دکتر سجاد حق شناس

Sajad Haghshenas

Ph.D in Cognitive Neuroscience

Email: haghshenassjd@gmail.com

Saj0078@yahoo.com

Ph.D in Cognitive Neuroscience; Faculty in the Institute for Cognitive Science Studies (IRICSS), Shahid Beheshti university, Tehran, Iran; Researcher, Evaluator and Therapist in the field of Neuro-rehabilitation, Speech and language deviant and Developmental disorders.

Address: Rehabilitation Center, No 39, 27th Gharbi  Alley, Sarrafhaye Jonubi St., Darya boulevard, Sa’adatabad, Tehran, Iran.

Office phone: 00982188684101               Cellphone: 00989128038939

Academic Records:

1. Academic degrees:

Ph.D graduate of cognitive Neuroscience from the Institute for Cognitive Science Studies, Shahid Beheshti University,2020 with a thesis entitled “Investigating the relationship between NMDA receptors and cognitive function in children with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder”.

Master graduate from Varastegan University for Medical Science, Mashhad, 2013

1. Some courses outside of the curriculum:

1. Various training courses in the field of brain imaging including: fundamentals of structural and functional brain imaging in cognitive sciences, structural brain imaging, functional brain imaging.
2. Various training courses on different methods of brain stimulation such as: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS), theories and applications of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and other modalities; Imaging studies in Neurocognitive research, recent studies of brain magnetic stimulation and the principals of rTMS research and clinical applications.
3. Neurofeedback and biofeedback training courses such as: Mind Media Company, Neurofeedback and biofeedback application training in rehabilitation, Neurofeedback training foundation, advanced Neurofeedback training.
4. ERP training courses such as: ERP training, application of various ERP methods in cognitive Neuroscience including empirical design and data analysis.
5. Training courses in the field of brain mapping using the tools for recording and interpreting quantitative electrophysiology and electroencephalography.
6. Training courses in rehabilitation, performance improvement and Neurological and cognitive disabilities.
7. Neuroscience research methods training course.
8. MATLAB basic and advanced training course.
9. Participation in more than 40 seminars, congresses, conferences, symposiums, and scientific conferences on Neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, psychiatry, speech and language pathology, occupational therapy, rehabilitation and other related science.

Educational experience:

1. Teaching “Sensory Integration Training in Autism” workshop at the Hamedan University of medical science.
2. Teaching “Sensory Integration Training in Autism” workshop at the Tabriz University of medical science.
3. Teaching “Stuttering in Neuroscience” at 8^th Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Congress, Tehran, 2019

Social and public activities:

Member of Editorial board of Quarterly Journal of Education

PUBLICATIONS:

• Journal Papers in English:

1. Karimi M, Haghshenas S, Rostami R; Neurofeedback and autism spectrum: A case study, Procedia Soc Behav Sci 30 (2011) 1472-75.

2. Haddadi P, Haghshenas S, Rostami R; Rehabilitation in autism spectrum disability (ASD): A mixture of neurofeedback training and auditory integration training (AIT), Procedia Soc Behav Sci 30 (2011) 611-4.

3. Haghshenas S, Salamati A; A possible correlation between vestibular stimulation and auditory comprehension in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder-a small sample test, Psychology & Neuroscience (۲۰۱۴).

4. Haghshenas S, Salamati A; The effects of auditory integration therapy on auditory processing in children with attention deficit hyperactivity, submitted to Psychiatry Clin Neurosci.

5. Haghshenas S, Hoseini M.S ; A possible correlation between vestibular stimulation and auditory comprehension in children with ADHD, 103922/j.psns.2014.009

• Books:

1. Haghshenas S, Farhangdoost H; “What teachers need to know about students with disabilities” , Varastegan Press 2014 [translated to Persian].

