Marc Guitart-Masip
Principal Researcher | Docent
E-mail: marc.guitart-masip@ki.se
Visiting address: Norra Stationsgatan 69, plan 7, 11364 Stockholm
Postal address: K8 Klinisk neurovetenskap, K8 CPF, 171 77 Stockholm
Part of:
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience
- Centre for Psychiatry Research at CNS
About me
- I am an associate professor at the Aging Research Center, Karolinska
Institute, Sweden where I have established myself as an independent
scientist. In parallel I work as a consultant psychiatrist at the Affective
disorder unit at Psykiatri Nordväst, Stockholm, Sweden. I graduated in
medicine in 2002 at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and obtained a PhD in
Neuroscience at the same university in 2006. During my PhD, I performed
experiments in the field of Behavioral and Molecular Pharmacology using
animal models of vulnerability to addiction. After obtaining a PhD,
my interests expanded to Cognitive Neuroscience and between 2008 and 2012
I was a postdoctoral fellow first at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
and thereafter at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, at University
College London (UCL).
PhD prize of excellence (Premi extraordinari de final de doctorat), awarded
by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
University Medical Degree
PhD in Neuroscience
Research
- I combine behavioral approaches, computational modeling, pharmacological
manipulations, and imaging techniques such as fMRI and PET. I
have currently two main research interests: First, to understand the role
of neuromodulators like dopamine and serotonin in motivational process and
decision-making; Second, to understand how subjective beliefs about the
controllability of the environment impact reward learning and decision
making. My previous research has focused on the study of healthy volunteers,
but I am currently planning new experiments to study the relationship
between the cognitive functions underlying decision-making abilities and the
expression of depression in psychiatric patients.
Articles
- Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY-COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROIMAGING. 2025;:S2451-9022(25)00291-5Granwald T; Triolo F; Lengyel M; Dayan P; Guitart-Masip M
- Journal article: COMMUNICATIONS PSYCHOLOGY. 2025;3(1):82A task-invariant prior explains trial-by-trial active avoidance behaviour across gain and loss tasksGranwald T; Dayan P; Lengyel M; Guitart-Masip M
- Article: DIABETES CARE. 2024;47(10):1794-1802Dove A; Wang J; Huang H; Dunk MM; Sakakibara S; Guitart-Masip M; Papenberg G; Xu W
- Article: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2024;67(1):e45Yang W; Wang J; Dove A; Yang Y; Qi X; Guitart-Masip M; Papenberg G; Xu W
- Journal article: BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES. 2024;47:e77Kurth-Nelson Z; Sullivan S; Leibo JZ; Guitart-Masip M
- Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2024;15(1):59Grill F; Guitart-Masip M; Johansson J; Stiernman L; Axelsson J; Nyberg L; Rieckmann A
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2023;13(1):18451Guitart-Masip M; Walsh A; Dayan P; Olsson A
- Article: CELL REPORTS. 2023;42(9):113107Johansson J; Nordin K; Pedersen R; Karalija N; Papenberg G; Andersson M; Korkki SM; Riklund K; Guitart-Masip M; Rieckmann A; Backman L; Nyberg L; Salami A
- Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2023;33(5):1669-1678Garzon B; Kurth-Nelson Z; Backman L; Nyberg L; Guitart-Masip M
- Article: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING. 2022;118:34-43Hird EJ; Beierholm U; De Boer L; Axelsson J; Backman L; Guitart-Masip M
