Jesús Cespón

Research

Affiliated Researcher

Keywords: ageing; alzheimer´s disease; non-invasive brain stimulation; cognitive control; bilingualism; neuroplasticity; event-related potentials.

In press

Zhunussova, A., Pellicciari, M.C., Carreiras, M., & Cespón, J. (In press). Electrophysiological correlates of cognitive reserve in healthy older adults at different cognitive states. Cognitive Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience. Doi:10.3758/s13415-025-01384-z

2024

Aguasvivas, J.A., Cespón, J., & Carreiras, M. (2024). Does bilingual experience influence statistical language learning?. Cognition, 242. Doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2023.105639

Cespón, J., Pellicciari, M.C., & Miniussi, C. (2024). Cognitive Control Is Enhanced by Single Pulse TMS Over the Left Frontal and Parietal Areas. Journal of Psychophysiology, 38(2), 68-80. Doi:10.1027/0269-8803/a000331

2023

Cespón, J., Chupina, I., & Carreiras, M. (2023). Cognitive reserve counteracts typical neural activity changes related to ageing. Neuropsychologia, 188. Doi:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2023.108625

2022

Cespón, J., Pellicciari, M.C., Casula, E.P., & Miniussi, C. (2022). Age-related Changes in Cortical Excitability Linked to Decreased Attentional and Inhibitory Control. Neuroscience, 495, 1-14. Doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2022.05.021

Miraglia, F., Vecchio, F., Pellicciari, M.C., Cespon, J., & Rossini, P.M. (2022). Brain Networks Modulation in Young and Old Subjects during Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Applied on Prefrontal and Parietal Cortex. International Journal of Neural Systems, 32(1). Doi:10.1142/S0129065721500568

2021

Cespón, J. (2021). Neural Processing Underlying Executive Functions in Bilinguals: “Heads I Win, Tails You Lose”. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 15. Doi:10.3389/fnhum.2021.710905

Rodella, C., Cespón, J., Repetto, C., & Pellicciari, M.C. (2021). Customized Application of tDCS for Clinical Rehabilitation in Alzheimer's Disease. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 15. Doi:10.3389/fnhum.2021.687968

2020

Cespón, J., & Carreiras, M. (2020). Is there electrophysiological evidence for a bilingual advantage in neural processes related to executive functions?. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 118, 315-330. Doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.07.030

Cespón, J., Hommel, B., Korsch, M., & Galashan, D. (2020). The neurocognitive underpinnings of the Simon effect: An integrative review of current research. Cognitive Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience, 20(6), 1133-1172. Doi:10.3758/s13415-020-00836-y

2019

Cespón, J., Rodella, C., Miniussi, C., & Pellicciari, M.C. (2019). Behavioural and electrophysiological modulations induced by transcranial direct current stimulation in healthy elderly and Alzheimer's disease patients: A pilot study. Clinical Neurophysiology, 130(11), 2038-2052. Doi:10.1016/j.clinph.2019.08.016

2018

Cespón, J., Galdo-Álvarez, S., & Díaz, F. (2018). Event-related potentials reveal altered executive control activity in healthy elderly with subjective memory complaints. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 12. Doi:10.3389/fnhum.2018.00445

Cespón, J., Miniussi, C., & Pellicciari, M.C. (2018). Interventional programmes to improve cognition during healthy and pathological ageing: Cortical modulations and evidence for brain plasticity. Ageing Research Reviews, 43, 81-98. Doi:10.1016/j.arr.2018.03.001

Zurrón, M., Lindín, M., Cespón, J., Cid-Fernández, S., Galdo-álvarez, S., Ramos-Goicoa, M., & Díaz, F. (2018). Effects of mild cognitive impairment on the event-related brain potential components elicited in executive control tasks. Frontiers in Psychology, 9(MAY). Doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00842

2017

Cespón, J., Rodella, C., Rossini, P.M., Miniussi, C., & Pellicciari, M.C. (2017). Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation promotes frontal compensatory mechanisms in healthy elderly subjects. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 9(DEC). Doi:10.3389/fnagi.2017.00420

2016

Cespón, J., Galdo-Álvarez, S., & Díaz, F. (2016). Cognitive control activity is modulated by the magnitude of interference and pre-activation of monitoring mechanisms. Scientific Reports, 6. Doi:10.1038/srep39595

2015

Cespón, J., Galdo-Álvarez, S., & Díaz, F. (2015). Inhibition deficit in the spatial tendency of the response in multiple-domain amnestic mild cognitive impairment. An event related potential study. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 7(APR). Doi:10.3389/fnagi.2015.00068

Cespón, J., Galdo-Álvarez, S., Pereiro, A.X., & Diáz, F. (2015). Differences between mild cognitive impairment subtypes as indicated by event-related potential correlates of cognitive and motor processes in a simon task. Journal of Alzheimer S Disease, 43(2), 631-647. Doi:10.3233/JAD-132774

2013

Cespón, J., Galdo-Álvarez, S., & Díaz, F. (2013). Electrophysiological correlates of amnestic mild cognitive impairment in a simon task. Plos One, 8(12). Doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0081506

Cespón, J., Galdo-Álvarez, S., & Díaz, F. (2013). Similarities and differences between interference from stimulus position and from direction of an arrow: Behavioral and event-related potential measures. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 90(2), 180-189. Doi:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2013.07.002

Cespón, J., Galdo-álvarez, S., & Díaz, F. (2013). N2pc is modulated by stimulus-stimulus, but not by stimulus-response incompatibilities. Biological Psychology, 93(1), 75-80. Doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2013.01.010

Cespón, J., Galdo-Álvarez, S., & Díaz, F. (2013). Age-related changes in ERP correlates of visuospatial and motor processes. Psychophysiology, 50(8), 743-757. Doi:10.1111/psyp.12063

2012

Cespón, J., Galdo-Álvarez, S., & Díaz, F. (2012). The Simon effect modulates N2cc and LRP but not the N2pc component. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 84(2), 120-129. Doi:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2012.01.019

2020

BILINGUALAGE: Behavioural and electrophysiological correlates of the bilingual advantage in executive functions in healthy elderly subjects

Program: PID2019-105538RA-I00
Funding agency: Spanish Ministry
06/2020- 05/2023
Funding: 60.500 €
PI: Jesús Cespón

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (01/2020 - 12/2021), European Research Council. BCBL-Basque Center on Cognition,Brain and Language, Donostia-San Sebastián. Spain.

Juan de la Cierva Incorporación fellowship (01/2018 - 12/2019), Spanish Ministry. BCBL-Basque Center on Cognition,Brain and Language, Donostia-San Sebastián. Spain.