
Qualifications
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Psychologue agrée par l’Ordre des Psychologues du Québec (OPQ)
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Accréditation : Attestation de formation pour l’évaluation des troubles neuropsychologiques (OPQ)
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2016- aujourd’hui Professeure agrégée (conjoint, professionnel ), Département de Psychologie, Faculté des Sciences et le Département de Neurologie et Neurochirurgie, Faculté de Médecine, Université McGill
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2011-2023 Psychologue/Neuropsychologue, Centre Universitaire de Santé McGill (CUSM)
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2020-2023 Directeur de la formation clinique, Département de Psychologie, Services aux adultes, CUSM
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2004-2023 Chercheur, Programme en Réparation du Cerveau et en Neurosciences Intégratives (RCNI), Institut de recherche du CUSM
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1999-2004 Chercheur postdoctorale, professeure invitée, UCLA Brain Mapping Center, Unité de Recherche en Neuro-réadaptation
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1992-1999 Doctorat en psychologie clinique, Université McGill, Institut et Hôpital Neurologique de Montréal
Expériences et Formations

Publications
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Brouillette MJ, Forcellino L, Goulet-Stock S, Fellows LK, Koski L, Klein MB, Mayo NE. Cognitive change over one year among older adults with HIV and a low nadir CD4 cell count. Preprint from medRxiv, 19 May 2023
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Koski L, Brouillette MJ, Mayo, NE, Scott SC, Fellows LK, Sookman D (2021). A Short-term Psychological Intervention for People Living with HIV During the First Wave of COVID-19.International journal of cognitive therapy, 1–21. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41811-021-00127-5
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Brouillette M J, Koski L, Scott SC, Austin-Keiller A, Fellow LK, Mayo NE, (2021). This ain’t my first pandemic: Resilience to psychological distress during the first wave of the COVID pandemic in people aging with HIV. Published online: AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. PMID: 34714115.https.doi.org/10.1089?AID.2021.0024
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Moussavi Z, Koski L, Fitzgerald PB, Millikin C, Lithgow B, Jafari-Jozani M, Wang X (2021). Repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Improving Cognition in Alzheimer Disease: Protocol for an Interim Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2021 Aug 9;10(8):e31183. doi: 10.2196/31183. PMID: 34383681
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Brouillette MJ, Koski L, Forcellino L, Gasparri J, Brew BJ, Fellows LK, Mayo NE, Cysique LA (2021). Predicting occupational outcomes from neuropsychological test performance in older people with HIV. AIDS 2021 Sep 1;35(11):1765-1774. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002927.
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Moussavi Z, Rutherford G, Lithgow B, Millikin C, Modirrrousta M, Mansouri B, Wang X, Omelan C, Fellows L, Fitzgerald P, Koski L. (2021). Protocol of Repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for improving cognition in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Trial, JMIR Res Protoc, 10 (1) e25144
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Ansado J, Blunt A, Chen Jen-Kai, Koski L, Ptito A (2019). Impact of non-invasive brain stimulation on transcallosal modulation in mild traumatic brain injury: A multimodal pilot investigation. Brain Inj., 33, 1021-1031.
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Turcotte V, Gagnon ME, Joubert S, Rouleau I, Gagnon JF, Escudier F, Koski L, Potvin O, Macoir J, Hudon C. (2018) Normative data for the clock drawing test for French-Quebec mid and older-aged healthy adults. The Clinical Neuropsychologist 1-11.
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St-Hilaire A, Parent C, Potvin O, Bherer L, Gagnon J, Joubert S, Belleville S, Wilson M A, Koski L, Rouleau I, Hudon C, Macoir J (2018). Trail Making Tests A and B: regression-based normative data for Quebec French-speaking mid and older aged adults. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2018.1473495
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Zhong J, Chen DQ, Nantes JC, Holmes SA, Hodaie M, Koski L (2017). Combined structural and functional patterns discriminating upper limb motor disability in multiple sclerosis using multivariate approaches. Brain Imaging Behav, 11(3), 754-768.
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Nantes JC, Proulx S, Zhong J, Holmes SA, Narayanan S, Brown RA, Hoge RD, Koski L. (2017). GABA and glutamate levels correlate with MTR and clinical disability: Insights from multiple sclerosis. Neuroimage.
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Schrader LM, Sadeghinejad S, Sadeghinejad J, Kazanchyan M, Koski L, Stern JM, Wu AD, Iacoboni M, Nuwer MR (2016). Comparison of low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation parameters on motor cortex excitability in normal subjects. International J Epilepsy, 3, 2-6.
