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  1. Cognitive Changes in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Cognitive Assessments in Decision-Making Matters

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, June 2026, MDPI AG

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  2. The Future of Endoscopic Spine Surgery in the United States: Lifeline or Liability?

    Article • The International Journal of Spine Surgery, April 2026, International Journal of Spine Surgery

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  3. Discrepancy between self-reported and performance-based attention

    Article • Journal of Affective Disorders, April 2026, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  4. Sleep Fragmentation, Not Nocturnal Hypoxemia, Is the Primary Correlate of Attentional Slowing in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    Article • Journal of Personalized Medicine, February 2026, MDPI AG

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  5. The Emerging Crisis in Non-Prescribed Ketamine Use: A Rapid Attenuation of Depression in Face of Abuse and “Chill-out” or Escapism Drug

    Article • Substance Use & Misuse, February 2026, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  6. Spiritual well-being as a protective factor for endothelial dysfunction in clinically healthy adults

    Article • PLOS One, December 2025, PLOS

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  7. Regenerative and Wellness Medicine: A Boon or Barrier to Surgical Innovation in Degenerative Spine Care?

    Article • The International Journal of Spine Surgery, December 2025, International Journal of Spine Surgery

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  8. Synergizing Digital and Print: Leveraging Spine Surgeons’ Social Media to Transform Publishing and Society Interaction

    Article • The International Journal of Spine Surgery, December 2025, International Journal of Spine Surgery

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  9. Pharmacoepigenomics in Personalized Medicine: A Hypothesis-Generating Approach to Introduce CpG-PGx SNPs as New Candidates for a Systematic Insight into Genomic-Epigenomic-Phenomic-Pharmacogenomics (G-E-Ph-PGx) Axis

    Article • Journal of Personalized Medicine, November 2025, MDPI AG

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  10. Billions Spent, Few Saved: Rethinking National Institutes of Health HEAL Initiative in Light of Dopaminergic Alternatives to the Opioid Trap

    Article • The International Journal of Spine Surgery, November 2025, International Journal of Spine Surgery

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  11. Prehabilitation Reimagined as Policy: A Multidimensional Framework to Reduce Pain, Opioid Use, and Surgical Risk

    Article • The International Journal of Spine Surgery, October 2025, International Journal of Spine Surgery

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  12. GLP-1 Agonists Can Be Heaven or Hell Dependent Upon Dopaminergic Genetic/Epigenetic Antecedents

    Article • October 2025, MDPI AG

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  13. Bringing Back Theorizing Medical Hypotheses to Spine Surgery Research in an Age of Overreliance on Randomized Controlled Trials

    Article • The International Journal of Spine Surgery, October 2025, International Journal of Spine Surgery

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  14. Targeting pro-dopaminergic agonism to attenuate depression in patients displaying genetic/epigenetic predisposition to hypodopaminergia

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, September 2025, Frontiers

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  15. Association Between Somatic Depressive Symptoms and Endothelial Dysfunction in Healthy Individuals

    Article • Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine, September 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  16. Long-COVID-19 and Cognition: Persistent attention deficits after hospital discharge

    Article • Journal of Psychiatric Research, September 2025, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  17. Surgeon Skill Level, Experience, and Impact on Patient Outcomes: Rethinking Research Paradigms in Spine Surgery

    Article • The International Journal of Spine Surgery, August 2025, International Journal of Spine Surgery

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  18. Demographic Shifts and Disease Burden in Brazil: Analyzing Future Healthcare Trends and Expenditure Needs

    Article • Current Aging Science, July 2025, Bentham Science Publishers

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  19. First Pharmacoepigenomics in Personalized Medicine: CpG-PGx SNPs as New Candidates for a Systematic Insight into Genomic-Epigenomic-Phenomic-Pharmacogenomics (G-E-Ph-PGx) Axis

    Article • July 2025, MDPI AG

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  20. Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia and Inflammaging in the Management of Spine Pain: The Case for Genetically Directed Dopamine Homeostasis

    Article • The International Journal of Spine Surgery, July 2025, International Journal of Spine Surgery

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  21. Pre-addiction phenotype is associated with dopaminergic dysfunction: Evidence from 88.8 million genome-wide association study-based samples

    Article • Gene & Protein in Disease, July 2025, Inno Science Press

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  22. In Silico Pharmacogenomic Assessment of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP1) Agonists and the Genetic Addiction Risk Score (GARS) Related Pathways: Implications for Suicidal Ideation and Substance Use Disorder

    Article • Current Neuropharmacology, July 2025, Bentham Science Publishers

    Alireza Sharafshah, Professor kenneth Blum, Prof. Sergio Schmidt, Rajendra Badgaiyan, ROSSANO FIORELLI, Prof. Abdalla Bowirrat

  23. End-stage kidney disease patients exhibited slower responses to rapidly presented visual stimuli when compared with healthy controls.