2. Haghshenas S, Jangi G; “Introduction to neurolinguistic” , Shadan press 2016

3. Haghshenas S, Ahmadi M; “The whole brain child”, Aylar press, 2018

4.       Haghshenas S, Basiri; “Selective mutism”, Etehad press, 2020

• Conference Papers:

1. Karimi M, Haghshenas S, Rostami R; Neurofeedback and autism spectrum: A case study. World Conference on Psychology, Counseling and Guidance, 25-29 May 2011, Antalya, Turkey [Oral].
2. Haddadi P, Haghshenas S, Rostami R; Rehabilitation in autism spectrum disability (ASD): A mixture of neurofeedback training and auditory integration training (AIT). World Conference on Psychology, Counseling and Guidance, 25-29 May 2011, Antalya, Turkey [Oral].
3. Haghshenas S, Salamati A; The effect of auditory integration training on behavior of an ADHD child. International Conference on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 18-20 July 2011, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia [Poster].
4. Haghshenas S, Salamati A; The effectiveness of vestibular stimulation on auditory attention in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Submit to International Academic Workshop on Social Science, 18-20 October 2013, Changsha, China [Oral].
5. Haghshenas S, Pedram P; The effect of head orientation and emotional expression on gaze perception, Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Congress, 18-20 December 2013, Tehran, Iran [Oral].
6. Haghshenas S, social information processing and emotional intelligence in 9-11 years old children withdrawal, Basic and Clinical Neuroscience 3^rd Congress, 29-31 October 2014, Tehran, Iran [Oral].

SELECTED TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS:

1. “Introduction to Neuroscience”, The Comprehensive System of Continuous Medical Education in Iran, 2012.

2. “Test of Language Development”, The Comprehensive System of Continuous Medical Education in Iran, 2013.

3. “Effect of Disfluency and Sentence-Length on Listeners’ Perception”, The Comprehensive System of Continuous Medical Education in Iran, 2014.

4. Member of the Scientific Panel, TMS effect on an aphasic patient at the International Congress of Neurology, Iran.

SELECTIVE PROJECTS:

1. Research Assistant in the M.Sc. Project of “Vestibular stimulation in ADHD children”, Supervisor: Dr. Hojatolah Haghgoo, 2009-2011.

2. Research Assistant in the M.Sc. Project of “Neurofeedback technique for autism spectrum disability”, Supervisor: Dr. Reza Rostami, 2008-2010.

3. Research Associate in the M.Sc. Project of “Auditory Integration Training for ADHD children”, Supervisor: Dr. Hojatolah Haghgoo, 2010-2012.

4. Research associate in national project “A Cohort feasibilty study for cognitive health”, Supervisor: Dr. Nader Markazi Moghaddam, 2017_2018

5. Research Associate in the cognitive science and technologies Council project of “Impact of a neuro-cognitive discourse method based intervention on stuttering quality and quantity: Evidence from linguistic and neuroscience triangulation”.

Supervisor: Dr. Ebrahim Pishyareh, 2020

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:

1. Founder of Valiamr Speech and Language Clinic.
2. Founder of Speech and Language Clinic at Shahid Chamran Hospital.
3. Head of Speech & Language Center at Mirdamad Neurorehabilitation Clinic.
4. Head of Speech & Language Center at Roshd Neurorehabilitation Clinic.
5. Head of Speech & Language Center at Atieh Neurorehabilitation Clinic.

• Chief Executive officer of Farjam Neurorehabilitation Clinic.

7. Head of Paarand Rehabilitation Speech and Language Clinic.

CERTIFICATES:

       ۱.Rehabilitation for cochlear implants, Europe Union (2009)

       ۲.Analysis of Stroboscopy Data

       ۳.Auditory integration training (AIT) device for auditory processing, Berard Auditory        Integration, USA, 2011  

Skills:

• Experiment:

• Auditory Integration Training (AIT)
• Neurofeedback
• Biofeedback
• Quantitative Electroencephalography (QEEG)
• Stroboscopy
• Invention of neurolinguistic test
• Invention of Auditory Integration Training

Memberships:

1. Member of Iranian society of Neuroscience
2. Member of Cognitive Rehabilitation working group of Cognitive science and Technology development Council.
3. Member of Iranian Medical Council since 2005 [No. G-399].
4. Member of Iranian Speech and Language Pathology Society

Professional Affiliation:

• Institute of Cognitive Science Studies (ICSS), Shahid Beheshti university