جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Jan Wikgrenمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Psychology
• Neuroscience
• Psychophysiology
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Jan Wikgren is a Senior Lecturer and Vice Head of the Department of Psychology within the Faculty of Education and Psychology. His research bridges psychophysiology, neuroscience, and behavioral conditioning, with a specialized focus on sensory gating mechanisms and cardiorespiratory influences on learning. He investigates neurocognitive processes using methods like transcranial stimulation (tDCS/tRNS) and classical conditioning paradigms. Research interests center on: Psychophysiological interactions between cardiac cycles and cognition Disgust conditioning in clinical populations (e.g., OCD) Exercise-derived neuroplasticity across lifespan Sensory gating and startle reflex modulation Non-invasive neuromodulation techniques Publication trends (2021–2025) reveal interdisciplinary work combining neuroimaging, genetic models, and physiological monitoring. Dominant themes include: hippocampal plasticity influenced by aerobic fitness, interoceptive learning modulated by cardiac rhythms, and clinical applications of brain stimulation for behavioral disorders. Research utilizes both human cohorts and rodent models. No awards or student advisories are documented. Collaborative projects include sensory gating studies and cardiac-cycle-dependent learning mechanisms.

Francesco Benedettiمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Neuroscience
• Psychiatry
• Psychobiology
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Francesco Benedetti is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan, a position he has held since 2018. He directs the Psychiatry and Clinical Psychobiology research unit at the Neuroscience Division of the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, a role he has occupied since 2009. Additionally, he serves as Head of the Simple Structure with departmental value in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the same hospital since 2002. Dr. Benedetti completed his medical degree from the University of Modena in 1991 with full marks and honors, followed by specializations in Clinical Psychology from the University of Milan (1995) and Psychiatry from Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (2005), both with full marks and honors. He obtained National Scientific Qualifications for associate professor (2014) and full professor (2017) in Psychiatry. His research focuses on the intersection of neuroscience and behavioral disorders, with particular emphasis on brain imaging of psychopathology, psychiatric genetics (especially imaging genetics), chronobiology and chronotherapy, neurobiology of mood disorders, schizophrenia, and anxiety disorders. He also investigates clinical psychobiology across the lifespan and neuroinflammation in psychiatric conditions. His work spans from basic neuroscience to clinical applications, with a strong translational focus. Dr. Benedetti's recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on advanced computational approaches to understanding mood disorders, neuroimaging biomarkers, and the relationship between inflammation and psychiatric conditions. His research increasingly incorporates machine learning techniques and multi-modal approaches to differentiate psychiatric conditions and predict treatment outcomes. International Society for Bipolar Disorders Best Poster Award (2008) European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Best Poster Award (2001) Premio "Antonio D'Errico" (2000) Dr. Benedetti has supervised numerous doctoral students through his participation in doctoral committees at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University from 2018-2024. He leads several significant research initiatives including the EU-funded MOODSTRATIFICATION project (2018-present) investigating immune signatures for therapy stratification in mood disorders, and participates in the international ENIGMA network (2017-present) focused on neuroimaging genetics in psychiatry. He directs the Psychiatry and Clinical Psychobiology research unit at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, which collaborates with multiple European research centers through networks like ENPACT (European Network on Psychosis, Affective disorders and Cognitive Trajectory) and previously MOODINFLAME (2008-2012), which investigated neuroinflammation in mood disorders.

• Philosophy of Science
• Logic
• Philosophy of Language
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Floris Mara is a Fixed-term Researcher in the Faculty of Philosophy at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, specializing in Logic and Philosophy of Science (PHIL-02/A). Her interdisciplinary work bridges theoretical philosophy with practical applications in healthcare communication, gender studies, and cognitive science. She teaches Master's-level courses including Philosophical Skills for Organizations, Teaching Methodologies, and Bibliographic Training across Philosophy and Arts programs. Research Focus: Mara investigates narrative structures in historical interpretation, doctor-patient communication breakdowns using philosophy of language tools, and gender-fair language policies in Italian. Her work on bodily representations in anorexia nervosa and scientific disinformation demonstrates deep engagement with medical humanities and public understanding of science. She employs experimental methodologies in infant cognition studies while analyzing contemporary issues like AI gender bias and pancreatic cancer patient engagement. Publication Trends: Her 2022-2025 output reveals three converging trajectories: (1) Medical-philosophical interfaces examining communication in oncology and eating disorders; (2) Gender studies analyzing linguistic policies and bias in AI; (3) Epistemological investigations into scientific disinformation and narrative knowledge. This triad reflects her commitment to applying philosophical rigor to urgent societal challenges through empirical and theoretical lenses. Scientific Engagement: As a SIFA Directive Committee member (2023-2025) and SWIP Italia member, she organizes academic events including the 2025 Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy conference. Her public outreach features the Gender Lunch Seminars collaboration between Philosophy and Psychology faculties, and the "Segnala(bufa)la!" initiative training school students to identify scientific fake news. Professional Activities: Mara co-organizes public events addressing testimonial injustice (Corriere.it), participates in school partnerships like MEETme@School, and contributes to summer schools on philosophical conflicts. Her work with Liceo Cavour on "Parole in punta di piedi" demonstrates commitment to bringing philosophical inquiry into secondary education through practical PCTO programs.

