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Alicia Salvador

Alicia Salvador

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Neuroscience

D-Index
44
Citations
6998
World Ranking
7205
National Ranking
118

Psychology

D-Index
45
Citations
7464
World Ranking
6739
National Ranking
78

Overview

Alicia Salvador is affiliated with the University of Valencia in Spain. Their academic work spans multiple fields with a focus on neuroscience, psychology, and medicine. Within these broader areas, the scientist's research concentrates particularly on cognitive neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, and psychiatry and mental health.

The research topics Alicia Salvador explores include stress responses and cortisol regulation, neural and behavioral psychology studies, functional brain connectivity, dementia and cognitive impairment, behavioral health and interventions, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, as well as hormonal regulation and hypertension.

Notable recent publications by Alicia Salvador include the following:

  • Resilience and Psychobiological Response to Stress in Older People: The Mediating Role of Coping Strategies (2021, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience)
  • Obstructive sleep apnea and Alzheimer's disease-related cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in mild cognitive impairment (2020, SLEEP)
  • Effects of a single session of SMR neurofeedback training on anxiety and cortisol levels (2020, Neurophysiologie Clinique)
  • FRN and P3 during the Iowa gambling task: The importance of gender (2020, Psychophysiology)
  • Relationship between Cortisol Changes during the Night and Subjective and Objective Sleep Quality in Healthy Older People (2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)

Alicia Salvador frequently collaborates with several researchers including Vanesa Hidalgo, Matías M. Pulopulos, Mariola Zapater-Fajarí, Isabel Crespo-Sanmiguel, and Vanesa Pérez. These partnerships have contributed to a diverse array of scientific outputs.

The frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Behavioural Brain Research
  • Anales de Psicología
  • Psychophysiology

Best Publications

  • Anticipatory cortisol, testosterone and psychological responses to judo competition in young men.

    A. Salvador;F. Suay;E. González-Bono;M.A. Serrano

  • Effects of competition and its outcome on serum testosterone, cortisol and prolactin

    F Suay;A Salvador;E González-Bono;C Sanchı́s

  • Control del estrés laboral

    José María Peiró Silla;Alicia Salvador

  • Testosterone, cortisol, and mood in a sports team competition.

    E. Gonzalez-Bono;A. Salvador;M.A. Serrano;J. Ricarte

  • Coping with competitive situations in humans.

    Alicia Salvador

  • Coping with competition: Neuroendocrine responses and cognitive variables

    Alicia Salvador;Raquel Costa

  • Correlating testosterone and fighting in male participants in judo contests

    A. Salvadora;F. Suay;S. Martinez-Sanchis;V. M. Simón

  • Effects of Fasting and Glucose Load on Free Cortisol Responses to Stress and Nicotine

    Clemens Kirschbaum;Esperanza Gonzalez Bono;Nicolas Rohleder;Claudius Gessner

  • Gender differences in cardiovascular and electrodermal responses to public speaking task: the role of anxiety and mood states.

    Eduvigis Carrillo;Luis Moya-Albiol;Esperanza González-Bono;Alicia Salvador

  • Salivary alpha-amylase response to acute psychosocial stress: the impact of age.

    Mercedes Almela;Vanesa Hidalgo;Carolina Villada;Leander van der Meij

  • Glucose but not protein or fat load amplifies the cortisol response to psychosocial stress.

    Esperanza Gonzalez-Bono;Nicolas Rohleder;Nicolas Rohleder;Dirk H. Hellhammer;Alicia Salvador

  • The presence of a woman increases testosterone in aggressive dominant men.

    Leander van der Meij;Abraham P. Buunk;Johannes P. van de Sande;Alicia Salvador

  • Respuesta psicofisiológica de estrés en una jornada laboral

    Luis Moya-Albiol;Miguel Ángel Serrano;Esperanza González-Bono;Gabriel Rodríguez-Alarcón

  • Testosterone and cortisol responses to competitive fighting in human males: A pilot study

    Alicia Salvador;Vicente Simón;Fernando Suay;Luis Llorens

  • Anticipatory autonomic response to a public speaking task in women: the role of trait anxiety.

    Esperanza Gonzalez-Bono;Luis Moya-Albiol;Alicia Salvador;Eduvigis Carrillo

  • Estrés laboral y salud: Indicadores cardiovasculares y endocrinos

    Miguel Angel Serrano Rosa;Luís Moya Albiol;Alicia Salvador

  • Relationships between recall of perceived exertion and blood lactate concentration in a judo competition.

    Miguel Angel Serrano;Alicia Salvador;Esperanza González-Bono;Carlos Sanchís

  • Rewarding Properties of Testosterone in Intact Male Mice: A Pilot Study

    M.T Arnedo;A Salvador;S Martinez-Sanchis;E Gonzalez-Bono

  • Men with elevated testosterone levels show more affiliative behaviours during interactions with women

    Leander van der Meij;Mercedes Almela;Abraham P. Buunk;Tim W. Fawcett

  • Individual Differences in the Psychobiological Response to Psychosocial Stress (Trier Social Stress Test): The Relevance of Trait Anxiety and Coping Styles

    Carolina Villada;Vanesa Hidalgo;Mercedes Almela;Alicia Salvador

  • Successful Intermale Aggression and Conditioned Place Preference in Mice

    Manuela Martínez;Federico Guillén-Salazar;Alicia Salvador;Vicente M. Simón

Frequent Co-Authors

Abraham P. Buunk
Abraham P. Buunk University of Groningen
Michael C. Seto
Michael C. Seto University of Ottawa
Nicolas Rohleder
Nicolas Rohleder University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Juan Nacher
Juan Nacher University of Valencia
Paul F. Brain
Paul F. Brain Swansea University
Paul A. M. Van Lange
Paul A. M. Van Lange Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
David Benton
David Benton Swansea University
Ana Adan
Ana Adan University of Barcelona

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