Doctor Ahmed Moustafa

Doctor Ahmed Moustafa

LECTURER IN COGNITIVE & BEHAVIOURAL NEUROSCIENCE,
Social, Personal & Developmental Psychology (SoSSP

Personal

UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Social, Personal & Developmental Psychology (SoSSP

Contact

Email:A.Moustafa@uws.edu.au
Extension:6847
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Location:24.1.06
Bankstown
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Biography

I have graduated from Cairo University, with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and computer science. I have spent almost 10 years in the US (University of Louisiana, University of Arizona, and Rutgers University) conducting computational and neuropsychological studies of schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease (during my PhD and postdoctoral work). Starting from 2010, I have also started collaborative projects on depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In 2012, I have moved to UWS, and I am glad to teach and conduct research in the field of cognitive and clinical neuropsychology.

My research interests lie at the intersection of Computational Modeling, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Clinical Neuropsychology. Currently, I am interested in understanding learning and cognitive function in various psychiatric and neurological disorders.

I plan to study cognitive function in various patient groups using both computational modeling and behavioral methods. One of my research goals is to understand how changes in cognitive function (such as working memory, learning, memory, attention, and language) relate to psychometric measures (such as personality, intelligence, and quality of life) in patients with brain disorders.

I welcome new students who have interests in conducting computational and/or cognitive/behavioral studies. If interested, please email me if you have any questions or if you want to arrange a meeting (a.moustafa@uws.edu.au).

 

This information has been contributed by Doctor Moustafa.

Interests

  • Cognitive Neuroscience, Computational Modeling of Brain and Behavioral Processes, Neural Networks, Cognitive and Clinical Neuropsychology.

