Science & Innovation

Conducting neuroscience research is an integral part of what we do. Bringing hope to many through life-changing answers and better quality of life is what we live for. Our mission is to transform brain and behavioral health care through groundbreaking technologies, disruptive innovation, and globally-recognized culturally responsive science and treatments.

Research Priorities

We have three main research priorities we focus the majority of our efforts on.

First is Neuropsychological Outcomes. This includes research focused around ADHD,Sports Concussion/Traumatic Brain Injury, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Epilepsy, and Brain Mapping.

Next is Technology Innovation. We primarily focus our efforts on the Brain Next project, and launched the Brain Tech Project in 2020.

Our last focus is Healthcare Disparities which we dedicated to the PEDI Consortium and the uNIDOS Project.

Publications

Peer Reviewed Articles

Salinas, C. M., Webbe, F. M., & Devore, T. T. (2009). The epidemiology of soccer heading in competitive youth players. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 3, 15-33.
Salinas, C. M., Davila, L., Green, C., & Berthier, M. L. (2009). Late-life reactivation of Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder associated with lesions in prefrontal-subcortical circuits. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 21 (3), 332-334.
Stroescu, I., Salinas, C. M., Nahub, F., & Stringer, A.Y (2011). Long term-neurocognitive and neuroimaging outcomes in Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES): Two case reports and implications. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 25 (8), 1386-1402.
Salinas, C. M. & Webbe, F. M. (2012). Sports neuropsychology in diverse athlete populations: Contemporary findings and special considerations. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 6, 363-384.
Salinas, C. M.,Westerveld, M., & Lee, K.H. (2014). Neuropsychological functioning and developmental outcomes in childhood epileptic encephalopathy. Journal of Pediatric Epilepsy, 3 (3), 157-171.
Korostenskaja, M., Chen, P.C., Salinas, C. M., Westerveld, M., Brunner, P., Schalk, G., Cook, J., Baumgarner, J., Lee, K. (2014). Real-time functional mapping (RTFM)-potential tool for improving language outcome in pediatric epilepsy surgery. Journal of Neurosurgery, 14 (3), 287-295.
Korostenskaja, M., Kamada, K., Guger, C., Salinas, C. M., Westerveld, M., Chen, P. C., et al. (2015). ECoG-based real-time functional mapping (RTFM) for pediatric epilepsy surgery. Journal of Pediatric Epilepsy 4 (4), 184-206.
Kapeller, C., Korostenskaja, M., Prueckl, R., Chen, P.C., Lee, K.H., Westerveld, M., Salinas, C. M., Cook, J., Baumgartner, J., & Guger, C. (2015) CortiQ- based real-time functional mapping for epilepsy surgery. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology, 32 (3), 12-22.
Salinas, C. M., Dean, P., LoGalbo, A., Dougherty, M., Field, M., & Webbe, F. M. (2016). Baseline neuropsychological testing in high school athletes: comparison of those with and without ADHD. Applied Neuropsychology: Child, 1-9.
Lequerica, A., Vega, M., Belen, K., Salinas, C. M., Marques de la Plata, C., Pappadis, M. R., & Santos, O. (2016). Cognitive Rehabilitation for Spanish Speakers in the U. S.: Current Trends. Revista Neuropsicologia, Neuropsiquiatria y Neurociencias, 16 (1), 51-68.
Love, C. E., Fonseca, P., Kirkwood, M., & Salinas, C. M. (2016). Outcomes and Rehabilitation Models after Pediatric Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury [Secuelas del Traumatismo Craneoencefálico Moderado-Severo en Menores de Edad y Modelos para su Rehabilitación]. Revista Neuropsicologia, Neuropsiquiatria y Neurociencias, 16 (1), 293-320.
Love, C. E., Webbe, F., Kim, G., Lee, K. H., Westerveld, M., & Salinas, C. M. (2016). The Role of Executive Functioning In Quality of Life in Pediatric Intractable Epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior, 64, 37-43.
MacAllister, W., Maiman, M., Vasserman, M., Murphy, H., Cohen, R. J., & Salinas, C.M. (2017). Sensitivity of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task- 64 Card Version versus the Tower of London-Drexel Version for Detecting Executive Dysfunction in Children with Epilepsy. Child Neuropsychology, 1-16.
Maiman, M., Salinas, C.M., Gindlesperger, M., Westerveld, M., Vasserman, M., & MacAllister, W. (2017). The Utility of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function Preschool Version (BRIEF-P) in Young Children with Epilepsy. Child Neuropsychology.
Rivera, D., Salinas, C. M., Ramos-Usuaga, I.D., Delgado-Mejia, Y., Vasallo Key, Y., Hernandez Agurcia, G. P…et al. (2017). Concentration Endurance Test (d2): Normative data for Spanish speaking population. NeuroRehabilitatiion
Hamberger, M.J., MacAllister, W.S., Seidel, W.T., Busch, R. Salinas, C.M., Klaas, P., & Smith, M.L. Name that thing: Noninvasive identification of seizure lateralization in children. Neurology.

