Marta Matamala Gómez

Since April 2002, Dra. Marta Matamala-Gomez is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Barcelona, ​​within the framework of the Beatriu de Pinòs program. He is currently working on investigating the impact of sonification on the human brain and how it can be applied to neuro rehabilitation. He earned his Ph.D. in Biomedicine (research line: cognitive neuroscience) in 2017 at the University of Barcelona under the direction of professors Maria V. Sánchez-Vives and Mel Slater. During his Ph.D. During this period, he investigated the use of immersive virtual reality in neuro rehabilitation and its impact on neuroplasticity in healthy and clinical populations with motor and chronic pain disorders. His doctoral work was graded with excellent cum laude. The results of two of the main studies of his thesis work lead to the development of a new virtual reality rehabilitation software on the way to commercialization by Virtual Body works S.L. Product: iCORTEX®. On December 5, 2017, the Academic Committee of the Biomedicine program authorized the exhibition of the international doctoral certificate.