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expert in machine learning. Machine sity of Madrid. As part of his 'Consoli-
learning tools were applied to demo- dator' project in neuroscience of the
graphic, lifestyle, and clinical variables European Research Council (ERC) he
in order to find the factors that help to has refined new functional resonance
classify superagers against their con- acquisition sequences to study me-
trols. mory formation in humans and has
implemented a sequence sensitive to
In 2020, Qumar Behfar was a recipient neuromelanin.
of the Queen Sofia Foundation-MA-
PFRE Fellowship, which is developed 4.3.8. Current Status and Future
in collaboration with Dr. Özgur Onur Outlook
Department of Neurology, University The Vallecas Project is the main re-
Hospital of Cologne, Germany. The ob- search project conducted at CIEN
jective of the scholarship is to continue Foundation, both in terms of resour-
in the study of the population of supe- ces and social impact. In late 2013, the
ragers. His work will focus on functio- project completed the recruitment
nal MRI, performing connectivity and phase and the baseline first visits of
network analysis to compare supera- volunteers. During 2020, parts of the
gers and controls.
seventh and eighth follow-up visits of
In 2020, Dr. Strange was awarded the the project volunteers have been ca-
Researcher Excellence Incorporation rried out simultaneously.
award from the Polytechnic Univer-
VALLECAS PROJECT ACTIVITIES DURING 2020
Number of seventh visit assessments
19
Number of eighth visit assessments
27
Number of ninth visit assessments
2
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