Book Chapters

Webbe, F. M. & Salinas, C. M. (2010). Sport Neuropsychology for Children. In A. S. Davis (Ed.), Handbook of Pediatric Neuropsychology. New York, NY: Springer Publishing
Webbe, F. M., Salinas, C. M., Tiedemann, S. & Quackenbush, K. (2010). Personality: Contributions to Performance, Injury Risk, and Rehabilitation. In C. T. Moorman, D. T. Kirkendall, & R. Echemendia (Eds.), Praeger Handbook of Sports Medicine and Athlete Health: (Three Volumes). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Publishing.
Webbe, F. M. & Salinas, C. M. (2010). When Sciences and Politics Conflict: The Case of Soccer Heading in Adults and Children. In F. M. Webbe (Ed.), Handbook of Sport Neuropsychology. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
LoGalbo, A., Salinas, C. M., Dougherty, M., & Field, M. (2014). Developing an Interdisciplinary Concussion Management Program. In A. Niranjan & L. D. Lunsford (Eds.). Concussion. Progress in Neurological Surgery (Volume 28). Basel,
Salinas, C. M., Bordes-Edgar, V. & Puente, A. E. (2016). Barriers and Practical Approaches to Neuropsychological Assessment of Spanish Speakers. In F. R. Ferraro (Ed.). Minority and Cross- Cultural Aspects of Neuropsychological Assessment. Swets & Zeitlinger.
Salinas, C. M., Salinas, S., & Arango-Lasparilla, J.C. (2018). Hispanic/Latino Neuropsychology. Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology, 2nd Ed.
Salinas, C. M., & Cagigas, X. E. (2018). Hispanic Neuropsychological Society. Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology, 2nd Ed.
Salinas, C.M., Berrios Siervo, G., & Vega, C. (2018). Pediatric Epilepsy: Disease Characteristics, Comorbidities, Diagnostics, and Treatment. In J. C. Arango Lasprilla, I. Romero Garcia, N. Hewitt Ramirez & W Rodriguez (Eds.) Trastornos psicológicos y neuropsicológicos en la infancia y la adolescencia. Manual Moderno.
Korostenskaja, M., Raviprakash, H., Bagci, U., Lee, K.H., Chen, P.C., Kapeller, C., Salinas, C.M., Westerveld, M., Ralescu, A., Xiang, J., Baumgartner, J., Elsayed, M., Castillo, E.M. (2019). Gold Standard for epilepsy/tumor surgery coupled with deep learning offers independence to a promising functional mapping modality, in Brain-Computer Interface Research: A State-of-the-Art Summary 6, C. Guger, B. Allison, and J. Ushiba, Editors. 2018, Springer International Publishing.

