Markos Apostolakis, BSc, MSc

Research Fellow

Markos holds a B.A. in Philosophy, Pedagogy & Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, an M.Sc. in Psychology from the University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom, and an M.Sc. in Cognitive Science from Ruhr University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany.

His current research work focuses on objective markers of emotion regulation abilities in elementary school-aged children. His research covers a wide range of areas, including emotion reactivity, threat learning, and attention, and utilizes EEG, psychophysiology, and fNIRS. Meanwhile, he is investigating brain responses to distress in nicotine and opioid addiction.

Research Interests: His research interests revolve around emotion processing, aversive conditioning/threat learning, and self-regulation mechanisms in healthy adults, particularly within a neurodevelopmental context. He designs and implements multimodal experimental assessments, such as simultaneous EEG and psychophysiology, employing a wide range of methods to investigate biomarkers, endophenotypes, and behavioral correlates. These investigations cover emotional and non-emotional cognitive functions under emotional stress. Currently, he is extending his research into the field of addictions and addictive behavior, focusing on cognitive-emotional function during withdrawal and related brain/body derivative measures.His primary expertise lies in Electroencephalography (EEG) and psychophysiological methods, including Electrodermal and Cardiac activity. Additionally, he has a keen interest in brain imaging (Near Infrared Spectroscopy), Virtual Reality, and psychometrics.

Selected Publications:

• Onisiforou, A., Michael, A., Apostolakis, M.,  Mammadov, E., Mitka, A., Kalatta, M.A., Koumas, M., Georgiou A., Chatzittofis, A., Panayiotou, G., Gergiou, P., Zarate, C.A., Zanos P. Ketamine and hydroxynorketamine as novel pharmacotherapies for the treatment of Opioid-Use Disorders. Biological Psychiatry. In Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.09.008.
• Apostolakis M.,, Theodorou M., Neophytou K., Panayiotou G. Measuring social phobia symptoms in a community sample of adolescents: An examination of the psychometric properties of the SPAI-23. Frontiers in Psychology (2022). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1002221.

Contact Info:

E-mail: apostolakis.markos@ucy.ac.cy

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5069-8929