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2022;13:786778Louzolo A; Almeida R; Guitart-Masip M; Bjornsdotter M; Lebedev A; Ingvar M; Olsson A; Petrovic P
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION. 2022;129(1):117-122Richter A; de Boer L; Guitart-Masip M; Behnisch G; Seidenbecher CI; Schott BH
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION. 2021;128(11):1705-1720Richter A; de Boer L; Guitart-Masip M; Behnisch G; Seidenbecher CI; Schott BH
- Article: NEURON. 2021;109(12):2025-2040.e7Moutoussis M; Garzon B; Neufeld S; Bach DR; Rigoli F; Goodyer I; Bullmore E; Guitart-Masip M; Dolan RJ
- Article: BRAIN STRUCTURE & FUNCTION. 2021;226(3):743-758Garzon B; Lovden M; de Boer L; Axelsson J; Riklund K; Backman L; Nyberg L; Guitart-Masip M
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):3416Ereira S; Pujol M; Guitart-Masip M; Dolan RJ; Kurth-Nelson Z
- Article: PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY. 2021;17(2):e1008553Gershman SJ; Guitart-Masip M; Cavanagh JF
- Article: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING. 2020;96:49-57Betts MJ; Richter A; de Boer L; Tegelbeckers J; Perosa V; Baumann V; Chowdhury R; Dolan RJ; Seidenbecher C; Schott BH; Duezel E; Guitart-Masip M; Krauel K
- Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2020;30(10):5270-5280de Boer L; Garzon B; Axelsson J; Riklund K; Nyberg L; Backman L; Guitart-Masip M
- Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2020;30(6):3573-3589Adams RA; Moutoussis M; Nour MM; Dahoun T; Lewis D; Illingworth B; Veronese M; Mathys C; de Boer L; Guitart-Masip M; Friston KJ; Howes OD; Roiser JP
- Journal article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2020;30(6):3857Perosa V; de Boer L; Ziegler G; Apostolova I; Buchert R; Metzger C; Amthauer H; Guitart-Masip M; Duezel E; Betts MJ
- Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2020;30(5):3340-3351Perosa V; de Boer L; Ziegler G; Apostolova I; Buchert R; Metzger C; Amthauer H; Guitart-Masip M; Duezel E; Betts MJ
- Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2019;116(1):261-270de Boer L; Axelsson J; Chowdhury R; Riklund K; Dolan RJ; Nyberg L; Backman L; Guitart-Masip M
- Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2018;28(11):3894-3907Lovden M; Karalija N; Andersson M; Wahlin A; Axelsson J; Kohncke Y; Jonasson LS; Rieckman A; Papenberg G; Garrett DD; Guitart-Masip M; Salami A; Riklund K; Backman L; Nyberg L; Lindenberger U
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2018;13(8):e0201451Moutoussis M; Rutledge RB; Prabhu G; Hrynkiewicz L; Lam J; Ousdal O-T; Guitart-Masip M; Fonagy P; Dolan RJ
- Article: NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS. 2018;673:92-98Gimenez-Llort L; Guitart-Masip M; Tobena A; Fernandez-Teruel A; Johansson B
- Article: ELIFE. 2017;6:e26424de Boer L; Axelsson J; Riklund K; Nyberg L; Dayan P; Backman L; Guitart-Masip M
- Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2017;27(1):201-215Loh E; Kurth-Nelson Z; Berron D; Dayan P; Duzel E; Dolan R; Guitart-Masip M
- Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2016;26(5):2074-2083Guitart-Masip M; Salami A; Garrett D; Rieckmann A; Lindenberger U; Backman L
- Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2015;25(12):4908-4917Koster R; Guitart-Masip M; Dolan RJ; Duezel E
- Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2015;25(10):3629-3639Shiner T; Symmonds M; Guitart-Masip M; Fleming SM; Friston KJ; Dolan RJ
- Article: PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY. 2015;11(9):e1004463Economides M; Kurth-Nelson Z; Luebbert A; Guitart-Masip M; Dolan RJ
