Selected scientific publication


· Mancho-Fora N, Montala-Flaquer M, Farras-Permamyer L, Bartres-Faz D, Vaque-Alcazar L, Pero-Cebollero M, Guardia-Olmos J. Resting-state functional connectivity dynamics in healthy aging: an approach through Network Change Point Detection [published online ahead of print, 2020 Mar 10]. Brain Connect. 2020;10.1089/brain.2019.0735. doi: 10.1089/brain.2019.0735

· Cattaneo G, Bartrés-Faz D, Morris TP, Solana Sánchez J, Macià D, Tormos JM, Pascual-Leone A. (2020). The Barcelona Brain Health Initiative: Cohort description and first follow-up. PLoS One. 2020;15(2):e0228754. Published 2020 Feb 11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228754

· Sala-Vila A, Valls-Pedret C, Rajaram S, Coll-Padrós N, Cofán M, Serra-Mir M, Pérez-Heras AM, Roth I, Freitas-Simoes TM, Doménech M, Calvo C, López-Illamola A, Bitok E, Buxton NK, Huey L, Arechiga A, Oda K, Lee GJ, Corella D, Vaqué-Alcázar L, Sala-Llonch R, Batrés-Faz D, Sabaté J, Ros, E. (2020). The Walnuts And Healthy Aging (WAHA) study: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020;111(3):590–600. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz328.

· Abellaneda-Pérez K, Vaqué-Alcázar L, Perellón-Alfonso R, Bargalló N, Kuo MF, Pascual-Leone A, Nitsche MA & Bartrés-Faz D. Differential tDCS and tACS Effects on Working Memory-Related Neural Activity and Resting-State Connectivity. Front Neurosci. 2020;13:1440. Published 2020 Jan 17. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2019.01440.

· Vaqué-Alcázar L, Sala-Llonch R, Abellaneda-Pérez K, Coll-Padrós N, Valls-Pedret C, Bargalló N, Ros E, Bartrés-Faz D. Functional and structural correlates of working memory performance and stability in healthy older adults. Brain Struct Funct. 2020;225(1):375–386. doi: 10.1007/s00429-019-02009-1.

· Farras-Permanyer L, Mancho-Fora N, Montalà-Flaquer M, Bartrés-Faz D, Vaqué-Alcázar L, Peró-Cebollero M, Guàrdia-Olmos J. Age-related changes in resting-state functional connectivity in older adults. Neural Regen Res. 2019 Sep;14(9):1544-1555. doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.255976.

· Fjell AM, Sørensen Ø, Amlien IK, Bartrés-Faz D, Bros DM, Buchmann N, Demuth I, Drevon CA, Düzel S, Ebmeier KP, Idland AV, Kietzmann TC, Kievit R, Kühn S, Lindenberger U, Mowinckel AM, Nyberg L, Price D, Sexton CE, Solé-Padullés C, Pudas S, Sederevicius D, Suri S, Wagner G, Watne LO, Westerhausen R, Zsoldos E, Walhovd KB. Self-reported sleep relates to hippocampal atrophy across the adult lifespan – results from the Lifebrain consortium. Sleep. 2019 Nov 18:zsz280. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsz280.

· Friedman BB, Suri S, Solé-Padullés C, Düzel S, Drevon CA, Baaré WFC, Bartrés-Faz D, Fjell AM, Johansen-Berg H, Madsen KS, Nyberg L, Penninx BWJH, Sexton C, Walhovd KB, Zsoldos E, Budin-Ljøsne I. Are People Ready for Personalized Brain Health? Perspectives of Research Participants in the Lifebrain Consortium. Gerontologist. 2019 Nov 4:gnz155. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnz155.

· Abellaneda-Pérez K, Vaqué-Alcázar L, Solé-Padullés C, Bartrés-Faz D. Combining non-invasive brain stimulation with functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate the neural substrates of cognitive aging [published online ahead of print, 2019 Aug 16]. J Neurosci Res. 2019;10.1002/jnr.24514. doi: 10.1002/jnr.24514.

