Scientific presentations of the RehArt project

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• Tamiazzo, J., Kolliopoulou, E., Ramírez, C., Codern-Bové, N., de Diego-Alonso, C., Carles-Lavila, M., Lorente, S., Raghavan, P., & Grau-Sánchez, J. (2026, May). An enriched environment incorporating leisure and music activities in inpatient stroke rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial including clinical outcomes, patient and professional experiences, and cost-effectiveness [Oral presentation]. European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC 2026), Maastricht, Netherlands.

• Grau-Sánchez, J. (2026, March 20–21). Rehabilitation with meaning: Applied neuroscience in daily life [Workshop]. XXIV National Congress of Occupational Therapy Students (CENTO), Málaga, Spain.

• Grau-Sánchez, J. (2026, March 20–21). Boredom and loneliness in rehabilitation: The role of enriched environments in post-stroke recovery [Oral presentation]. XXIV National Congress of Occupational Therapy Students (CENTO), Málaga, Spain.

• Tamiazzo, J., & Grau-Sánchez, J. (2026, March 18). How to protect your brain against stroke [Oral presentation]. Cervella’t 2026, Institute of Neurosciences, UAB, Barcelona, Spain.

• Grau-Sánchez, J., Pons-Batet, B., Vargas-Arjona, I., Valles-Valverde, S., Ramírez, C., de Diego-Alonso, C., Carles-Lavila, M., Codern-Bové, N., Raghavan, P., & Duarte, E. (2026, February 9–12). Enhancing stroke inpatient rehabilitation through enriched environments: A randomized controlled trial integrating leisure activities and music therapy [Poster presentation]. 19th World Federation of Occupational Therapy (WFOT) Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.

• Grau-Sánchez, J., Tamiazzo, J., de Diego-Alonso, C., & Kolliopoulou, E. (2025, December 10–12). Incorporating occupational complexity into cognitive reserve models for post-stroke recovery [Oral presentation]. 2nd Congress of Innovation in Comprehensive Rehabilitation and Occupational Therapy, Spain.

• Kolliopoulou, E., Tamiazzo, J., de Diego-Alonso, C., & Grau-Sánchez, J. (2025, December 10–12). Enriched stroke rehabilitation through music- and leisure-based activities: Exploring recovery, brain biomarkers, and implementation aspects [Oral presentation]. 2nd Congress of Innovation in Comprehensive Rehabilitation and Occupational Therapy, Spain.

• Grau-Sánchez, J. (2025, June 14). Advancing stroke recovery through enriched rehabilitation: The use of music and leisure activities to promote neuroplasticity [Oral presentation]. 1st Scientific Conference of Occupational Therapy, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.

• Vargas-Arjona, I., Valles-Valverde, S., Pons-Batet, B., Codern-Bové, N., Ramírez, C., Carles-Lavila, M., Duarte, E., & Grau-Sánchez, J. (2025, May 14–16). Enriched hospital environments in stroke rehabilitation: Exploring the lived experience and studying practical and economic feasibility [Oral presentation]. XIV International Congress of Occupational Therapy Students (CIETO), Miguel Hernández University, Alicante, Spain.

• Pons-Batet, B., Vargas-Arjona, I., Valles-Valverde, S., Codern-Bové, N., Ramírez, C., Carles-Lavila, M., Duarte, E., & Grau-Sánchez, J. (2025, May 14–16). Enriched environments in the hospital rehabilitation of stroke survivors: A clinical trial protocol [Oral presentation]. XIV International Congress of Occupational Therapy Students (CIETO), Miguel Hernández University, Alicante, Spain.

• Grau-Sánchez, J. (2025, May 22–24). RehArt Project: Innovation in hospital environments for stroke recovery [Oral presentation]. First International Congress of the General Council of Colleges of Occupational Therapists, Madrid, Spain.

Selected publications of the team

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• Segura, E., Grau-Sánchez, J., Cerda-Company, X., Porto, M. F., De la Cruz-Puebla, M., Sanchez-Pinsach, D., Cerquides, J., Duarte, E., Palumbo, A., Turry, A., Raghavan, P., Särkämö, T., Münte, T. F., Arcos, J. L., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2024). Enriched music-supported therapy for individuals with chronic stroke: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Neurology, 271, 6606–6617. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-024-12570-3

• Grau-Sánchez, J., Jamey, K., Paraskevopoulos, E., Dalla Bella, S., Gold, C., Schlaug, G., Belleville, S., Rodríguez-Fornells, A., Hackney, M. E., & Särkämö, T. (2022). Putting music to trial: Consensus on key methodological challenges investigating music-based rehabilitation. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1518, 12–24. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14892

