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Miguel Castelo-Branco

Miguel Castelo-Branco

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Neuroscience

D-Index
58
Citations
12623
World Ranking
4159
National Ranking
10

Overview

Miguel Castelo-Branco is a researcher affiliated with the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Their work is primarily situated within the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a focus that encompasses various related subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Neurology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, as well as Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research explores multiple core topics, such as Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Neural Dynamics and Brain Function, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, and Retinal Imaging and Analysis.

Miguel Castelo-Branco has contributed to numerous recent publications in high-impact journals. Notable papers include "Male sex bias in early and late onset neurodevelopmental disorders: Shared aspects and differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit/hyperactivity Disorder, and Schizophrenia" (2022) published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews; "Emotion regulation and the salience network: a hypothetical integrative model of fibromyalgia" (2022) published in Nature Reviews Rheumatology; "Progression of Behavioral Disturbances and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Patients With Genetic Frontotemporal Dementia" (2021) in JAMA Network Open; "Network structure and transcriptomic vulnerability shape atrophy in frontotemporal dementia" (2022) featured in Brain; and "An Overview of Emotion in Artificial Intelligence" (2022) in IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence.

Their frequent collaboration network includes João Castelhano, Antero Abrunhosa, Teresa Sousa, Isabel Catarina Duarte, and João Valente Duarte, reflecting sustained partnerships contributing to the breadth of their research output.

Miguel Castelo-Branco has a significant presence in well-regarded publication venues. These include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), where 29 publications appear; Scientific Reports with 15 publications; Frontiers in Neuroscience with 11 contributions; Research Square (Research Square), also with 11 publications; and Acta Ophthalmologica, where they have authored 10 papers.

Overall, the research profile evidences a multidisciplinary approach spanning clinical and experimental investigations with a focus on brain function, neurological disorders, and innovative imaging and interface technologies.

Best Publications

  • Synchronization of Visual Responses between the Cortex, Lateral Geniculate Nucleus, and Retina in the Anesthetized Cat

    Miguel Castelo-Branco;Sergio Neuenschwander;Wolf Singer

  • Neural synchrony correlates with surface segregation rules.

    Miguel Castelo-Branco;Rainer Goebel;Sergio Neuenschwander;Wolf Singer

  • Pharmacist interventions to enhance blood pressure control and adherence to antihypertensive therapy: Review and meta-analysis

    Manuel P. Morgado;Sandra R. Morgado;Liliana C. Mendes;Luísa J. Pereira

  • Pharmacist intervention program to enhance hypertension control: a randomised controlled trial

    Manuel Morgado;Sandra Rolo;Miguel Castelo-Branco

  • The Use of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Stroke Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review.

    Ana Dionísio;Isabel Catarina Duarte;Miguel Patrício;Miguel Castelo-Branco

  • Independent patterns of damage within magno-, parvo- and koniocellular pathways in Parkinson's disease.

    M. F. Silva;P. Faria;F. S. Regateiro;V. Forjaz

  • Serum neurofilament light chain in genetic frontotemporal dementia: a longitudinal, multicentre cohort study

    Emma L van der Ende;Lieke H Meeter;Jackie M Poos;Jessica L Panman

  • Statistical spatial filtering for a P300-based BCI: tests in able-bodied, and patients with cerebral palsy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Gabriel Pires;Urbano Nunes;Miguel Castelo-Branco

  • Activity patterns in human motion-sensitive areas depend on the interpretation of global motion

    Miguel Castelo-Branco;Elia Formisano;Walter Backes;Friedhelm Zanella

  • Male sex bias in early and late onset neurodevelopmental disorders: Shared aspects and differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit/hyperactivity Disorder, and Schizophrenia

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  • Addressing a Paradox: Dual Strategies for Creative Performance in Introspective and Extrospective Networks

    Ana Luísa Pinho;Fredrik Ullén;Miguel Castelo-Branco;Peter Fransson

  • Imbalance in habitual versus goal directed neural systems during symptom provocation in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Paula Banca;Paula Banca;Valerie Voon;Martin D Vestergaard;Gregor Philipiak

  • Predictors of uncontrolled hypertension and antihypertensive medication nonadherence.

    Manuel Morgado;Sandra Rolo;Ana Filipa Macedo;Luísa Pereira

  • Evidence Accumulation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: the Role of Uncertainty and Monetary Reward on Perceptual Decision-Making Thresholds

    Paula Banca;Martin D Vestergaard;Vladan Rankov;Kwangyeol Baek

  • Multifactorial Scores and Biomarkers of Prognosis of Acute Pancreatitis: Applications to Research and Practice

    Pedro Silva-Vaz;Ana Margarida Abrantes;Miguel Castelo-Branco;António Gouveia

  • Pittsburgh compound B imaging and cerebrospinal fluid amyloid-β in a multicentre European memory clinic study.

    Antoine Leuzy;Konstantinos Chiotis;Steen G. Hasselbalch;Juha O. Rinne;Juha O. Rinne

  • Usefulness of measurement of fibrinogen, D-dimer, D-dimer/fibrinogen ratio, C reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate to assess the pathophysiology and mechanism of ischaemic stroke

    F J Alvarez-Perez;M Castelo-Branco;J Alvarez-Sabin

  • Brightness induction: rate enhancement and neuronal synchronization as complementary codes.

    Julia Biederlack;Miguel Castelo-Branco;Sergio Neuenschwander;Diek W. Wheeler;Diek W. Wheeler

  • Visual P300-based BCI to steer a wheelchair: A Bayesian approach

    Gabriel Pires;Miguel Castelo-Branco;Urbano Nunes

  • Comparison of a row-column speller vs. a novel lateral single-character speller: Assessment of BCI for severe motor disabled patients

    Gabriel Pires;Urbano Nunes;Miguel Castelo-Branco

  • Synchronous oscillations in the cat retina.

    Sergio Neuenschwander;Miguel Castelo-Branco;Wolf Singer

  • A Realistic Seizure Prediction Study Based on Multiclass SVM

    Bruno Direito;César Alexandre Teixeira;Francisco Sales;Miguel Castelo-Branco

Frequent Co-Authors

António F. Ambrósio
António F. Ambrósio University of Coimbra
Rainer Goebel
Rainer Goebel Maastricht University
Urbano Nunes
Urbano Nunes University of Coimbra
Wolf Singer
Wolf Singer Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience
Alexandre de Mendonça
Alexandre de Mendonça University of Lisbon
Henrik Zetterberg
Henrik Zetterberg University of Gothenburg
Mario Masellis
Mario Masellis Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Caroline Graff
Caroline Graff Karolinska University Hospital
Alexander Gerhard
Alexander Gerhard University of Manchester
Ekaterina Rogaeva
Ekaterina Rogaeva University of Toronto

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