Tim Mullen, Ph.D., is a computational and cognitive neuroscientist, technologist, entrepreneur, investor, and artist whose work spans consciousness, brain-computer interfaces, neural signal processing, and human-computer interaction. He is founder and CEO of Intheon, which develops AI-powered platforms for real-time brain and biosignal analytics, and co-founder of Sanmai Technologies, advancing noninvasive neuromodulation. Over two decades, his research at UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, PARC, and through government and industry collaborations has contributed to understanding brain-network dynamics in cognition, health, and conscious experience. He has authored more than 60 publications, helped develop open-source neuroscience tools and standards, and currently investigates the neural dynamics of meditation and nondual awareness. His artwork explores interpersonal resonance, emergence, and relationships between mind and world.
Undergraduate
UC Berkeley, Computer Science & Cognitive Science
Graduate
UC San Diego, Institute for Neural Computation & Dept. of Cognitive Science
Representative Publications
Reggente, N., Kothe, C., Brandmeyer, T., Hanada, G., Simonian, N., Mullen, S., & Mullen, T. (2025). Decoding depth of meditation: Electroencephalography insights from expert Vipassana practitioners. Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science, 5(1), 100402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100402
Mullen, T. R., Kothe, C. A. E., Chi, Y. M., Ojeda, A., Kerth, T., Makeig, S., Jung, T.-P., & Cauwenberghs, G. (2015). Real-time neuroimaging and cognitive monitoring using wearable dry EEG. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 62(11), 2553–2567. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2015.2481482
Delorme, A., Mullen, T., Kothe, C., Akalin Acar, Z., Bigdely-Shamlo, N., Vankov, A., & Makeig, S. (2011). EEGLAB, SIFT, NFT, BCILAB, and ERICA: New tools for advanced EEG processing. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, 2011, 130714. https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/130714
Makeig, S., Kothe, C., Mullen, T., Bigdely-Shamlo, N., Zhang, Z., & Kreutz-Delgado, K. (2012). Evolving signal processing for brain–computer interfaces. Proceedings of the IEEE, 100(Special Centennial Issue), 1567–1584. https://doi.org/10.1109/JPROC.2012.2185009
Skills
Your ideal research study
Increasing access to transformationally positive meditative and non-dual states through multimodal neuroimaging, closed-loop BCI, and noninvasive neuromodulation
What drew you to consciousness
George Berkeley said it well: “All the choir of heaven and furniture of earth—in a word, all those bodies which compose the mighty frame of the world—have not any subsistence without a mind.” All of reality, including our sense of self, is known only through consciousness, and understanding it is key to human flourishing.
Hobbies
Music, Poetry, Art, Diving, Sailing, Hiking, Meditating