University degree in Psychology (BA), obtained at the Universitat de Barcelona (U.B.) (University of Barcelona) in July of 1992.

 

II. ACADEMIC ACTIVITY

-     Psychobiology

-     Physiological Psychology

-     Psychobiology of Sleep

• Lecturing in Postgraduate Education, in the Master program ‘Clinical Psychology’ organised by the Department of Medical Psychology of the Universitat of Barcelona. Academic years: 95-96 and 96-97. Subject: “Sleep Disorders”.

 

 III. RESEARCH ACTIVITY

• Member of the research team in funded projects

As a principal investigator:

“Neuroanatomic and neurofunctional basis of developmental dyscalculia”, funded by the Ministry of Science and Education (Identification: SEJ2005-08704/PSIC). Years 06-09. Principal investigator: Dr. Josep M Serra-Grabulosa. 

As an associate investigator:

“Neuroanatomic and neurofunctional basis of memory disorders in prematurity subjects with antecedents of perinatal asphyxia”, funded by the Ministry of Science and Thecnology (Identification: SAF2002-00836). Years 02-05. Principal investigator: Prof. Carme Junqué.

"Cerebral electrophysiologic evaluation of normal and pathological cognitive function”, funded by the Ministry of Education and Science (Identification: UE96-0038). Years 97-98. Principal investigator: Dr. Carles Escera.

"Objective evaluation of brain function and dysfunction”, funded by the BIOMED-2 (IV Program) of the European Union (Identification: BMH4-CT96-0819). Years: 96-98. Principal investigator: Dr. Carles Escera.

“Attention and sensory memory: localisation of cerebral mechanisms”, funded by the Ministry of Education and Science (Identification: DGICYT PB93-0802). Years 94-96. Principal investigator: Dr. Carles Escera.

"Effects of the dextro-chlorpheniramine antihistamine on the human attention“, funded by the Catalonian Institute of Driving Traffic Safety (Catalonian Government). Years: 93-95. Principal investigator: Prof. Miquel Sánchez-Turet.

• Research in foreign centres

Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute of the University of California at Berkeley (USA).

The collaboration was established with Dr. Mark d'Esposito. February to August of 2005. Funded by the project PR2004-0457 (Ministry of Science and Education of the Spanish Government). Our coolaborative work was focused on the study of the functional connectivity of the hippocampus in non-demented elderly carrying the APOE E4 allele .

Institut Nationale de la Santé et la Recherce Médicale (INSERM). U280: Mental Processes and Brain Activation (France).

The collaboration was established with Dr. M.H. Giard. Our collaborative work was related to the knowledge of the neurophysiological mechanisms of auditory perception, by using MMN and P3a ERPs. May-July of 1997. Funded by the “Comissionat per a Universitats i Rercerca” (Agency of Universities and Research of the Catalan Government).

 

IV. PUBLICATIONS

• International publications

International Journals

Ariza, M., Serra-Grabulosa, J.M., Junqué, C., Ramírez, B., Mataró, M., Poca, A., Bargalló, N., Sahuquillo, J. Hippocampal head atrophy after traumatic brain injury. Neuropsychologia (in press).

Serra-Grabulosa, J.M., Junque, C., Verger, K., Salgado-Pineda, P., Mañeru, C., Mercader, J.M. (2005). Cerebral correlates of declarative memory dysfunctions in early traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 76(1), 129-131.

Mañeru, C., Serra-Grabulosa, J.M., Junqué, C., Salgado-Pineda, P., Bargalló, N., Olondo, M., Botet-Mussons, F., Tallada, M. & Mercader, J.M. (2003). Residual hippocampal atrophy in asphyxiated term neonates. Journal of Neuroimaging, 13, 68-74.

Serra-Grabulosa, J.M., Salgado-Pineda, P., Junqué, C., Solé-Padullés, C., Moral, P., López-Alomar, A., López, T., López-Guillén, A., Bargalló, N., Mercader, J.M., Clemente, I.C. & Bartrés-Faz, D. (2003). Apolipoproteins E and C1 and brain morphology in memory impaired elders. Neurogenetics, 4, 141-146.

Massana, G., Serra-Grabulosa, J.M., Salgado-Pineda, P., Gastó, C., Junqué, C., Massana, J. & Mercader, J.M. (2003). Parahippocampal gray matter decrease in panic disorder: a voxel-based morphometric study. American Journal of Psychiatry, 160, 566-568.