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Zhong J, Nantes JC, Holmes SA, Gallant S, Narayanan S, Koski L. (2016). Abnormal Functional Connectivity and Cortical Integrity Influence Dominant Hand Motor Disability in Multiple Sclerosis: A Multi-modal Analysis. Human Brain Mapping.
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Nantes JC, Zhong J, Holmes SA, Narayanan S, Lapierre Y, Koski L. (2016). Cortical damage and disability in multiple sclerosis: Relation to intracortical inhibition and facilitation. Brain Stimulation, 9(4), 566-573.
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Lebedeva E, Koski L. (2016). Comparison of alternate and original items on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 19(1), 15-18.
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Mayo NE, Brouillette MJ, Fellows LK & Positive Brain Health Now Investigators (Collaborator),2016.Understanding and optimizing brain health in HIV now: Protocol for a longitudinal cohort study with multiple randomized controlled trials. BMC Neurol. 16 (8), doi: 10.1186/s12883-016-0527-1.
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Xie H, Zhang C, Wang Y, Huang S, Cui W, Yang W, Koski L, Xu X, Li Y, Zheng M & He, M. (2015). Distinct Patterns of Cognitive Aging Modified by Education Level and Gender among Adults with Limited or No Formal Education: A Normative Study of the Mini-Mental State Examination. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 49(4), 961-969.
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Nantes JC, Zhong J, Holmes SA, Whatley B, Narayanan S, LaPierre Y, Arnold D, Koski L. (2015). Intracortical inhibition abnormality during the remission phase of multiple sclerosis is related to upper limb dexterity and lesions. Clinical Neurophysiology, 127(2), 1503-1511.
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Lebedeva E, Gallant S, Tsai C-E, Koski L. (2015). Improving the measurement of cognitive ability in geriatric patients. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders.
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Koski L, Kolivakis T, Yu C, Chen J-K, Delaney S, Ptito A. (2015). Noninvasive brain stimulation for persistent postconcussion symptoms in mild traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neurotrauma, 32(1), 38–44.
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Brouillette M-J, Mayo N, Fellows L, Lebedeva E, , Overton E, Ances B, Koski L. (2015) A better screening tool for HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders: Is it what clinicians need? AIDS, 29(8), 895-902. PMID:25291105
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Higgins J, Koski L., Xie H. (2013) Combining rTMS and task-oriented training in the rehabilitation of the arm after stroke: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Stroke Research and Treatment, 2013, 539146.
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Raux M, Tyvaert L, Ferreira M, Kindler F, Bardinet E, Karachi C, Morelot-Panzini C, Gotman J, Pike GB, Koski L, Similowski T. (2013) Functional magnetic resonance imaging suggests automatization of the cortical response to inspiratory threshold loading in humans. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 189(3), 571–580.
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Koski L. (2013). Validity and applications of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment for the assessment of vascular cognitive impairment. Cerebrovascular Diseases, 36, 6–18.
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Konsztowicz S, Anton J, Crane J, Moafmashhadi P, Koski L (2013). A pilot study of training and compensation interventions for mild cognitive impairment. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 3, 192–201.
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Yusuf A, Koski L (2013) A qualitative review of the neurophysiological underpinnings of fatigue in multiple sclerosis. J Neurol Sci, 330(1-2), 4–9.
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Moafmashhadi P, Koski L (2013) Limitations for interpreting failure on individual subtests of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol, 26(1), 19–28.
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Thompson B, Mansouri B, Koski L, Hess RF (2012). From motor cortex to visual cortex. Dev Psychobiol, 54(3), 263–273.
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Xie H, Mayo N, Koski L (2011). Predictors of future cognitive decline in persons with mild cognitive impairment. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 32(5), 308–317.
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Konsztowicz S, Xie H, Higgins J, Mayo N, Koski L (2011). Development of a method for quantifying cognitive ability in the elderly through adaptive test administration. International Psychogeriatrics, 4, 1–8.
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Koski L, (2011). Improving precision in the quantification of cognition using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment and the Mini-Mental State Examination. International Psychogeriatrics, 23(7), 1107–1115.
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Koski L, Brouillette M-J, Lalonde R, Hello B, Wong E, Tsuchidab A, Fellows LK (2011). Computerized testing augments pencil-and-paper tasks in targeting HIV-associated mild cognitive impairment. HIV Medicine, 12(8), 1468–80.
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Xie H, Mayo N, Koski L (2011). Identifying and characterizing trajectories of cognitive change in older persons with mild cognitive impairment. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 31(2), 165–172.
