Projects

The Neural Architecture of Consciousness

Project leader: Dr. Kristian Sandberg, Dr. Jovana Bjekić

Project collaborators: Dr. Saša Filipović, Dr. Katarina Vulić, Dr. Marko Živanović, Dr. Uroš Konstantinović, Dunja Paunović

Project number: CA18106

Duration of the project: 2019-2023.

Leading Institution: Aarhus University, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Babeș-Bolyai University, Bar-Ilan University, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Cardiff University, Central European Institute of Technology, Charité Berlin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Psychology, École Normale Supérieure, Faculty of Science, Eötvös Loránd University, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, University of Belgrade, Institute of Neurobiology, Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e da Saúde, Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Engineering, Karadeniz Technical University, Lithuanian Energy Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of East Sarajevo, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Radboud University Medical Center, Tallinn University of Technology, The Academy of Applied Preschool Teaching and Health Studies, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, UCL, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, University of Malta, Roma Tre University, University Medical Center, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, University of Bergen, University of Jyväskylä, GIGA Institute, University of Liège, Medical School, University of Nicosia, University of Oslo, University of Salzburg, University of Tartu, University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia, University of Zagreb, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Vilnius University, İnönü University

Description of the project:

The project sets to explore the neural underpinnings of consciousness through large scale muliticenter studies that focus on collecting MRI data alongsied wide spectrum of behavioural outcomes to build predictive models for normal and pathological cognitive functioning. The colleboration is organized in seven groups: WG1 Neuroarchitectural mapping, WG2 Statistical methods, WG3 – Conscious perception, WG4 Metacognition, WG5 Consciousness, learning, and memory, WG6 – Clinical measures of consciousness, and WG7 – Large-scale data collection – coorinating large sacle data collection sites in Aarhus (Denmark), Krakow (Poland), Brno (Czech Republic), Chiba (Japan) and Cardiff (UK).

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From Brain Waves to Memory Boost: Memory Enhancement by Personalized Frequency-Modulated Noninvasive Brain Stimulation

Project leader: Dr. Jovana Bjekić

Project collaborators: Dr. Katarina Vulić, Dr. Uroš Konstantinović, Dr. Saša Filipović, Dunja Paunović

Project number: 6058808

Duration of the project: 2020-2022.

Leading institution: Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade

Description of the project:

This project seeks to enhance the impact of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on memory by personalizing and optimizing the stimulation protocol for the parieto-hippocampal neural network. The project proposes an electrode positioning method that targets associative memory, a crucial function for remembering connected information. Unfortunately, associative memory deteriorates with age and is compromised in individuals with neurodegenerative conditions. The project also developed new frequency-modulated protocols and assessed their neurophysiological and behavioral effects. To further enhance the efficacy of the stimulation, the protocol was personalized to the individual theta rhythm. Theta rhythm is a neurophysiological marker of memory that appears in the electroencephalographic record when individuals attempt to remember or recall something. This project’s goal is to improve memory outcomes through customized and optimized tDCS protocols for the parieto-hippocampal neural network.

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National Projects

Twinning for Excellence in Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation in the Western Balkans

Project leader: Dr. Saša R. Filipović, Dr. Jovana Bjekić

Project collaborators: Dr. Marko Živanović, Dr. Uroš Konstantinović, Dunja Paunović, Katarina Vulić, Marija Stanković, Jasmina Vuksanović, Milan Jelić, Milena Spoa, Dagana Stojić, Kontantin Tomić, Bojana Đukć

Project number: 101059369

Duration of the project: 2022-2025.

Leading institution: Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade

Description of the project:

TWINNIBS aims to strengthen the Institute for Medical Research – IMR’s research and innovation (R&I) as well as research management and administration capacities and to develop it into a prospective leading partner in international consortia that can attract strategic investments and R&I funding. TWINNIBS will promote interest in neuroscience research in Serbia and the region, and help to advance it, focusing on the multidisciplinary field of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS). NIBS is a set of techniques for transcranial (non-invasive) modulation of the activity in the specific brain areas and the large-scale brain networks to which they contribute. This is an innovative approach to neuroscience research and, ultimately, clinical treatment of a wide spectrum of neuropsychiatric conditions. TWNINIBS will be a coordination and support tool for IMR to bring NIBS research in Serbia to a new level by partnering with leading European R&I institutions from Denmark, Italy, Germany and Austria. TWNNIBS will include a comprehensive set of cooperation and coordination activities to strengthen the scientific and technological capacities of IMR, including short term mobility, virtual and in-person short term expert visits, workshops and boot-camps. A series of collaborative small-scale projects will be conducted with the personalisation of NIBS as an overarching theme. TWINNIBS will strengthen the IMR research management and administration capacities and foster organizational changes. The Centre for NIBS as well as R&I Project Management Unit will be established within the IMR. TWINNIBS will have a substantial scientific, economic/technological, and societal impact towards outcomes specified in this topic as well as a long-term impact on the R&I in the European space, with a special focus on the Western Balkans region. To realise the full potential of the TWINNIBS project a comprehensive set of communication, dissemination, and exploitation measures will be implemented.

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International Projects
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