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Josep Valls-Solé

Josep Valls-Solé

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Neuroscience

D-Index
78
Citations
24557
World Ranking
1752
National Ranking
22

Overview

Josep Valls-Solé is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research spans several interconnected fields of medicine and neuroscience, with a particular focus on neurology and cognitive neuroscience. Their work also intersects with pathology, forensic medicine, psychiatry, mental health, and physiology.

The primary research topics addressed by Josep Valls-Solé include:

  • Vestibular and auditory disorders
  • Trigeminal neuralgia and treatments
  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation studies
  • Pain mechanisms and treatments
  • Migraine and headache studies
  • Botulinum toxin and related neurological disorders
  • Motor control and adaptation

Their recent papers demonstrate a range of interests within clinical neurophysiology and neuroscience. Notable publications include:

  • "Interplay between persistent activity and activity-silent dynamics in the prefrontal cortex underlies serial biases in working memory," 2020, Nature Neuroscience
  • "Joint European Academy of Neurology-European Pain Federation-Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group of the International Association for the Study of Pain guidelines on neuropathic pain assessment," 2023, European Journal of Neurology
  • "Review of techniques useful for the assessment of sensory small fiber neuropathies: Report from an IFCN expert group," 2022, Clinical Neurophysiology
  • "Central nervous system physiology," 2021, Clinical Neurophysiology
  • "The blink reflex and its modulation - Part 1: Physiological mechanisms," 2023, Clinical Neurophysiology

Josep Valls-Solé frequently publishes in several key venues within their research area. These include:

  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Psychophysiology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Nature Neuroscience

They collaborate regularly with a number of coauthors who contribute to related topics and fields. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Markus Köfler
  • Viviana Versace
  • Hatice Kumru
  • Michael Thurner
  • Elke Pucks-Faes

The body of work of Josep Valls-Solé encompasses 52 publications in medicine and 43 in neuroscience. Within these, the highest number of publications fall under neurology, accounting for 35 distinct works. Cognitive neuroscience and pathology/forensic medicine are also significant subfields with 13 publications each.

Best Publications

  • Evidence-based guidelines on the therapeutic use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)

    Jean Pascal Lefaucheur;Nathalie André-Obadia;Andrea Antal;Samar S. Ayache

  • Responses to rapid-rate transcranial magnetic stimulation of the human motor cortex.

    Alvaro Pascual-Leone;Josep Valls-Solé;Eric M. Wassermann;Mark Hallett

  • A practical guide to diagnostic transcranial magnetic stimulation: Report of an IFCN committee

    S. Groppa;A. Oliviero;A. Eisen;A. Quartarone

  • Human motor evoked responses to paired transcranial magnetic stimuli.

    Josep Valls-Solé;Alvaro Pascual-Leone;Eric M. Wassermann;Mark Hallett

  • EFNS guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of primary dystonias

    Alberto Albanese;Friederich Asmus;Kailash Bhatia;Antonio Emanuele Elia

  • Safety of rapid-rate transcranial magnetic stimulation in normal volunteers.

    A. Pascual-Leone;C.M. Houser;K. Reese;L.I. Shotland

  • Patterned ballistic movements triggered by a startle in healthy humans

    Josep Valls-Solé;John C. Rothwell;Fatima Goulart;Giovanni Cossu

  • Akinesia in Parkinson's disease. II. Effects of subthreshold repetitive transcranial motor cortex stimulation

    A. Pascual-Leone;J. Valls-Solé;J. P. Brasil-Neto;A. Cammarota

  • A systematic review on the diagnosis and treatment of primary (idiopathic) dystonia and dystonia plus syndromes: report of an EFNS/MDS-ES Task Force

    A Albanese;MP Barnes;KP Bhatia;E Fernandez-Alvarez

  • Deficit in classical conditioning in patients with cerebellar degeneration

    Helge Topka;Josep Valls-Solé;Steve G. Massaquoi;Mark Hallett

  • Modulation of large-scale brain networks by transcranial direct current stimulation evidenced by resting-state functional MRI.

    Cleofé Peña-Gómez;Roser Sala-Lonch;Carme Junqué;Immaculada C. Clemente

  • Abnormal facilitation of the response to transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with Parkinson's disease

    J. Valls-Solé;A. Pascual-Leone;J. P. Brasil-Neto;A. Cammarota

  • Postexercise depression of motor evoked potentials: a measure of central nervous system fatigue.

    Joaquim P. Brasil-Neto;Alvaro Pascual-Leone;Josep Valls-Solé;Angel Cammarota

  • Symptomatic and essential palatal tremor. 1. Clinical, physiological and MRI analysis.

    G Deuschl;C Toro;J Valls-Solé;T Zeffiro

  • Interplay between persistent activity and activity-silent dynamics in the prefrontal cortex underlies serial biases in working memory

    Joao Barbosa;Heike Stein;Rebecca L. Martinez;Adrià Galan-Gadea

  • Neurophysiologic study of central pain in patients with Parkinson disease

    P. Schestatsky;H. Kumru;J. Valls-Solé;F. Valldeoriola

  • Reaction time and acoustic startle in normal human subjects

    J. Valls-Solé;A. Solé;F. Valldeoriola;E. Muñoz

  • Brain Cortical Activation during Guitar-Induced Hand Dystonia Studied by Functional MRI

    J. Pujol;J. Roset-Llobet;D. Rosinés-Cubells;J. Deus

  • Levodopa Withdrawal After Bilateral Subthalamic Nucleus Stimulation in Advanced Parkinson Disease

    José L. Molinuevo;Francesc Valldeoriola;Eduardo Tolosa;Jordi Rumià

  • Akinesia in Parkinson's disease. I. Shortening of simple reaction time with focal, single‐pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation

    A. Pascual-Leone;J. Valls-Solé;J. P. Brasil-Neto;L. G. Cohen

  • European Federation of Neurological Societies/Peripheral Nerve Society guideline on the use of skin biopsy in the diagnosis of small fiber neuropathy. Report of a joint task force of the European Federation of Neurological Societies and the Peripheral Nerve Society

    Guseppe Lauria;Sung Tsang Hsieh;Olle Johansson;William R. Kennedy

Frequent Co-Authors

Hatice Kumru
Hatice Kumru Autonomous University of Barcelona
Alvaro Pascual-Leone
Alvaro Pascual-Leone Harvard University
Markus Kofler
Markus Kofler Innsbruck Medical University
Mark Hallett
Mark Hallett National Institutes of Health
María José Martí
María José Martí Clínic Barcelona
Jordi Rumià
Jordi Rumià University of Barcelona
Leonardo G. Cohen
Leonardo G. Cohen National Institutes of Health
Eric M. Wassermann
Eric M. Wassermann National Institutes of Health
John C. Rothwell
John C. Rothwell University College London
David Bartrés-Faz
David Bartrés-Faz University of Barcelona

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