    Article • Neuropsychology, June 2025, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  24. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DEPRESSION AND ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN MEDICAL STUDENTS

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 2025, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  25. Genetic and Regulatory Mechanisms of Comorbidity of Anxiety, Depression and ADHD: A GWAS Meta-Meta-Analysis Through the Lens of a System Biological and Pharmacogenomic Perspective in 18.5 M Subjects

    Article • Journal of Personalized Medicine, March 2025, MDPI AG

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  26. Da "Hype" à Responsabilidade: Impactos da Inimputabilidade da Inteligência Artificial e Cooperação Humano e Inteligência Artificial para Política Criminal no Brasil e Equipes de Saúde

    Article • CADERNOS BRASILEIROS DE MEDICINA, January 2025, Even3

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  27. Doença de Crohn e Cognição: A Interface do Eixo Intestino-Cérebro. Uma Revisão Narrativa

    Article • CADERNOS BRASILEIROS DE MEDICINA, January 2025, Even3

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  28. Implicações da Técnica Anestésica nas Alterações Cognitivas Pós-operatórias: Propofol versus Sevoflurano. Revisão Narrativa

    Article • CADERNOS BRASILEIROS DE MEDICINA, January 2025, Even3

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  29. O Papel da Espiritualidade e suas Implicações Clínicas nos Pacientes com Insuficiência Cardíaca

    Article • CADERNOS BRASILEIROS DE MEDICINA, January 2025, Even3

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  30. Insights on High-Value Procedures From the ISASS 4-Part Webinar Series on Current and Emerging Techniques in Endoscopic Spine Surgery Based on Surgeon Experience

    Article • The International Journal of Spine Surgery, October 2024, International Journal of Spine Surgery

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  31. Assessing the Impact of IL-6 and Serotonin on Pain and Symptomatology in Fibromyalgia: An Exploratory Clinical Study

    Article • Journal of Personalized Medicine, August 2024, MDPI AG

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  32. Sustained attention can be measured using a brief computerized attention task

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  33. New Perspectives on Risk Assessment and Anticoagulation in Elective Spine Surgery Patients: The Impact of Ultra-Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Surgery Techniques on Patients with Cardiac Disease

    Article • Journal of Personalized Medicine, July 2024, MDPI AG

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  34. A Pharmacogenomics-Based In Silico Investigation of Opioid Prescribing in Post-operative Spine Pain Management and Personalized Therapy

    Article • Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, May 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  35. Preface

    Article • Current Aging Science, March 2024, Bentham Science Publishers

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  36. Attention Deficits in Healthcare Workers with Non-Clinical Burnout: An Exploratory Investigation

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, February 2024, MDPI AG

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  37. Attentional performance after a hemodialysis session

    Article • Journal of Nephrology, February 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  38. General low alertness in people with obstructive sleep apnea

    Article • Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, January 2024, American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  39. The Presence of Somatic Depressive Symptoms Increases the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

    Article • January 2024, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  40. Doença de Creutzfeltd-Jakob esporádica sem demência: relato de caso

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, January 2024, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  41. Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease without dementia: a case report

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, January 2024, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  42. Nível de Habilidade do Cirurgião, Experiência e Impacto nos Resultados do Paciente: Repensando Paradigmas de Pesquisa em Cirurgia da Coluna

    Article • Anais da Academia Nacional de Medicina, January 2024, Academia Nacional de Medicina

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  43. Association between attention performance and the different dimensions of DSM-5 depression symptoms

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, December 2023, Frontiers

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  44. Cognitive Performance in Asymptomatic Elderly People with Hepatitis C: The Role of Education

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  45. Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection and Neurocognitive Impairment in Subjects with Mild Liver Disease

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  46. Comparing online and face-to-face administration of a neuropsychological computerized attention test: Assessment modality does not influence performance

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, April 2023, Frontiers

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  47. COVID-19 Patients with Early Gastrointestinal Symptoms Show Persistent Deficits in Specific Attention Subdomains

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  48. Specific attention deficits in patients with end stage kidney disease

    Article • Journal of Nephrology, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  49. Attention deficits in Brazilian health care workers with chronic pain