Yago, E., Escera, C., Alho, K., Giard, M.H. & Serra-Grabulosa, J.M. (2003). Spatiotemporal dynamics of the auditory novelty-P3 event-related brain potential. Cognitive Brain Research, 16, 383-390.

Massana, G., Serra-Grabulosa, J.M., Salgado-Pineda, P., Gastó, C., Junqué, C., Massana, J., Mercader, J.M., Gómez, B., Tobeña, A & Salamero, M. (2003). Amygdalar atrophy in panic disorder subjects detected by volumetric magnetic resonance imaging. Neuroimage, 19, 80-90.

Narberhaus, A., Segarra, M.D., Verger, K., Serra-Grabulosa, J.M., Salgado-Pineda, P., Bartomeus, F. & Mercader, J.M. (2003). Evaluation of diffuse cerebral atrophy in patients with a history of traumatic brain injury and its relation to cognitive deterioration. Revista de Neurología, 36, 925-929.

Mañeru, C., Junqué, C., Salgado-Pineda, P., Serra-Grabulosa, J.M., Bartrés-Faz, D., Ramirez-Ruiz, B., Bargalló, N., Tallada, M. & Botet, F. (2003). Corpus callosum atrophy in adolescents with antecedents of moderate perinatal asphyxia. Brain Injury, 17, 1003-1009.

Serra-Grabulosa, J.M., Sánchez-Turet, M., Grau, C. & Escera, C. (2002). The potential P300 in the evaluation of the side effects of dexchlorpheniramine. Revista de Neurología, 35, 306-310.

Bartrés-Faz, D., Junque, C., Serra-Grabulosa, J.M., López-Alomar, A., Moya, A., Bargalló, N., Mercader, J.M., Moral, P. & Clemente, I.C. (2002). Dopamine DRD2 Taq I polymorphism associates with caudate nucleus volume and cognitive performance in memory impaired subjects. Neuroreport, 13, 1121-1125.

Sánchez-Turet, M. & Serra-Grabulosa, J.M. (2002). Auditory evoked potentials and alcohol: characteristics of the mismatch negativity component in alcoholism. Revista de Neurología, 35 (11), 1049-1055.

Serra-Grabulosa, J.M., Sánchez-Turet, M. & Grau, C. (2002). The secondary effects of the antihistamine chlorpheniramine on the central nervous system. Revista de Neurología, 34, 1178-1182.

Bartrés-Faz, D., Junque, C., Clemente, I.C., Serra-Grabulosa, J.M., Guardia, J., López-Alomar, A., Sánchez-Aldeguer, J., Mercader, J.M., Bargalló, N., Olondo, M. & Moral, P. (2001). MRI genetics correlates of cognitive function in elder with memory impairment. Neurobiology of Aging, 22, 449-459.

Verger, K., Serra-Grabulosa, J.M., Junqué, C., Alvarez, A., Bartrés-Faz, D. & Mercader, J.M. (2001). Study of the long term sequelae of traumatic brain injury: evaluation of declarative and procedural memory, and its neuroanatomic substrate. Revista de Neurología, 33, 30-34.

Serra-Grabulosa, J.M., Grau, C., Escera, C. & Sánchez-Turet, M. (2001). The H1-receptor antagonist dextro-Chlorpheniramine impairs selective auditory attention in the absence of subjective awareness of this impairment. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 21, 599-602.

Alho, K., Escera, C., Díaz, R., Yago, E. & Serra, J.M. (1997). Effects of involuntary auditory attention on visual task performance and brain activity. Neuroreport, 8 (15), 3233-3237.

Serra, J.M., Escera, C., Sánchez-Turet, M., Sánchez-Sastre, J. & Grau,C. (1996). The H1-receptor antagonist chlorpheniramine decreases the ending phase of the mismatch negativity of the human auditory event-related potentials. Neuroscience Letters, 203, 77-80.

Abstracts published in International Journals

Serra, JM., Grau, C., Escera, C. & Sánchez-Turet, M. (1998). Auditory selective attention impairment after a 4-mg single dose of dextrochlorpheniramine in the absence of awareness. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 30 (1-2), 521P.

