Pedro Antonio Valdes-Sosa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Pedro Antonio Valdes-Sosa

Cuban neuroscientist

Date of Birth: 12-Mar-1950

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession: neuroscientist

Nationality: United States, Cuba

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Pedro Antonio Valdes-Sosa (born March 12, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, United States), is the General Vice-Director for Research of the Cuban Neurosciences Center, which he cofounded in 1990.
He is also Member of the Editorial Boards of the following journals: Neuroimage, Medicc, Audiology and Neurotology, PLosOne Frontiers, Neuroimage and Brain Connectivity.
His work includes statistical analysis of electrophysiological measurements, neuroimaging (fMRI, EEG and MEG tomography), nonlinear dynamical modeling of brain functions and Software and electrophysiological equipment development. Valdes-Sosa initiated work with quantitative electrophysiology in 1969 with the first Cuban microcomputer, co-founding CNEURO in 1990, an institution which has changed health indicators in his country as well as in others.
His research includes (computational) theory, methodology, and both fMRI and electromagnetic brain imaging, with contributions to multichannel EEG/MEG (1969–1989), Distributed ESI (Electrophysiological Source Imaging, 1989), SPM for ESI (2000), Granger Causality (1998).
Neural mass modeling (1997), and EEG/fMRI fusion (2001).
He has been active in promoting Brain Mapping, setting up international collaborations and societies, the Cuban and Latin-American Brain Mapping projects, participating actively in OHBM since 1998, having served on its Program Committee.