Olga Laporta Hoyos, PhD, MSc, MS
Postdoctoral Scholar
Psychiatry
School of Medicine
Awards
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- Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship, European Union, 2022
- Ayudas a la movilidad para estancias breves y traslados temporales, Spanish Government, 2017
- Endeavour Research Fellowship, Australian Government, 2016
- Formación de profesorado universitario, FPU, Spanish Government, 2014
Education & Training
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- Postgraduate Problem-Solving Brief Therapy Brief Therapy Centre and Family Therapy School of Santa Creu and Sant Pau Hospital 06/2020
- PhD Developmental neuropsychology School of Medicine - University of Barcelona 10/2018
- Masters in Psychology Psychological Intervention in Development and Education School of Psychology - UNED 10/2018
- Masters in Neuroscience Neurosciences School of Biology - University of Barcelona 09/2013
- BS Psychology School of Psychology - University of Barcelona 09/2012
Grants and Projects
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- Evaluation of Autism SpEctrum Disorder in children with CP, EASED-CP, European Union, 2022-2026
- Evidence-based consensus guidelines for neuropsychological assessment of people with severe and dyskinetic cerebral palsy, CPASSES, Government of Spain, 2021-2025
- Comprehensive surveillance to PREDICT outcomes for school age children with CP, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), 2020-2022
- Executive training and cerebral palsy: participation, quality of life and cerebral connectivity, ETCONNECT, Government of Spain, 2017-2020
- Executive and cerebral connectivity dysfunctions in dyskinetic cerebral palsy, PCCONNECT, Government of Spain, 2012-2015
- Intellectual disability and elderly: assessment of the efficacy of cognitive stimulation, Barcelona council
Publications (14)
Top publication keywords:
BrainExecutive FunctionMuscle SpasticityVocabularyIntelligence TestsMotor ActivityChildCorpus CallosumCerebral PalsyReadingIntelligenceAnisotropyWhite MatterCognitionCommunication
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Factors Related to Quality of Life in Children With Cerebral Palsy.
Pediatric neurology 2023 Blasco M, García-Galant M, Laporta-Hoyos O, Ballester-Plané J, Jorba-Bertran A, Caldú X, Miralbell J, Alonso X, Meléndez-Plumed M, Toro-Tamargo E, Gimeno F, Pueyo R -
White matter microstructure and receptive vocabulary in children with cerebral palsy: The role of interhemispheric connectivity.
PloS one 2023 Laporta-Hoyos O, Pannek K, Pagnozzi AM, Fiori S, Boyd RN -
Interventions with an Impact on Cognitive Functions in Cerebral Palsy: a Systematic Review.
Neuropsychology review 2022 Blasco M, García-Galant M, Berenguer-González A, Caldú X, Arqué M, Laporta-Hoyos O, Ballester-Plané J, Miralbell J, Jurado MÁ -
Cognitive, academic, executive and psychological functioning in children with spastic motor type cerebral palsy: Influence of extent, location, and laterality of brain lesions.
European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society 2022 Laporta-Hoyos O, Pannek K, Pagnozzi AM, Whittingham K, Wotherspoon J, Benfer K, Fiori S, Ware RS, Boyd RN -
Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial of home-based computerized executive function training for children with cerebral palsy.
BMC pediatrics 2020 García-Galant M, Blasco M, Reid L, Pannek K, Leiva D, Laporta-Hoyos O, Ballester-Plané J, Miralbell J, Caldú X, Alonso X, Toro-Tamargo E, Meléndez-Plumed M, Gimeno F, Coronas M, Soro-Camats E, Boyd R,…
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Executive function and general intellectual functioning in dyskinetic cerebral palsy: Comparison with spastic cerebral palsy and typically developing controls.
European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society 2019 Laporta-Hoyos O, Ballester-Plané J, Leiva D, Ribas T, Miralbell J, Torroja-Nualart C, Russi ME, Toro-Tamargo E, Meléndez-Plumed M, Gimeno F, Macaya A, Pueyo R -
Brain lesion scores obtained using a simple semi-quantitative scale from MR imaging are associated with motor function, communication and cognition in dyskinetic cerebral palsy.
NeuroImage. Clinical 2018 Laporta-Hoyos O, Fiori S, Pannek K, Ballester-Plané J, Leiva D, Reid LB, Pagnozzi AM, Vázquez É, Delgado I, Macaya A, Pueyo R, Boyd RN -
White matter properties and reading in children born preterm: a step forward.
Developmental medicine and child neurology 2018 Laporta-Hoyos O -
Cognitive functioning in dyskinetic cerebral palsy: Its relation to motor function, communication and epilepsy.
European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society 2017 Ballester-Plané J, Laporta-Hoyos O, Macaya A, Póo P, Meléndez-Plumed M, Toro-Tamargo E, Gimeno F, Narberhaus A, Segarra D, Pueyo R -
Whole-brain structural connectivity in dyskinetic cerebral palsy and its association with motor and cognitive function.
Human brain mapping 2017 Ballester-Plané J, Schmidt R, Laporta-Hoyos O, Junqué C, Vázquez É, Delgado I, Zubiaurre-Elorza L, Macaya A, Póo P, Toro E, de Reus MA, van den Heuvel MP, Pueyo R -
White matter integrity in dyskinetic cerebral palsy: Relationship with intelligence quotient and executive function.
NeuroImage. Clinical 2017 Laporta-Hoyos O, Pannek K, Ballester-Plané J, Reid LB, Vázquez É, Delgado I, Zubiaurre-Elorza L, Macaya A, Póo P, Meléndez-Plumed M, Junqué C, Boyd R, Pueyo R -
Proxy-reported quality of life in adolescents and adults with dyskinetic cerebral palsy is associated with executive functions and cortical thickness
Qual Life Res 2017 Laporta-Hoyos O, Ballester-Plané J, Póo P, Macaya A, Meléndez-Plumed M, Vázquez E, Delgado I, Zubiaurre-Elorza L, Botellero VL, Narberhaus A, Toro-Tamargo E, Segarra D, Pueyo R. -
Measuring intellectual ability in cerebral palsy: The comparison of three tests and their neuroimaging correlates.
Research in developmental disabilities 2016 Ballester-Plané J, Laporta-Hoyos O, Macaya A, Póo P, Meléndez-Plumed M, Vázquez É, Delgado I, Zubiaurre-Elorza L, Narberhaus A, Toro-Tamargo E, Russi ME, Tenorio V, Segarra D, Pueyo R -
Does verbal and gestural expression ability predict comprehension ability in cerebral palsy?
Perceptual and motor skills 2013 Pueyo R, Ariza M, Narberhaus A, Ballester-Plané J, Laporta-Hoyos O, Junqué C, Vendrell P