Computational Neuroscience

About the Team

Professors, Students and Researchers

About Dr. Sylvain Moreno

Publications

1. Krakovska, O., Christie, G. J., Sixsmith, A., Ester, M., & Moreno, S. (In press) Effects of total life-activities on memory changes become more important in aging, as education and memory reserves evaporate. Aging.
2. Leung, A.W., Moreno, S. and Alain, C. (2023) The frontoparietal multiple demand network interacts with the dual pathways in auditory working memory. Cerebral Cortex. (12 pages)
3. Schwartzmann, B., Lee, J., Dhami, P., Knyahnytska, Y., Atluri, S., Christie, G., Croarkin, P., Blumberger, D., Daskalakis, Z., Moreno, S. and Farzan, F. (2023) Baseline low-frequency EEG oscillations are associated with therapeutic response to theta burst stimulation augmented with cognitive training in youth depression. Brain Stimulation: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation. (2 pages)
4. Ahmadzadeh, M., Christie, G.J., Cosco, T.D., Arab, A., Mansouri, M., Wagner, K.R., DiPaola, S. and Moreno, S. (2022) Neuroimaging and machine learning for studying the pathways from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review. (19 pages)
5. Bugos, J.A., Bidelman, G.M., Moreno, S., Shen, D., Lu, J. and Alain, C. (2022) Music and Visual Art Training Increase Auditory-Evoked Theta Oscillations in Older Adults. Brain Sciences. (16 pages)
6. Dhami, P., Lee, J., Schwartzmann, B., Knyahnytska, Y., Atluri, S., Christie, G.J., Croarkin, P.E., Blumberger, D.M., Daskalakis, Z.J., Moreno, S. and Farzan, F. (2022) Neurophysiological impact of theta burst stimulation followed by cognitive exercise in treatment of youth depression. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports. (10 pages)
7. Duffy, A., Christie, G.J. and Moreno, S. (2022) The Challenges Toward Real-world Implementation of Digital Health Design Approaches: Narrative Review. JMIR Human Factors. (17 pages)
8. Lu, J., Moussard, A., Guo, S., Lee, Y., Bidelman, G.M., Moreno, S., Skrotzki, C., Bugos, J., Shen, D., Yao, D. and Alain, C. (2022) Music training modulates theta brain oscillations associated with response suppression. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. (10 pages)
9. Márquez-García, A.V., Vakorin, V.A., Kozhemiako, N., Magnuson, J.R., Iarocci, G., Ribary, U., Moreno, S. and Doesburg, S.M. (2022) Children with autism spectrum disorder show atypical electroencephalographic response to processing contextual incongruencies. Scientific Reports. (14 pages)
10. Riadi, I., Kervin, L., Dhillon, S., Teo, K., Churchill, R., Card, K.G., Sixsmith, A., Moreno, S., Fortuna, K.L., Torous, J. and Cosco, T.D. (2022) Digital interventions for depression and anxiety in older adults: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. The Lancet Healthy Longevity. (14 pages)
11. Rodrigues, E.A., Christie, G.J., Farzan, F. and Moreno, S. (2022) Does cognitive aging follow an orchid and dandelion phenomenon?. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. (8 pages)
12. Krakovska, O., Christie, G.J., Farzan, F., Sixsmith, A., Ester, M. and Moreno, S. (2021) Healthy memory aging-the benefits of regular daily activities increase with age. Aging. (10 pages)
13. Schwartzmann, B., Dhami, P., Lee, J., Knyahnytska, Y., Christie, G.J., Croarkin, P.E., Blumberger, D.M., Daskalakis, Z.J., Moreno, S. and Farzan, F. (2021) Changes in brain functional connectivity following theta burst stimulation augmented with cognitive training for the treatment of youth depression. Brain Stimulation: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation. (2 pages)
14. Kiaei Ziabari, S. P., Ofoghi, Z., Rodrigues, E. A. , Gromala, D., & Moreno, S. (2021) Investigating the role of having an avatar in virtual reality on pain alleviation and embodiment in patients with pain using electroencephalogram: a neuroimaging protocol. Frontiers in Virtual Reality. https://doi.org/10.3389/frvir.2021.775764
15. Duffy, A., Christie G., Moreno, S. (2021) Examining Challenges to the Incorporation of End Users in the Design of Digital Health Interventions: Protocol for a Systematic Review. JMIR: Res Protoc. (7 pages)
16. Marquez-Garcia, A.V., Magnuson, J.R., Morris, J., Iarocci, G., Doesburg, S.M. & Moreno, S. (2021) Music Therapy in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review. Rev J Autism Dev Disord. (17 pages)
