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Music playing in
stroke rehabilitation
Brain plasticity in
stroke recovery
Music and well-being in
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Enriched Stroke Rehabilitation through Music and Leisure Activities: Exploring recovery, brain biomarkers, and aspects for implementation

Funding agency:
State Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation.
Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, Government of Spain.
Principal investigator:
Grau-Sánchez, J. University School of Nursing and Occupational Therapy of Terrassa.
Period:
11/2024
10/2027
Role: Principal investigator.

Music listening as a treatment for chronic pain to reduce potential opioid abuse

Funding agency:
National Plan on Drugs, Ministry of Health, Government of Spain.
Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute.
Principal investigator:
Fernández-Dueñas, V. University of Barcelona.
Period:
01/2022
12/2024
Role: Clinical trial coordinator.
Related paper: Grau-Sánchez et al., 2023.

Empathy and moral distress in the work performance of healthcare professionals during Covid-19

Funding agency:
Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute.
Principal investigator:
Rodríguez-Fornells, A. Grau-Sánchez, J. University of Barcelona.
Period:
01/2022
12/2022
Role: Principal investigator.

Intensive rehabilitation programme for patients with subacute stroke in an inpatient rehabilitation facility

Funding agency:
La Marató foundation.
Principal investigator:
Duarte, E. Hospital del Mar Research Institute.
Period:
07/2018
06/2022
Role: Team member.
Related papers: Duarte et al., 2020; Sartor et al., 2021.

Musical learning and singing in brain recovery: effectiveness of music-based interventions in stroke rehabilitation

Funding agency:
La Marató foundation.
Principal investigator:
Rodríguez-Fornells, A. University of Barcelona.
Period:
07/2018
06/2022

Gait training in stroke rehabilitation through sonification

Funding agency:
Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Government of Spain.
Principal investigator:
Tajadura-Jiménez, A. University Carlos III of Madrid.
Period:
07/2018
06/2020
Role: Team member.
Related paper: Gómez-Andrés et al., 2020.

Conscious detection of errors in normal and pathological conditions

Funding agency:
Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Government of Spain.
Principal investigator:
Rodríguez-Fornells, A. University of Barcelona.
Period:
01/2016
12/2018
Role: Team member.
Related paper: Kilteni et al., 2016.

The role of musical activities and their relationship with emotional well-being in older adults

Funding agency:
Junior Researcher Programme.
Principal investigator:
Grau-Sánchez, J. University of Barcelona.
Period:
07/2016
07/2017
Role: Principal investigator.
Related paper: Grau-Sánchez et al., 2017.

Impact of music therapy on motor, emotional and quality of life improvement in acute stroke patients

Funding agency:
Recercaixa. La Caixa foundation.
Principal investigator:
Rodríguez-Fornells, A. University of Barcelona.
Period:
02/2015
01/2017
Role: Clinical trial coordinator.
Related papers: François et al., 2015; Grau-Sánchez et al., 2017; Grau-Sánchez et al., 2018.

Cognitive impairment induced by chemotherapy and radiotherapy: Evaluation of clinical, neurophysiological and functional neuroimaging risk markers

Funding agency:
La Marató foundation.
Principal investigator:
Rodríguez-Fornells, A. University of Barcelona.
Period:
01/2012
12/2014
Role: Team member.

Musical therapy induced plasticity in the sensorimotor cortex after stroke

Funding agency:
La Marató foundation.
Principal investigator:
Rodríguez-Fornells, A. University of Barcelona.
Period:
07/2007
12/2010
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