About
Focusing on the interdisciplinary crossroads of Neuroscience, Psychology, Music and Sound, I am interested to understand how the brain develops in the first 1500 days of life in various contexts. To achieve my goal, I am using neuroimaging (EEG-ABR), behavioral and observational methods.
I have been extensively trained and worked in many high profile institutions, including Harvard University (PostDoc in the Mind Brain and Education program and the Athinoula Martinos Centre for Biomedical Imaging), the University of East Anglia (PhD in Music Psychology), the UCL Institute of Education, University of London and its adjunct centre of Educational Neuroscience, as well as the International Brain Research Organisation (PostDoc training in applied neuroscience and neuroimaging). I have experience in industry across Europe, the USA and the Middle East, while I extensively publish in and review research for major journals in the filed. I am a member of the International Brain Research Organisation (IBRO), the International Congress of Infant Studies (ICIS), the International Society for Music Education (ISME), a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), UK, and I hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with the National College for Teaching and Leadership, UK, and the Ministry of Education, Greece (QTS). Finally, I am collaborating with the World Health Organization (WHO) on mental health and clinical education/development matters, while I am a board member of the Bright Start Foundation (Early Years Education and Development) in Geneva.
Fields of study
Subject areas
Neuroscience Music Infant Development Electroencephalography Auditory Brainstem Response Educational Habilitation
Research groups
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Kabene, Stefane M.; Balkir Neftci, Nazli; Papatzikis, Efthymios (2022). Dissociative Identity Disorder and the Law: Guilty or Not Guilty?. Frontiers in Psychology . Vol. 13.
Swanick, Rachel; Papatzikis, Efthymios
(2022).
Achieving Behavioural Advancement through the Dynamic Maturation Model and the Assessment of Parent–Child Interactions in a Music Therapy Context.
Behavioral Sciences
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Vol. 12.
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/12/9/338
Agapaki, Maria; Pinkerton, Elizabeth; Papatzikis, Efthymios
(2022).
Music and neuroscience research for mental health, cognition, and development: Ways forward.
Frontiers in Psychology
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Vol. 13.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg...
Papatzikis, Efthymios
(2022).
An International Discourse on ‘Music and Medicine’.
Music and Medicine
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Vol. 14.
https://www.mmd.iammonline.com/index.php/musmed/ar...
Papatzikis, Efthymios; Rishoni, Hadas (2022). What is music for neuroplasticity? Combined value on infant development and inclusion. Efstratopoulou, Maria (Ed.). Rethinking Inclusion and Transformation in Special Education. Chapter 10. IGI Global.
Chatzikostopoulos, A; Moraitou, D; Tsolaki, Magdalini; Masoura, E.; Papantoniou, Georgia; Sofologi, Maria; Papaliagkas, V; Kougioumtzis, Georgios A.; Papatzikis, Efthymios
(2022).
Episodic Memory in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI) and Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia (ADD): Using the “Doors and People” Tool to Differentiate between Early aMCI—Late aMCI—Mild ADD Diagnostic Groups.
Diagnostics (Basel)
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Vol. 12.
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/7/1768
Sofologi, Maria; Papatzikis, Efthymios; Kougioumtzis, Georgios A.; Kosmidou, Elina; Klitsioti, Asimenia; Droutme, Andreani; Sourbi, Aggeliki-Anna; Chrisostomou, Dimitra; Efstratopoulou, Maria
(2022).
Effectiveness of Musical Training on Reading Comprehension in Elementary School Children. Is There an Associative Cognitive Benefit?.
Frontiers in Psychology
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Vol. 7.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc...
Sofologi, Maria; Pliogou, Vasiliki; Bonti, Eleni; Efstratopoulou, Maria; Kougioumtzis, Georgios A.; Papatzikis, Efthymios; Ntritsos, Georgios; Moraitou, Despina; Papantoniou, Georgia
(2022).
An Investigation of Working Memory Profile and Fluid Intelligence in Children With Neurodevelopmental Difficulties.
Frontiers in Psychology
.
Vol. 12.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg...
Sofologi, Maria; Pliogou, Vassiliki; Bonti, Eleni; Efstratopoulou, Maria; Kougioumtzis, Georgios A.; Papatzikis, Efthymios; Ntritsos, Georgios; Moraitou, Despina; Papantoniou, Georgia (2022). An Investigation of Working Memory Profile and Fluid Intelligence in Children With Neurodevelopmental Difficulties. Frontiers in Psychology . Vol. 12.
Papatzikis, Efthymios; Elhalik, Mahmoud; Inocencio, Shannaiah; Agapaki, Maria; Selvan, Rosari; Muhammed, Faseela; Haroon, Nazreen; Dash, Swarup; Sofologi, Maria; Bezoni, Antonia
(2021).
Key Challenges and Future Directions When Running Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Research Protocols with Newborns: A Music and Language EEG Feasibility Study.
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Brain Sciences
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https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/12/1562
