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Jordi Peña-Casanova is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research profile centers primarily on medicine and neuroscience, with a significant emphasis on cognitive neuroscience and psychiatry and mental health. They have contributed to 22 publications in medicine and 15 in neuroscience, further specializing in subfields such as cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, physiology, neurology, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

The main areas of research include dementia and cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, functional brain connectivity studies, and the neurobiology of language and bilingualism. Other research topics involve neurological disorders and treatments, neural dynamics and brain function, as well as blood pressure and hypertension studies.

The scientist has published research in various peer-reviewed journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Neurología (English Edition)
  • Neurología
  • Lurian Journal
  • Cortex
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Jordi Peña-Casanova are:

  • "Validation of the Neuronorma battery for neuropsychological assessment in multiple sclerosis," 2020, published in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
  • "Neuropsychological Assessment for Early Detection and Diagnosis of Dementia: Current Knowledge and New Insights," 2024, published in Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • "The CORCOBIA study: Cut-off points of Alzheimer's disease CSF biomarkers in a clinical cohort," 2022, published in Neurología (English Edition)
  • "Estudios normativos españoles (proyecto NEURONORMA-Plus): Normas para el Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), la Figura Compleja Modificada de Taylor (FCMT) y el Ruff-Light Trail Learning Test (RULIT)," 2021, published in Neurología
  • "Updating functional brain units: Insights far beyond Luria," 2024, published in Cortex

Jordi Peña-Casanova frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Gonzalo Sánchez-Benavides
  • Albert Puig-Pijoan
  • Greta García-Escobar
  • R.M. Manero
  • Carmen Pérez-Enríquez

The diversity of venues and topics indicates a multidisciplinary approach within clinical neuroscience and neuropsychology, reflecting an interest in both the practical assessment tools for neurological conditions and the biological understanding of brain function. Their research outputs focus on cognitive assessment methodologies, neurodegenerative diseases, and brain connectivity, supporting the medical and neurological fields.

Best Publications

  • Nonpharmacological therapies in Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review of efficacy

    Javier Olazarán;Barry Reisberg;Linda Clare;Isabel Cruz

  • Clinical validity of the 'mini-mental state' for Spanish speaking communities.

    Rafael Blesa;Montse Pujol;Miguel Aguilar;Pilar Santacruz

  • Benefits of cognitive-motor intervention in MCI and mild to moderate Alzheimer disease

    J. Olazarán;R. Muñiz;B. Reisberg;J. Peña-Casanova

  • Spanish Multicenter Normative Studies (NEURONORMA Project): norms for verbal fluency tests.

    Jordi Peña-Casanova;Sonia Quiñones-Úbeda;Nina Gramunt-Fombuena;María Quintana-Aparicio

  • Spanish Multicenter Normative Studies (NEURONORMA Project): Methods and Sample Characteristics

    Jordi Pena-Casanova;Rafael Blesa;Miquel Aguilar;Nina Gramunt-Fombuena

  • PROGRAMA INTEGRADO DE EXPLORACIÓN NEUROPSICOLÓGICA - TEST BARCELONA: BASES TEÓRICAS, OBJETIVOS Y CONTENIDOS

    J. Peña-Casanova

  • Spanish Multicenter Normative Studies (NEURONORMA Project): norms for verbal span, visuospatial span, letter and number sequencing, trail making test, and symbol digit modalities test.

    Jordi Peña-Casanova;Sonia Quiñones-Úbeda;María Quintana-Aparicio;Miquel Aguilar

  • Spanish Multicenter Normative Studies (NEURONORMA Project): Norms for the Rey–Osterrieth Complex Figure (Copy and Memory), and Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test

    Jordi Peña-Casanova;Nina Gramunt-Fombuena;Sonia Quiñones-Úbeda;Gonzalo Sánchez-Benavides

  • The Bayer-Activities of Daily Living Scale (B-ADL): Results from a Validation Study in Three European Countries

    Hellmut Erzigkeit;Hartmut Lehfeld;Jordi Peña-Casanova;Florian Bieber

  • Spanish Multicenter Normative Studies (NEURONORMA Project): norms for Boston naming test and token test.

    Jordi Peña-Casanova;Sonia Quiñones-Úbeda;Nina Gramunt-Fombuena;Miquel Aguilar

  • Manual validation of FreeSurfer's automated hippocampal segmentation in normal aging, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer Disease subjects

    Gonzalo Sánchez-Benavides;Beatriz Gómez-Ansón;Aitor Sainz;Yolanda Vives

  • Spanish Multicenter Normative Studies (NEURONORMA Project): norms for the Stroop color-word interference test and the Tower of London-Drexel.

    Jordi Peña-Casanova;Sonia Quiñones-Úbeda;Nina Gramunt-Fombuena;María Quintana

  • Semantic verbal fluency of animals: a normative and predictive study in a Spanish population.

    M.M. Benito-Cuadrado;S. Esteba-Castillo;P. Böhm;J. Cejudo-Bolívar

  • Ecological assessment of executive functions in mild cognitive impairment and mild Alzheimer's disease.

    Ana Espinosa;Montserrat Alegret;Mercè Boada;Georgina Vinyes

  • Clinical validity and utility of the interview for deterioration of daily living in dementia for Spanish-speaking communities NORMACODEM Group.

    Peter Böhm;Jordi Peña-Casanova;Miquel Aguilar;Gonzalo Hernández

  • Estudios normativos españoles en población adulta joven (Proyecto NEURONORMA jóvenes), normas para las pruebas span verbal. span visuoespacial. Letter-Number Sequencing. Trail Making Test y Symbol Digit Modalities Test

    F. Tamayo;M. Casals-Coll;G. Sánchez-Benavides;M. Quintana

  • A new cognitive evaluation battery for Down syndrome and its relevance for clinical trials.

    Susana de Sola;Rafael de la Torre;Rafael de la Torre;Gonzalo Sánchez-Benavides;Bessy Benejam

  • A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled-trial of triflusal in mild cognitive impairment: the TRIMCI study.

    Teresa Gómez-Isla;Rafael Blesa;Merce Boada;Jordi Clarimón

  • [Shortened version of the Barcelona test (I): subtests and normal profiles].

    Peña-Casanova J;Guardia J;Bertran-Serra I;Manero Rm

  • Influence of age, sex, and education on the Visual Object and Space Perception Battery (VOSP) in a healthy normal elderly population.

    I Herrera-Guzmán;J Peña-Casanova;J P Lara;E Gudayol-Ferré

  • Cognitive performance in recreational ecstasy polydrug users: a two-year follow-up study

    S. de Sola LLopis;M. Miguelez-Pan;J. Peña-Casanova;S. Poudevida

  • [Spanish version of the Memory Impairment Screen (MIS): normative data and discriminant validity].

    Böhm P;Peña-Casanova J;Gramunt N;Manero Rm

Frequent Co-Authors

Herman Buschke
Herman Buschke Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Rafael Oliva
Rafael Oliva University of Barcelona
Antonio Verdejo-García
Antonio Verdejo-García Monash University
Felicia A. Huppert
Felicia A. Huppert University of Sydney
Huub A. M. Middelkoop
Huub A. M. Middelkoop Leiden University
Aimee Spector
Aimee Spector University College London
Marta Torrens
Marta Torrens Autonomous University of Barcelona
Ian Hindmarch
Ian Hindmarch University of Surrey
Miia Kivipelto
Miia Kivipelto University of Eastern Finland
Marjolein E. de Vugt
Marjolein E. de Vugt Maastricht University

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