Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation (CNBS)
Optimizing and applying noninvasive brain stimulation to health care and research

Faculty

Joan A. Camprodon, MD, MPH
Research Faculty

I was born in Barcelona (Spain) and studied Medicine at the University of Barcelona and the Humboldt University in Berlin. I also obtained a Master in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. After my medical studies I obtained a fellowship from the Pedro i Pons Foundation and worked in the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at the Berlin Neuroimaging Center (Charité, Humboldt University). In October 2003 I joined the Center for Non-invasive Brain Stimulation with a fellowship from “La Caixa” Foundation. At present I hold a grant from the Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration and Repair.

Research Interests / Research Focus

I’m interested in studying Neural Connectivity and Plasticity in health and disease using different methodologies such as TMS, fMRI and the simultaneous combination of both. My main cognitive interest is the study of the Neural Correlates of Consciousness and particularly the role of V1 and its interaction with higher cognitive areas. As a physician I’m also very interested in Translational Neuroscience and the potential of applying the methods and paradigms of Cognitive Neuroscience to the study of patient oriented questions. In particular, I’m interested in combining neuroimaging with neurostimulation to study the role of plasticity in the pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric disorders and the therapeutic potential of neuromodulation. I am using this approach to study the ability of TMS to reduce craving in cocaine addicted individuals. Also, I have recently been awarded a grant from the Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration and Repair to study the plastic phenomena underlying Hemispatial Neglect recovery using fMRI and the potential of TMS for its neurorehabilitation.

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