Pandelis Perakakis

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I’m an Associate Professor of Psychology at the Complutense University of Madrid, where I teach Individual Differences and investigate the dynamics of affective experiences.

In 2012, I co-founded Open Scholar, a group of volunteer researchers developing and promoting models and tools to improve Scholarly Communication.

Research

Affect dynamics

Exploring the relation between affect shifts and psychological well-being

Scholarly communication

Developing models and tools to promote scholarly-governed academic publishing

Exercise, Brain and Cognition

Investigating whether and how physical exercise improves cognitive performance

Software

KARDIA

Matlab software for the analysis of heart rate data: Heart Rate Variability, Detrended Fluctuation Analysis, Phasic Cardiac Responses.

HEPLAB

Matlab standalone software and EEGLAB plugin for the analysis of the Heartbeat-evoked Potential: QRS and T-wave detection, visual artifact detection, event creation.

Selected publications

Natural selection of academic papers

Scientometrics. 85 (2), 553–559 (2010)

An umbrella review of randomized control trials on the effects of physical exercise on cognition

Nature Human Behaviour 7, 928–941 (2023)

Breathing frequency bias in fractal analysis of heart rate variability

Biological Psychology, 82 (1), 82–88 (2009)

Replacing academic journals

Royal Society Open Science, 10 (7), 230206

Latest news and thoughts

How to sell your journal: The secret business of academic journal acquisitions

Ever wondered how academic journals change hands? I recently had a revealing conversation with a company specializing in journal acquisitions. Here's what I learned about the 'empire' they're building...

Djokovic vs Science

When tennis superstar Novak Djokovic changed his diet, his career took off. But not everyone is convinced, citing a lack of scientific evidence. In my latest blog post, I explore the tension between...

Qué es una publicación científica y qué no lo es

Durante el periodo en el que me presenté a plazas de Ayudante Doctor en varias universidades andaluzas, he tenido la oportunidad de conocer de primera mano varias irregularidades en estos procesos de...
Contact

Facultad de Psicología
Departamento de Psicología Social, del Trabajo y Diferencial
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Campus de Somosaguas s/n
28223. Pozuelo de Alarcón. Madrid

Office: 2.229 (Building 2, second floor)
Tel: +34 91 394 3120
perakakis [at] gmail.com

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