PhD Candidate in the Alzheimer's and Music Therapy (ALMUTH) project.

Academic article

• Matziorinis, Anna Maria; Flo, Birthe Kristin; Skouras, Stavros et al. (2023). 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. (external link)
• Matziorinis, Anna Maria; Gaser, Christian; Koelsch, Stefan (2022). Is musical engagement enough to keep the brain young?. (external link)
• Flo, Birthe Kristin; Matziorinis, Anna Maria; Skouras, Stavros et al. (2022). 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, in a population with and at risk for Alzheimer's disease. (external link)
• Valstad, Mathias; Roelfs, Daniel; Slapø, Nora Berz et al. (2021). Evidence for Reduced Long-Term Potentiation-Like Visual Cortical Plasticity in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder. (external link)
• Eikemo, Marie; Lobmaier, Philipp Paul; Pedersen, Mads Lund et al. (2019). Intact responses to non-drug rewards in long-term opioid maintenance treatment. (external link)

Academic literature review

• Matziorinis, Anna Maria; Koelsch, Stefan (2022). The promise of music therapy for Alzheimer's disease: A review. (external link)
• Valstad, Mathias; Alvares, Gail A.; Egknud, Maiken et al. (2017). The correlation between central and peripheral oxytocin concentrations: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.

Matziorinis, A.M.¹, Flo, B.K.¹, Skouras, S.¹, Dahle, K.², Sudman, T.T³.^, Gold, C.^4,5,6, & Koelsch, S.. (2023). 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. BMC Pilot and Feasibility Studies (in press).

Matziorinis, A.M., Gaser, C. & Koelsch, S. Is musical engagement enough to keep the brain young?. Brain Struct Funct (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-022-02602-x

Matziorinis, A. M., & Koelsch, S. (2022). The promise of music therapy for Alzheimer's disease: A review. Ann NY Acad Sci., 1516, 11– 17. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14864

Birthe Kristin Flo, Anna Maria Matziorinis, Stavros Skouras, Tobba Suddmann, Christian Gold, & Stefan Koelsch. (2022). Study Protocol: A Randomised Controlled Trial to Compare the Efficacy of Music Therapy andPhysical Activity on Brain Plasticity, Depressive Symptoms, and CognitiveDecline, in a Population With and At Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease. PLoS One, 17(6):e0270682. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270682.

Mathias Valstad, Daniel Roelfs, Nora B Slapø, Clara MF Timpe, Ahsan Rai, Anna Maria Matziorinis, Dani Beck, Genevieve Richard, Linn Sofie Sæther, Beathe Haatveit, Jan Egil Nordvik, Christoffer Hatlestad-Hall, Gaute T Einevoll, Tuomo Mäki-Marttunen, Marit Haram, Torill Ueland, Trine V Lagerberg, Nils Eiel Steen, Ingrid Melle, Lars T Westlye, Erik G Jönsson, Ole A Andreassen, Torgeir Moberget, Torbjørn Elvsåshagen. (2020). Evidence for reduced long-term potentiation like visual cortical plasticity in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 47(6):1751-1760. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbab049.

Marie Eikemo, Philipp P. Lobmaier, Mads L. Pedersen, Nikolaj Kunøe, Anna Maria Matziorinis, Siri Leknes, Monica Sarfi. (2019). Intact responses to non-drug rewards in long-term opioid maintenance treatment. Neuropsychopharmacology, 44(8):1456-1463. doi: 10.1038/s41386-019-0377-9. 

Mathias Valstad, Gail A Alvares, Maiken Egknud, Anna Maria Matziorinis, Ole A Andreassen, Lars T Westlye, Daniel S Quintana. (2017). The correlation between central and peripheral oxytocin concentrations: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 78:117-124.

Matziorinis, A.M. (2017). Towards a Non-Invasive Test Battery of Brain Plasticity: Visual Evoked Potential, Mismatch Negativity, and Prepulse Inhibition.
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