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, October 2022, Frontiers

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  50. Incidence of Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction Following Inhalational vs Total Intravenous General Anesthesia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • July 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  51. Attention profile of physically recovered COVID-19 inpatients on the day of discharge

    Article • Journal of Psychiatric Research, June 2022, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  52. Spirituality as a protective factor for chronic and acute anxiety in Brazilian healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak

    Article • PLOS One, May 2022, PLOS

    JULIO TOLENTINO, Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  53. Post-COVID-19 olfactory dysfunction: carbamazepine as a treatment option in a series of cases

    Article • Journal of NeuroVirology, April 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  54. Cerebellar Symptoms in Gluten Sensitivity: a Systematic Review of the Effect of a Gluten-Free Diet on Brain Imaging

    Article • The Cerebellum, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  55. Assessment of Attentional Functioning in Health Professionals of a Brazilian Tertiary Referral Hospital for COVID-19

    Article • Behavioural Neurology, June 2021, Wiley

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  56. Clinical Utility of a Reaction-Time Attention Task in the Evaluation of Cognitive Impairment in Elderly with High Educational Disparity

    Article • Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, May 2021, IOS Press

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  57. Attentional subdomains’ deficits in Brazilian patients with major depressive episodes.

    Article • Neuropsychology, February 2021, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  58. Early attention impairment in a patient with COVID‐19

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, December 2020, Wiley

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  59. Detection of Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly with a Low Educational Level Using a Reaction-Time Attention Task

    Article • Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, November 2020, IOS Press

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  60. A serial SPECT-CT study in a celiac disease patient with cerebellar ataxia and psychiatric symptoms

    Article • Neurological Sciences, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  61. Is Asian type MS an MS phenotype, an NMO spectrum disorder, or a MOG-IgG related disease?

    Article • Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, July 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  62. VERIFICAÇÃO DE INCOERÊNCIAS NO QUALIS-PERIÓDICOS DA CAPES: ANÁLISES DENTRO DA ÁREA DA PSICOLOGIA E ENTRE ÁREAS AFINS

    Article • polemica, November 2019, Universidade de Estado do Rio de Janeiro

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  63. Cerebellar symptoms in gluten sensitivity: A systematic review of the effect of a gluten-free diet on brain imaging

    Article • Journal of the Neurological Sciences, October 2019, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  64. Decrease in Attentional Performance After Repeated Bouts of High Intensity Exercise in Association-Football Referees and Assistant Referees

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, September 2019, Frontiers

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  65. Association between depression and cardiovascular disease: A review based on QT dispersion

    Article • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, February 2019, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  66. Analysis of Attention Subdomains in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, October 2018, Frontiers

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  67. DSM symptoms and degree of depression

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, October 2018, Frontiers

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  68. Neuropsychiatric assessments in patients with multiple sclerosis in early phases and with low disability

    Article • June 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt, YOLANDA BOECHAT

  69. The Role of Visual and Auditory Stimuli in Continuous Performance Tests: Differential Effects on Children With ADHD

    Article • Journal of Attention Disorders, April 2018, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  70. Effect of handedness on auditory attentional performance in ADHD students

    Article • December 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt, Eunice Simoes

  71. Distinguishing early stage Alzheimer's disease from mild cognitive impairment using a quick and cultural free computerized attention test

    Article • Journal of the Neurological Sciences, October 2017, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  72. Epidemiology of neuromyelitis optica in Latin America

    Article • Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental Translational and Clinical, September 2017, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  73. What does handedness reveal about ADHD? An analysis based on CPT performance

    Article • Research in Developmental Disabilities, June 2017, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  74. Attentional performance may help to identify duloxetine responders in chronic pain fibromyalgia patients

    Article • European Journal of Pain, February 2017, Wiley

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  75. CPT and attentional performance

    Article • Journal of Attention Disorders, November 2016, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  76. Mental Stress–Induced Myocardial Ischemia Related to Generalized Anxiety Disorder in a Patient With Acute Coronary Syndrome and Normal Coronary Arteries

    Article • Clinical Nuclear Medicine, November 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  77. Cholangiocarcinoma associated with limbic encephalitis and early cerebral abnormalities detected by 2-deoxy-2-[fluorine-18]fluoro-d-glucose integrated with computed tomography-positron emission tomography: a case report

    Article • Journal of Medical Case Reports, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  78. Association between depression severity and cardiac autonomic modulation

    Article • Journal of Psychosomatic Research, June 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  79. Epidemiology of attention deficit disorder in Brazil: Implications for the Brazilian legal system

    Article • Open Journal of Epidemiology, January 2013, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  80. The Effects of Hand Preference on Attention