Published Abstracts from Poster Presentations at Professional Meetings

Salinas, C. M. & Webbe, F. M. (2007). ADHD Status As A Mediator Of Soccer Heading Behavior In Young Children [Abstract]. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 22,
Salinas, C. M., Eason, D. & Gorman, P. (2007). A Neuropsychological Profile Comparison Of Children With Seizure Disorder And Co-morbid ADHD With Children Who Have ADHD Alone [Abstract]. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 22,
Salinas, C. M., Tiedemann, S., Webbe, F. M. (2009). Concussion Incidence, Reporting, And Risk Factors: Epidemiology And Role of Personality [Abstract]. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 24(5), 478.
Salinas, C. M. & Westerveld, M. (2009). Clinical Memory Profiles In Epilepsy And ADHD: Role Of Executive Function [Abstract]. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 23(4), 622-623.
Salinas, C. M. & Ilardi, D. (2010). Neuropsychological Profiles Of Children With Hypothalamic Hamartoma Brain Tumors: Case Series [Abstract]. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 24(4),
Stroescu, I., Salinas, C. M., & Stringer, A. Y. (2011). Neurocognitive Outcomes In Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES): A Case Report [Abstract]. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 26 (6) 469-470.
Salinas, C. M., Korostenskaja, M., Chen, P. C., Cook, J., Baumgartner, J., Lee, K., & Westerveld, (2012). Concordance Between Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging And Subdural Electrical Stimulation Language Mapping In Pediatric Epilepsy [Abstract] Epilepsia.
Carbonell, A. U., Salinas, C. M., & Westerveld, M. (2012). Age of Seizure Onset Predicts Reduced Adaptive Functioning In Pediatric Epilepsy [Abstract]
Korostenskaja, M., Chen, P. C., Salinas, C. M., Cook, J., Baumgartner, J., Delgado, S., Westerveld, M., & Lee, K. H. (2012). Guiding Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Towards Improving Language Outcomes [Abstract]. Epilepsia.
Delgado, S. M., Korostenskaja, M., Salinas, C. M., Chen, P. C., Cook, J., Baumgartner, J., Westerveld, M., & Lee, K. (2012). Scene Encoding And Recognition fMRI Paradigm Reveals Ipsilateral Activation After Partial Right Anterior Temporal Lobectomy [Abstract]. Epilepsia.
Korostenskaja, M., Chen, P.C., Salinas, C.M., Cook, J., Westerveld, M., & Lee, K. (2012, March). Stimuli Presentation Rate Affects fMRI Activation During Verb Generation Task. Poster presented at the 6th annual meeting of American Society of Functional Neuroradiology Conference, Orlando,
Salinas, C. M., Carbonell, A. U., & Westerveld, M. (2012). Understanding Different Mechanisms Of Memory And Attention Problems In Children With Epilepsy And ADHD [Abstract]. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 119-120.
Salinas, C. M., Carbonell, A. U., Westerveld, M., & Lee, K. H. (2013). Adaptive Functioning in Children with Focal versus Generalized Intractable Epilepsy. [Abstract]
Schaal, A., Korostenskaja, M., Cheng, P. C., Salinas, C. M., Westerveld, M., Schalk, G., Brunner, P., Baumgartner, J., Lee, K. H. (2013). Real-Time Functional Mapping for Epilepsy Surgery: Converging Results from Two Imaging Modalities. [Abstract]
Tall, M., Korostenskaja, M., Grace, T., Westerveld, M., Seo, J.H., Cook, J., Chen, P.-C., Salinas, C., Lee, K.H. (2013). Cingulate epilepsy manifesting as panic disorder: multimodal approach to diagnosis. [Abstract]
Baumgartner, J.E., Lee, K.H., Waller, A., Chen, P., Korostenskaja, M., Westerveld, M., Salinas, C.M., Cook, J. (2013, May). A surgical method for safely implanting large subdural electrode arrays in children. Poster presented at the 6th International Epilepsy Colloquium, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Salinas, C. M., LoGalbo, A., Dean, P., Dougherty, M., & Field, M. (2013, May). ADHD Is A Risk Factor For Concussion and Reduced Baseline Testing in Youth Athletes. Poster presented at the 1st annual meeting of the Sports Neuropsychology Society, Minneapolis,