17. Arab, A., Christie, G., Mansouri, M., Ahmadzadeh, M., Sixsmith A., Ester, M., Moreno, S. (2021) Moderate-Intensity Physical Activity, Music and Art Activities Preserved Cognitive Health in Older Adults: An Argument for Social Prescribing Solution. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. (11 pages)
18. Arab, A., Chinda, B., Medvedev, G., Siu, W., Guo, H., Gu, T., Moreno, S., Hamarneh, G., Ester, M., Song, X. (2020) A fast and fully-automated deep-learning approach for accurate hemorrhage segmentation and volume quantification in non-contrast whole-head CT. Sci Rep. (12 pages)
19. Kim, A., Wiseheart, M., Wong-Kee-You, A. M. B., Binh Tam Le, B. Moreno, S., and Rosenbaum, R. S. (2020). Specifying the neural basis of the spacing effect with multivariate ERP. Neuropsychologia. (22 pages)
20. Ahmadzadeh, M., Christie, G. J., Cosco, T. D., and Moreno, S. (2020). Neuroimaging and analytical methods for studying the pathways from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease: Protocol for a rapid systematic review. Journal of Systematic Reviews. (5 pages)
21. Djiberou Mahamadou, A. J., Antoine, V., Mephu Nguifo, E. and Moreno S. (2020) Categorical fuzzy entropy c-means. IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE). (6 pages)
22. Djiberou Mahamadou, A. J., Antoine, V., Christie, G. J. and Moreno S. (2019) Evidential clustering for categorical data. IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE), pp. 1–6. (6 pages)
23. Magnuson, J.R., Iarocci, G., Doesburg, S. M., Moreno, S. (2020) Title: Increased Intra-Subject Variability of Reaction Times and Single-Trial Event Related Potential Components in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Research.
24. Krakovska, O., Christie, G. J., Sixsmith, A., Ester, M., & Moreno, S. (2019) Performance Comparison of Linear and Non-Linear Feature Selection Methods for the Analysis of Large Survey Datasets. Plos One.
25. Magnuson, J.R., Peatfield, N., Fickling, S., Nunes, A.S., Christie, G., Vakorin, V., D’Arcy, R., Ribary, U., Iarocci, G., Doesburg, S. M., Moreno, S. (2019). Electrophysiology of Inhibitory Control in the Context of Emotion Processing in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Hum. Neurosci. 13:78. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2019.00078.
26. Alain, C., Moussard, A., Singer, J., Lee, Y., Bidelman, G., M., Moreno, S. (2019) Music and Visual Art Training Modulate Brain Activity in Older Adults. Frontiers in Neuroscience. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00182
27. Atluri S., Wong W., Moreno S., Blumberger D.M., Daskalakis Z.J., and Farzan F. (2018) Selective Modulation of Brain Network Dynamics by Seizure Therapy in Treatment-Resistant Depression. NeuroImage Clinical. 20:1176-1190. DOI:1016/j.nicl.2018.10.015
28. Chinda, B., Medvedev, G., Siu, W., Ester, M., Arab, A., Gu, T., Moreno, S., D’Arcy, R.C.N., Song, X. (2018) Automation of CT-based haemorrhagic stroke assessment for improved clinical outcomes: study protocol and design. BMJ Open. 8:doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020260
29. Alain, C., Khatamian, Y., He, Y., Lee, Y., Moreno, S., Leung, A., Bialystok, E. (2018) Different Neural Activities Support Auditory Working Memory in Musicians and Bilinguals. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. doi: 10.1111/nyas.13717
30. Feng, J., Choi, H., Craik FIM, Levine, B., Moreno, S., Naglie, G., Zhu, M. (2018) Adaptive response criteria in road hazard detection among older drivers. Traffic Inj Prev. 19 (2):141-146. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2017.1373190.
31. Christie, G. J., Hamilton, T., Manor, B. D., Farb, N. A., Farzan, F., Sixsmith, A., Moreno, S. (2017). Do Lifestyle Activities Protect Against Cognitive Decline in Aging? A Review. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 9, 381.
32. Battersby, L., Fang, M.L., Canham, S.L., Sixsmith, J., Moreno, S., Sixsmith, A. (2017). Co-creation Methods: Informing Technology Solutions for Older Adults. International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, 77-89.
33. Farzan, F., Atluri, S., Mei, Y., Moreno, , Levinson, A.J., Blumberger, D., Daskalakis, Z. (2017) Brain temporal complexity in explaining the therapeutic and cognitive effects of seizure therapy. Brain. 140 (4): 1011-1025. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awx030
34. Feng, J., Craik, F. I. M., Levine, B., Moreno, S., Naglie, G., & Choi, H. (2017) Differential age-related changes in attention across an extended visual field. European Journal of Ageing. 14 (2), 167-177.
