francisco barcelo psychobiology, francisco barcelo attention, francisco barcelo cognition, francisco barcelo psychobiology
francisco barcelo neuropsychology, francisco barcelo prefrontal cortex.
Professor of Psychobiology,
Director, Research Group in Clinical Neuropsychology,
University of the Balearic Islands (UIB)
Ed. Beatriu de Pinos #12,
Ctra. Valldemossa, km 7.5,
E-07122 Palma de Mallorca (SPAIN)
(Phone) +34 -971 172750
(Fax) +34 -971 172309
(Mail) f.barcelo(at)uib.es
Curriculum vitae ( English / Spanish / ANECA )
Last updated: 09.01.2010
Introduction to Neuroscience (code 1164)
Human Neuropsychology (code 1956)
Clinical Neuropsychology (code 1267)
My interest is in the study of mind-brain relationships (i.e., the age-old problem of 'how brains make up their minds'), as they are typically addressed in disciplines such as Cognitive Neuroscience and Human Neuropsychology. In particular, I have explored the neural dynamics underlying human attention and memory using fast functional brain imaging techniques such as magnetoencephalography (MEG) and electroencephalography (EEG/ERPs) in both normal people and neurological and psychiatric patients.
My future research contemplates the use of computational models based on Information Theory and Bayesian statistical inference to describe, explain and predict cognitive control as an emerging property of large-scale neural dynamics. More specifically, I am interested in exploring the “entropy control” hypothesis of prefrontal function that “by linking novel to familiar information at the highest level of neural representation in a context-sensitive way, lateral PFC fulfills a physically and biologically plausible function of reducing stimulus and response entropy in the nervous system” (Barcelo & Knight 2007). From this perspective, cognitive control could be envisaged as the highest cortical exponent of energy minimization and homeostatic regulation in humans (Cannon 1932; Fuster 2002; Friston 2005).
Adrover-Roig, D., Barceló, F. (2009) Individual differences in aging and cognitive control modulate the neural indexes of context updating and maintenance during task switching. Cortex, en prensa.
Barceló F (2009) The emotional consequences of being distracted. Frontiers in Neuroscience 3:6-7.
doi: 10.3389/neuro.01.010.2009.
Perez Velazquez JL, Barcelo F, Hunga Y, Leshchenkoa Y, Nenadovica V, Belkas J, Raghavana V, Briand J, Garcia Dominguez L (2009) Decreased brain coordinated activity in autism spectrum disorders during executive tasks: Reduced long-range synchronization in the fronto-parietal networks. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 73, 341–349. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2009.05.009.
Sanchez-Cubillo I, Perianez JA, Adrover-Roig D, Rodriguez-Sanchez JM, Rios-Lago M, et al. (2009). Construct validity of the Trail Making Test: role of task-switching, working memory, inhibition/interference control and visuo-motor abilities. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society,15(3):438-50.
Nyhus E, Barceló F (2009) The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and the cognitive assessment of prefrontal executive functions: A critical update. Brain and Cognition, 71, 437-451.doi: 10.1016/j.bandc.2009.03.005.
Periañez JA, Barceló F. (2009). Updating sensory versus task representations during task-switching: Insights from cognitive brain potentials in humans. Neuropsychologia: 47: 1160-1172. doi:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2009.01.014.
Barcelo F., Periañez, JA, and Nyhus, E (2008). An information theoretical approach to task-switching: evidence from cognitive brain potentials in humans. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience: 1, 13. doi: 10.3389/neuro.09.013.2007.
Barcelo F., Knight RT (2007) An information theoretical approach to contextual processing in the human brain: evidence from prefrontal lesions. Cereb Cortex: 17, i51-i60.
Barcelo F., Knight RT (2007) Theoretical sequelae of a chronic neglect and unawareness of prefrontotectal pathways in the human brain. Behav Brain Sci 30: 83-85.
