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These pictures correspond to the cities where I have done research in my career (Santiago, Chile -left up-, Bristol, UK -left down- and Sheffield, UK -right-)...

Welcome to my academic website!

I have finally updated my academic website (09/09/2024)! Please, let me invite you to explore it… I created this website to broadcast the research that I have done in my career so far and to look for potential collaborations (yes, please, feel free to contact me in case you realise that we have compatible research interests). Additionally, you will also find some information about myself here… Thank you in advance for expressing your interest in this online platform!

Greetings from Sheffield, UK! Respectfully,

Dr Carlos Muñoz-Neira, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), Division of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Population Health, Faculty of Health, University of Sheffield

Interests
  • Clinical neuropsychology
  • Cognitive neurology
  • Neuropsychological testing
  • Brain imaging
  • Dementia
Education

  • PhD in Translational Health Sciences, 2022

    University of Bristol

  • MSc in Neuropsychology, 2015

    University of Bristol

  • Clinical Psychologist, 2010

    Universidad de Chile

Other Publications

Please, do not hesitate to click on any of these publications if you are interested!

Chilean version of the INECO Frontal Screening (IFS-Ch), Psychometric properties and diagnostic accuracy
The IFS-Ch showed acceptable psychometric properties, supported by evidence of validity and reliability for its use in the measurement of executive functions in patients with dementia. The diagnostic accuracy of the IFS-Ch for detecting dementia patients was also considered acceptable. Dementia & Neuropsychologia 7(1) 40-47 (2013)
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Chilean version of the INECO Frontal Screening (IFS-Ch), Psychometric properties and diagnostic accuracy
Comparison of the Psychometric Properties of the "Word" and "Picture" Versions of the Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test in a Spanish-Speaking Cohort of Patients with Mild Alzheimer's Disease and Cognitively Healthy Controls
Both versions of the FCSRT showed an appropriate accuracy to distinguish mild AD patients and controls. Visual cues were easier to recall than verbal cues, especially in the memory impaired patients. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 31(2) 165-175 (2016)
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Comparison of the Psychometric Properties of the "Word" and "Picture" Versions of the Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test in a Spanish-Speaking Cohort of Patients with Mild Alzheimer's Disease and Cognitively Healthy Controls
Neuroanatomical Comparison of the "Word" and "Picture" Versions of the Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test in Alzheimer's Disease
Contrary to expectations, performance on both the Word and the Picture version of the FCSRT is associated with largely overlapping networks. Free recall is associated with hippocampal volume and might be properly considered as an indicator of hippocampal structural integrity. J Alzheimers Dis 61(2) 589-600 (2018)
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Neuroanatomical Comparison of the "Word" and "Picture" Versions of the Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test in Alzheimer's Disease
Psychosis-Related Matricide Associated With a Lesion of the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex
A secondary psychotic syndrome associated with a lesion in the frontal neural network, which is disturbed in psychopathy, might facilitate homicidal behaviour. Such a situation would have legal implications for the prosecution of murder associated with a brain lesion. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 41(3) 401-406 (2013)
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Psychosis-Related Matricide Associated With a Lesion of the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex
Late-onset Cinephilia and Compulsive Behaviors, Harbingers of Frontotemporal Dementia
bvFT can present with truly unique features. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 13(3) (2011)
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Late-onset Cinephilia and Compulsive Behaviors, Harbingers of Frontotemporal Dementia

Projects

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All BRAiN Lab Neural correlates of altered insight in FTD
Neural correlates of altered insight in frontotemporal dementia

Neural correlates of altered insight in frontotemporal dementia

Altered insight seems to be conceptually and neuroanatomically fractionated in this frontotemporal dementia

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Pursuing doctoral studies in the UK
My personal experiences studying and living in Bristol, UK
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Pursuing doctoral studies in the UK
My PhD research project at the University of Bristol
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My PhD research project at the University of Bristol
Neuropsychology in Chile
You will be able to find here some hints about neuropsychology, clinical neuropsychology and neuropsychological tools used in Chile
Last updated on Sep 10, 2024 9 min read
Neuropsychology in Chile
Neuropsicología en Chile (post written in Spanish language)
Aquí podrán encontrar un poco sobre neuropsicología, neuropsicología clínica y herramientas neuropsicológicas para usar en Chile
Last updated on Sep 10, 2024 9 min read
Neuropsicología en Chile (post written in Spanish language)

Dr Carlos Muñoz-Neira

Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Sheffield

Biography

I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), Division of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Population Health, Faculty of Health, University of Sheffield, UK.

Before moving to England, I worked as a Neuropsychologist at the Neurology Department of Hospital del Salvador in Santiago, Chile, a renowned public hospital led by the Faculty of Medicine of Universidad de Chile. I was in charge of conducting neuropsychological assessments on patients with different forms of dementia and other diverse neuropsychiatric disorders at this place. Also, my role included aiding dementia carers to cope with the potential burden associated with their daily life activities. I managed to combine both clinical and research work in such a position by publishing, either as first author or co-author, several neuropsychological/behavioural studies conducted with cohorts of patients with mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, and cognitively healthy controls, among others. My doctoral studies were focused on investigating the neural correlates of altered insight in frontotemporal dementia.

Whilst most of my work has been devoted to the validation of neuropsychological tests for the Spanish-speaking Chilean population so far, I am currently moving to increase my knowledge on diverse approaches to assessing different neuropsychological functions in patients with dementia. Moreover, I am also learning diverse brain imaging analyses techniques at the moment.

