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Joanna Sierpowska

Tenure-track Lecturer, Universitat de Barcelona
Verified email at ub.edu
Cited by 940

Structural neuroplasticity in expert pianists depends on the age of musical training onset

L Vaquero, K Hartmann, P Ripollés, N Rojo… - Neuroimage, 2016 - Elsevier
In the last decade, several studies have investigated the neuroplastic changes induced by
long-term musical training. Here we investigated structural brain differences in expert …

Survey on current cognitive practices within the European Low-Grade Glioma Network: towards a European assessment protocol

A Rofes, E Mandonnet, J Godden, MH Baron… - Acta …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background The European Low-Grade Glioma network indicated a need to better
understand common practices regarding the managing of diffuse low-grade gliomas. This …

Comparing human and chimpanzee temporal lobe neuroanatomy reveals modifications to human language hubs beyond the frontotemporal arcuate fasciculus

J Sierpowska, KL Bryant, N Janssen… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The biological foundation for the language-ready brain in the human lineage remains a
debated subject. In humans, the arcuate fasciculus (AF) white matter and the posterior …

Music‐supported therapy in the rehabilitation of subacute stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial

J Grau‐Sánchez, E Duarte… - Annals of the New …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The effect of music‐supported therapy (MST) as a tool to restore hemiparesis of the upper
extremity after a stroke has not been appropriately contrasted with conventional therapy. The …

Words are not enough: nonword repetition as an indicator of arcuate fasciculus integrity during brain tumor resection

J Sierpowska, A Gabarros, A Fernandez-Coello… - Journal of …, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Subcortical electrical stimulation during brain surgery may allow localization of
functionally crucial white matter fibers and thus tailoring of the tumor resection according to …

Morphological derivation overflow as a result of disruption of the left frontal aslant white matter tract

J Sierpowska, A Gabarrós, A Fernandez-Coello… - Brain and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The frontal aslant tract (FAT) is a recently described major connection between the preSMA
and Broca's area, whose functional role remains undefined. In this study we examined a …

[HTML][HTML] White-matter pathways and semantic processing: intrasurgical and lesion-symptom mapping evidence

J Sierpowska, A Gabarrós, A Fernández-Coello… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present study, we aimed to test the association between the correct function of the left
ventral white matter pathways and semantic processing (dual stream models for language …

Involvement of the middle frontal gyrus in language switching as revealed by electrical stimulation mapping and functional magnetic resonance imaging in bilingual …

J Sierpowska, A Fernandez-Coello, A Gomez-Andres… - Cortex, 2018 - Elsevier
Neural basis of language switching and the cognitive models of bilingualism remain
controversial. We explored the functional neuroanatomy of language switching …

Establishing the European diagnostic reference levels for interventional cardiology

T Siiskonen, O Ciraj-Bjelac, J Dabin, A Diklic… - Physica Medica, 2018 - Elsevier
Interventional cardiac procedures may be associated with high patient doses and therefore
require special attention to protect the patients from radiation injuries such as skin erythema …

Electrical and dielectric properties of bovine trabecular bone—relationships with mechanical properties and mineral density

J Sierpowska, J Töyräs, MA Hakulinen… - Physics in Medicine …, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
Interrelationships of trabecular bone electrical and dielectric properties with mechanical
characteristics and density are poorly known. While electrical stimulation is used for healing …