• Sartor, M. M., Grau-Sánchez, J., Guillén-Solà, A., Boza, R., Puig, J., Stinear, C., Morgado-Perez, A., & Duarte, E. (2021). Intensive rehabilitation programme for patients with subacute stroke in an inpatient rehabilitation facility: Describing a protocol of a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open, 11, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046346

• Segura, E., Grau-Sánchez, J., Sanchez-Pinsach, D., De la Cruz, M., Duarte, E., Arcos, J. L., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2021). Designing an app for home-based enriched Music-supported Therapy in the rehabilitation of patients with chronic stroke: A pilot feasibility study. Brain Injury, 35, 1585–1597. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2021.1975819

• Grau-Sánchez, J., Segura, E., Sanchez-Pinsach, D., Raghavan, P., Münte, T. F., Palumbo, A. M., Turry, A., Duarte, E., Särkämö, T., Cerquides, J., Arcos, J. L., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2021). Enriched Music-supported Therapy for chronic stroke patients: A study protocol of a randomised controlled trial. BMC Neurology, 21, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-020-02019-1

• Duarte, E., Messaggi-Sartor, M., Grau-Sanchez, J., Ramirez-Fuentes, C., Neira, N., Guillen-Sola, A., Sanchez-Rodriguez, D., Duran, X., Boza, R., & Marco, E. (2020). Cerebral infarct site and affected vascular territory as factors in breathing weakness in patients with subacute stroke. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 52, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2751

• Papatzikis, E., Zeba, F., Särkämö, T., Ramirez-Melendez, R., Grau-Sánchez, J., Tervaniemi, M., & Loewy, J. (2020). Mitigating the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic on neuroscience and music research protocols in clinical populations. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 2160–2160. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02160

• Grau-Sánchez, J., Münte, T. F., Altenmüller, E., Duarte, E., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2020). Potential benefits of music playing in stroke upper limb motor rehabilitation. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 112, 585–599. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.02.027

• Gomez‐Andres, A., Grau‐Sánchez, J., Duarte, E., Rodriguez‐Fornells, A., & Tajadura‐Jiménez, A. (2019). Enriching footsteps sounds in gait rehabilitation in chronic stroke patients: A pilot study. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1467, 48–59. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14276

• Grau-Sánchez, J., Duarte, E., Ramos-Escobar, N., Sierpowska, J., Rueda, N., Redón, S., Veciana de las Heras, M., Pedro, J., Särkämö, T., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2018). Music-Supported Therapy in the rehabilitation of subacute stroke patients: A randomized controlled trial. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1423, 318–328. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.13590

• Grau-Sánchez, J., Ramos, N., Duarte, E., Särkämö, T., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2017). Time course of motor gains induced by Music-Supported Therapy after stroke: An exploratory case study. Neuropsychology, 31, 624–635. https://doi.org/10.1037/neu0000355

• Ripollés, P., Rojo, N., Grau-Sánchez, J., Amengual, J. L., Càmara, E., Marco-Pallarés, J., Juncadella, M., Vaquero, L., Rubio, F., Duarte, E., Garrido, C., Altenmüller, E., Münte, T. F., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2016). Music supported therapy promotes motor plasticity in individuals with chronic stroke. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 10, 1289–1307. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11682-015-9498-x

• François, C., Grau-Sánchez, J., Duarte, E., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2015). Musical training as an alternative and effective method for neuro-education and neuro-rehabilitation. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, 475–475. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00475

• Amengual, J. L., Münte, T. F., Marco-Pallarés, J., Rojo, N., Grau-Sánchez, J., Rubio, F., Duarte, E., Grau, C., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2014). Overactivation of the supplementary motor area in chronic stroke patients. Journal of Neurophysiology, 112, 2251–2263. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00735.2013

• Grau-Sánchez, J., Amengual, J. L., Rojo, N., Veciana de las Heras, M., Montero, J., Rubio, F., Altenmüller, E., Münte, T. F., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2013). Plasticity in the sensorimotor cortex induced by Music-supported therapy in stroke patients: A TMS study. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7, 494–494. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00494

• Amengual, J. L., Rojo, N., Veciana de las Heras, M., Marco-Pallarés, J., Grau-Sánchez, J., Schneider, S., Vaquero, L., Juncadella, M., Montero, J., Mohammadi, B., Rubio, F., Rueda, N., Duarte, E., Grau, C., Altenmüller, E., Münte, T. F., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2013). Sensorimotor Plasticity after Music-Supported Therapy in Chronic Stroke Patients Revealed by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. PLoS ONE, 8, e61883–e61883. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061883