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Personal Statement
Research interests: Mechanisms underlying normal and abnormal cognitive ageing. Cognitive and behavioural changes in neurodegenerative diseases, with emphasis on Alzheimer’s Disease. The investigation of functional brain changes (fMRI, EEG, ERP, Brain Connectivity) in the course of dementing illnesses and other brain disorders. Development of cognitive tests for the early detection of dementia with emphasis on Alzheimer’s disease. Development of technology-based intervention procedures to enhance functions of everyday life in older people who are experiencing cognitive decline. I also have an interest in the biopsychosocial mechanisms of abnormal behaviours (e.g., violence) in the context of social conflicts.
Biography: I graduated as a Medical Doctor in 1993 and as a Clinical Neurophysiologist in 1997. I worked at the Cuban Neuroscience Centre and at different University Hospitals in Cuba and in Colombia. During my clinical work I focused on neuropsychological and neurophysiological aspects of dementia syndromes and other neurological disorders. I taught neuroscience related subjects in the field of medicine and psychology. My motivation for teaching and research led me to a major career change into academia. This started with my PhD in 2005 at the University of Edinburgh and continued with three Postdoctoral Fellowships and a position as a Clinical Studies Officer within the NHS Scotland. I was as an Assistant Professor in Psychology at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh from 2015 until 2018. I am currently a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Education/Academic qualification
Master of Teaching and Learning, University of Edinburgh
10 Sep 2009 → 15 Jul 2013
Award Date: 15 Jul 2013
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh
1 Aug 2005 → 7 Jul 2009
Award Date: 7 Jul 2009
Master in Science, Superior Institute of Medical Science, Cuban Neuroscience Centre
1 Sep 1993 → 20 Oct 1997
Award Date: 1 Oct 1997
Bachelor of Medicine, Superior Institute for Medical Science
1 Aug 1988 → 7 Jul 1993
Award Date: 7 Jul 1993
Keywords
- Dementia
- Ageing
- Cognition
- Neuropsychology
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- EEG
- MRI
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Confidentiality Agreement for EuroLAD-EEG: UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE and UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA SAN PABLO, AREQUIPA Laboratorio de Neurociencias
10/05/22 → 31/07/23
Project: Confidentiality
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Confidentiality Agreement for EuroLAD-EEG: UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE and LABORATORY OF NEUROCOGNITION AND PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY SURCOLOMBIANA
29/04/22 → 31/07/23
Project: Confidentiality
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Limitations and challenges in the assessment of executive dysfunction associated with real-world functioning: the opportunity of serious games
Martínez-Pernía, D., Olavarría, L., Fernández-Manjón, B., Cabello, V., Henríquez, F., Robert, P., Alvarado, L., Barria, S., Antivilo, A., Velasquez, J., Cerda, M., Farías, G., Torralva, T., Ibáñez, A., Parra, M., Gilbert, S. & Slachevsky, A., 24 Feb 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Applied Neuropsychology: Adult. 59 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Source space connectomics of neurodegeneration: one-metric approach does not fit all
Prado, P., Moguilner, S., Mejía, J. A., Sainz-Ballesteros, A., Otero, M., Birba, A., Santamaria-Garcia, H., Legaz, A., Fittipaldi, S., Cruzat, J., Tagliazucchi, E., Parra, M., Herzog, R. & Ibáñez, A., 30 Apr 2023, In: Neurobiology of Disease. 179, 16 p., 106047.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Assessor Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) Healthy Ageing Challange
Parra Rodriguez, Mario (Recipient), 17 Oct 2019
Prize: Election to learned society
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Coordinator of the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium on Dementia (LAC-CD).
Parra Rodriguez, Mario (Recipient), 14 Jul 2019
Prize: Appointment
Activities
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Alignments in functional connectivity networks
Ruaridh Clark (Speaker), Mario Parra Rodriguez (Contributor), Keith Smith (Contributor), Javier Escudero (Contributor), Agustin Ibanez (Contributor), William McGeown (Contributor) & Malcolm Macdonald (Contributor)
8 Nov 2022 → 10 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Advanced Online & Onsite Course & Symposium on Artificial Intelligence & Neuroscience
Dominika Michalkova (Participant), Mario Parra Rodriguez (Participant) & Yashar Moshfeghi (Participant)
18 Sep 2022 → 22 Sep 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Impacts
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Convincing Evidence of New Markers to Identify the Earliest Signs of Alzheimer’s
Mario Parra Rodriguez (Main contact)
Impact: Health and welfare - new products, guidelines and services
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