Dr Marcella Montagnese

(she/her/hers)

University Position

Junior Research Fellow

Interests

I am a multidisciplinary researcher in the field of neuroscience, specialising in neuroimaging and computational psychiatry. I work on two main areas: (i) using real-world memory clinic data from the NHS in combination with machine learning methods to develop early markers for dementia detection and prognosis; (ii) investigating hallucinations across psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases with state-of-the-art methods to identify shared brain networks and biomarkers linked to psychosis. Beyond my research, I am an ambassador for the Women Techmakers Initiative powered by Google, where I actively advocate for underrepresented groups, promote open access to coding and AI resources, and foster an inclusive tech community.

Key Publications

Cognition, hallucination severity and hallucination-specific insight in neurodegenerative disorders and eye disease.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/13546805.2021.1960812
Journal: Cogn Neuropsychiatry
E-pub date: 1 Aug 2022
Authors: M Montagnese, M Vignando, D Collerton, D Ffytche, UP Mosimann, J-P Taylor, K daSilva Morgan, P Urwyler

A Review of Multimodal Hallucinations: Categorization, Assessment, Theoretical Perspectives, and Clinical Recommendations.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbaa101
Journal: Schizophr Bull
E-pub date: 23 Jan 2021
Authors: M Montagnese, P Leptourgos, C Fernyhough, F Waters, F Larøi, R Jardri, S McCarthy-Jones, N Thomas, R Dudley, J-P Taylor, D Collerton, P Urwyler

Reinforcement learning as an intermediate phenotype in psychosis? Deficits sensitive to illness stage but not associated with polygenic risk of schizophrenia in the general population

DOI: http://doi.org/10.1101/668939
Journal:
E-pub date: 1 Aug 2019
Authors: M Montagnese, F Knolle, J Haarsma, JD Griffin, A Richards, P Vertes, B Kiddle, PC Fletcher, PB Jones, MJ Owen, P Fonagy, ET Bullmore, R Dolan, NSPN Consortium, M Moutoussis, I Goodyer, GK Murray

Publications

Octopaminergic neurons have multiple targets in Drosophila larval mushroom body calyx and can modulate behavioral odor discrimination.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.1101/lm.052159.120
Journal: Learn Mem
E-pub date: 1 Feb 2021
Authors: JYH Wong, BA Wan, T Bland, M Montagnese, AD McLachlan, CJ O'Kane, SW Zhang, LM Masuda-Nakagawa

Cognitive and Visual Processing Performance in Parkinson’s Disease Patients With vs Without Visual Hallucinations: A Meta-Analysis

DOI: http://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3745799
Journal: SSRN Electronic Journal
E-pub date: 9 Jan 2021
Authors: M Montagnese, M Vignando, D ffytche, MA Mehta

Early impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health care and on people with mental health conditions: framework synthesis of international experiences and responses.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-020-01924-7
Journal: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol
E-pub date: 1 Jan 2021
Authors: L Sheridan Rains, S Johnson, P Barnett, T Steare, JJ Needle, S Carr, B Lever Taylor, F Bentivegna, J Edbrooke-Childs, HR Scott, J Rees, P Shah, J Lomani, B Chipp, N Barber, Z Dedat, S Oram, N Morant, A Simpson, COVID-19 Mental Health Policy Research Unit Group

Reinforcement learning as an intermediate phenotype in psychosis? Deficits sensitive to illness stage but not associated with polygenic risk of schizophrenia in the general population.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2020.04.022
Journal: Schizophr Res
E-pub date: 31 Aug 2020
Authors: M Montagnese, F Knolle, J Haarsma, JD Griffin, A Richards, PE Vertes, B Kiddle, PC Fletcher, PB Jones, MJ Owen, P Fonagy, ET Bullmore, RJ Dolan, NSPN Consortium, M Moutoussis, IM Goodyer, GK Murray

Early impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health care and on people with mental health conditions: framework synthesis of international experiences and responses

DOI: http://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.15.20129411
Journal:
E-pub date: 1 Aug 2020
Authors: LS Rains, S Johnson, P Barnett, T Steare, J Needle, S Carr, BL Taylor, F Bentivegna, J Edbrooke-Childs, HR Scott, J Rees, P Shah, J Lomani, B Chipp, N Barber, Z Dedat, S Oram, N Morant, A Simpson, COVID-19 Mental Health Policy Research Unit Group

Octopaminergic neurons have multiple targets inDrosophilalarval mushroom body calyx and regulate behavioral odor discrimination

DOI: http://doi.org/10.1101/295659
Journal:
E-pub date: 1 Aug 2018
Authors: JY Hilary Wong, BA Wan, T Bland, M Montagnese, A McLachlan, C O’Kane, SW Zhang, L Masuda-Nakagawa