35. Barros C.G., Swardfager W., Moreno S., Bortz G., Ilari B., Jackowski A.P., Ploubidis G., Little T.D., Lamont A., Cogo-Moreira, H. (2017) Assessing music perception in young children: evidence for and psychometric features of the m-factor. Frontiers in Neuroscience.
36. Carpentier, S.M., Kovacevic, N., Bialystok, E., McIntosh, A.R., & Moreno, S. (2016) Short-term musical training enhances brain signal complexity during music and language tasks. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 28(10): 1603–1612.
37. Moussard, A., Tays, W., Alain, C., & Moreno, S. (2016) The influence of life-long music training on executive control in older adults: An event-related potential study. Brain Research. 1642:146-153
38. Barac, R., Moreno, S., Bialystok, E. (2016) Behavioral and Electrophysiological Differences in Executive Control between Monolingual and Bilingual Children. Child Development. 87, 1277-1290.
39. Hutka, S., Carpentier, S.M., Moreno, S., & McIntosh, A.R. (2016) Musicianship and tone language experience are associated with differential changes in brain signal variability. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 28 (12): 2044-58.
40. Bhayee, S., Tomaszewski, P., Lee, D.H., Moffat, G., Pino, L., Moreno, S., Farb, N.A.S. (2016) Attentional and affective consequences of technology supported mindfulness training: a randomised, active control, efficacy trial. BMC Psychol. 4,
41. Janus, M., Lee, Y., Moreno, S., Bialystok, E. (2016) Effects of Short Term Music and Second Language Training on Executive Control. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 144: 84-97. Moreno, S., Lee, Y., Janus, M., & Bialystok, E. (2015) Short-term second language and music training induces lasting functional brain changes in early childhood. Child Development. 86 (2), 394-406
42. Dhami, P., Moreno, S. DeSouza, J., (2015) New Framework for Rehab – Fusion Cognitive and Physical Rehab: the Hope for Dancing. Frontiers in Cognitive Science. 5:1478. doi: 3389/fpsyg.2014.01478
43. Kovačević, N., Moreno, S., Ritter, P., McIntosh, A., R. (2015) My Virtual Dream: Collective Neurofeedback Inside Immersive Art Environment. Plos One.
44. Hutka, S., Bidelman, G., M., Moreno, S. (2015) Pitch expertise is not created equal: Cross-domain effects of musicianship and tone language experience on neural and behavioural discrimination of speech and music. Neuropsychologia. 71: 52-63.
45. Moreno, S. & Farzan, F. (2015). Music Training and Inhibitory Control: a Multidimensional Model. Annals of New York Academy of Science. 1337 (1), 147-152.
46. Hutchins, S., Hutka, S., Moreno, S., (2015) Symbolic and Motor Contributions to Vocal Imitation in Absolute Pitch. Music Perception: An Interdisciplinary Journal 32 (3), 254-265
47. Feng, J., Craik, F.I.M., Levine, B., Moreno, S., Naglie, G., Choi, H.S., Medina, A. (2015) Drive Aware Task: Measuring Target Detection in a Visual Clutter in the Driving Context. Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting.
48. Sullivan, M.D., Janus, M.K., Moreno, S., Astheimer, L., & Bialystok, E. (2014) Early stage second-language learning improves executive control. Brain and Language. 139, 84-98.
49. Bidelman, G. M., Weiss, M. W., Moreno, S., & Alain, C. (2014). Coordinated plasticity in brainstem and auditory cortex contributes to enhanced categorical speech perception in musicians. European Journal of Neuroscience. 40(4): 2662-73. doi: 10.1111/ejn.12627
50. Kielar, A., Meltzer, J.A., Moreno, S., Alain, C., & Bialystok, E. (2014). Oscillatory responses to semantic and syntactic violations. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 26(12): 2840-62. doi: 10.1162/jocn_a_00670
51. Bidelman, G. M., Villafuerte, J. W., Moreno, S., & Alain, C. (2014). Age-related changes in the subcortical-cortical encoding and categorical perception of speech. Neurobiology of Aging. 35(11): 2526-40. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2014.05.006
52. Moreno, S., Wodniecka, Z., Tays, W., Alain, C., & Bialystok, E. (2014). Inhibitory control in bilinguals and musicians: Event Related Potential (ERP) evidence for experience-specific effects. PLOS ONE 9(4): e94169. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094169
53. Bialystok, E., Peets, K., & Moreno, S. (2014). Producing bilinguals through immersion education: Development of metalinguistic awareness. Applied Psycholinguistics, 35(1): 177-191. doi 1017/S0142716412000288
54. Astheimer, L., Janus, M., Moreno, S. & Bialystok, E. (2014). Electrophysiological measures of attention during speech perception predict metalinguistic skills in children. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 7:1-12.
