Research

Neuroscience, music therapy, brain plasticity, network science, and computational approaches to cognitive disorders and collective intelligence.

Submitted Manuscripts

Published Work

Stages of objective memory impairment are associated with accelerated brain aging

Flo, B.K., Skouras, S., Matziorinis, A.M., Gaser, C., & Koelsch, S. (2026)

Scientific Reports, 16, 11837

doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-41282-z

'Musical-Markers': The effects of music on brain reserve, white matter microstructure, and structural network topology in subjects along the Alzheimer's Disease continuum

Matziorinis, A.M. (2025)

PhD Dissertation, University of Bergen

bora.uib.no/handle/11250/3176836

The effects of musicality on brain network topology in the context of Alzheimer's disease and memory decline

Matziorinis, A.M., Leemans, A., Skouras, S., Flo, B.K., Bashevkin, T., & Koelsch, S. (2024)

Imaging Neuroscience, 2, 1-23

doi.org/10.1162/imag_a_00248

A 12-month Randomised Pilot Trial of the Alzheimer's and Music Therapy Study: A Feasibility Assessment of Music Therapy and Physical Activity in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease

Matziorinis, A.M., Flo, B.K., Skouras, S., Dahle, K., Henriksen, A., Hausmann, F., Sudmann, T.T., Gold, C., & Koelsch, S. (2023)

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9(1), 61

doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01287-1

Is musical engagement enough to keep the brain young?

Matziorinis, A.M., Gaser, C., & Koelsch, S. (2023)

Brain Structure and Function, 228(2), 577-588

doi.org/10.1007/s00429-022-02602-x

The promise of music therapy for Alzheimer's disease: A review

Matziorinis, A.M., & Koelsch, S. (2022)

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1516(1), 11-17

doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14864

Study Protocol for the Alzheimer and Music Therapy Study: An RCT to Compare the Efficacy of Music Therapy and Physical Activity on Brain Plasticity, Depressive Symptoms, and Cognitive Decline

Flo, B.K., Matziorinis, A.M., Skouras, S., Sudmann, T.T., Gold, C., & Koelsch, S. (2022)

PLOS ONE, 17(6), e0270682

doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270682

Evidence for Reduced Long-Term Potentiation-Like Visual Cortical Plasticity in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

Valstad, M., Roelfs, D., Slapo, N.B., Timpe, C.M.F., Rai, A., Matziorinis, A.M., et al. (2021)

Schizophrenia Bulletin, 47(6), 1751-1760

doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbab049

Intact responses to non-drug rewards in long-term opioid maintenance treatment

Eikemo, M., Lobmaier, P.P., Pedersen, M.L., Kunoe, N., Matziorinis, A.M., Leknes, S., & Sarfi, M. (2019)

Neuropsychopharmacology, 44(8), 1456-1463

doi.org/10.1038/s41386-019-0377-9

The correlation between central and peripheral oxytocin concentrations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Valstad, M., Alvares, G.A., Egknud, M., Matziorinis, A.M., Andreassen, O.A., Westlye, L.T., & Quintana, D.S. (2017)

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 78, 117-124

doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.04.017

Towards a Non-Invasive Test Battery of Brain Plasticity: Visual Evoked Potential, Mismatch Negativity, and Prepulse Inhibition

Matziorinis, A.M. (2017)

Master's Thesis, University of Oslo

Preprints

Structural Unfreedom in Social Contagion: How Network Topology Determines Coerced Adoption

Matziorinis, A.M. (2026)

Open Science Framework

osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/awztv_v1

Navigating the stages of objective memory impairment (SOMI) through the Papez circuit: hippocampal brain reserve, white matter microstructure, and structural network topology along the Alzheimer's continuum

Matziorinis, A.M., et al. (2023)

Research Square

doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3412028/v1