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Paolo Federico

ResearcherClinical NeurosciencesUniversity of Calgary

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Paolo Federico

Researcher

Clinical Neurosciences

Health Sciences

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
21 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 7 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (6 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2013.

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Research

Epilepsy Blood Flow Eeg Epilepsy Surgery Memory Functional Mri Mri Seizure Focus

Latest papers

Mindfulness meditation increases interictal epileptiform discharges in meditation-naïve surgical epilepsy patients.
Epilepsia · 2026
Negative BOLD response to interictal discharges in epilepsy using intracranial EEG-fMRI.
Neuroimage. Reports · 2026 · senior author
Recommendations for structural magnetic resonance imaging in infants with first afebrile seizure or new onset epilepsy: Evidence-based recommendations from the ILAE Neuroimaging Task Force.
Epilepsia · 2026

All 84 publications

Latest funding

Short- and long-term effects of postical hypoxia and its impact on memory function in epilepsy
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$822,376
Identification of seizure-generating brain areas in drug-resistant epilepsy using dynamic resting-state fMRI
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$631,126
Improving epilepsy surgery outcome by mapping high frequency oscillations.
CIHR · 2020 · Nominated PI
$830,024

All 9 grants and awards

84 publications.

Mindfulness meditation increases interictal epileptiform discharges in meditation-naïve surgical epilepsy patients.

Soni S, Brochu K, Federico P, Hader W, Kam JWY, Girgis F

Epilepsia2026

DOI: 10.1002/epi.70332 PMID: 42299691

Negative BOLD response to interictal discharges in epilepsy using intracranial EEG-fMRI.

Szostakiwskyj JH, Mosher V, Dykens P, Wilson W, Qi YF, Pittman DJ, Gill L, Peedicail J, Goodyear BG, Federico P, the, Calgary Comprehensive Epilepsy Program collaborators

Neuroimage. Reports2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ynirp.2026.100393 PMID: 42602927

Recommendations for structural magnetic resonance imaging in infants with first afebrile seizure or new onset epilepsy: Evidence-based recommendations from the ILAE Neuroimaging Task Force.

Winston GP, Salemme S, Cantalupo G, Cendes F, D Arco F, Federico P, Gaillard WD, Kobayashi E, Novotny EJ, Ogbole G, Pullattayil AK, Tortora D, Whitehead MT, Yi T, Brigo F, Vaudano AE

Epilepsia2026

DOI: 10.1002/epi.70205 PMID: 41894169

The glymphatic system and glioblastoma.

Soumbasis A, Ueno A, Elliott D, Lama S, Edwards S, Starreveld YP, Zhang Y, Federico P, Sutherland GR, LeVan P, Poon CC

Brain : a journal of neurology2026

DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaf449 PMID: 41310975

ILAE neuroimaging task force highlight: Tuberous sclerosis complex-related epilepsy.

Chen X, Archer J, Bernhardt BC, Caciagli L, Cendes F, Chinvarun Y, Concha L, Federico P, Gaillard WD, Kobayashi E, Ogbole G, Rampp S, Vaudano AE, Wang ZI, Winston GP, Wang S

Epileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape2025

DOI: 10.1002/epd2.70087 PMID: 40824683

Reproducibility of HERMES-measured GABA+ and glutathione in the mesial temporal lobe.

DeMayo MM, Botros M, Bell TK, Mikkelsen M, Mosher V, George A, McGirr A, Federico P, Harris AD

Journal of neuroscience methods2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2025.110542 PMID: 40712705

Motor and default mode network states of rest in frontal lobe epilepsy.

Rashnavadi T, Casseb RF, Woodward KE, Federico P, Goodyear B

Neuroimage. Reports2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.ynirp.2025.100278 PMID: 41050945

ILAE neuroimaging task force highlight: MRI detection of early life epilepsy caused by focal cortical dysplasia.

Cohen NT, Vezina LG, Oluigbo C, Anwar T, Archer J, Bernhardt BC, Caciagli L, Cendes F, Chinvarun Y, Concha L, Federico P, Kobayashi E, Ogbole G, Rampp S, Vaudano AE, Wang ZI, Wang S, Winston GP, Gaillard WD

Epileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape2025

DOI: 10.1002/epd2.70038 PMID: 40317795

ILAE neuroimaging task force highlight: The utility of multimodal neuroimaging in diagnostic and presurgical workup of drug-resistant focal epilepsy.

Biagioli N, Parfyonov M, Meletti S, Pavesi G, Archer J, Bernhardt BC, Caciagli L, Cendes F, Chinvarun Y, Concha L, Federico P, Gaillard WD, Kobayashi E, Ogbole G, Rampp S, Wang S, Winston GP, Wang I, Vaudano AE

Epileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape2025

DOI: 10.1002/epd2.70016 PMID: 40067203

Beyond Stereo-EEG: Is It Worth Combining Stereo-EEG With Other Diagnostic Methods?