Serra, J.M., Giard, M.H., Yago, E., Alho, K. & Escera, C. (1998). Bilateral contribution from frontal lobes to MMN. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 30 (1-2), 623P.

Grau, C., Yago, E., Polo, M.D., Serra, J.M. & Escera, C. (1998). A new faster mismatch negativity paradigm for auditory sensory memory evaluation. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 30 (1-2), 564P.

Polo, M.D., Yago, E., Grau, C., Alho, K., Gual, A., Serra, J.M. & Escera, C. (1998). Electrophysiological and behavioral evidence of paradoxical distractivility in chronic alcoholism. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 30 (1-2), 682P.

 Yago, E., Polo, M.D., Grau, C., Gual, A., Serra, J.M. & Escera, C. (1998). Auditory sensory memory in chronic alcoholism as indexed by MMN. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 30 (1-2), 683P.

• National (Spanish publications)

Book Chapters

Serra-Grabulosa, J.M. (2000). Psychobiology. In: B. Gómez Zúñiga, M. Peró Cebollero, J.M. Serra-Grabulosa & B. Vidal Moranta (Eds). Facts about Psychology. Barcelona: Edicions UB.

Spanish Journals

Serra-Grabulosa, J.M., Salgado-Pineda, P., Massana, G. & Sánchez-Turet, M. (2003). Morphometric analysis of cerebral structures: applications in Psychiatry. Psiquiatría Biológica, 10 (1), 17-24.

Ariza-González, M., Pueyo, R., Serra-Grabulosa, J.M. (2004). Neuropsychologic sequelae of traumatic bran injury (Secuelas neuropsicológicas de los traumatismos craneoencefálicos). Anales de Psicología, 20(2), 303-16.

 

V. PRESENTATIONS & POSTERS

• International Conferences

Posters

Narberhaus, A., Segarra, M.D., Verger, K., Serra-Grabulosa, J.M., Salgado-Pineda, P., Bartomeus, F. & Mercader, J.M. Corpus callosum surface and cognitive sequelae in paediatric closed head injury. Join Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society and German Neuropsychological Society. Bonn (Germany), June 2003.

Massana, G., Serra-Grabulosa, J.M., Salgado-Pineda, P., Gastó, C., Junqué, C., Massana, J. & Mercader, J.M.   Parahippocampal Gray Matter Decrease in Panic: A Voxel-Based Morphometric Study. 156^th APA Annual Meeting. American Psychiatric Association. San Francsico (USA), May 2003.

Massana, G., Serra-Grabulosa, J.M., Salgado-Pineda, P., Gastó, C., Junqué, C., Massana, J., Mercader, J.M., Gómez, B., Tobeña, A. & Salamero, M. Reduced Amygdalar Volume in Panic Disorder: A Volumetric Magnetic Resonance Study. 156^th APA Annual Meeting. American Psychiatric Association. San Francsico (USA), May 2003

Yago, E., Alho, K., Giard, M.H., Serra-Grabulosa, J.M., & Escera,C. Temporal pattern of brain activations underlying novelty processing: a scalp-current density (SCD) approach. Berlin Neuroscience Forum (Germany), May 2001.

Verger, K., Álvarez, A., Serra-Grabulosa, J.M., Bartrés-Faz, D., Mercader, J.M., & Junque, C. Hippocampus volume atrophy in adolescents with severe traumatic brain injury and its relationship with memory impairment. International Neuropsychological Society. Twenty-Third Year Annual Meeting. Brusels (Belgium), June 2000.

Grau, C., Yago, E., Polo, M.D., Serra, J.M., & Escera, C. A new faster Mismatch Negativity paradigm for auditory sensory memory evaluation. 9th World Congress of Psychophysiology. Taormina (Italy), September 1998.

Grau, C., Yago, E., Polo, M.D., Serra, J.M., & Escera, C. A new faster Mismatch Negativity paradigm for auditory sensory memory evaluation 9th World Congress of Psychophysiology

Serra, J.M., Escera, C., Giard, M.H., Yago, E., & Alho, K. Bilateral contribution from frontal lobes to MMN. 9th World Congress of Psychophysiology. Taormina (Italy), September 1998.

Polo, M.D., Yago, E., Grau, C., Alho, K., Gual, A., Serra, J.M., & Escera, C. Electrophysiological and behavioral evidence of paradoxical distractibility in chronic alcoholism. 9th World Congress of Psychophysiology. Taormina (Italy), September 1998.

