Professor of Psychophysiologyy (Retired)
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Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Gabrovo, Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone: (0359) 2 84 66 349; 0359 888 493719
E-mail: bozhidardi@gmail.com
Education
1975-1978 | PhD | Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria |
1973-1974 | 2nd lieutenant | Higher Military Medical Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria |
1966-1973 | MD | Higher Medical Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria |
Biography
Dr. Bozhidar Dimitrov, is a retired professor Psychology at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria. He was the Director (2008-2010) of Institute of Psychology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria. His was a Visiting Fellow at Fogarty International Foundation, Bethesda and MD of Lab of Neurophysiology, National Institute of Mental Health from 1985-1986 at USA. He also worked as a visiting professor at Human Motor Control Section, Medical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological, Communicative Disorders & Stroke from 1986-1987. His clinical interests include clinical neurophysiology, psychophysiology, neuropsychology, sleep medicine, hyperbaric studies, human motor control, Parkinson disease, developmental dyslexia, ADHD, cognitive deficits, telemedicine.
Research Interests
Clinical neurophysiology, psychophysiology, neuropsychology, sleep medicine, Hyperbaric studies, Human motor control, Parkinson disease, developmental dyslexia, ADHD, cognitive deficits, telemedicine.
Scientific Activities
Teaching Experience
2008-2010 | Director, Institute of Psychology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria |
2004-2014 | Professor, Institute of Psychology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria |
1999-2004 | Associate Professor, Institute of Psychology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria |
1985-1986 | Visiting Fellow, Fogarty International Foundation, Bethesda |
Professional Activities
2010-2014 | National Commission of Assessment and Accreditation |
2008-2010 | Director, Institute of Psychology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences |
2006-2012 | Scientific Board Psychology, Higher Attestation Commission |
2001-2015 | Bulgarian Society of Sleep medicine, Secretary |
1999-Present | Bulgarian Society of Physiological Sciences, Board of Managers |
1993-2003 | Bulgarian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, Secretary |
1988-1998 | President, Bulgarian Society of Neuroscience |
1988 | Society of Neuroscience, USA |
1986 | International Brain Research Organization |
1980-1999 | Institute of Physiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences |
1980 - 1985 | International Union of Physiological Sciences, IUPS |
1978-2014 | International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology |
1975-1978 | Central Laboratory for Brain Besearch, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, sofia, Bulgaria |
1966-1973 | MD Higher Medical Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria |
Scientific Council, Institute Neurobiology, Bulgarian Academy Sciences |
Honors & Awards
- 2002-2004, Marie Curie Individual Fellowship: Contract QLGA-CT-2001-51096 with the European Commission, Bruxelles
- Scientific exchange with Charite-Humbold University, Berlin
Publications
- B. Dimitrov. Restless legs syndrome-a contemporary psychological problem. In: Psychology at the threshold of the third millennium. Grigorov, Nicolov, Russinova (Eds.), Blagoevgrad, 2002, 320-326
- B. Dimitrovand S. Slavchev. Ameliorating cognitive deficits in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients by nasal constant positive airway pressure treatment. Int. J.Psychophysiol., 2002, 45(1-2): 171.
- K. Ilcheva, S.Slavchev and B. Dimitrov. REM rebound phenomena in OSA patients. Sleep, 2003, 26: 235-236.
- B. Dimitrov. Sleep disturbances that cause cognitive deficit and behavioral disorders. Journal of the Bulgarian Academy of Science, CXVI, 2003, 2:12-18
- B. Dimitrov. Psychophysiological studies in sleep disturbed breathing. Compt. rend. Bulg. Acad. Sci., 2003d, T.56, No.9, 37-42.
- B. Dimitrov. About narcolepsy in brief. Contemporary Medicine, LV, 2004, 4:27-32.
- B. Dimitrov. Psychophysiological investigations of sleep and its disorders. Academic Publishing House Marin Drinov, Sofia, 2005, 163p.,ISBN 954-430-986-1 (in Bulgarian)
- B. Dimitrov. Physiological psychology or psychological physiology is the psychophysiology? Psychological Deliberations, 2006, 1:7-27
- B. Dimitrov and Sl. Slavchev. REM-rebound phenomenon following nCPAP application in patients with OSA. Int. J. Psychophysiol., 2006, 61(3) Sp.Issue: 363-364.
- B. Dimitrov. Neurophysiological mechanisms of psychological postulates along the sleep-wakefulness-alertness axis. Bulgarian Psychological Journal, 2007, 1:33-50
- B. Dimitrov, M. Nicolova, P. Petrov, Sl. Slavchev. Verification, analysis and treatment of sleep changes during sleep disturbed breathing. Psychological Studies, 2008, 1: 231-243
- B. Dimitrov, P. Petrov, Sl. Slavchev. Psychophysiological investigation of sleep deficit in obstructive sleep apnea patients. Bulgarian Psychological Journal, 2008, 1-4: 613-621.
- P. Petrov, S. Slavchev, B. Dimitrov. Changes in sleep architecture in obstructive sleep apnea patients with excessive daytime sleepiness syndrome. Scientific Research Journal of Sоuth-West University, 2008, 1: 63-66.
- B. Dimitrov. The Brave New World of electronics and the well-being of our children. Rev.Psih. (Romanian AcadSci), 2010, 56(3-4): 284-290.
- B. Dimitrov. PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY. Academic Publishing House Marin Drinov, Sofia, 2005, 452p., ISBN 978-954-322-732-7
- J. N. Sanes, B. Dimitrov and M. Hallett. Motor learning in patients with cerebellar dysfunction. Brain, 1990, 113:103-120.
- B. Dimitrov, M. Hallett and J. N. Sanes. Differential influence of posture and intentional movement on human somatosensory potentials evoked by different stimuli. Brain Res., 1989, 496:211-218.
- B. Dimitrov, G. N. Gantchev and D. Popivanov. Movement related brain potentials in sustained isometric voluntary contraction. In: Motor Control (Eds. G. N. Gantchev, B. Dimitrov and P. Gatev), Plenum Press, New York, 1987, 93-98.
- B. Dimitrov. Influence of the Bereitschaftspotential upon the Contingent Negative Variation in Relation of the Interval Between Them. In: Electrical Potentials Related to Motivation, Motor and Sensory Processes of the Brain (Eds. H. H. Kornhuber and L. Deecke), Elsevier, Amsterdam, Progress in Brain Research, vol.54, 1980, 209-213.
- Stephanova D. and B. Dimitrov. Computational Neuroscience: Simulated Demyelinating Neuropathies and Neuronopaties. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, Fla, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4665-7832-6.