
Dr Riccardo Manca
Research Fellow
Gaskell 263
- Email: riccardo.manca@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 268073
Konwar, S., Manca, R., De Marco, M., Soininen, H. and Venneri, A. (2025) 'Interactive effects ofAPOEɛ4 status and vascular burden on white matter microstructural integrity in aging with and without neurocognitive decline'. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. pp. 13872877251320660. ISSN: 1387-2877
Manca, R., Flatt, JD. and Venneri, A. (2025) 'Differential Impact of Risk Factors for Cognitive Decline in Heterosexual and Sexual Minority Older Adults in England'. Brain Sciences, 15 (1). pp. 1 - 18. ISSN: 2076-3425
Manca, R., De Marco, M., Soininen, H., Ruffini, L. and Venneri, A. (2025) 'Changes in neurotransmitter-related functional connectivity along the Alzheimer’s disease continuum'. Brain Communications, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 39. ISSN: 2632-1297
Lombardi, G., Pancani, S., Manca, R., Mitolo, M., Baiardi, S., Massa, F., et al. (2024) 'Role of Blood P-Tau Isoforms (181, 217, 231) in Predicting Conversion from MCI to Dementia Due to Alzheimer’s Disease: A Review and Meta-Analysis'. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25 (23). pp. 1 - 25. ISSN: 1661-6596
Moreno, JA., Manca, R., Albrechet-Souza, L., Nel, JA., Spantidakis, I., Venter, Z. and et al. (2024) 'A brief historic overview of sexual and gender diversity in neuroscience: past, present, and future'. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 18. pp. 1 - 11. ISSN: 1662-5161
Mitolo, M., Lombardi, G., Manca, R., Nacmias, B. and Venneri, A. (2024) 'Association between blood-based protein biomarkers and brain MRI in the Alzheimer’s disease continuum: a systematic review'. Journal of Neurology, 271 (11). pp. 7120 - 7140. ISSN: 0340-5354
Caminiti, SP., Bernini, S., Bottiroli, S., Mitolo, M., Manca, R., Grillo, V., et al. (2024) 'Exploring the neural and behavioral correlates of cognitive telerehabilitation in mild cognitive impairment with three distinct approaches'. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 16. pp. 1 - 10. ISSN: 1663-4365
Manca, R., Moreno, JA., Nicoletti, A., Henderson, NJ. and Flatt, JD. (2024) 'Neurocognitive health in LGBTQIA+ older adults: current state of research and recommendations'. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 18. pp. 1 - 6. ISSN: 1662-5161
Manca, R. and Venneri, A. (2023) 'Minority stress and psycho-social influences on cognitive performance in sexual minority older adults'. Innovation in Aging, 7 (8). pp. 1 - 32. ISSN: 2399-5300
Arenare, G., Manca, R., Caffarra, P., Venneri, A. and Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. (2023) 'Associations between Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment'. Brain Sciences, 13 (8). pp. 1 - 11. ISSN: 2076-3425
Konwar, S., Manca, R., De Marco, M., Soininen, H. and Venneri, A. (2023) 'The effect of physical activity on white matter integrity in aging and prodromal to mild Alzheimer’s disease with vascular comorbidity'. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 15. pp. 1 - 14. ISSN: 1663-4365
Manca, R., Jones, SA. and Venneri, A. (2022) 'Macrostructural and Microstructural White Matter Alterations Are Associated with Apathy across the Clinical Alzheimer’s Disease Spectrum'. Brain Sciences, 12 (10). pp. 1 - 17. ISSN: 2076-3425
Manca, R., Correro, AN., Gauthreaux, K. and Flatt, JD. (2022) 'Divergent patterns of cognitive deficits and structural brain alterations between older adults in mixed-sex and same-sex relationships'. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 16. pp. 1 - 14. ISSN: 1662-5161
Pezzoli, S., Manca, R., Cagnin, A. and Venneri, A. (2022) 'A Multimodal Neuroimaging and Neuropsychological Study of Visual Hallucinations in Alzheimer’s Disease'. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 89 (1). pp. 133 - 149. ISSN: 1387-2877
Manca, R., Pardiñas, AF. and Venneri, A. (2022) 'The neural signatures of psychoses in Alzheimer’s disease: a neuroimaging genetics approach'. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 273 (1). pp. 253 - 267. ISSN: 0940-1334
Manca, R., Valera-Bermejo, JM. and Venneri, A. (2022) 'Accelerated atrophy in dopaminergic targets and medial temporo-parietal regions precedes the onset of delusions in patients with Alzheimer’s disease'. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 273 (1). pp. 229 - 241. ISSN: 0940-1334
Manca, R., De Marco, M., Colston, A., Raymont, V., Amin, J., Davies, R., et al. (2022) 'The impact of social isolation due to COVID-19 on symptom progression in people with dementia: findings of the SOLITUDE study'. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13. pp. 1 - 10. ISSN: 1664-0640