Sahib Khalsaمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Interoception
• Neuroscience
• Psychiatric Disorders
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Sahib Khalsa, M.D., Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in Residence in the Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He serves as the Director of Anxiety Disorders Research and is an Associate Member at the institution. Dr. Khalsa's educational background includes both medical (M.D.) and doctoral (Ph.D.) degrees, though specific institutions are not detailed in the provided text. His research focuses on understanding the pathophysiological basis of interoception —the process by which the nervous system senses internal body signals to regulate homeostasis. He investigates neuroscience-informed clinical applications of interoceptive interventions for disorders affecting physical and mental health. His interdisciplinary expertise spans pharmacology, cognitive neuroscience, functional neuroimaging, electroencephalography, computational psychiatry, and behavioral clinical trials. Dr. Khalsa's work aims to develop better methods for assessing interoception and to answer basic and clinical questions in individuals with psychiatric disorders (including anxiety and eating disorders) and medical conditions (including cardiac arrhythmias). He integrates numerous methods to interrogate cardiovascular, respiratory, and gastrointestinal interoception across psychiatric and medical conditions, including pharmaco-fMRI, EEG with computational modeling, and non-pharmacologic interventions like floatation-REST. His research projects have been NIH-funded at the principal investigator level at every career stage (F31, R01 supplement, K23, R34, R01, and P20 subproject), as well as by private foundation and industry grants. Over the past nine years, he served as Director of Clinical Operations at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research (LIBR), supervising numerous NIH and industry-sponsored clinical trials. Research Interests: Interoception and its role in psychiatric disorders Neuroscience-informed clinical interventions Functional neuroimaging and electroencephalography Computational psychiatry Behavioral clinical trials Cardiac arrhythmias and their psychiatric comorbidities Funding and Grants: NIH grants: F31, R01 supplement, K23, R34, R01, P20 subproject Private foundation grants Industry-sponsored research Clinical Leadership: Director of Clinical Operations at Laureate Institute for Brain Research (LIBR) Supervised numerous NIH and industry-sponsored clinical trials Ensured participant safety and successful data collection

• Brain-Gut Microbiome Interactions
• Neurobiology of Stress
• Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
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Emeran Mayer is a distinguished Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, with dual appointments in Psychology and Physiology. He serves as Director of the UCLA Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer Family Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Co-Director of the CURE: Digestive Diseases Research Center. His research focuses on the brain-gut-microbiome axis , particularly in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) , stress-related disorders, and sex differences in pain processing. He has pioneered neuroimaging studies linking gut microbiota to brain structure/function and investigated microbial contributions to conditions like obesity , pelvic pain syndromes , and autism spectrum disorder . Scientific Contributions include over 200 publications on topics such as: Multi-omics analysis of IBS subtypes Neurobiological mechanisms of visceral pain Microbial mediation of stress responses Sex-specific brain alterations in chronic pain His work has significantly advanced understanding of gut microbiome-brain interactions , stress-induced immune-neural alterations, and neighborhood disadvantage's biological impacts. Current projects explore estrogen recycling via gut microbiota, dietary interventions for IBS, and machine learning models integrating metabolomics with brain imaging.

Otto Muzikمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Medical Imaging
• Neuroimaging
• Pediatric Radiology
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Dr. Otto Muzik is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Wayne State University School of Medicine . His research focuses on PET imaging and Pediatric imaging , with specific interests in Epilepsy , Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT) , and brain network connectivity using PET and fMRI methodologies. Key research themes include: Understanding neural mechanisms in human thermoregulation Developing automated AI-driven solutions for motion correction in total-body PET/CT Optimizing dose reduction strategies in PET/MR epilepsy imaging Translating novel radiotracers like [18F]FETrp for clinical cancer imaging Advancing theranostic approaches in nuclear medicine Exploring predictive processing models in brain function He actively teaches graduate courses in Nuclear Medicine Physics and Imaging Physics , and collaborates with Vaibhav Diwadkar on neuroimaging research. His work appears in journals like Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science and Journal of Nuclear Medicine .

