Postdoctoral scientist – expert in brain injury and stimulation
Styrmir Saevarsson, Dr.Phil & PhD
Office: CABI 115
Phone: 404 385-8625
Fax: 404 385-8620
saevarsson@gatech.edu
Center for Advanced Brain Imaging
831 Marietta Street
Atlanta, GA 30332
USA
Research Interest
My research interest’s focus involve traumatic brain injuries, visual perception and restoration, attention, neglect rehabilitation, and motor evoked potentials. In particular, I am interested the mechanisms and rehabilitation of visual neglect. To investigate these topics I use transcranial magnetic stimulation, functional magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography, electromyography, and many different behavioral tasks.
Selected Publications
1. Saevarsson, S., Kristjánsson, Á. & Halsband, H. (In press) Strength in numbers: Combining neck vibration and prism adaptation produces additive therapeutic effects in unilateral neglect. Neuropsychological Rehablilitation.
2. Saevarsson, S., Halsband, U. & Kristjánsson, Á. (In press). Designing rehabilitation programs for neglect: Could 1+1 be more than 2? Applied Neuropsychology.
3. Saevarsson, S., Kristjánsson, Á. & Hjaltason, S. (2009). Unilateral neglect: A review of causes, anatomical localization, theories and interventions. Icel. Med. J., 95, 27-33.
4. Saevarsson, S., Kristjánsson, Á. Hildebrandt, H. & Halsband, H. (2009). Prism adaptation improves visual search in neglect. Neuropsychologia, 47, 717-725.
5. Saevarsson, S., Kury, S., Cho, A., Droll, H., Kristjánsson, Á. & Halsband. U., (2008). Die Effekte von Eye Patching und vestiulärer Stimulation auf die Linien-Teilung bei gesunden Teilnehmern. Journal of Neuropsychology, 196.
6. Saevarsson, S., Sigrúnsif, J., Hjaltason, H., & Kristjánsson, Á. (2008). Repetition of context improves visual search performance in hemispatial neglect. Neuropsycholgia, 46, 1161-1169.
7. Hjaltason, H. & Saevarsson, S. (2007). Unilateral spatial neglect: a review of symptoms, frequency diagnosis and prognosis. Icel. Med. J., 93, 681-87.
8. Putman, P., Saevarsson, S. & van Honk, J. (2007). Hypomania is associated with a hypovigilant automatic attentional response to social cues of danger. Journal of Bipolar disorder, 9, 779-783.
9. Saevarsson, S., Erlingsson, O. & Smári, J. (2004). Anxiety sensitivity and panic disorder. Journal of the Icelandic Psychological Society, 9, 167-177.