Manca, R., De Marco, M., Colston, A., Raymont, V., Amin, J., Davies, R., et al. (2022) 'The impact of social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with dementia and caregivers'. Acta Neuropsychiatrica, 34 (5). pp. 276 - 281. ISSN: 0924-2708
Manca, R., De Marco, M., Blackburn, DJ., Russell, G., Evans, K., Kirkland, S., et al. (2022) 'Study protocol: SOcial LImitations Turn Up DEmentia (SOLITUDE)-Impact of COVID-19 social isolation on patients' cognition and mental health and on carers' wellbeing'.Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2021. Denver, CO, USA (virtual). 1 - 31 July. Wiley. pp. 1 - 2. ISSN: 1552-5260
Manca, R., De Marco, M., Ince, PG. and Venneri, A. (2021) 'Heterogeneity in Regional Damage Detected by Neuroimaging and Neuropathological Studies in Older Adults With COVID-19: A Cognitive-Neuroscience Systematic Review to Inform the Long-Term Impact of the Virus on Neurocognitive Trajectories'. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 13. pp. 1 - 29. ISSN: 1663-4365
Manca, R. and Venneri, A. (2021) 'A Comparison of Neurocognitive Decline in Older Adults in Same-Sex and Opposite-Sex Relationships'. Current Alzheimer Research, 17 (12). pp. 1102 - 1114. ISSN: 1567-2050
De Marco, M., Mazzoni, G., Manca, R. and Venneri, A. (2021) 'Functional Neural Architecture Supporting Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory'. Brain Connect, 11 (4). pp. 297 - 307. ISSN: 2158-0014
Manca, R., Khan, K., Mitolo, M., De Marco, M., Grieveson, L., Varley, R., et al. (2021) 'Modulatory effects of cognitive exertion on regional functional connectivity of the salience network in women with ME/CFS: A pilot study'. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 422 (15 March 2021). pp. 1 - 10. ISSN: 0022-510X
Manca, R., Mitolo, M., Wilkinson, ID., Paling, D., Sharrack, B. and Venneri, A. (2020) 'A network-based cognitive training induces cognitive improvements and neuroplastic changes in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: an exploratory case-control study'. Neural Regeneration Research, 16 (6). pp. 1111 - 1120. ISSN: 1673-5374
Manca, R., De Marco, M. and Venneri, A. (2020) 'The Impact of COVID-19 Infection and Enforced Prolonged Social Isolation on Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Older Adults With and Without Dementia: A Review'. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11. pp. 1 - 11. ISSN: 1664-0640
Venneri, A., Manca, R., Fernandes, L., Bandmann, O. and De Marco, M. (2020) 'Targeting mechanisms in cognitive training for neurodegenerative diseases'. Neural Regen Res, 16 (3). pp. 500 - 501. ISSN: 1673-5374
De Marco, M., Manca, R., Kirby, J., Hautbergue, GM., Blackburn, DJ., Wharton, SB., et al. (2020) 'The Association between Polygenic Hazard and Markers of Alzheimer's Disease Following Stratification for APOE Genotype'. Curr Alzheimer Res, 17 (7). pp. 667 - 679. ISSN: 1875-5828
Merico, A., De Marco, M., Berta, G., Manca, R., Giulietti, G., Bozzali, M. and et al. (2020) 'Right fronto-parietal white matter disruption contributes to speech impairments in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis'. Brain Res Bull, 158. pp. 77 - 83. ISSN: 1873-2747
Manca, R., Mitolo, M., Stabile, MR., Bevilacqua, F., Sharrack, B. and Venneri, A. (2019) 'Multiple brain networks support processing speed abilities of patients with multiple sclerosis'. Postgrad Med, 131 (7). pp. 523 - 532. ISSN: 1941-9260
Capogna, E., Manca, R., De Marco, M., Hall, A., Soininen, H. and Venneri, A. (2019) 'Understanding the effect of cognitive/brain reserve and depression on regional atrophy in early Alzheimer's disease'. Postgrad Med, 131 (7). pp. 533 - 538. ISSN: 1941-9260
Jones, SA., De Marco, M., Manca, R., Bell, SM., Blackburn, DJ., Wilkinson, ID., et al. (2019) 'Altered frontal and insular functional connectivity as pivotal mechanisms for apathy in Alzheimer's disease'. Cortex, 119. pp. 100 - 110. ISSN: 1973-8102
Manca, R., Stabile, MR., Bevilacqua, F., Cadorin, C., Piccione, F., Sharrack, B. and et al. (2019) 'Cognitive speed and white matter integrity in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis'. Mult Scler Relat Disord, 30. pp. 198 - 207. ISSN: 2211-0356
Manca, R., Sharrack, B., Paling, D., Wilkinson, ID. and Venneri, A. (2018) 'Brain connectivity and cognitive processing speed in multiple sclerosis: A systematic review'. J Neurol Sci, 388. pp. 115 - 127. ISSN: 1878-5883
De Marco, M., Manca, R., Mitolo, M. and Venneri, A. (2017) 'White Matter Hyperintensity Load Modulates Brain Morphometry and Brain Connectivity in Healthy Adults: A Neuroplastic Mechanism?'. Neural Plasticity, 2017. pp. 1 - 10. ISSN: 2090-5904