Serra, J.M., Grau, C., Escera, C., & Sánchez-Turet, M. Auditory selective attention impairment after a 4-mg single dose of dextro- chlorpheniramine in the absence of subjective awareness. 9th World Congress of Psychophysiology. Taormina (Italy), September 1998.

Serra, J.M., Escera, C., Sánchez-Turet, M., Sánchez-Sastre, J., & Grau, C. Effects of the H₁+ receptor antagonist chlorpheniramine on the mismatch negativity. 8th World Congress of the International Organization of Psychophysiology. Tampere (Finland), June 1996.

Escera, C., Serra, J.M., Torras, E., Povedano, A., & Grau, C. Short-term replicability of the mismatch negativity. 8th World Congress of the International Organization of Psychophysiology. Tampere (Finland), June 1996.

Polo, M.D., Escera, C., Gual, A., Serra, J.M., Díaz, R., & Grau, C. Mismatch negativity in chronic alcoholics: preliminary results. 8th World Congress of the International Organization of Psychophysiology. Tampere (Finland), June 1996.

Escera, C., Serra, J.M., & Grau, C. Ultradian rhythms in the N1 auditory evoked potential. I Congress of the European Federation of Psychophysiology Societies. Barcelona (Spain), April 1994.

Grau C., Cadaveira F., Ferrer R., Corominas M., Diaz R., Polo M.D. Rodriguez M.S., Serra J.M., Escera C. & Sánchez-Turet M. Recovery of evoked potentials Alterations in Abstinent Alcoholics: Effects of age. I Congress of the European Federation of Psychophysiology Societies. Barcelona (Spain), April 1994.

Díaz, R., Polo, M.A., Grau, C., Rodamilans. M., Escera, C., Serra, J.M., Sánchez-Sastre, J., & Sánchez-Turet, M. Effects of alcohol on response election time on driving. 23rd International Congress of Applied Psychology. Madrid (Spain), July 1994.

Escera, C., Serra, J.M., Noguera, J., Cilveti, R. & Grau, C. Fluctuations in P300 amplitude over a six hours span. III European Congres of Psychology. Tampere (Finland), July 1993.

Escera, C., Cilveti, R., Noguera, J., Serra, J.M., & Grau, C. Short rhythms in P300 amplitude. 25th Annual Meeting of the European Brain and Behavioral Society. Madrid (Spain), September 1993.

• National conferences

Presentations

Effects of chlorpheniramine on human auditory attention. IV Congreso of Spanish Society of Cognitive Psychophysiology. March 1999, University of Illes Balears.

Posters

Bartrés-Faz, D., Junqué, C., Serra-Grabulosa, J.M., Salgado-Pineda, P., Solé, C., Moral, P., López-Alomar, A., Moya, A., Bargalló, N., Mercader, J.M. & Clemente, I.C. Apolipoproteins E and CI and brain morphology in memory impaired elders. I Simposium Français-Catalan on Neuroscience. Barcelona (Spain), June 2001.

Escera, C., Cilveti, R., Noguera, J., Serra, J,M. & Grau, C. N1 oscillation. 30 Reunió Anual de la Societat Espanyola de Neurofisiologia Clínica. Barcelona (Spain), December 1992.

 

VI. GRANTS

• Travel Grant from the Ministry of Science and Education (Spanish Government) for the Academic Visitor stay in the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute of the University of California at Berkeley (USA). From 1st February to 31th July 2005.

• Travel Grant from the Comissionat per a Universitatas i Rercerca (Agency of Universities and Research of the Catalan Government) for the Academic Visitor stay in the U280 of INSERM (France). From March to July 1997.

• Division of Health Sciences Grant from the University of Barcelona for the attendance of the postgraduate course “Psychobiology of Sleep” in 1993.

• Scholarship of the Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychobiology from the Ministry of Science and Education (Spanish Government). Academic year: 91-92.

 

VII. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Private practice as a clinical psychologist from 1997 to 2002.

 

VIII. OTHER

Membership of scientific or professional associations

• Member of the Official Psychological Association of Catalonia since 1997 (collegiate number 9.329).

• Member of the European Sleep Research Society since 1994.

• Member of the IDIBAPS (Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer) since 2000.