I hold a PhD degree in Translational Health Sciences and a Master of Science degree in Neuropsychology from the University of Bristol. In addition, I am a Clinical Psychologist graduated from Universidad de Chile.

Interests
  • Clinical neuropsychology
  • Cognitive neurology
  • Neuropsychological testing
  • Brain imaging
  • Dementia
Education

  • PhD in Traslational Health Sciences, 2022

    University of Bristol

  • MSc in Neuropsychology, 2015

    University of Bristol

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Neuropsychology and Neuropsychiatry, 2010

    Universidad de Chile - Universidad Católica de Chile

  • Psychologist, 2010

    Universidad de Chile

  • Bsc in Psychology, 2008

    Universidad de Chile

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Research Visitor
Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Oct 2022 – Present Sheffield, UK
Temporary study coordinator of the research project ‘Multimodal Imaging in Lewy Body Disorders’ (the ‘MILOS study’, (IRAS Project ID 202332).
 
 
 
 
 
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Neuroscience (AICN) Group, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
May 2021 – Present Sheffield, UK
Postdoctoral researcher involved in several research projects aimed at identifying different neuroimaging markers for early dementia.
 
 
 
 
 
Postgraduate Researcher
Bristol Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Sep 2016 – Dec 2020 Bristol, UK
Chief investigator of the research project conducted in NHS settings entitled ‘Insight and social cognition across the spectrum of frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis’, REC reference 17/LO/0966, Protocol number: 2792, IRAS project ID: 224529, Sponsor University of Bristol.
 
 
 
 
 
Neuropsychologist, Internships Supervisor and Researcher
Cognitive Neurology and Dementia Unit. Department of Neurological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile and Neurology Department, Hospital del Salvador, Santiago, Chile
Sep 2010 – Aug 2016 Santiago, Chile

Neuropsychologist/Clinical Psychologist in charge of conducting neuropsychological assessments on adult and older adult neurological and psychiatric patients. Health care professional available to support dementia patients' carers. Clinical Psychologist Trainees' supervisor. Researcher in neuropsychological, neuropsychiatric and behavioural manifestations of different forms of dementia including Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia and frontotemporal dementia, among others. Main responsabilities included:

  • Conducting neuropsychological assessments on neurologic and psychiatric patients (administration of an extensive battery of neuropsychological tests for assessing attention, memory, language, visuospatial abilities and extecutive function, among other cognitive domains. Use of self-administered and informant-based questionnaires to evaluate neuropsychiatric symptoms and behavioural changes).
  • Supporting dementia patients' carers.
  • Supervising internships for Clinical Psychologist Trainees.
  • Proposing and implementing research projects on clinical neuropsychology and dementia.
 
 
 
 
 
Lecturer
Universidad de los Andes, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Mar 2010 – Aug 2016 Santiago, Chile

Lecturer for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on clinical neuropsychology and neuroscience. Some courses included:

  • 2016 - ‘Introduction to Neuroscience’, course for first year Associate in Medicine students, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.
  • 2015 - Diploma Program in Adult Clinical Neuropsychology and Neuropsychiatry. Theoretical Foundations, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
  • 2012 - Diploma Program in Clinic in Adult Neuropsychiatry, Medichi, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
  • 2011 - ‘Introduction to Clinical Neuropsychology’, course for third and fourth year Psychology students at Faculty of Social Sciences, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.

Skills

Neuropsychological Assessment and Brain Imaging Analysis
Statistics
Research
Teamwork
Critical Thinking
Languages (English-Spanish)

Accomplish­ments

Second best poster at the Sheffield Dementia Conference 2022
University of Sheffield Feb 2022 – Feb 2022
Prize granted by Professor Dame Pamela Shaw, Director of the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), to the poster ‘Differences in grey matter and functional connectivity between healthy young carriers and non-carriers of APOE ε4 genotype. Munoz-Neira, C., Kucikova, L., Huang, W. and Su, L.’ presented at the Sheffield Dementia Conference 2022, INOX, Level 5 University of Sheffield Students’ Union, Sheffield, UK, 4th of February 2022.
Bristol PLUS Award
University of Bristol Sep 2016 – Dec 2020
Award provided by the University of Bristol to outstanding students who successfully manage to show perseverance, resilience, self-reflection, critical thinking, and academic integrity, among other valuable skills, throughout the duration of their programmes. Accomplishment achieved as a PhD student by publishing a systematic review on neural correlates of altered insight in frontotemporal dementia in the scientific journal ‘NeuroImage: Clinical’, acting as a reviewer for other peer-reviewed journals, and completing the Bristol Futures Innovation and Enterprise course.
Scholarship holder of ‘Becas Chile, Doctoral studies abroad’
CONICYT [Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica -National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research-], Government of Chile Sep 2016 – Sep 2020
Full scholarship provided by the Chilean Government to help develop scientific knowledge in Chile. Award given to complete doctoral studies abroad.
Scholarship holder of ‘Becas Chile, Master’s degree abroad’
CONICYT [Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica -National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research-], Government of Chile Jun 2013 – Sep 2014
Full scholarship provided by the Chilean Government to help develop scientific knowledge in Chile. Award given to pursue a Master’s degree abroad.

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Comments/Feedback

Please, do not hesitate to leave a comment if you find the content of this website interesting! I will appreciate it if you could mention the topic you are referring to in your comment and I will certainly try to get back to you as soon as possible… All the best from Sheffield, UK! Dr Carlos Muñoz-Neira, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Sheffield