Biography
Affiliation
Research Associate, M.D., D.Sc.,
Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Education
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B.Sc. Studies: |
Medical Faculty, (GPA 9.00 of 10.00) |
(completed) |
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D.Sc. Studies:
Degree: |
Psychology and Social Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza Univesity of Rome, IT Doctor of Psychology ans Social Neuroscience |
(completed) |
Science
Research area
1. Social and Cognitive Neuroscience
2. Social Psychology
Research field
1. Neuropolitics (with emphasis on Game Theory) and Neuroethics (with emphasis on Theory of Mind)
2. Neuroinformatics (with emphasis on Quantitative Electroencephalography)
Research topics
1. Neurophysiological and behavioral correlates of group-motivated decision and inter-group distinction
2. Brain electric oscillations and cognition
Booklets and Book Chapters
1. Gjoneska, B., Camacho Toro, R., Simic, N., Solymosi, K., AbuDouleh, A., Chies Santos, A., Chaouch, M., Elbaz, H., Enany, S., Giannarou, S., Gono-Bwalya, A., Haidu, D., Manzanares Chacón, M.A., Režek Jambrak, A. (2020). S.O.S. Booklet for Global Young Scholars: Facing the Scientific and Ethical Challenges of the Modern Age. Budapest: GYA/IAP Young Researchers Leadership Workshop in the Framework of the World Science Forum 2019.
BOOK: [URL]
2. Lantian, A., Wood, M., & Gjoneska, B. (2020). Personality traits, cognitive styles, and worldviews associated with beliefs in conspiracy theories. In: M. Butter and P. Knight (eds). Routledge Handbook of Conspiracy Theories. 155-167. Abingdon: Routledge (26 Feb 2020). doi: 10.4324/9780429452734-2_1
CHAPTER: [URL]
3. Gjoneska, B., Fidanovski, K., & Krouwel, A. (2020). North Macedonia goes global: Pro-EU aspirations and anti-EU sentiments as basis for EU-related conspiracy theories. In: A. Astapova, O. Colăcel, C. Pintilescu, T. Scheibner (eds). Conspiracy Theories in Eastern Europe: Tropes and Trends. 250-267. Abingdon: Routledge (29 Oct 2020). doi: 10.4324/9780429326073-17
CHAPTER: [URL]
4. Blanuša, N., Denkovski, O., Fidanovski, K., & Gjoneska, B. (2021). EU-related conspiracy theories in the Western Balkans: Gravitating between rejecting and embracing Europe through eurovilification and eurofundamentalism. In: A. Önnerfors, A. Krouwel (eds). Europe: Continent of Conspiracies: Conspiracy Theories in and about Europe. Abingdon: Routledge (30 Apr 2021). doi: 10.4324/9781003048640-10
CHAPTER: [URL]
5. Beshears, J., Gjoneska, B., Schmidt, K., Pfuhl, G., Saari, T., McAuliffe, W.H.B., Steltenpohl, C., Onie, S., Chartier, C.R., Moshontz, H. (Forthcoming). Psychological science accelerator: A promising resource for clinical psychological science. (Forthcoming). In: S. Lilienfeld, A. Masuda, W. O’Donohue (eds). Questionable Research Practices: Designing, Conducting, and Reporting Sound Research. Cham: Springer.
PREPRINT: [URL]
6. Milošević-Đorđević, J., Žeželj, I., Turjačanin, V., Lukić, P., Gjoneska, B., & Krouwel, A. (Forthcoming). Conspiracy theories about the conflict: Blaming the enemy or finding a joint culprit. In: N. Blanuša (ed). Conspiracy theories in/about Balkans. Abingdon: Routledge.