Marcin Szwedمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Brain Plasticity
• Sensory Substitution
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Professor Marcin Szwed serves at the Department of Psychophysiology within the Faculty of Philosophy at Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland. His office is located at Ingardena 6, room 6.11, with contact email m.szwed@uj.edu.pl and phone number 12 663 24 40. His research focuses on brain plasticity mechanisms , particularly investigating cross-modal reorganization in sensory-deprived populations (blind and deaf individuals) and environmental impacts on neurodevelopment. His work spans multiple domains including tactile reading (Braille), interoception in blindness, auditory processing in deafness, and the effects of air pollution on children's cognitive development through the NeuroSmog project. His publication record shows consistent research output since 2000, with recent work increasingly focusing on environmental neuroscience (air pollution effects) while maintaining his core interest in sensory substitution and brain plasticity. His 2023-2025 publications demonstrate a strong emphasis on methodological rigor with advanced neuroimaging techniques and large-scale cohort studies. Prof. Szwed actively supervises research through the Szwed Lab, which is currently recruiting two PhD students for October 2025 to work on NeuroSmog project data using machine learning and advanced statistical methods for analyzing critical periods of smog exposure.

• Quantitative MRI
• Diffusion MRI
• Medical Imaging
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Dr. Samira Bouyagoub is a Research Fellow II at the Clinical Imaging Sciences Centre (CISC) within Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) and holds an affiliation with the School of Psychology at the University of Sussex. She is part of the MRI Physics group led by Prof. Mara Cercignani and has been at BSMS since February 2015. Dr. Bouyagoub's research focuses on quantitative MRI, particularly diffusion MRI which measures microstructural properties of tissue. She develops multimodal tissue modeling approaches by combining diffusion MRI and relaxometry to better understand changes in brain tissue properties. Her publication record shows expertise in applying these techniques to various neurological conditions including dementia, multiple sclerosis, ALS, and Tourette syndrome. Recent work (2023-2025) spans from microstructural changes in ALS patients to cerebral function parameters in HIV patients with insomnia. She is actively involved in research funding, currently participating in the CLIMB-ALS study funded by the Motor Neurone Disease Association and a study on anxiety in joint hypermobility funded by MQ TRANSFORMING MENTAL HEALTH. Her technical expertise extends to providing software and hardware support for fMRI research equipment at CISC. Dr. Bouyagoub contributes to teaching through student-selected components in Neuroscience and Behaviour, Academic Skills for first-year students, and an Anatomy and Physics module in the MSc Clinical Radiology program, demonstrating her commitment to training the next generation of medical professionals and researchers.

• Addiction Neuroscience
• Adolescent Brain Development
• Neuroimaging
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Susan Tapert, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego School of Health Sciences. She directs groundbreaking longitudinal studies including the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study and National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescence-Adulthood (NCANDA-A), where she serves as Associate Director/Site PI and Co-Director/Site PI respectively. Previously, she held leadership as Vice Chair of Academic Affairs (2019-2024) in her department. Her NIH-funded research program examines neural risk factors and consequences of adolescent substance use through advanced neuroimaging and neuropsychological methods. Key focus areas include: Impact of alcohol, cannabis, and polysubstance use on developing brain systems Neurocognitive predictors of addiction trajectories Adolescent brain maturation in typical and high-risk populations Pandemic effects on youth mental health and behavior Her 275+ publications demonstrate consistent focus on substance use neurobiology, adolescent development, and methodological innovation. Recent work (2024-2025) emphasizes multimodal brain imaging, wearable technology validation, digital phenotyping, and machine learning approaches to predict risk. Major honors include: Research.com 2022 Best Female Scientist Award American College of Neuropsychopharmacology’s Julius Axelrod Mentorship Award (2022) American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Outstanding Mentor Award (2021, 2016) Research Society on Alcoholism Marlatt Mentorship Award (2019) She leads federally funded investigations including ABCD ($34M+), NCANDA ($26M+), and predictive modeling grants. Her mentorship extends through NIH training grants and leadership roles in national consortia.

