Monica Rosselli

Associate Professor
Ph.D. Biomedical Science National Autonomous University of Mexico '89
Research Area: Behavioral Neuroscience/Neuropsychology


Contact Information:
Office: E&S/268A
Telephone: (954) 236-1108
Fax: (954) 236-1099
E-mail: mrossell@fau.edu Links: Lab Home Page

General Research Interests

Monica Rosselli heads the Neuropsychology laboratory at FAU. Neuropsychology studies brain organization of behavior and cognitive functioning. There are different techniques used in neuropsychology research. Some of the commonest techniques are tests of cognitive ability. These tests are thought to tap various cognitive functions such as verbal ability, visuospatial skills, and memory and which might also be sensitive to brain injury. For example, patients with damage in the medial temporal lobe might performed poorly in memory tests. The study of patients with brain lesions has provided an invaluable source of information regarding the relationship between brain and behavior. The neuropsychology laboratory at FAU conducts research and provides graduate training in human neuropsychology. The laboratory has collaborative research with the FAU Memory Disorder Clinic in Boca Raton and with the neuropsychology department at Mount Sinai Hospital-University of Miami in Miami. The topics under investigation in the neuropsychology laboratory are: (1) neuropsychological performance of chronic cocaine users; (2) the neuropsychology of Alzheimer disease; (3) the influence of cultural factors in the assessment of dementia and (4) the influence of bilingualism in neuropsychological test performance.

Representative Publications

Rosselli, M., & Ardila, A. (1996). Cognitive effects of cocaine and polydrug abuse. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 18, 122-135.

Rosselli, M. et al. (2000). Verbal fluency and repetition skills in healthy older Spanish-English bilinguals. Applied Neuropsychology, 7, 17-24.

Rosselli, M. et al. (2000). Cognitive decline in patients with familial Alzheimer's disease associated with E280A presenilin-1 mutation: a longitudinal study. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 22, 483-495