Davide Bruno

Dr Davide Bruno

School: Natural Sciences and Psychology

Telephone: 0151 904 6320

Biography

I was born in Italy and graduated in Psychology from the University of Parma, then obtained a PhD from Keele University (2007). After positions at the University of Southampton, the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, the Nathan Kline Institute, New York University, and Liverpool Hope University, I joined Liverpool John Moores University as a Senior Lecturer.

My interests are, broadly, memory, ageing and dementia.

You can also find me at: http://dbrunolab.wordpress.com/

Publications

Highlighted publications

Bruno D, Grothe MJ, Nierenberg J, Sidtis JJ, Teipel SJ, Pomara N. 2016. Output order and variability in free recall are linked to cognitive ability and hippocampal volume in elderly individuals. Neuropsychologia, 80 :126-132 >DOI >Public Url

Bruno D, Grothe MJ, Nierenberg J, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Teipel SJ, Pomara N. 2015. A study on the specificity of the association between hippocampal volume and delayed primacy performance in cognitively intact elderly individuals NEUROPSYCHOLOGIA, 69 :1-8 >DOI >Link >Public Url

Journal article

Clark DPA, Bruno D. 2016. Fit to last: Exploring the longevity of the survival processing effect QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, 69 :1164-1178 >DOI >Link >Public Url

Bruno D, Grothe MJ, Nierenberg J, Teipel SJ, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Pomara N. 2015. The relationship between cerebrospinal fluid tau markers, hippocampal volume, and delayed primacy performance in cognitively intact elderly individuals Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring, 1 :81-86 >DOI >Public Url

Pomara N, Lee SH, Bruno D, Silber T, Greenblatt DJ, Petkova E, Sidtis JJ. 2015. Adverse performance effects of acute lorazepam administration in elderly long-term users: Pharmacokinetic and clinical predictors PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, 56 :129-135 >DOI >Link >Public Url

Young JJ, Bruno D, Pomara N. 2014. A review of the relationship between proinflammatory cytokines and major depressive disorder JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, 169 :15-20 >DOI >Link >Public Url

Bruno D, Brown AD, Kapucu A, Marmar CR, Pomara N. 2014. Cognitive Reserve and Emotional Stimuli in Older Individuals: Level of Education Moderates the Age-Related Positivity Effect EXPERIMENTAL AGING RESEARCH, 40 :208-223 >DOI >Link >Public Url

Bruno D, Lyons M, Brewer G. 2014. Response to Bayesian Advice for Gaydar-Based Picking Up: Commentary on Lyons, Lynch, Brewer, and Bruno (2013) by Ploderl ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, 43 :11-12 >DOI >Link

Lyons M, Lynch A, Brewer G, Bruno D. 2014. Detection of Sexual Orientation ("Gaydar") by Homosexual and Heterosexual Women ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, 43 :345-352 >DOI >Link

Young JJ, Bruno D, Pomara N. 2014. A review of the relationship between proinflammatory cytokines and major depressive disorder JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, 169 :15-20 >DOI >Link >Public Url

Lyons M, Lynch A, Brewer G, Bruno D. 2014. Detection of Sexual Orientation ("Gaydar") by Homosexual and Heterosexual Women ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, 43 :345-352 >DOI >Link

Young JJ, Bruno D, Pomara N. 2014. A review of the relationship between proinflammatory cytokines and major depressive disorder JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, 169 :15-20 >DOI >Link >Public Url

Lyons M, Lynch A, Brewer G, Bruno D. 2014. Detection of Sexual Orientation ("Gaydar") by Homosexual and Heterosexual Women ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, 43 :345-352 >DOI >Link

Bruno D, Reiss PT, Petkova E, Sidtis JJ, Pomara N. 2013. Decreased Recall of Primacy Words Predicts Cognitive Decline ARCHIVES OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, 28 :95-103 >DOI >Link >Public Url