Arnaud Carréمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Psychopathology
• Emotional regulation
• Cognitive processes
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Arnaud Carré is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Savoie Mont Blanc, where he serves as Deputy Director of the LIP/PC2S laboratory and Scientific Director of the Chaire Bien-Être, Santé, Territoire (BEST). His academic career spans over a decade of research and teaching in psychopathology, with a focus on emotional and cognitive regulation processes. Professor Carré's research interests span three interconnected axes: 1) Interpersonal functioning and its disturbances, particularly examining empathy and social cognition; 2) Intra-personal regulation processes in addictive behaviors and emotional disorders; 3) Applications of psychological science to public health challenges. His work employs diverse methodologies including experimental approaches, neuroimaging, and large-scale epidemiological studies. His recent publications (2022-2025) demonstrate consistent productivity across high-impact journals, with emerging focus areas including climate anxiety, socioeconomic disparities in education, and digital interventions for addictive behaviors. These works collectively highlight his transdiagnostic approach to understanding emotional regulation processes across clinical and non-clinical populations. As an educator, Professor Carré teaches psychopathology at undergraduate levels and affective neuroscience, epigenetics, and mental health prevention at the graduate level. He has been instrumental in developing Mental Health First Aid programs since 2020 and incorporates simulation-based learning in health education. Professor Carré currently supervises two doctoral students and has successfully guided four others to completion in recent years. His leadership extends to institutional roles including membership in the Research Bureau of USMB and serving as a qualified personality for the Conférence Prévention Etudiante since 2025.

Francesco Battagliaمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Theoretical Neuroscience
• Systems Neuroscience
• Embodied Cognition
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Francesco Battaglia serves as Professor of Theoretical and Systems Neuroscience at Radboud University, holding a prestigious Distinguished NIAS Lorentz Fellowship for the 2025/26 academic year. His primary affiliation is with the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, where he leads cutting-edge research bridging experimental and theoretical neuroscience. Battaglia pioneers an embodied theory of brain function that fundamentally challenges computational paradigms by positioning the body as integral to all neural processes. His research investigates how brain-body interactions generate cognition, emotion, and interoception, with particular focus on hippocampal dynamics, neural oscillations during sleep, and memory system architecture. This work integrates neurotechnology to explore how bodily states shape neural representations and cognitive functions. His publication record reveals consistent focus on sleep-related memory consolidation mechanisms, hippocampal-cortical communication, and neural replay phenomena. Recent work emphasizes the role of sharp wave ripples in bidirectional cortical interactions (2022) and develops theoretical frameworks linking the default mode network to cascaded memory systems (2022), demonstrating evolving integration of empirical data with theoretical modeling. Scientific recognition includes: Distinguished NIAS Lorentz Fellowship for groundbreaking project "Towards an embodied theory of brain function" Current research at the Donders Institute examines how bodily states fundamentally constrain and enable brain function, investigating the repurposing of brain-body interaction patterns across cognitive domains. His embodied cognition framework promises to reshape theoretical approaches in neuroscience by moving beyond the "brain as computer" metaphor.

Martin Barešمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Neurology
• Movement Disorders
• Cerebellum Research
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Martin Bareš is Professor of Neurology at Masaryk University's Medical Faculty and currently serves as Rector of Masaryk University. He also leads the Neurophysiological Laboratories and consults at the Movement Disorders Center at St. Anne's Faculty Hospital in Brno, Czech Republic. His academic journey at Masaryk University spans over two decades, progressing from Resident in Neurology to Full Professor. Professor Bareš earned his M.D. from Medical Faculty Masaryk University Brno (1987-1993) and completed his Ph.D. in 2002. His academic progression includes Assistant Professor (1999-2003), Associate Professor (2005-2009), and Full Professor since 2009. He also holds an Adjunct Professor position at the University of Minnesota's Department of Neurology since 2015. His research focuses on Movement Disorders, particularly the cerebellum's role in motor control and timing. His laboratory investigates Parkinson's disease, dystonia, essential tremor, and functional movement disorders using advanced neuroimaging techniques. Professor Bareš has pioneered research on predictive motor timing and has made significant contributions to understanding neural mechanisms underlying movement disorders, with particular emphasis on cerebellar function. Professor Bareš has earned recognition including the Poster of the Day award at the XI International Congress on EMG and Clinical Neurophysiology (1999) and the Czech Neurological Society award for best publication (2002). He serves on editorial boards of Clinical Neurophysiology, Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, and Cerebellum and Ataxias. As an educator, Professor Bareš mentors dissertation theses in Neurology and Neuroscience, teaches medical students and allied health professionals, and has served as an opponent for professorships at multiple Czech universities. His research has been supported by significant grants including Horizon 2020 projects and Ministry of Health research programs. Professor Bareš has held numerous administrative positions at Masaryk University including Dean of the Medical Faculty (since 2018), Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs (2015-2018), Deputy Rector (2012-2018), and Vice-Rector for Development (2011-2015). He currently leads one of the largest and most prestigious universities in the Czech Republic as its Rector.