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Josep Marco-Pallarés

Josep Marco-Pallarés

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Neuroscience

D-Index
50
Citations
8034
World Ranking
5795
National Ranking
86

Overview

Josep Marco-Pallarés is a researcher affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain. Their work primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Psychology, with a focus on Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Their research interests include Neural dynamics and brain function, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Neuroscience and Music Perception, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Behavioral Health and Interventions, and Mental Health Research Topics.

The scientist's recent publications include the following papers:

  • The neural basis of effort valuation: A meta-analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging studies (2021, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews)
  • Fronto-temporal theta phase-synchronization underlies music-evoked pleasantness (2020, NeuroImage)
  • Neural predictors of cognitive-behavior therapy outcome in anxiety-related disorders: a meta-analysis of task-based fMRI studies (2022, Psychological Medicine)
  • Gossip information increases reward-related oscillatory activity (2020, NeuroImage)
  • Electrophysiological underpinnings of reward processing: Are we exploiting the full potential of EEG? (2021, NeuroImage)

Marco-Pallarés has frequently published in top venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • NeuroImage
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Affective Disorders

Their collaboration network includes co-authors with whom they have published multiple times. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Ernest Mas-Herrero (8 joint publications)
  • Alberto Ara (5 joint publications)
  • Paula Lopez-Gamundi (4 joint publications)
  • Daniel Vega (4 joint publications)
  • Yuan-Wei Yao (3 joint publications)

Marco-Pallarés's research covers several key topics within the neuroscience and psychology domains. Notably, their work involves examining neural and behavioral mechanisms underlying cognitive and emotional processes, with a strong methodological focus on brain imaging and electrophysiological techniques such as EEG and fMRI.

This profile reflects a body of scientific output devoted to investigating brain function and its relation to behavior, cognition, and mental health interventions, contributing to the understanding of neural connectivity and oscillatory brain activity involved in reward and effort valuation as well as music perception.

Best Publications

  • Individual Differences in Music Reward Experiences

    Ernest Mas-Herrero;Josep Marco-Pallares;Urbano Lorenzo-Seva;Robert J. Zatorre

  • Neural Reorganization Underlies Improvement in Stroke‐induced Motor Dysfunction by Music‐supported Therapy

    E. Altenmüller;J. Marco-Pallares;T. F. Münte;S. Schneider

  • Dopamine modulates the reward experiences elicited by music.

    Laura Ferreri;Ernest Mas-Herrero;Robert J. Zatorre;Pablo Ripollés

  • Human oscillatory activity associated to reward processing in a gambling task.

    Josep Marco-Pallares;David Cucurell;Toni Cunillera;Rafael García

  • Combined ICA-LORETA analysis of mismatch negativity.

    Josep Marco-Pallarés;Carles Grau;Giulio Ruffini

  • Dissociation between musical and monetary reward responses in specific musical anhedonia

    Ernest Mas-Herrero;Robert J. Zatorre;Antoni Rodriguez-Fornells;Antoni Rodriguez-Fornells;Josep Marco-Pallarés

  • Neural correlates of specific musical anhedonia.

    Noelia Martínez-Molina;Ernest Mas-Herrero;Antoni Rodríguez-Fornells;Antoni Rodríguez-Fornells;Robert J. Zatorre

  • Neural mechanisms underlying adaptive actions after slips

    Josep Marco-Pallarés;Estela Camara;Estela Camara;Thomas F. Münte;Antoni Rodríguez-Fornells;Antoni Rodríguez-Fornells

  • The role of high-frequency oscillatory activity in reward processing and learning.

    Josep Marco-Pallarés;Thomas F. Münte;Antoni Rodríguez-Fornells

  • On the number of trials needed for a stable feedback-related negativity.

    Josep Marco-Pallares;David Cucurell;Thomas F. Münte;Thomas F. Münte;Nadine Strien

  • The role of beta-gamma oscillations in unexpected rewards processing.

    Azadeh HajiHosseini;Antoni Rodríguez-Fornells;Antoni Rodríguez-Fornells;Josep Marco-Pallarés

  • Theta EEG oscillatory activity and auditory change detection

    Ll. Fuentemilla;J. Marco-Pallarés;J. Marco-Pallarés;T.F. Münte;C. Grau

  • Time course and functional neuroanatomy of speech segmentation in adults.

    Toni Cunillera;Estela Càmara;Estela Càmara;Juan M. Toro;Josep Marco-Pallares

  • Analysis of automated methods for spatial normalization of lesioned brains

    P. Ripollés;J. Marco-Pallarés;R. de Diego-Balaguer;J. Miró

  • The Impact of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase and Dopamine D4 Receptor Genotypes on Neurophysiological Markers of Performance Monitoring

    Ulrike M. Krämer;Toni Cunillera;Estela Càmara;Josep Marco-Pallarés

  • Music-supported therapy induces plasticity in the sensorimotor cortex in chronic stroke: a single-case study using multimodal imaging (fMRI-TMS).

    Nuria Rojo;Julian Amengual;Montserrat Juncadella;Francisco Rubio

  • The Role of Reward in Word Learning and Its Implications for Language Acquisition

    Pablo Ripollés;Josep Marco-Pallarés;Ulrike Hielscher;Anna Mestres-Missé

  • Brain oscillatory activity associated with task switching and feedback processing.

    Toni Cunillera;Lluís Fuentemilla;Jose Periañez;Josep Marco-Pallarès

  • Music supported therapy promotes motor plasticity in individuals with chronic stroke.

    P. Ripollés;N. Rojo;J. Grau-Sánchez;J. L. Amengual

  • Modulation of spectral power and of phase resetting of EEG contributes differentially to the generation of auditory event-related potentials.

    Lluís Fuentemilla;Josep Marco-Pallarés;Josep Marco-Pallarés;Carles Grau

  • First human trials of a dry electrophysiology sensor using a carbon nanotube array interface

    G. Ruffini;S. Dunne;L. Fuentemilla;C. Grau

Frequent Co-Authors

Antoni Rodríguez-Fornells
Antoni Rodríguez-Fornells Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Thomas F. Münte
Thomas F. Münte University of Lübeck
Ulrike M. Krämer
Ulrike M. Krämer University of Lübeck
Lluís Fuentemilla
Lluís Fuentemilla University of Barcelona
Hans-Jochen Heinze
Hans-Jochen Heinze Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Robert J. Zatorre
Robert J. Zatorre McGill University
Rebecca Schüle
Rebecca Schüle University of Tübingen
Ludger Schöls
Ludger Schöls University of Tübingen
Rafael Torrubia
Rafael Torrubia Autonomous University of Barcelona
Juan C. Pascual
Juan C. Pascual King's College London

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