Perianez JA, Rios-Lago M, Rodriguez-Sanchez JM, Adrover-Roig D, Sanchez-Cubillo I, Crespo-Facorro B, Quemada JI, Barcelo F (2007) Trail Making Test in traumatic brain injury, schizophrenia, and normal ageing: Sample comparisons and normative data. Arch Clin Neuropsychol, 22: 433–447.
Barcelo F., Escera, C., Corral, M. J., & Perianez, J. A. (2006). Task switching and novelty processing activate a common neural network for cognitive control. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience 18, 1734-1748.
Yago, E., et al. (2004) Temporal kinetics of prefrontal modulation of extrastriate cortex during visual attention. Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience 4, 609-617.
Barcelo F. (2004) Detection of change: Event related potential and fMRI findings. Clinical Neurophysiology 115, 1711-1713.
Perianez, J.A., & Barcelo F. (2004) [Electrophysiology of executive functions]. Revista de Neurología, 38, 359-365.
Periañez, J.A., et al. (2004) Spatiotemporal brain dynamics during preparatory set shifting: MEG evidence. Neuroimage 21, 687-695.
Barcelo F., et al. (2003) Tidying up sensory stores with supraordinate representations. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 26, 730-731.
Barcelo F., et al. (2003) A new ERP paradigm for studying individual differences in the executive control of attention. In The Cognitive Neuroscience of Individual Differences (Reinvang, I., et al., eds), 47-62, bis-Publishers.
Barcelo F. (2003) The Madrid card sorting test (MCST): a task switching paradigm to study executive attention with event-related potentials. Brain Research: Brain Research Protocols 11, 27-37.
Barcelo F., et al. (2002) Think differently: a brain orienting response to task novelty. NeuroReport 13, 1887-1892.
Barcelo F., & Knight, R.T. (2002) Both random and perseverative errors underlie WCST deficits in prefrontal patients. Neuropsychologia 40, 349-356.
Periañez, J.A., & Barcelo F. (2001) [Madrid adaptation of the wisconsin card sorting test: a comparative study of internal consistency]. Revista de Neurología, 33, 611-618.
Barcelo F. (2001) Does the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test measure prefrontal function? Spanish Journal of Psychology 4, 79-100.
Barcelo F., et al. (2000) Attentional set shifting modulates the target P3b response in the Wisconsin card sorting test. Neuropsychologia 38, 1342-1355.
Barcelo F., & Santomé, A. (2000) Revisión crítica del test de clasificación de cartas de Wisconsin como indicador de disfunción prefrontal. Revista de Neurología 30, 855-864.
Barcelo F., et al. (2000) Prefrontal modulation of visual processing in humans. Nature Neuroscience 3, 399-403.
Darlington, M.P., et al. (1999) Neurofisiología de la memoria operativa viso-espacial. Psicothema 11, 163-174.
Barcelo F. (1999) Electrophysiological evidence of two different types of error in the Wisconsin card sorting test. NeuroReport 10, 1299-1303.
Barcelo F., et al. (1999) Evaluación de los déficit atencionales secundarios a TCE: aplicación de la cartografía cerebral al diagnóstico neuropsicológico. Mapfre Medicina 10, 124-133.
Barcelo F., and Rubia, F.J. (1998) Non-frontal P3b-like activity evoked by the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. NeuroReport 9, 747-751.
Barcelo F., et al. (1997) Event-related potentials during memorization of spatial locations in the auditory and visual modalities. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology 103, 257-267.
Barcelo F., et al. (1997) The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and the assessment of frontal function: A validation study with event-related potentials. Neuropsychologia 35, 399-408.
Barcelo F., et al. (1995) Multichannel EEG power reflects information processing and attention during visual orienting, and predicts performance in a subsequent recognition task. Journal of Psychophysiology 9, 32-44.
Barcelo F., et al. (1995) A psychophysiological inquiry into the nature of the Sokolovian orienting response comparator model: skin conductance and EEG data. Biological Psychology 41, 147-166.
Carles Escera, Universitat de Barcelona
Pilar Andres, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Fabrice Parmentier, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Anna Pujol, Clinica CLONUS. Psicologia i Neurologia (Palma de Mallorca)