Publications
1. Van Bavel, J. J., Cichocka, A., Capraro, V., Sjåstad, H., Nezlek, J. B., Pavlović, T., Alfano, M., Gelfand M.J., Azevedo, F., Birtel, M.D., Cislak, A., Lockwood, P., Ross, R. M., Abts, K., Agadullina, E., Amodio, D., Apps, M. A. J., Aruta, J. J. B. R.,... Gjoneska, B, ...Boggio P. (2022). National identity predicts public health support during a global pandemic: Results from 67 countries. Nature Communications, 13: 517. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27668-9
PAPER: [URL]
2. Imhoff, R., Zimmer, F., Klein, O., António, J. H. C., Babinska, M., Bangerter, A., Bilewicz, M., Blanuša, N., Bovan, K., Bužarovska, R., Cichocka, A., Delouvée, S., Douglas, K. M., Dyrendal, A., Etienne, T., Gjoneska, B., Graf, S., Gualda, E., Hirschberger, G., … van Prooijen, J.-W. (2022). Conspiracy mentality and political orientation across 26 countries. Nature Human Behaviour, 1–12. doi: 10.1038/s41562-021-01258-7
PAPER: [URL]
3. Gjoneska, B., Potenza, M. N., Jones, J., Corazza, O., Hall, N., Sales, C. M. D., Grünblatt, E., Martinotti, G., Burkauskas, J., Werling, A. M., Walitza, S., Zohar, J., Menchón, J. M., Király, O., Chamberlain, S. R., Fineberg, N. A., & Demetrovics, Z. (2022). Problematic use of the internet during the COVID-19 pandemic: Good practices and mental health recommendations. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 112, 152279. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2021.152279
PAPER: [URL]
4. Gjoneska, B. (2021). Conspiratorial beliefs and cognitive styles: An integrated perspective on analytic thinking, critical thinking and scientific reasoning in relation to (dis)trust in conspiracy theories. Frontiers in Psychology. 12: 4451. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.736838
PAPER: [URL]
5. Wang, K., Goldenberg, A., Dorison, C.A., Miller, J.K., Uusberg, A., Lerner, J.S., Gross, J.J., Agesin, B.B., Bernardo, M., Campos, O., Eudave, L., Grzech, K., Ozery, D.H., Jackson, E.A., Luis Garcia, E.O., Drexler, S.M., Jurković, A.P., Rana, K., Wilson, J.P., ..., Gjoneska B., … Moshontz, H. (2021). A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nature Human Behavior. 5: 1089–1110. doi: 10.1038/s41562-021-01173-x
PAPER: [URL]
6. Gjoneska, B., Jones, J., Vella, A. M., Bonanno, P., Flora, K., Fontalba-Navas, A., Hall, N., Ignjatova, L., Kirtava, Z., Moreno Sanjuán, D., Vaz-Rebelo, M. P., & Sales, C. M. D. (2021). Citizen citizen consultation on problematic usage of the internet: Ethical considerations and empirical insights from six countries. Frontiers in Public Health. 9:268, doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.587459
PAPER: [URL]
7. Adam-Troian, J., Wagner-Egger, P., Motyl, M., Arciszewski, T., Imhoff, R., Zimmer, F., Klein, O., Babinska, M., Bangerter, A., Bilewicz, M., Blanuša, N., Bovan, K., Bužarovska, R., Cichocka, A., Çelebi, E., Delouvée, S., Douglas, K. M., Dyrendal, A., Gjoneska, B., … Prooijen, J.-W. van. (2021). Investigating the links between cultural values and belief in conspiracy theories: The key roles of collectivism and masculinity. Political Psychology. 42(4):597-618. doi: 10.1111/pops.12716
PREPRINT: [LINK]
8. Bago, B., Aczel, B., Kekecs, Z., Protzko, J., Kovacs, M., Nagy, T., Hoekstra, R., Palfi, B., Quiamzade, A., Mattiassi, A.D.A., Gordon-Finlayson, A.R., Mirisola, A., Fleischmann, A., Arvanitis, A., Belaus, A., Hartanto, A., Findor, A., Thomas, A., Wlodarczyk, A.M., ...Gjoneska, B, ...Chartier, C.R. (In principle acceptance). Moral thinking across the world: Exploring the influence of personal force and intention in moral dilemma judgments. Nature Human Behavior.
