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Overview

Laura Serra is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and has conducted research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their work encompasses several subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Neurology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Their research topics cover a range of subjects, notably:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Memory Processes and Influences
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Laura Serra include:

  • "Cerebellar dentate nucleus functional connectivity with cerebral cortex in Alzheimer's disease and memory: a seed-based approach", 2020, published in Neurobiology of Aging
  • "Cerebellar White Matter Disruption in Alzheimer's Disease Patients: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study", 2020, Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
  • "Antibiotic Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections in Children: Guideline and Recommendations from the Emilia-Romagna Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections (UTI-Ped-ER) Study Group", 2023, Antibiotics
  • "Walking, Running, Swimming: An Analysis of the Effects of Land and Water Aerobic Exercises on Cognitive Functions and Neural Substrates", 2022, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Abnormal Cortical Thickness Is Associated With Deficits in Social Cognition in Patients With Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1", 2020, Frontiers in Neurology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Laura Serra include:

  • Marco Bozzali
  • Carlo Caltagirone
  • Carlotta Di Domenico
  • Mara Cercignani
  • Camillo Marra

The venues in which Laura Serra has frequently published are:

  • Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
  • Journal of the Neurological Sciences
  • Cortex
  • Neurobiology of Aging
  • Journal of Neuropsychology

In addition to journal publications, Laura Serra has contributed to book publications, including a titled work slated for release in 2025, published by Publicacions de la Universitat Jaume I eBooks: "Educar i investigar amb IA. Connexions innovadores i guia d'aplicacions per a la docència i la investigació".

Best Publications

  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation of the precuneus enhances memory and neural activity in prodromal Alzheimer's disease.

    Giacomo Koch;Sonia Bonnì;Maria Concetta Pellicciari;Elias P. Casula

  • Regional brain atrophy and functional disconnection across Alzheimer's disease evolution

    T Gili;M Cercignani;L Serra;R Perri

  • Gaussian process classification of Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment from resting-state fMRI.

    Edward Challis;Peter Hurley;Laura Serra;Marco Bozzali

  • Grey and white matter changes at different stages of Alzheimer's disease.

    Laura Serra;Mara Cercignani;Delia Lenzi;Roberta Perri

  • Value of imaging studies after a first febrile urinary tract infection in young children: data from Italian renal infection study 1.

    Giovanni Montini;Pietro Zucchetta;Lisanna Tomasi;Enrico Talenti

  • The Impact of Cognitive Reserve on Brain Functional Connectivity in Alzheimer's Disease

    Marco Bozzali;Claire Dowling;Laura Serra;Barbara Spanò

  • Are the behavioral symptoms of Alzheimer's disease directly associated with neurodegeneration?

    Laura Serra;Roberta Perri;Mara Cercignani;Barbara Spanò

  • The Neuroprotective Effects of Experience on Cognitive Functions: Evidence from Animal Studies on the Neurobiological Bases of Brain Reserve.

    Francesca Gelfo;Laura Mandolesi;Laura Serra;Giuseppe Sorrentino

  • Cognition and behaviour are independent and heterogeneous dimensions in Alzheimer's disease.

    Gianfranco Spalletta;Francesca Baldinetti;Ivana Buccione;Lucia Fadda

  • Granulin mutation drives brain damage and reorganization from preclinical to symptomatic FTLD.

    Barbara Borroni;Antonella Alberici;Mara Cercignani;Enrico Premi

  • Damage to the cingulum contributes to Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology by deafferentation mechanism.

    Marco Bozzali;Giovanni Giulietti;Barbara Basile;Laura Serra

  • Hippocampal atrophy is the critical brain change in patients with hypoxic amnesia.

    M. Di Paola;C. Caltagirone;L. Fadda;U. Sabatini

  • Characterization of memory profile in subjects with amnestic mild cognitive impairment.

    Roberta Perri;G. A. Carlesimo;L. Serra;C. Caltagirone

  • Amnestic mild cognitive impairment: difference of memory profile in subjects who converted or did not convert to Alzheimer's disease.

    Roberta Perri;Laura Serra;Giovanni Augusto Carlesimo;Carlo Caltagirone

  • Anatomical connectivity mapping: a new tool to assess brain disconnection in Alzheimer's disease.

    Marco Bozzali;Geoffrey J. M. Parker;Laura Serra;Karl V. Embleton

  • Alzheimer's disease and frontal variant of frontotemporal dementia-- a very brief battery for cognitive and behavioural distinction.

    Roberta Perri;Giacomo Koch;Giovanni A. Carlesimo;Laura Serra

  • Neuroanatomical Correlates of Cognitive Reserve in Alzheimer Disease

    Laura Serra;M Cercignani;Laura Petrosini;Barbara Basile

  • Bilateral damage to the mammillo-thalamic tract impairs recollection but not familiarity in the recognition process: A single case investigation

    G.A. Carlesimo;L. Serra;L. Fadda;A. Cherubini

  • Environmental Factors Promoting Neural Plasticity: Insights from Animal and Human Studies.

    Laura Mandolesi;Francesca Gelfo;Laura Serra;Simone Montuori

  • Group B Streptococcal Infections in a Northern Region of Italy

    Alberto Berardi;Licia Lugli;Dante Baronciani;Roberta Creti

  • In vivo mapping of brainstem nuclei functional connectivity disruption in Alzheimer's disease

    Laura Serra;Marcello D'Amelio;Carlotta Di Domenico;Ottavia Dipasquale

  • How the cognitive reserve interacts with β-amyloid deposition in mitigating FDG metabolism: An observational study

    Elena Carapelle;Laura Serra;Sergio Modoni;Michele Falcone

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Bozzali
Marco Bozzali Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Carlo Caltagirone
Carlo Caltagirone Fondazione Santa Lucia
Mara Cercignani
Mara Cercignani Cardiff University
Roberta Perri
Roberta Perri Catholic University of America
Camillo Marra
Camillo Marra Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic
Giovanni Augusto Carlesimo
Giovanni Augusto Carlesimo University of Rome Tor Vergata
Lucia Fadda
Lucia Fadda University of Rome Tor Vergata
Giacomo Koch
Giacomo Koch University of Ferrara
Marcello D'Amelio
Marcello D'Amelio University of Rome Tor Vergata
Enza Maria Valente
Enza Maria Valente University of Pavia

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