Caterina Motta,
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Associate Editor
Term Expiration:
12/31/2024
Affiliation(s):
University of Rome Tor Vergata
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Areas of Interest:
age related dementias: Alzheimer's disease; Aging and Cognition; Epidemiology
Biography & Research:
Education:
2010: Degree in Medicine and Surgery
2016: Specialization in Neurology
2020: PhD in Neuroscience
Current position:
Researcher/Neurologist at UOC Neurology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy.
Research Activity:
i) Clinical research, with participation in national and international multicenter trials for the treatment and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
ii) application studies of non-invasive neurophysiological methods for the evaluation of the pathogenetic mechanisms of neurovascular and neurodegenerative diseases of the central nervous system (Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Frontotemporal Dementia, Lewi Body Dementia).
- Main lines of research:
i) study of the interaction between neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation mechanisms in Alzheimer's disease through the analysis of CSF biomarkers.
ii) modulation of cortical plasticity by cholinergic and dopaminergic circuits in Alzheimer's disease.
Author of over 70 peer-rewiewed articles. Scopus Author ID: 36461399500