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2015;262(6):1541-1547Wagenbreth C; Zaehle T; Galazky I; Voges J; Guitart-Masip M; Heinze H-J; Duezel E
- Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2015;109:206-216Economides M; Guitart-Masip M; Kurth-Nelson Z; Dolan RJ
- Journal article: FRONTIERS IN SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE. 2015;9:36Richter A; Guitart-Masip M; Barman A; Libeau C; Behnisch G; Czerney S; Schanze D; Assmann A; Klein M; Duezel E; Zenker M; Seidenbecher C; Schott BH
- Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2014;24(5):1351-1360Bunzeck N; Guitart-Masip M; Dolan RJ; Duzel E
- Article: CURRENT BIOLOGY. 2014;24(5):541-547Bach DR; Guitart-Masip M; Packard PA; Miro J; Falip M; Fuentemilla L; Dolan RJ
- Article: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2014;231(5):955-966Guitart-Masip M; Economides M; Huys QJM; Frank MJ; Chowdhury R; Duzel E; Dayan P; Dolan RJ
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2014;34(9):3340-3349Economides M; Guitart-Masip M; Kurth-Nelson Z; Dolan RJ
- Article: FRONTIERS IN SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE. 2014;8:140Richter A; Guitart-Masip M; Barman A; Libeau C; Behnisch G; Czemey S; Schanze D; Assmann A; Klein M; Duzel E; Zenker M; Seidenbecher CL; Schott BH
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2013;33(46):18087-18097Smittenaar P; Guitart-Masip M; Lutti A; Dolan RJ
- Article: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING. 2013;34(10):2261-2270Chowdhury R; Guitart-Masip M; Lambert C; Dolan RJ; Duezel E
- Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2013;78:135-144Fuentemilla L; Cucurell D; Marco-Pallares J; Guitart-Masip M; Moris J; Rodriguez-Fornells A
- Journal article: NEURON. 2013;79(1):9-11Duzel E; Guitart-Masip M
- Article: NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2013;38(8):1495-1503Beierholm U; Guitart-Masip M; Economides M; Chowdhury R; Duezel E; Dolan R; Dayan P
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2013;33(19):8541-8548Cavanagh JF; Eisenberg I; Guitart-Masip M; Huys Q; Frank MJ
- Article: NATURE NEUROSCIENCE. 2013;16(5):648-653Chowdhury R; Guitart-Masip M; Lambert C; Dayan P; Huys Q; Duezel E; Dolan RJ
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2013;33(14):6160-6169Kurniawan IT; Guitart-Masip M; Dayan P; Dolan RJ
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2013;33(2):442-451Guitart-Masip M; Barnes GR; Horner A; Bauer M; Dolan RJ; Duzel E
- Article: FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE. 2013;7:228Wright ND; Morris LS; Guitart-Masip M; Dolan RJ
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2012;32(41):14193-14204Chowdhury R; Guitart-Masip M; Bunzeck N; Dolan RJ; Duezel E
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2012;2:593Wright ND; Hodgson K; Fleming SM; Symmonds M; Guitart-Masip M; Dolan RJ
- Article: CURRENT BIOLOGY. 2012;22(16):1477-1481Sharot T; Guitart-Masip M; Korn CW; Chowdhury R; Dolan RJ
- Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2012;62(1):154-166Guitart-Masip M; Nuys QJM; Fuentemilla L; Dayan P; Duzel E; Dolan RJ
- Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2012;109(19):7511-7516Guitart-Masip M; Chowdhury R; Sharot T; Dayan P; Duzel E; Dolan RJ
- Article: JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE. 2011;23(12):3933-3938Guitart-Masip M; Beierholm UR; Dolan R; Duzel E; Dayan P
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2011;31(36):12816-12822Bunzeck N; Guitart-Masip M; Dolan RJ; Duezel E
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2011;31(21):7867-7875Guitart-Masip M; Fuentemilla L; Bach DR; Huys QJM; Dayan P; Dolan RJ; Duzel E