Salinas, C. M., Dean, P., Dougherty, M., LoGalbo, A., & Field, M. (2013). ADHD Status As A Mediator of Concussion Outcome and Baseline Neuropsychological Testing in High School Athletes [Abstract] The Clinical Neuropsychologist.
Salinas, C. M., Chen, P. C., Korostenskaja, M., Castillo, E., Baumgartner, J., Seo, J., Lee, K. H., Westerveld, M., (2014) Language localization in pediatric epilepsy: comparison between functional magnetic resonance imaging and electrical stimulation mapping. [Abstract] Epilepsia.
Castillo, E.M., Kleineschay, T., Salinas, C.M., Korostenskaja, M., Chen, P.C., Baumgartner, J., Seo, J.H., Lee, K.H. (2014). Clinical validity of meg-guided tractography (MEG-GT) to characterize networks supporting word comprehension. [Abstract] Epilepsia.
Korostenskaja, M., Chen, P.C., Salinas, C.M., Westerveld, M., Seo, J., Castillo, E., Schaal, A., Edmonds, B., Schalk, G., Brunner, P., Elsayed, M., Baumgartner, J., Lee, K. H. (2014). Predicting post-surgical language outcome with ECoG-based real-time functional mapping in patients with pharmaco-resistant epilepsy. [Abstract] Epilepsia.
Edmonds, B., Korostenskaja, M., Chen, P. C., Schaal, A., Salinas, C. M., Westerveld, M., Castillo, M., Schalk, G., Brunner, P., Baumgartner, J., Lee, K. H. (2014). Real-time functional mapping in language localization for patients with intractable epilepsy. [Abstract] Epilepsia.
Elsayed, M., Korostenskaja, M., Castillo, E., Chen, P. C., Schaal, A., Edmonds, B., Salinas, C.M., Westerveld, M., Seo, J.-H., Schalk, G., Brunner, P., Baumgartner, J., Lee, K. H. (2014). Additive potential of real-time functional mapping to electrical stimulation mapping results for epilepsy surgery candidates. [Abstract] Epilepsia.
Love, C. E., Webbe, F. M., Kim, G., Lee, K. H., & Salinas, C. M.(2015). Executive Functioning Predicts Quality of Life in Children with Intractable Epilepsy. [Abstract] The Clinical Neuropsychologist.
Love, C. E., Webbe, F. M., Kim, G., Lee, K. H. & Salinas, C. M. (2015). Comparison of Parent- Reported and Performance-Based Measures of Executive Functioning in the Health-Related Quality of Life of Children with Intractable Epilepsy [Abstract] Archives of Clinical
Gindlesperger, M., Westerveld, M., & Salinas, C. M. (2016). Executive Functioning (EF) Development in Preschool-Aged Epilepsy Surgical Candidates. [Abstract] The Clinical Neuropsychologist.
Klein, S., Gindlesperger, M., Westerveld, M., & Salinas, C. M. (2016). Emotional Comorbidity in Pediatric Epilepsy: Prevalence and Associated Clinical Characteristics [Abstract] The Clinical Neuropsychologist.
Salinas, C.M., Berrios Siervo, G., Harrison Golman, T., Strutt, A., Love, C. E., Santos, O., & Arango Lasprilla, J.C. (2018) Cultural Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Training: Preliminary Results on Competency and Practice from APPCN Training Directors. [Abstract]. The Clinical Neuropsychologist.
Norheim, N.J., Maiman, M., Love, C.E., MacAllister, W.S., Webbe, F.M. & Salinas, C.M. (2018). Differences Among Performance-Based and Parent-Report Memory in Pediatric Epilepsy. [Abstract]. The Clinical Neuropsychologist.
Maiman, M., Love, C.E., Norheim, N.J., Salinas, S., MacAllister, W.S., & Salinas, C.M. (2018). Peformance-Based Executive Functioning is Associated with Verbal Memory Performance in Pediatric Epilepsy. [Abstract]. The Clinical Neuropsychologist.
Maiman, M., Love, C.E., Norheim, N.J., Salinas, S., MacAllister, W.S., & Salinas, C.M. (2018). Do Children with Epilepsy, ADHD, and Epilepsy+ADHD Differ on the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function? [Abstract]. The Clinical Neuropsychologist.
Berrios-Siervo, G., Salinas, C. M., & Janusz, J. (2019). Education/Training of Cultural Neuropsychology at the Postdoctoral Residency Level: Integration of a Competency-Based Model into Practice. [Abstract[. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology.