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


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About Pedro Antonio Valdes-Sosa

  • 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.

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