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Czech Republic

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7+ years in Cog Neuroscience research, Neurotech lead, Meta-analysis, Systematic review, Brain Stimulation, fMRI

Profile Summary

I currently work as a Clinical Research Lead in a Neurotech startup specializing in movement-based therapy and fNIRS. My role encompasses clinical protocol design, EDC implementation, data analysis, and team coordination. I also contribute to IP documentation, UI design, and investor relations. As a freelance educator, I provide strictly evidence-based consulting on healthy aging, neurodegenerative prevention, and mental health improvement. My niche expertise includes the intersection of meditation, Predictive Coding theory, and neuroplasticity. My academic background (PhD & Postdoc) focused on non-invasive brain stimulation (rTMS, tDCS, tACS) combined with neuroimaging (fMRI) and electrophysiology (EEG, EMG). I have extensive experience in grant writing (securing both CZ and EU funding), systematic reviews, and meta-analyses, including recent work on decision-making processes.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Neuroscience
• ★ Research Methodology
• ★ Meta-Research
• ☆ Visual Neuroscience
• ☆ Cognitive Neuroscience
• ☆ Human Behavior & Psychology
• ☆ Cognitive Science
• ☆ Clinical Psychology
• ☆ Health Psychology
• ☆ Social Psychology
• ☆ Visual Perception
• ☆ Epistemology
• ☆ Metaphysics
• ☆ Abnormal Psychology
• ☆ Python
• ☆ SPSS
• ☆ R
• ☆ Medical Devices
• ☆ Medical Device Regulatory Consulting
• ☆ European Medical Device Regulation (MDR)
• ☆ Medical Imaging/Radiology
• ☆ Sleep Medicine
• ☆ Psychiatry
• ☆ Neuropsychiatry
• ☆ Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• ☆ Geriatric Psychiatry
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Technology Scouting
• ☆ Fact Checking
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Gap Analysis
• ☆ Gray Literature Search
• ☆ Presentation Design
• ☆ Skills Training
• ☆ Regulatory Writing
• ☆ Clinical Trial Documentation
• ☆ Clinical Trial Protocol Writing
• ☆ Medical Writing
• ☆ Medical Content Writing
• ☆ Research Summaries & Abstracts
• ☆ Cochrane Reviews
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Grant Writing
• ☆ Technology Law

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing

Research Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Gap Analysis

Consulting Go-to-Market Strategy Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Insights

Work Experience

Researcher

Central European Institute of Technology

- Present

Postdoc

Masaryk University

May 2024 - Present

Neurotech researcher, Clinical research lead

Ciatrix Inc.

October 2024 - January 2026

PhD. Student, scientific assistant

Masarykova univerzita Lékařská fakulta

2017 - November 2022

Education

Ph.D.

Masarykova univerzita Lékařská fakulta

September 2017 - November 2022

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

PREPRINT

Patrik Simko, Alexandra Ružičková, Khatereh Borhani, Flora Gautheron, Martin Lang (2025). The neural underpinnings of the normative decision-making processes: A scoping review .

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Monika Pupíková, Pablo Maceira-Elvira, Sylvain Harquel, Patrik Šimko, Traian Popa, Martin Gajdoš, Martin Lamoš, Umberto Nencha, Kristína Mitterová, Adam Šimo, et al. (2024). Physiology-Inspired Bifocal Fronto-Parietal tACS for Working Memory Enhancement . Heliyon.

Šimko, P., Pupíková, M., Gajdoš, M., Klobušiaková, P., Vávra, V., Šimo, A., & Rektorová, I. (2024). Exploring the impact of intensified multiple session tDCS over the left DLPFC on brain function in MCI: a randomized control trial. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 1512 .

Andrés Gómez-Rodellar, Jiří Mekyska, Pedro Gómez-Vilda, Luboš Brabenec, Patrik Šimko, Irena Rektorová(2023). A Pilot Study on the Functional Stability of Phonation in EEG Bands After Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease . International Journal of Neural Systems. 33. (06). World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd

Patrik Simko, Lubos Brabenec, Alzbeta Sejnoha Minsterova, Milena Kostalova, Irena Rektorova(2022). Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for hypokinetic dysarthria in Parkinson's disease enhances white matter integrity of the auditory–motor loop . European Journal of Neurology. Wiley

Monika Pupíková, Patrik Šimko, Martin Lamoš, Martin Gajdoš, Irena Rektorová(2022). Inter-individual differences in baseline dynamic functional connectivity are linked to cognitive aftereffects of tDCS . Scientific Reports. 12. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Is non-invasive brain stimulation effective for cognitive enhancement in Alzheimer’s disease? An updated meta-analysis @article{_imko_2022, doi = {10.1016/j.clinph.2022.09.010}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.clinph.2022.09.010}, year = 2022, month = {sep}, publisher = {Elsevier {BV}}, author = {Patrik {\v{S}}imko and Julia Anna Kent and Irena Rektorova}, title = {Is non-invasive brain stimulation effective for cognitive enhancement in Alzheimer's disease? An updated meta-analysis}, journal = {Clinical Neurophysiology}} . Clinical Neurophysiology.

Monika Pupíková, Patrik Šimko, Martin Lamoš, Martin Gajdoš, Irena Rektorová(2021). Inter-individual differences in baseline dynamic functional connectivity predict cognitive aftereffects of tDCS . Brain Stimulation. 14. (6). p. 1685. Elsevier {BV}

Vincenzo Di Lazzaro and Rita Bella and Alberto Benussi and Matteo Bologna and Barbara Borroni and Fioravante Capone and Kai-Hsiang S. Chen and Robert Chen and Andrei V. Chistyakov and Joseph Classen and Matthew C. Kiernan and Giacomo Koch and Giuseppe Lanza and Jean-Pascal Lefaucheur and Hideyuki Matsumoto and Jean-Paul Nguyen and Michael Orth and Alvaro Pascual-Leone and Irena Rektorova and Patrik Simko and John-Paul Taylor and Sara Tremblay and Yoshikazu Ugawa and Raffaele Dubbioso and Federico Ranieri(2021). Diagnostic contribution and therapeutic perspectives of transcranial magnetic stimulation in dementia . Clinical Neurophysiology. 132. (10). p. 2568--2607. Elsevier {BV}

Patrik Šimko(2021). Dynamic Functional Connectivity Signifies the Joint Impact of Dance Intervention and Cognitive Reserve . Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 13. Frontiers Media {SA}

Monika Pupíková, Patrik Šimko, Martin Gajdoš, Irena Rektorová, Carlo Cavaliere (2021). Modulation of Working Memory and Resting-State fMRI by tDCS of the Right Frontoparietal Network . Neural Plasticity.

Patrik Simko, Lubos Brabenec, Patricia Klobusiakova, Milena Kostalova, Jiri Mekyska, Irena Rektorova(2021). Non-invasive brain stimulation for speech in Parkinson’s disease: A randomized controlled trial . Brain Stimulation. 14. (3). p. 571--578. Elsevier {BV}

P. Šimko, M. Pupíková, M. Gajdoš, I. Rektorová, J. Michael Wyss (2021). Cognitive Aftereffects of Acute tDCS Coupled with Cognitive Training: An fMRI Study in Healthy Seniors . Neural Plasticity.

BOOK CHAPTER

Patrik Simko, Andrés Gómez-Rodellar, Jiri Mekyska, Pedro Gómez-Vilda, Lubos Brabenec, Irena Rektorova(2022). Evaluation of TMS Effects on the Phonation of Parkinson’s Disease Patients . 199--208Springer International Publishing