- Article: PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR. 2011;103(2):148-156Vicens-Costa E; Martinez-Membrives E; Lopez-Aumatell R; Guitart-Masip M; Canete T; Blazquez G; Tobena A; Fernandez-Teruel A
- Article: FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE. 2011;5:81Kurniawan IT; Guitart-Masip M; Dolan RJ
- Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2010;53(1):206-214Guitart-Masip M; Talmi D; Dolan R
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2010;30(5):1721-1726Guitart-Masip M; Bunzeck N; Stephan KE; Dolan RJ; Duezel E
- Article: BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH. 2009;202(1):92-101Lopez-Aumatell R; Vicens-Costa E; Guitart-Masip M; Martinez-Membrives E; Valdar W; Johannesson M; Canete T; Blazquez G; Driscoll P; Flint J; Tobena A; Fernandez-Teruel A
- Article: GENOME RESEARCH. 2009;19(1):150-158Johannesson M; Lopez-Aumatell R; Stridh P; Diez M; Tuncel J; Blazquez G; Martinez-Membrives E; Canete T; Vicens-Costa E; Graham D; Copley RR; Hernandez-Pliego P; Beyeen AD; Ockinger J; Fernandez-Santamaria C; Gulko PS; Brenner M; Tobena A; Guitart-Masip M; Gimenez-Llort L; Dominiczak A; Holmdahl R; Gauguier D; Olsson T; Mott R; Valdar W; Redei EE; Fernandez-Teruel A; Flint J
- Article: NEUROCHEMICAL RESEARCH. 2008;33(10):2062-2069Lindholm J; Guitart-Masip M; Hassankhali H; Landgren S; Nicoleau C; Gimenez-Llort L; Terenius L; Oegren SO; Johansson B
- Article: BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH. 2008;188(1):41-55Lopez-Aumatell R; Guitart-Masip M; Vicens-Costa E; Gimenez-Llort L; Valdar W; Johannesson M; Flint J; Tobena A; Femandez-Teruel A
- Article: NEUROSCIENCE. 2008;151(1):195-208Guitart-Masip M; Johansson B; Canete T; Fernandez-Teruel A; Tobena A; Terenius L; Gimenez-Llort L
- Article: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2008;196(1):39-49Guitart-Masip M; Johansson B; Fernandez-Teruel A; Tobena A; Gimenez-Llort L
- Article: NEUROSCIENCE. 2006;142(4):1231-1243Guitart-Masip M; Johansson B; Fernandez-Teruel A; Canete T; Tobena A; Terenius L; Gimenez-Llort L
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2006;23(2):531-540Guitart-Masip M; Giménez-Llort L; Fernández-Teruel A; Cañete T; Tobeña A; Ögren SO; Terenius L; Johansson B
- Article: PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR. 2005;86(4):458-466Giménez-Llort L; Cañete T; Guitart-Masip M; Fernández-Teruel A; Tobeña A
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All other publications
- Review: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2022;19(4):945-952Trapp S; Guitart-Masip M; Schroeger E
- Corrigendum: NATURE NEUROSCIENCE. 2014;17(12):1840Chowdhury R; Guitart-Masip M; Lambert C; Dayan P; Huys Q; Duezel E; Dolan RJ
- Corrigendum: CURRENT BIOLOGY. 2014;24(12):1435Bach DR; Guitart-Masip M; Packard PA; Miró J; Falip M; Fuentemilla L; Dolan RJ
- Review: TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES. 2014;18(4):194-202Guitart-Masip M; Duzel E; Dolan R; Dayan P
- Review: NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS. 2010;34(5):660-669Duezel E; Bunzeck N; Guitart-Masip M; Duezel S
- Review: PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2009;33(8):1537-1545Guitart-Masip M; Carlos Pascual J; Carmona S; Hoekzema E; Berge D; Perez V; Soler J; Carles Soliva J; Rovira M; Bulbena A; Vilarroya O
- Review: TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES. 2009;32(6):321-328Duezel E; Bunzeck N; Guitart-Masip M; Wittmann B; Schott BH; Tobler PN
Employments
- Principal Researcher, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-
- Principal Researcher, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2025
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2018