PREPRINT: [LINK]
9. Király, O., Potenza, M. N., Stein, D. J., King, D. L., Hodgins, D. C., Saunders, J. B., Griffiths, M. D., Gjoneska, B.,... Demetrovics, Z. (2020). Preventing problematic internet use during the COVID-19 pandemic: Consensus guidance. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 100:152180 doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2020.152180
PAPER: [URL]
10. Marczak, M., Gjoneska, B., Burkauskas, J., Daskalou, V., Flora, K., Gao, S., Li, Y., Liaugaudaite, V., Markovikj, M., Roelands, M., Smrz, P., & Vaz-Rebelo, P. (2020). Problematic internet use: Media portrayal across eight countries. Psihologija. 53(4):411-430 doi: 10.2298/psi190801011m
PAPER: [URL]
11. Gjoneska, B., Liuzza, M. T., Porciello, G., Caprara, G. V., & Aglioti, S. M. (2019). Bound to the group and blinded by the leader: Ideological leader–follower dynamics in a trust economic game. Royal Society Open Science. 6(9):182023. doi: 10.1098/rsos.182023
PAPER: [URL]
12. Gjoneska, B., Kiteva-Trencevska, G., & Pop-Jordanova, N. (2018). Multimodal analysis of cognitive functions in patients with epilepsy. Epilepsia. 59(S3):S334. doi: 10.1111/epi.14612
ABSTRACT: [URL]
13. Gjoneska, B., Markovska-Simoska, S., Hinrikus, H., Pop-Jordanova, N., & Pop-Jordanov, J. (2015). Brain topography of EMF-induced EEG-changes in restful wakefulness: Tracing current effects, targeting future prospects. Prilozi. 36(3):103-112. doi: 10.1515/prilozi-2015-0085
PAPER: [URL]
14. Gee, R. E., Jarvinen, T., Sultana, T. A., Destura, R., & Gjoneska, B. (2012). IAMP tackles a void in medical education: Leadership. Lancet. 379(9813):e25. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60148-2
PAPER: [URL]
15. Gjoneska, B. (2012). Neuroimaging and neuroethics: Imaging the ethics in neuroscience. Prilozi. 33(1):419-424. PMID: 23037187
PAPER: [PDF]
16. Gjoneska, B., & Kandikjan, A. (2010). Quantitative analysis of background EEG activity in three protocol-dependent groups of patients with epilepsy. Epilepsy Behavior. 17(4):608-609. doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.01.127
ABSTRACT: [URL]
17. Čulić, M., Gjoneska, B., Hinrikus, H., Jändel, M., Klonowski, W., Liljenström, H., Pop-Jordanova, N., Psatta, D., von Rosen, D., & Wahlund, B. (2009). Signatures of depression in non-stationary biometric time-series. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience. e989824. doi: 10.1155/2009/989824
PAPER: [URL]
18. Gjoneska, B., Georgiev, D., Fuštić, S., & Pop-Jordanova, N. (2008). Characteristics of electroencephalographic alpha rhythm parameters in cystic fibrosis patients: Perspectives of neurofeedback. Clinical Neurophysiolology. 119(3):e72. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2007.11.035
ABSTRACT: [URL]
Early Works (undergraduate studies)
1. Gjoneska, B. (2005). Violence in Macedonia reported in daily newspapers, Proceedings of 28th International Medical Students’ Scientific Congress. May 19-22; Ohrid, MK
ABSTRACT: [SCAN]
2. Gjoneska, B. (2004). Moral and ethical standards of medical students. Proceedings of 27th International Medical Students’ Scientific Congress. May 20-23; Ohrid, MK.
ABSTRACT: [SCAN]
3. Gjoneska, B. (2003). Cutaneous tuberculosis in R. Macedonia during the period 1997-2003: A study of the relationship between cutaneous and systemic tuberculosis and their correlation with war and post-war activities. Proceedings of the International Congress of Medical Sciences for Students and Young Doctors. May 8–11; Sofia, BG.