55. Hutka, S.A., Bidelman, G.M., & Moreno, S. (2013). Brain signal variability as a window into the bidirectionality between music and language processing: Moving from a linear to a nonlinear model. Frontiers in Psychology, 4:984. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00984
56. Hutchins, S. & Moreno, S. (2013). The Linked Dual Representation model of vocal perception and performance. Frontiers in Psychology, 4:825. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00825
57. Kliegel, M., Hering, A., Rose, N. S., Craik, F. I. M., Rendell, P. G., Moreno, S., & Bidelman, G. M. (2013). Development of Prospective Memory in Old Age: A Story of Losses and Gains. Journal in Psychophysiology, 27: 30-30.
58. White, E.J., Hutka, S.A., Williams, L.J., & Moreno, S. (2013). Learning, neural plasticity and sensitive periods: Implications for language acquisition, music training, and transfer across the lifespan. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 7(90):1-18. doi: 10.3389/fnsys.2013.00090
59. Moreno, S. & Bidelman, G.M. (2013). Examining neural plasticity and cognitive benefit through the unique lens of musical training. Hearing Research, 308:84-97. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2013.09.012
60. Bidelman, G. M., Hutka, S., & Moreno, S. (2013). Tone language speakers and musicians share enhanced perceptual and cognitive abilities for musical pitch: Evidence for bidirectionality between the domains of language and music. PLOS ONE 8(4): e60676. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060676
61. Bidelman, G. M., Moreno, S., & Alain, C. (2013). Tracing the emergence of categorical speech perception in the human auditory system. NeuroImage, 79: 201-212.
62. Luo, L., Craik, F., Moreno, S., & Bialystok, E. (2013). Bilingualism interacts with domain in a working memory task: Evidence from aging. Psychology and Aging 28(1):28-34. doi: 10.1037/a0030875
63. Hermanto, N., Moreno, S., & Bialystok, E. (2012). Linguistic and metalinguistic outcomes of intense immersion education: How bilingual? International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 15(2): 131-45.
64. Moreno, S., Bialystok, E., Barac, R., Schellenberg, G., Cepeda, N., & Chau, T. (2011). Short-term music training enhances verbal intelligence and executive function. Psychological Science, 22: 1425-33.
65. Moreno, S., Friesen, D., & Bialystok, E. (2011). Effect of music training on promoting preliteracy skills: Preliminary causal evidence. Music Perception, 29(2): 165-72.
66. Moreno, S., Bialystok, E., Wodniecka, Z., & Alain, C. (2010). Conflict resolution in sentence processing by bilinguals. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 23(6):564-79.
67. Schellenberg, G. & Moreno, S. (2010). Music lessons, pitch processing, and g. Psychology of Music, 38(2):209-221.
68. Moreno, S. (2009). Can music influence language and cognition? Contemporary Music Review, 28: 3, 329-345.
69. Moreno, S., Marques, C., Santos, A., Santos, M., Castro, S.L., & Besson, M. (2009). Musical training improves verbal memory, reading abilities and pitch perception: behavioural and electrophysiological evidence in 8 year-old non-musicians children. Cerebral Cortex, 19(3):712-23.
70. Schon, D., Boyer, M., Moreno, S., Besson, M., Peretz, I. & Kolinsky, R. (2008). Songs as an aid for language acquisition. Cognition, 106(2):975-83.
71. Besson, M., Schon, D., Moreno, S., Santos, A., Magne, C. (2007). Influence of musical expertise and musical training on pitch processing in music and language. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 25(3-4):399-410.
72. Marques, C., Moreno, S., Castro, S. L. & Besson, M. (2007). Musicians detect pitch violation in a foreign language better than nonmusicians: Behavioral and electrophysiological evidence. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 19(9):1453-63.
73. Santos A., Joly-Pottuz B., Moreno, S., Habib M. & Besson M. (2007). Behavioural and Event-Related Potentials evidence for pitch discrimination deficits in dyslexic children: Improvement after intensive phonic intervention. Neuropsychologia, 45(5): 1080-90.
74. Moreno, S. & Besson, M. (2006). Musical training and language-related brain electrical activity in children. Psychophysiology, 43(3), 287-91.
75. Moreno, S. & Besson, M. (2006). Influence of musical training on pitch processing: Event-Related brain Potential studies of adults and children. Annals of New York Academy of Science, 1060: 93-97.