Lyons M, Healy N, Bruno D. 2013. It takes one to know one: Relationship between lie detection and psychopathy PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, 55 :676-679 >DOI >Link >Public Url

Bruno D, Reiss PT, Petkova E, Sidtis JJ, Pomara N. 2013. Decreased Recall of Primacy Words Predicts Cognitive Decline ARCHIVES OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, 28 :95-103 >DOI >Link >Public Url

Lyons M, Healy N, Bruno D. 2013. It takes one to know one: Relationship between lie detection and psychopathy PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, 55 :676-679 >DOI >Link >Public Url

Bruno D, Reiss PT, Petkova E, Sidtis JJ, Pomara N. 2013. Decreased Recall of Primacy Words Predicts Cognitive Decline ARCHIVES OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, 28 :95-103 >DOI >Link >Public Url

Lyons M, Healy N, Bruno D. 2013. It takes one to know one: Relationship between lie detection and psychopathy PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, 55 :676-679 >DOI >Link >Public Url

Bruno D, Pomara N, Nierenberg J, Ritchie JC, Lutz MW, Zetterberg H, Blennow K. 2012. Levels of cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light protein in healthy elderly vary as a function of TOMM40 variants EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY, 47 :347-352 >DOI >Link

Bruno D, Nierenberg JJ, Ritchie JC, Lutz MW, Pomara N. 2012. Cerebrospinal fluid cortisol concentrations in healthy elderly are affected by both APOE and TOMM40 variants PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY, 37 :366-371 >DOI >Link

Pillai A, Bruno D, Sarreal AS, Hernando RT, Saint-Louis LA, Nierenberg J, Ginsberg SD, Pomara N, Mehta PD, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Buckley PF. 2012. Plasma BDNF Levels Vary in Relation to Body Weight in Females PLOS ONE, 7 >DOI >Link >Public Url

Higham PA, Bruno D, Perfect TJ. 2010. Effects of study list composition on the word frequency effect and metacognitive attributions in recognition memory MEMORY, 18 :883-899 >DOI >Link

White C, Kapucu A, Bruno D, Rotello C, Ratcliff R. Memory bias for negative emotional words in recognition memory is driven by effects of category membership Cognition and Emotion, 28 :867-880 >Public Url

Pomara N, Bruno D, Sarreal A, Hernando R, Nierenberg J, Petkova E, Sidtis J, Wisniewski T, Mehta P, Pratico D, Zetterberg H, Blennow K. Lower CSF Amyloid Beta Peptides and Higher F2-Isoprostanes in Cognitively Intact Elderly Individuals With Major Depressive Disorder American Journal of Psychiatry, 169 :523-530

Bruno D, Higham PA, Perfect TJ. Global subjective memorability and the strength-based mirror effect in recognition memory Memory and Cognition, 37 :807-818

Higham PA, Perfect T, Bruno D. Investigating strength and frequency effects in recognition memory using type-2 signal detection theory Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 35 :57-80

Teipel S, Bruno D, Grothe M, Nierenberg J, Pomara N. Hippocampus and basal forebrain volumes modulate effects of anticholinergic treatment on delayed recall in healthy older adults Alzheimer's & dementia : diagnosis, assessment & disease monitoring, 1 :216-219 >Public Url

Hashimoto K, Bruno D, Pomara N, Nierenberg J, Marmar C, Zetterberg H, Blennow K. Abnormality in glutamine-glutamate cycle in the cerebrospinal fluid of cognitively intact elderly individuals with major depressive disorder: a 3-year follow-up study Translational Psychiatry, >Public Url

Bruno D, Higham PA, Perfect TJ. Global subjective memorability and the strength-based mirror effect in recognition memory Memory and Cognition, 37 :807-818

Book

Bruno D. 2015. The preservation of memory :1-231 9781138840188 >DOI

Chapters

Bruno D, Rutherford A. The effects of normal and pathological aging on memory The Preservation of Memory: Theory and Practice for Clinical and Non-Clinical Populations