ABSTRACT: [SCAN]
Projects
1. Title: European Network for Problematic Usage of the Internet (PUI)
Funded by: EU COST CA16207
Chair: Prof. Naomi Fineberg, University of Hertfordshire, UK
Start Date: Oct, 2017 End Date: Oct, 2021
Position: Management Committee Member; ITC Coordinator
2. Title: Comparative Analysis of Conspiracy Theories (COMPACT)
Funded by: EU COST CA15101
Chair: Prof. Peter Knight, University of Manchester, UK
Start Date: Apr, 2016 End Date: Sep, 2020
Position: Management Committee Substitute Member
3. Title: Advanced Methods for the Estimation of Human Brain Activity and Connectivity (NEUROMATH)
Funded by: EU COST BM0601
Chair: Prof. Fabio Babiloni, “La Sapienza” University, IT
Start Date: Mar 21, 2007 End Date: May 23, 2011
Position: Management Committee Member
4. Title: Upgrading the Research Capacities for Safety and Health Effects of Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (SAFE-EMF)
Funded by: European Commission 6th Framework Program (EU FP6)
Contract Number: 43638
Start Date: Apr 1, 2007 End Date: Jun 30, 2009
Position: Junior Research Assistant
5. Title: Electric Neuronal Oscillations and Cognition (ENOC)
Funded by: European Union/European Scientific Foundation COST B27 Action
Chair: Prof. Jordan Pop-Jordanov, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, MK
Start Date: Apr 27, 2005 End Date: May 22, 2009
Position: Working Group Delegate
Early engagements (undergraduate studies)
1. Title: National Report on Violence
Ministry of Health, Skopje, MK
Principal Investigator: Prof. Fimka Tozija, MD PhD
Start date: May, 2005 End date: July, 2005
Position: Medical Student Collaborator
Membership
InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) Young Physician Leaders Program (YPL)
National Representative (2011)
Alumni Steering Committee Member (2020-ongoing)
Association of Psychological Science (APS)
Regular Member (2020-ongoing)
Psychological Science Accelerator (PSA)
Regular Member (2020-ongoing)
Psychonomic Society
Regular Member (2020-ongoing)
Women in Cognitive Science
Regular Member (2020-ongoing)
Skills
Neurophysiological tools
iView X™ mobile eye-tracking system (for gaze-tracking data acquisition and analysis); E-Prime and SMI Experiment Center™ (for behavioral experiment creation); Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tests (for cognitive evaluation); Montreal Cognitive Assessment Inventory (for cognitive evaluation); CogMed software (for working memory training); WinEEG software (for Q-EEG monitoring, processing and analysis).
Statistics & analytics software packages
R package for statistical computing, Statistica 12, SPSS Statistical Package for Social Sciences
Operative systems
Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows XP
Applications
LibreOffice (Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Math, Base), Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, Corel Xara), LaTeX document preparation system
Languages
Excellent proficiency in written and spoken English and South Slavic group of languages (including Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian). Upper intermediate (PLIDA B2 level) proficiency in Italian Language. Currently in the process of learning the French language.
Achievements
Scholarships
1. BsC Studies - Ministry of Education and Science of Macedonia
2. DsC Studies - Ministry of Education of Italy
Science Grants
1. Gjoneska B. (2017). Investigation of effects of the populist messages from prominent political leader on two opposing groups of partisans. Nov 15-29, La Sapienza University of Rome, IT. EU COST IS1308.
STSM REPORT: [URL]
2. Gjoneska B. (2017). Political affinity and conspiracy mentality: Italian case. Jul 8-24, La Sapienza University of Rome, IT. EU COST CA15101.
3. Gjoneska B. (2015). Learning to trust in political leader: Application of reinforcement learning in an iterated trust game. Sep 1-17, La Sapienza University of Rome, IT. EU COST IC1205
STSM REPORT: [URL]
Awards
1. First student prize at the 27th International Medical Students’ Scientific Congress: Gjoneska B. (2004). Moral and Ethical Standards of Medical Students. May 20-23, Ohrid, MK
ORAL PRESENTATION: [PPT]
2. Third student prize at the International Congress of Medical Sciences: Gjoneska B. (2003). Cutaneous tuberculosis in R.M. during the period 1997-2003. May 8–11, Sofia, BG
3. Third award on traditional short story competition of the official students' letter "Студентски збор": Gjoneska B. (2001). Pieces, Skopje, MK
SHORT STORY: [SCAN]
Plenary talks
Media
1. Gjoneska B. (2019-ongoing). Collection of literary essays in Macedonian language. In: "Окно" (МК) popular e-portal.
ARCHIVE: [LINK]
2. Gjoneska B. (2017-ongoing). Collection of poems in English language. In: "Репер" (МК) popular monthly e-magazine
ARCHIVE: [LINK]
3. Gjoneska B. (2019). The Digital Revolution: A Problem or a Solution for the Human Evolution. In: "Science for all" (МК: Наука за сите) popular e-magazine. 19 Jan, 2019.
ARTICLE: [LINK]
4. Gjoneska B. (2018). The Internet Opens а Door for New and Seldom Known Addictions. In: "Faculties" (МК: Факултети) popular e-magazine. 29 Nov, 2018
INTERVIEW: [LINK]
Earlier Works (undergraduate studies)
1. Gjoneska B. (2006-2007). Selection of contributions. In: "Vox Medici" (Official periodical bulletin of the Doctor’s Chamber of Macedonia).
2. Gjoneska B. (2016). The Right Connection. In: "Твој клуб" (Official periodical bulletin and bimonthly popular magazine for T-mobile).
SHORT STORY: [LINK]
For ongoing explorations of sound literary devices check the Prose and Poetry sections of this website.