· Bartrés-Faz D, González-Escamilla G, Vaqué-Alcázar L, Abellaneda-Pérez K, Valls-Pedret C, Ros E, Grothe MJ. Characterizing the Molecular Architecture of Cortical Regions Associated with High Educational Attainment in Older Individuals. J Neurosci. 2019 Jun 5;39(23):4566-4575. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2370-18.2019.

· Abellaneda-Pérez K, Vaqué-Alcázar L, Vidal-Piñeiro D, Jannati A, Solana E, Bargalló N, Santarnecchi E, Pascual-Leone A, Bartrés-Faz D. Age-related differences in default-mode network connectivity in response to intermittent theta-burst stimulation and its relationships with maintained cognition and brain integrity in healthy aging. Neuroimage. 2019 Mar;188:794-806. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.11.036.

· Cattaneo G, Bartrés-Faz D, Morris TP, Sánchez JS, Macià D, Tarrero C, Tormos JM, Pascual-Leone A. The Barcelona Brain Health Initiative: A Cohort Study to Define and Promote Determinants of Brain Health. Front Aging Neurosci. 2018 Oct 11;10:321. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2018.00321.

· Martin-Trias P, Lanteaume L, Solana E, Cassé-Perrot C, Fernández-Cabello S, Babiloni C, Marzano N, Junqué C, Rossini PM, Micallef J, Truillet R, Charles E, Jouve E, Bordet R, Santamaria J, Jovicich J, Rossi S, Pascual-Leone A, Blin O, Richardson J, Bartrés-Faz D. Adaptability and reproducibility of a memory disruption rTMS protocol in the PharmaCog IMI European project. Sci Rep. 2018 Jun 19;8(1):9371. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-27502-1.

· Bartrés-Faz D, Cattaneo G, Solana J, Tormos JM, Pascual-Leone A. Meaning in life: resilience beyond reserve. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2018 May 24;10(1):47. doi: 10.1186/s13195-018-0381-z.

· Walhovd KB, Fjell AM, Westerhausen R, Nyberg L, Ebmeier KP, Lindenberger U, Bartrés-Faz D, Baaré WFC, Siebner HR, Henson R, Drevon CA, Strømstad Knudsen GP, Ljøsne IB, Penninx BWJH, Ghisletta P, Rogeberg O, Tyler L, Bertram L; Lifebrain Consortium. Healthy minds 0-100 years: Optimising the use of European brain imaging cohorts (“Lifebrain”). Eur Psychiatry. 2018 Apr;50:47-56. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.12.006.

· Bartrés-Faz D, Vidal-Piñeiro D. Noninvasive brain stimulation for the study of memory enhancement in aging. European Psychologist 2016 Mar;21:41-54. doi: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000241.

· Martin-Trias P, Bragulat V, Peña-Gómez C, Sala-Llonch R, Lanteaume L, Cassé-Perrot C, Blin O, Micallef J, Auffret A, Bartrés-Faz D. Translational Challenge Models in Support of Efficacy Studies: Neurobehavioral and Cognitive Changes Induced by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Healthy Volunteers. CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets. 2016;15(7):802-15. Review. doi: 10.2174/1871527315666160518124316.

· Vaqué-Alcázar L, Sala-Llonch R, Valls-Pedret C, Vidal-Piñeiro D, Fernández-Cabello S, Bargalló N, Ros E, Bartrés-Faz D. Differential age-related gray and white matter impact mediates educational influence on elders’ cognition. Brain Imaging Behav. 2016 Aug 17. doi: 10.1007/s11682-016-9584-8.

· Fernández-Cabello S, Valls-Pedret C, Schurz M, Vidal-Piñeiro D, Sala-Llonch R, Bargallo N, Ros E, Bartrés-Faz D. White matter hyperintensities and cognitive reserve during a working memory task: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study in cognitively normal older adults. Neurobiol Aging. 2016 Dec;48:23-33. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2016.08.008. Epub 2016 Aug 20.

