bozhidar-dimitrova
Bozhidar Dimitrov, MD, DSci
Professor of Psychophysiologyy (Retired)
  • 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

  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. K. Ilcheva, S.Slavchev and B. Dimitrov. REM rebound phenomena in OSA patients. Sleep, 2003, 26: 235-236.
  4. B. Dimitrov. Sleep disturbances that cause cognitive deficit and behavioral disorders. Journal of the Bulgarian Academy of Science, CXVI, 2003, 2:12-18
  5. B. Dimitrov. Psychophysiological studies in sleep disturbed breathing. Compt. rend. Bulg. Acad. Sci., 2003d, T.56, No.9, 37-42.
  6. B. Dimitrov. About narcolepsy in brief. Contemporary Medicine, LV, 2004, 4:27-32.
  7. B. Dimitrov. Psychophysiological investigations of sleep and its disorders. Academic Publishing House Marin Drinov, Sofia, 2005, 163p.,ISBN 954-430-986-1 (in Bulgarian)
  8. B. Dimitrov. Physiological psychology or psychological physiology is the psychophysiology? Psychological Deliberations, 2006, 1:7-27
  9. 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.
  10. B. Dimitrov. Neurophysiological mechanisms of psychological postulates along the sleep-wakefulness-alertness axis. Bulgarian Psychological Journal, 2007, 1:33-50
  11. 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
  12. B. Dimitrov, P. Petrov, Sl. Slavchev. Psychophysiological investigation of sleep deficit in obstructive sleep apnea patients. Bulgarian Psychological Journal, 2008, 1-4: 613-621.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. B. Dimitrov. PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY. Academic Publishing House Marin Drinov, Sofia, 2005, 452p., ISBN 978-954-322-732-7
  16. J. N. Sanes, B. Dimitrov and M. Hallett. Motor learning in patients with cerebellar dysfunction. Brain, 1990, 113:103-120.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.

     
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