Teaching

Previous Teaching Areas

  • 101817 Clinical Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, 2012

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Moustafa, A., Gilbertson, M., Orr, S., Herzallah, M., Servatius, R. and Myers, C. (2013), 'A model of amygdala-hippocampal-prefrontal interaction in fear conditioning and extinction in animals', Brain and Cognition, 15.
  • Moustafa, A. and Wufong, E. (2013), 'Why trace and delay conditioning are sometimes (but not always) hippocampal dependent : a computational model', Brain Research, 20.
  • Krishna, R., Moustafa, A., Eby, A., Skeen, L. and Myers, C. (2012), 'Learning and Generalization in Healthy Aging: Implication for Frontostriatal and Hippocampal Function', Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, 9.
  • Moustafa, A., Hewedi, D., Eissa, A., Myers, C. and Sadek, H. (2012), 'The relationship between associative learning, transfer generalization, and homocysteine levels in mild cognitive impairment', PLOS One, .
  • Moustafa, A., Herzallah, M. and Gluck, M. (2012), 'Dissociating the cognitive effects of levodopa versus dopamine agonists in a neurocomputational model of learning in Parkinson's Disease', Neuro-degenerative Diseases, 10.
  • Moustafa, A., Hewedi, D., Eissa, A., Myers, C. and Sadek, H. (2012), 'The relationship between associative learning, transfer generalization, and homocysteine levels in mild cognitive impairment', PLoS ONE, .
  • Krishna, R., Moustafa, A., Eby, L., Skeen, L. and Myers, C. (2012), 'Learning and generalization in healthy aging : implication for frontostriatal and hippocampal function', Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, 9.
  • Moustafa, A. (2012), 'Dissociating the cognitive effects of levodopa versus dopamine agonists in a neurocomputational model of learning in Parkinson's Disease', Neurodegenerative Diseases, 10.
  • Moustafa, A. and Gluck, M. (2011), 'Computational cognitive models of prefrontal-striatal- hippocampal interactions in Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia', Neural Networks, 17.
  • Somlai, Z., Moustafa, A., Somlai, Z., Moustafa, A., Keri, S., Myers, C. and Gluck, M. (2011), 'General functioning predicts reward and punishment learning in schizophrenia.', Schizophrenia Research, 6.
  • Somlai, Z., Moustafa, A., Somlai, Z., Moustafa, A., Keri, S., Myers, C. and Gluck, M. (2011), 'General functioning predicts reward and punishment learning in schizophrenia.', Schizophrenia Research, 6.
  • Moustafa, A. and Gluck, M. (2011), 'A neurocomputational model of dopamine and prefrontal-striatal interactions during multi-cue category learning by Parkinson's patients.', Cognitive Neuroscience, 17.
  • Moustafa, A., Keri, S., Herzallah, M., Myers, C. and Gluck, M. (2010), 'A neural model of hippocampal-striatal interactions in associative learning and transfer generalization in various neurological and psychiatric patients', Brain and Cognition, 13.
  • Keri, S., Moustafa, A., Keri, S., Moustafa, A., Myers, C., Benedek, G. and Gluck, M. (2010), 'Alpha-synuclein locus duplication impairs reward-learning.', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 3.
  • Keri, S., Moustafa, A., Keri, S., Moustafa, A., Myers, C., Benedek, G. and Gluck, M. (2010), 'Alpha-synuclein locus duplication impairs reward-learning.', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 3.
  • Herzallah, M., Moustafa, A., Herzallah, M., Moustafa, A., Misk, A., Myers, C. and Gluck, M. (2010), 'Depression impairs acquisition, while anticholinergics impair transfer generalization in Parkinson's patients', Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, 8.
  • Herzallah, M., Moustafa, A., Herzallah, M., Moustafa, A., Misk, A., Myers, C. and Gluck, M. (2010), 'Depression impairs acquisition, while anticholinergics impair transfer generalization in Parkinson's patients', Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, 8.
  • Moustafa, A., Myers, C. and Gluck, M. (2009), 'A neurocomputational model of classical conditioning phenomena: A putative role for the hippocampal region in associative learning', Brain Research, 16.
  • Bodi, N., Moustafa, A., Keri, S., Nagy, H., Nagy, H., Moustafa, A., Myers, C., Dibo, G., Takats, A., Bereczky, D. and Gluck, M. (2009), 'Reward learning and the novelty seeking personality: A between and within-subjects study of the effects of dopamine agonists on young Parkinson's patients', Brain: a journal of neurology, 11.
  • Bodi, N., Moustafa, A., Keri, S., Nagy, H., Nagy, H., Moustafa, A., Myers, C., Dibo, G., Takats, A., Bereczky, D. and Gluck, M. (2009), 'Reward learning and the novelty seeking personality: A between and within-subjects study of the effects of dopamine agonists on young Parkinson's patients', Brain: a journal of neurology, 11.
  • Moustafa, A., Cohen, M., Sherman, S. and Frank, M. (2008), 'A role for dopamine in temporal decision making and reward maximization in Parkinsonism', Journal of Neuroscience, 11.
  • Moustafa, A., Sherman, S. and Frank, M. (2008), 'A dopaminergic basis for working memory, learning and attentional shifting in Parkinsonism.', Neuropsychologia, 13.
  • Moustafa, A. and Maida, A. (2007), 'Using TD learning to simulate working memory performance in a model of the prefrontal cortex and basal ganglia.', Cognitive Systems Research, 20.
  • Frank, M., Moustafa, A., Haughey, H., Curran, T. and Hutchison, K. (2007), 'Genetic triple dissociation reveals multiple roles for dopamine in reinforcement learning', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America PNAS, 6.
  • Frank, M., Samanta, J., Moustafa, A. and Sherman, S. (2007), 'Hold your horses: Impulsivity, deep brain stimulation and medication in Parkinsonism', Science, 4.
  • Moustafa, A. (2006), 'The Role of the Prefrontal Cortex and the Basal Ganglia in Delayed-response Task Performance: A Neural Model', ProQuest, .

Conference Papers

  • Kar, K., Moustafa, A., Myers, C. and Gluck, M. (2010), 'Using an animal learning model of the hippocampus to simulate human fMRI data', 2010 IEEE 36th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, New York USA.

Research

Current Projects

Title:Identifying Factors Underlying the development of Psychiatric Symptom's Disease Using behaviourial and Computational Methods.
Years:2012-11-15 - 2013-12-15
ID:P00021210
UWS Researchers:Ahmed Moustafa
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney

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