    Article • Psychology, January 2013, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  81. Validity and reliability of a teacher's scale developed in Brazil for assessment of hyperactive: impulsive behavior and inattention in children and adolescents

    Article • Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas), December 2012, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  82. EFICÁCIA DO TESTE COMPUTADORIZADO DE ATENÇÃO VISUAL (TCA) E DO MINI EXAME DO ESTADO MENTAL (MEEM) NA IDENTIFICAÇÃO DE PORTADORES DE TRANSTORNO COGNITIVO LEVE

    Article • Pensar a Prática, August 2009, Universidade Federal de Goias

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  83. Value of Combining Activated Brain FDG-PET and Cardiac MIBG for the Differential Diagnosis of Dementia

    Article • Clinical Nuclear Medicine, June 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  84. Neonatal transection of the corpus callosum affects rotational side preference in adult Swiss mice

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, March 2007, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  85. Callosal agenesis affects consistency of laterality in a paw preference task in BALB/cCF mice

    Article • Behavioural Brain Research, April 2005, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  86. Long‐term Outcome of Nonsurgical Candidates with Medically Refractory Localization‐related Epilepsy

    Article • Epilepsia, November 2003, Wiley

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  87. Neonatal transection of the corpus callosum affects paw preference lateralization of adult Swiss mice

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, September 2003, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  88. Low level methylmercury exposure affects neuropsychological function in adults

    Article • Environmental Health, June 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  89. Contamination of rural surface and ground water by endosulfan in farming areas of the Western Cape, South Africa

    Article • Environmental Health, March 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  90. The effect of corpus callosum agenesis on neocortical thickness and neuronal density of BALB/cCF mice

    Article • Brain Research Bulletin, August 2002, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  91. Sex differences in the incidence of total callosal agenesis in BALB/cCF mice

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, June 2002, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  92. Effects of rotational side preferences on immobile behavior of normal mice in the forced swimming test

    Article • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, January 2002, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  93. The effects of callosal agenesis on the susceptibility to seizures elicited by pentylenetetrazol in BALB/cCF mice

    Article • Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, January 2002, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  94. Time course of the effects of prenatal gamma irradiation on the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus of Swiss mice

    Article • International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, November 2001, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  95. Depletion of cortical target induced by prenatal ionizing irradiation: effects on the lateral geniculate nucleus and on the retinofugal pathways

    Article • International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, July 2001, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  96. Effects of prenatal ionizing irradiation on the development of the ganglion cell layer of the mouse retina

    Article • International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, July 2001, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  97. Sex differences in sensitivity to seizures elicited by pentylenetetrazol in mice

    Article • Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, March 2001, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  98. Contralateral Rotatory Bias in the Free-Swimming Test After Unilateral Hemispherectomy in Adult Swiss Mice

    Article • International Journal of Neuroscience, January 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  99. Influences of Handedness and Gender on the Grooved Pegboard Test

    Article • Brain and Cognition, December 2000, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  100. The effects of hand preference and gender on finger tapping performance asymmetry by the use of an infra-red light measurement device

    Article • Neuropsychologia, May 2000, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  101. Effects of prenatal gamma irradiation on the development of the corpus callosum of Swiss mice

    Article • International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, November 1999, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  102. Morphological brain asymmetries in male mice withcallosal defects due to prenatal gamma irradiation

    Article • International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, February 1999, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  103. Effects of Sex and Laterality on the Rotatory Swimming Behavior of Normal Mice

    Article • Physiology & Behavior, October 1998, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  104. Three Different Animal Models of Early Callosal Defects: Morphological and Behavioral Studies

    Article • January 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  105. The ontogenesis of the forebrain commissures and the determination of brain asymmetries

    Article • Progress in Neurobiology, February 1993, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  106. Disparity selective units in the superior colliculus of the opossum

    Article • Experimental Brain Research, December 1991, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  107. The effects of total and partial callosal agenesis on the development of paw preference performance in the BALB/cCF mouse

    Article • Brain Research, April 1991, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  108. The effects of total and partial callosal agenesis on the development of morphological brain asymmetries in the BALB/cCF mouse

    Article • Experimental Neurology, May 1989, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  109. Effects of prenatal irradiation on the development of cerebral cortex and corpus callosum of the mouse

    Article • The Journal of Comparative Neurology, October 1987, Wiley

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt

  110. Dose-dependent occurrence of the aberrant longitudinal bundle in the brains of mice born acallosal after prenatal gamma irradiation

    Article • Developmental Brain Research, February 1986, Elsevier

    Prof. Sergio Schmidt