PhD Student
Date: September 2024 – January 2025
Place: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Reflection on the learning and competencies: Participated in the “Article Writing Workshop,” part of the training offered to doctoral students by the School of Health and Psychology. The workshop enhanced my skills in scientific writing and manuscript preparation, essential for disseminating research findings.
Date: September 18-21, 2024
Place: Berlin, Germany
Reflection on the activity: Delivered a talk presenting the preliminary results of the project. The presentation was well-received, and it was a valuable opportunity to exchange ideas with professionals working at the intersection of music, arts, and health.
Date: July 3–5, 2024
Place: Porto, Portugal
Event: Global Neuropsychology Congress 2024
Reflection on the activity:
Presented two research posters at the Global Neuropsychology Congress 2024. The first poster, titled “The Role of Background Music in Attentional Networks in Parkinson’s Disease”, showcased preliminary findings from Experiment 5of my doctoral research, highlighting how music-induced mood and arousal states can modulate attentional performance in individuals with Parkinson’s Disease, using the ANT (Attentional Network Test) .
The second poster, “Efficacy of a Theatre-Based Intervention in Parkinson’s Disease”, summarized the results of a collaborative study evaluating the emotional and functional impact of theatre-based therapy in PD patients. Both presentations provided opportunities to engage with leading experts in neuropsychology and receive valuable feedback for further development of these research lines.
Date: December 1, 2024
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Rights Access: Open Access
DOI: 10.1002/alz.092396
Place: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Barcelona
Reflection on the activity: Participated as a co-author in the research paper titled “Semantic Control Across Different Phenotypes of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Cognitive Study”. The study aimed to investigate semantic control capacitiesin typical and atypical Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) patients, including those with the logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia (lvPPA). The research focused on assessing the ability to monitor and modulate semantic representations, a function that remains poorly understood in AD. My role included data analysis and interpretation, as well as contributing to the drafting of the manuscript. The paper, published in an open-access journal, contributes valuable insights into the heterogeneity of semantic processing across AD phenotypes.
Armas, P., Zsadanyi, S. E., Morcillo‐Nieto, A. O., Illán‐Gala, I., Marques‐Kiderle, S. K., Ciongoli, F., Rubio‐Guerra, S., Lleó, A., Fortea, J., Grasso, S. M., Binney, R. J., Calabria, M., Hernando, J., Bejanin, A., & Santos‐Santos, M. A. (2025). Semantic control across different phenotypes of Alzheimer’s disease: A cognitive study. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 20(Suppl 3), e092396. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.092396
Date: 2023
Journal: Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-221051
Place: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Barcelona
Reflection on the activity:
Contributed as a co-author to the research article titled “Background Music and Memory in Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Role of Interindividual Differences.” The study examined the effect of background music on memory performance in individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) across three different experiments. Results showed that while background music does not universally enhance or impair memory, its effectiveness is significantly modulated by participants’ individual preferences for music. My contribution included data collection and analysis, supporting the broader aim of understanding how personalized variables influence the cognitive impact of music in clinical populations.
Calabria, M., Ciongoli, F., Grunden, N., Ordás, C., & García-Sánchez, C. (2023). Background Music and Memory in Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Role of Interindividual Differences. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 92(3), 815–829. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-221051
Date: May 9-10, 2024
Place: Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León (INCYL), Salamanca
Event: Jornadas de estimulación cerebral 2024: Brain Stimulation Meeting 2024 – Future is Now
Reflection on the activity: Co-authored and presented a poster titled “Remote Intervention Based on Non-Invasive Neuromodulation in Post-COVID19 Syndrome: Approach to Cognitive Alterations and Fatigue”. The poster was developed in collaboration with Elena M. Marrón, Sergio Grueso, Juan García Fernández, Marco Calabria, Neus Cano, and Matie Garolera. The presentation focused on the application of non-invasive brain stimulation techniquesto address cognitive deficits and fatigue in individuals affected by post-COVID19 syndrome. This experience allowed me to share innovative therapeutic approaches with experts in brain stimulation and neuromodulation.
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