Jacobs J, Klotz KA, Pizzo F, Federico P

Journal of clinical neurophysiology : official publication of the American Electroencephalographic Society2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0000000000001086 PMID: 38935658

Short- and long-term effects of postical hypoxia and its impact on memory function in epilepsy

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Federico, Paolo

Keywords: Blood Flow; Cognition; Epilepsy; Hypoxia; Memory; Mrs

$822,376

Identification of seizure-generating brain areas in drug-resistant epilepsy using dynamic resting-state fMRI

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: LeVan, Pierre

Keywords: Dynamic Brain Connectivity; Dynamic Resting-State Activity; Epilepsy; Epileptic Discharges; Functional Mri; Intracranial Eeg; Seizure Onset Zone

$631,126

Improving epilepsy surgery outcome by mapping high frequency oscillations.

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Federico, Paolo

Keywords: Behavioral Co-Morbidities; Brain Connectivity; Eeg; Epilepsy; Epilepsy Surgery; Functional Mri; Memory; Mri; Surgical Outcomes

$830,024

Post-ictal hypoperfusion: a novel marker of the seizure onset zone.

Nominated PICIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Federico, Paolo

Keywords: Blood Flow; Computerized Tomography; Eeg; Epilepsy; Epilepsy Surgery; Hypoperfusion; Mri; Seizure Focus; Spect

$512,550

Superior seizure focus localization: implications for surgical outcome

Nominated PICIHR2014Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Federico, Paolo

Keywords: Blood Flow; Eeg; Epilepsy; Epilepsy Surgery; Functional Mri; Seizure Focus; Structural Mri; T2 Relaxometry

$830,720

Predicting Seizure Onset

SupervisorCIHR2013Master's Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Spring, Aaron M

Keywords: Computational Analysis; Computer Science; Eeg; Epilepsy; Hfos; High Frequency Oscillations; Neurophysiology; Seizure Detection; Seizure Localization; Signal Processing

$17,500

Predicting Seizure Onset

SupervisorCIHR2012Master's Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Vinette, Sarah

Keywords: Blood Flow; Eeg; Epilepsy; Functional Mri; Intracranial Oxygen Probes; Neurophysiogical Markers; Nirs; Seizure Anticipation

$17,500

Predicting seizure onset.

Nominated PICIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Federico, Paolo

Keywords: Blood Flow; Eeg; Epilepsy; Functional Mri; High Frequency Oscillations; Seizure Anticipation

$609,146

Multimodal analysis of the pre-ictal state.

Nominated PICIHR2008Operating Grant - PA: INMHA (bridge funding)

Principal investigators: Federico, Paolo

Keywords: Blood Flow; Eeg; Epilepsy; Functional Mri; High Frequency Oscillations; Seizure Anticipation

$100,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Paolo Federico

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Mindfulness meditation increases interictal epileptiform discharges in meditation-na&#xef;ve surgical epilepsy patients.

Negative BOLD response to interictal discharges in epilepsy using intracranial EEG-fMRI.

Recommendations for structural magnetic resonance imaging in infants with first afebrile seizure or new onset epilepsy: Evidence-based recommendations from the ILAE Neuroimaging Task Force.

The glymphatic system and glioblastoma.

ILAE neuroimaging task force highlight: Tuberous sclerosis complex-related epilepsy.

Reproducibility of HERMES-measured GABA+ and glutathione in the mesial temporal lobe.

Motor and default mode network states of rest in frontal lobe epilepsy.

ILAE neuroimaging task force highlight: MRI detection of early life epilepsy caused by focal cortical dysplasia.

ILAE neuroimaging task force highlight: The utility of multimodal neuroimaging in diagnostic and presurgical workup of drug-resistant focal epilepsy.

Beyond Stereo-EEG: Is It Worth Combining Stereo-EEG With Other Diagnostic Methods?

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Craig Beers

Nathalie Jette

Richard Frayne

Pierre LeVan

Boris Bernhardt

Khara Sauro

Houman Khosravani

Amy Metcalfe

Colin Josephson

Morris Scantlebury

Donald Gross

Yunyan Zhang

Sarah Edwards

Pamela Roach

Alexander Mcgirr

Trevor Steve

Nathalie Jette

Jayna Holroyd-Leduc

Alon Friedman

Jayna Holroyd-Leduc

Rajesh Ramachandran Nair

Deborah Marshall

Mindfulness meditation increases interictal epileptiform discharges in meditation-naïve surgical epilepsy patients.