Mohammed Zeroual
Tel.
Position
PhD Student
Affiliations
University of Sassari, Italy
Research Interests
I focus on the physiological mechanisms underlying the cortical and subcortical control of facial muscles, particularly in the lower face. I investigate both voluntary and emotional control pathways using non-invasive techniques such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, brainstem reflex recordings, and event-related potentials. My work explore the asymmetrical and bilateral cortical control of facial muscles and examine the role of somatosensory and proprioceptive afferents in sensorimotor integration and modulation of motor output to facial musculature.
Research Groups
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2021
MSc in Biomedical Science, University of Sassari, Italy
2017
MSs in Neuroscience and Cognition and Population Health, University of Kenitra, Morocco
2015
BSc in Health Biology, University of Rabat, Morocco
Employments
2024 - Present
Visiting PhD Student at DRCMR
2022 - Present
PhD Student at University of Sassari
2019 - 2020
Research assistant at University of the West of Scotland
2018 - 2019
Practical Intern at the International Center of Research in Infections, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
2016 - 2017
Practical internship at the transfusion center of Swissi Mohammed V Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
2014 - 2015
Practical internship at the National Institute of Hygiene, Rabat, Morocco
Publications
Henriquez FL, Mooney R, Bandel T, Giammarini E, Zeroual M, Fiori PL, Margarita V, Rappelli P, Dessì D. Paradigms of Protist/Bacteria Symbioses Affecting Human Health: Acanthamoeba species and Trichomonas vaginalis. Front Microbiol. 2021;11:616213. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2020.616213.
Zeroual M, Ginatempo F, Loi N, Vaira LA, Cano A, Biglio A, Visaloco G, De Riu G, Deriu F. Sensorimotor integration and faces recognition in a model of altered face sensory information: Neurophysiological study in patients with dentofacial deformities. Clin Neurophysiol. 2025 May;173:113-123. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2025.02.269. Epub 2025 Mar 9. PMID: 40090236.
Ginatempo F, Casula EP, Soggia G, Loi N, Zeroual M, Deriu F. Transcallosal connections of face and hand representation areas in the primary motor cortex: a transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial magnetic stimulation-electroencephalography study. J Physiol. 2025 Mar;603(5):1225-1240. doi: 10.1113/JP286473. Epub 2025 Feb 9. PMID: 39924443.