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2025

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Citations
10823
World Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Paul F. M. J. Verschure is a researcher affiliated with the Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats in Spain. Their scientific contributions primarily focus on the field of Neuroscience, with 107 publications covering various subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, Rehabilitation, and Social Psychology.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management

Their recent papers cover diverse aspects within neuroscience and medical rehabilitation:

  • "From mechanisms to markers: novel noninvasive EEG proxy markers of the neural excitation and inhibition system in humans", 2022, published in Translational Psychiatry
  • "Prioritized Research for the Prevention, Treatment, and Reversal of Chronic Disease: Recommendations From the Lifestyle Medicine Research Summit", 2020, published in Frontiers in Medicine
  • "Adaptive conjunctive cognitive training (ACCT) in virtual reality for chronic stroke patients: a randomized controlled pilot trial", 2020, published in Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
  • "Telehealth for rehabilitation and recovery after stroke: State of the evidence and future directions", 2022, published in International Journal of Stroke
  • "Volitional learning promotes theta phase coding in the human hippocampus", 2021, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Verschure include Adrián F. Amil, Ismael T. Freire, Belén Rubio Ballester, Francisco Páscoa dos Santos, and Anna Mura. These recurring scholarly partnerships reflect ongoing joint research efforts within their scientific domains.

Their work has been published repeatedly in several venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 12 publications
  • arXiv (Cornell University) with 8 publications
  • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience with 4 publications
  • Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation with 3 publications
  • PLoS Computational Biology with 3 publications

In addition to journal articles, Verschure has contributed to book publications with Springer Science+Business Media, including two editions of "Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems" published in 2020 and 2022.

Best Publications

  • The Affective Slider: A Digital Self-Assessment Scale for the Measurement of Human Emotions.

    Alberto Betella;Paul F. M. J. Verschure;Paul F. M. J. Verschure

  • Neurorehabilitation using the virtual reality based Rehabilitation Gaming System: methodology, design, psychometrics, usability and validation

    Mónica S Cameirão;Sergi Bermúdez I Badia;Esther Duarte Oller;Paul F M J Verschure;Paul F M J Verschure

  • Environmentally mediated synergy between perception and behaviour in mobile robots

    Paul F. M. J. Verschure;Thomas Voegtlin;Thomas Voegtlin;Rodney J. Douglas

  • The hippocampal-striatal axis in learning, prediction and goal-directed behavior

    C.M.A. Pennartz;R. Ito;R. Ito;P.F.M.J. Verschure;P.F.M.J. Verschure;F.P. Battaglia

  • The state of the art in biomimetics.

    Nathan F. Lepora;Paul F. M. J. Verschure;Tony J. Prescott

  • A model of grid cells based on a twisted torus topology.

    Alexis Guanella;Daniel Kiper;Paul F. M. J. Verschure

  • Virtual reality based rehabilitation speeds up functional recovery of the upper extremities after stroke: A randomized controlled pilot study in the acute phase of stroke using the Rehabilitation Gaming System

    Mónica da Silva Cameirão;Sergi Bermúdez i Badia;Sergi Bermúdez i Badia;Esther Duarte;Paul F M J Verschure;Paul F M J Verschure

  • Distributed adaptive control : the self-organization of structured behavior

    Paul F.M.J. Verschure;Ben J.A. Kröse;Rolf Pfeifer

  • The Combined Impact of Virtual Reality Neurorehabilitation and Its Interfaces on Upper Extremity Functional Recovery in Patients With Chronic Stroke

    Mónica S. Cameirão;Sergi Bermúdez i Badia;Esther Duarte;Antonio Frisoli

  • Effect of Specific Over Nonspecific VR-Based Rehabilitation on Poststroke Motor Recovery: A Systematic Meta-analysis:

    Martina Maier;Belén Rubio Ballester;Armin Duff;Esther Duarte Oller

  • A Model of the Ventral Visual System Based on Temporal Stability and Local Memory

    Reto Wyss;Peter König;Paul F. M. J Verschure;Paul F. M. J Verschure

  • The why, what, where, when and how of goal-directed choice: neuronal and computational principles

    Paul F. M. J. Verschure;Cyriel M. A. Pennartz;Giovanni Pezzulo

  • Interactive visuo-motor therapy system for stroke rehabilitation.

    Kynan Eng;Ewa Siekierka;Pawel Pyk;Edith Chevrier

  • A real-world rational agent: unifying old and new AI

    Paul F.M.J. Verschure;Philipp Althaus

  • Collision avoidance using a model of the locust LGMD neuron

    Mark Blanchard;F.Claire Rind;Paul F.M.J. Verschure

  • An artificial moth: Chemical source localization using a robot based neuronal model of moth optomotor anemotactic search

    Pawel Pyk;Sergi Bermúdez I Badia;Ulysses Bernardet;Philipp Knüsel

  • Distributed Adaptive Control: A theory of the Mind, Brain, Body Nexus

    Paul F.M.J. Verschure

  • Counteracting learned non-use in chronic stroke patients with reinforcement-induced movement therapy

    Belén Rubio Ballester;Martina Maier;Rosa María San Segundo Mozo;Victoria Castañeda

  • The rehabilitation gaming system: a review.

    Mónica S Cameirão;Sergi Bermúdez I Badia;Esther Duarte Oller;Paul F M J Verschure

  • Using a Hybrid Brain Computer Interface and Virtual Reality System to Monitor and Promote Cortical Reorganization through Motor Activity and Motor Imagery Training

    Sergi Bermudez i Badia;A. Garcia Morgade;H. Samaha;P. F. M. J. Verschure

  • The cerebellum in action: a simulation and robotics study.

    Constanze Hofstötter;Matti Mintz;Paul F. M. J. Verschure

Frequent Co-Authors

Tony J. Prescott
Tony J. Prescott University of Sheffield
Peter König
Peter König Osnabrück University
Cyriel M. A. Pennartz
Cyriel M. A. Pennartz University of Amsterdam
Danilo De Rossi
Danilo De Rossi University of Pisa
Tobi Delbruck
Tobi Delbruck ETH Zurich
Bill S. Hansson
Bill S. Hansson Max Planck Society
Gustavo Deco
Gustavo Deco Pompeu Fabra University
Rolf Pfeifer
Rolf Pfeifer University of Zurich
Antonio Lanata
Antonio Lanata University of Florence

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