· Vidal-Piñeiro D, Martín-Trias P, Falcón C, Bargalló N, Clemente IC, Valls-Solé J, Junqué C, Pascual-Leone A, Bartrés-Faz D. Neurochemical Modulation in Posteromedial Default-mode Network Cortex Induced by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Brain Stimul. 2015 Sep-Oct;8(5):937-44. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2015.04.005. Epub 2015 Apr 24.

· Sala-Llonch R, Junqué C, Arenaza-Urquijo EM, Vidal-Piñeiro D, Valls-Pedret C, Palacios EM, Domènech S, Salvà A, Bargalló N, Bartrés-Faz D. Changes in whole-brain functional networks and memory performance in aging. Neurobiol Aging. 2014 Oct;35(10):2193-202. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2014.04.007. Epub 2014 Apr 19.

· Vidal-Piñeiro D, Martin-Trias P, Arenaza-Urquijo EM, Sala-Llonch R, Clemente IC, Mena-Sánchez I, Bargalló N, Falcón C, Pascual-Leone Á, Bartrés-Faz D. Task-dependent activity and connectivity predict episodic memory network-based responses to brain stimulation in healthy aging. Brain Stimul. 2014 Mar-Apr;7(2):287-96. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2013.12.016. Epub 2014 Jan 4.

· Peña-Gomez C, Solé-Padullés C, Clemente IC, Junqué C, Bargalló N, Bosch B, Molinuevo JL, Valls-Solé J, Pascual-Leone A, Bartrés-Faz D. APOE status modulates the changes in network connectivity induced by brain stimulation in non-demented elders. PLOS One. 2012;7(12):e51833. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051833.

· Sala-Llonch R, Peña-Gómez C, Arenaza-Urquijo EM, Vidal-Piñeiro D, Bargalló N, Junqué C, Bartrés-Faz D. Brain connectivity during resting state and subsequent working memory task predicts behavioural performance. Cortex. 2012 Oct;48(9):1187-96. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2011.07.006. Epub 2011 Aug 5.

· Bosch B, Arenaza-Urquijo EM, Rami L, Sala-Llonch R, Junqué C, Solé-Padullés C, Peña Gómez C, Bargalló N, Molinuevo JL, Bartrés-Faz D. Multiple DTI index analysis in normal aging, amnestic MCI and AD. Relationship with neuropsychological performance. Neurobiol Aging. 2012 Jan;33(1):61-74. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2010.02.004. Epub 2010 Apr 3.

· Solé-Padullés C, Bartrés-Faz D, Junqué C, Vendrell P, Rami L, Clemente IC, Bosch B, Villar A, Bargalló N, Jurado MA, Barrios M, Molinuevo JL. Brain structure and function related to cognitive reserve variables in normal aging, mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. Neurobiol Aging. 2009 Jul;30(7):1114-24. Epub 2007 Nov 28.

· Bartrés-Faz D, Solé-Padullés C, Junqué C, Rami L, Bosch B, Bargalló N, Falcón C, Sánchez-Valle R, Molinuevo JL. Interactions of cognitive reserve with regional brain anatomy and brain function during a working memory task in healthy elders. Biol Psychol. 2009 Feb;80(2):256-9. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2008.10.005. Epub 2008 Oct 30.

· Bartrés-Faz D, Serra-Grabulosa JM, Sun FT, Solé-Padullés C, Rami L, Molinuevo JL, Bosch B, Mercader JM, Bargalló N, Falcón C, Vendrell P, Junqué C, D’Esposito M. Functional connectivity of the hippocampus in elderly with mild memory dysfunction carrying the APOE epsilon4 allele. Neurobiol Aging. 2008 Nov;29(11):1644-5. Epub 2007 Jun 11.

· Solé-Padullés C, Bartrés-Faz D, Junqué C, Clemente IC, Molinuevo JL, Bargalló N, Sánchez-Aldeguer J, Bosch B, Falcón C, Valls-Solé J. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation effects on brain function and cognition among elders with memory dysfunction. A randomized sham-controlled study. Cereb Cortex. 2006 Oct;16(10):1487-93. Epub 2005 Dec 7.