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Koski L, , , Tetteh R (2010). French-English cross-linguistic comparison and diagnostic impact of the AD-8 dementia screening questionnaire in a geriatric assessment clinic. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 29, 265–274.
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Raux M, Xie H, Similowski T, Koski L (2010). Facilitatory conditioning of the supplementary motor area in humans enhances the cortico-phrenic responsiveness to transcranial magnetic stimulation. Journal of Applied Physiology, 108, 39–46.
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Koski L, , Finch L (2009). Measuring Cognition in a Geriatric Outpatient Clinic: Rasch Analysis of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 22, 151–160.
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Thompson B, Aaen-Stockdale C, Koski L, Hess RF (2009). A double dissociation between striate and extrastriate visual cortex for pattern motion perception revealed using rTMS. Human Brain Mapping, 30, 3115–3126.
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Thompson B, Mansouri B, Koski L, Hess R (2008). Brain plasticity in the adult: Modulation of function in amblyopia with rTMS. Current Biology, 18, 1067–1071.
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Koski L, Lin J, Wu AD, Winstein CJ (2007). Reliability of intracortical and corticomotor excitability estimates obtained from the upper extremities in chronic stroke. Neuroscience Research, 58, 19–31.
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Aziz-Zadeh L, Koski L, Zaidel E, Mazziotta JC, Iacoboni M (2006). Lateralization of the human mirror neuron system. Journal of Neuroscience, 26, 2964–2970.
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Koski L, Schrader LM, Wu AD, Stern JM (2005). Normative data on changes in transcranial magnetic stimulation measures over a ten hour period. Clinical Neurophysiology, 116, 2099–2109.
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Molnar-Szakacs I, Iacoboni M, Koski L, Mazziotta JC (2005). Functional segregation within pars opercularis of the inferior frontal gyrus: Evidence from fMRI studies of imitation and action observation. Cerebral Cortex, 15, 986–994.
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Koski L and Dobkin, BH (2005). Standardizing and validating transcranial magnetic stimulation measures for use in stroke rehabilitation research. Clinical Neurophysiology, 116 (3), 740–741.
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Koski L, Molnar-Szakacs I, Iacoboni M (2005). Exploring the contributions of premotor and parietal cortex to spatial compatibility using image-guided TMS. NeuroImage, 24, 296–305.
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Koski L, Mernar TJ, Dobkin BH (2004). Immediate and long-term changes in corticomotor output in response to rehabilitation: correlation with functional improvements in chronic stroke. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 18, 230–249.
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Schrader LM, Stern JM, Koski L, Nuwer MR, Engel J (2004). Seizure incidence during single- and paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in individuals with epilepsy. Clinical Neurophysiology, 115, 2727–2737.
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Koski L, Iacoboni M, Dubeau MC, Woods RP, Mazziotta J (2003). Modulation of cortical activity during different types of imitation. Journal of Neurophysiology, 89, 460–471.
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Koski L, Wohlschlager A, Bekkering H, Woods RP, Dubeau M-C, Mazziotta J, Iacoboni M (2002). Modulation of motor and premotor activity during imitation of target-directed actions. Cerebral Cortex, 12, 847–855.
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Koski L, Petrides M (2002). Distractibility after unilateral resections from the frontal and anterior cingulate cortex in humans. Neuropsychologia 40, 1057–1072.
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Koski LM, Iacoboni M, Mazziotta MC (2002). Deconstructing Apraxia: Understanding apraxic disorders after stroke. Current Opinion in Neurology, 15, 71–77.
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Iacoboni M, Koski L, Brass M, Bekkering H, Woods RP, Dubeau M-C, Mazziotta J, Rizzolatti G (2001). Re-afferent copies of imitated actions in the right superior temporal cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 98, 13995–13999.
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Koski L, Petrides M (2001). Time-related changes in task performance after lesions to frontal cortex. Neuropsychologia, 39, 268–281.
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Koski L, Paus T (2000). Functional connectivity of the anterior cingulate cortex within the human frontal lobe: A brain-mapping meta-analysis. Experimental Brain Research, 133, 55–65.
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Koski L, Paus T, Hofle N, Petrides M (1999). Increased blood flow in the basal ganglia when using cues to direct attention. Experimental Brain Research, 129, 241–246.
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Koski LM, Paus T, Petrides M (1998). Directed attention after unilateral frontal excisions in humans. Neuropsychologia, 36, 1363–1371.
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Paus T, Koski LM, Caramanos Z, Westbury C (1998). Regional differences in the effect of task difficulty and motor output on blood-flow response in the human anterior cingulate cortex: A review of 107 PET activation studies. NeuroReport, 9, R37–47.