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Rafal Nowak, PhD
Neuroscientist
We need a broader vision for translational neuroscience research, together with a multidisciplinary approach and specific transversal skills to reduce the scale and impact of dementia.
Current Work
Neuroscientist, with a research on using neuroimaging techniques to better understand brain function and dysfunction in children and adults, including the use of MEG, resting-state functional connectivity MRI, EEG and fNIRS.
Personal Hero
James Clerk Maxwell
Words of Strength
One step at a time, but always forward
Vision
Broader vision for translational neuroscience research, together with a multidisciplinary approach and specific transversal skills are needed to reduce the scale and impact of dementia.
Strategy
Rafal is using multi-modal neuroimaging techniques to better understand how the brain dysfunction contributes to clinical symptoms in dementia and which neuronal oscillations should be approached with non-invasive brain stimulation tools.
Impact
As an Atlantic Fellow, Rafal aims to develop new neuroimaging techniques to identify the network implicated in Alzheimer's Disease as an optimal target for non invasive brain stimulation.
Motivation
Rafal believes there is tremendous therapeutic potential in the combined use of advanced imaging to detect dysfunctional network activity in the pathological aging and noninvasive brain stimulation to modulate this networks.
Education & Experience
Rafal received his master's degree in Medical Physics from University of Poznan, Poland and PhD degree in Neuroscience from the University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland, on the analysis of the brain bioelectrical activity in patients with epilepsy. After completing his PhD, he joined the Department of Psychiatry and Psychobiology at the University of Barcelona. He completed Master of Advanced Studies in Neuroscience from the University of Barcelona and Program for Management Development (PDG) at ESADE Business School (Barcelona). His scientific interest in applied science led to his association with Magnetoencephalography Laboratory at Teknon Hospital, Barcelona and Neuroelectrics' research group.
Awards & Honors
Rafal's academic and research achievements are demonstrated by numerous scholarships and awards and include graduate scholarship, PhD Scholarship, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, various traveling Scholars and Young Investigator Award from the Biomag Society.
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