Bruno D, Renner D, Barrett-Baxendale M, Reid D, Tawfik H. Augmenting familiar appliances to assist people living with dementia The Preservation of Memory: Theory and Practice for Clinical and Non-Clinical Populations

Bruno D, Rutherford A, Markopoulos G, Van Den Bos M. Long-term memory: encoding to retrieval Cognitive Psychology

Bruno D, Rutherford A. The effects of normal and pathological aging on memory The Preservation of Memory: Theory and Practice for Clinical and Non-Clinical Populations

Bruno D, Rutherford A, Markopoulos G, Van Den Bos M. Long-term memory: encoding to retrieval Cognitive Psychology

Bruno D, Rutherford A. The effects of normal and pathological aging on memory The Preservation of Memory: Theory and Practice for Clinical and Non-Clinical Populations

Bruno D, Rutherford A, Markopoulos G, Van Den Bos M. Long-term memory: encoding to retrieval Cognitive Psychology

Engagement & Impact

Public engagement:

Salford University, North West Dementia ARUK Public Engagement, Talk and organisation committee, General public, experts in dementia, researcehrs, people with dementia, Representative for LJMU 17/05/2017

Blacon, Cheshire, Dementia talks/meetings at Vintage Blacon (Community Group), Blacon, Chester, Public talks, General public, stakeholders, charities, community support, Speaker

Award:

Experimental Psychological Society: Grindley Grant

Best Poster: Second Prize at the 2nd Annual NYU Center of Excellence on Brain Aging Research Day

Developing and validating a survey method for determining amount of football heading done over a football career Grant – Co-Investigator: 2018 - ¥997,001, The Univers Foundation (Japan)

Conference organisation:

Symposium on “Health Informatics for Active Ageing and People with Dementia”. Liverpool Hope University, July 2014

Editorial boards:

Journal of Neuropsychology, Associated Editor

External collaboration:

Nathan Kline Institute and New York University, Dr Nunzio Pomara

University of Rostock, Dr Stefan Teipel

University of Wisconsin, Madison, Dr Rebecca Koscik & Dr Sterling Johnson (5).

University of Gothenburg, Dr henrik Zetterberg & Dr Kaj Blennow

Keele University, Dr Andrew Rutherford

University of Manchester, Dr Iracema Leroy

University of Padova, Annachiara Cagnin

Fellowships:

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Higher Education Academy

Media Coverage:

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/761557, Alzheimer’s biomarkers linked to major depression, written by Deborah Brauser. Based on Pomara, Bruno et al. (2012). American Journal of Psychiatry. Published on Medscape Today News

http://www.livescience.com/27735-words-list-mental-decline.html, Forgetting first words on a list may signal mental decline, written by Rachael Rettner. Based on Bruno et al. (2013). Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. Published on Fox News and other outlets.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/strictly-casual/201403/are-lesbians-less-casual-sex-hetero-women, Are lesbians less into casual sex than hetero women?, written by Zhana Vrangalova. Based on Lyons, …, Bruno (2014). Archives of Sexual Behavior. Published on Psychology Today.

http://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2017/02/15/heading-trouble-dementia-game-changer-football/, Editorial on British Medical Journal Blogs - British Journal of Sport Medicine blog. Title: Heading for trouble: is dementia a game changer for football?

Other invited event:

6th International Conference on Memory, Budapest, Hungary, Symposium on “Memory Preservation and Decline”

BPS General Conference, Nottingham, UK, Invited to speak at Symposium. Talk title: "A longitudinal study of plasma Amyloid-β levels in late-life major depression"

Ageing and memory: Tracking change to predict decline, Keele University, Invited talk

BPS Cognitive Conference, Liverpool, Proponent and Chair of Symposium on Cognitive Ageing.

What does the serial position curve tell us about dementia risk?, Liverpool Hope University, Nov 2018, External Speaker: What does the serial position curve tell us about dementia risk? Department of Psychology, Liverpool Hope University, England, UK.

Teaching qualification:

Higher Education Associate Teacher Certificate