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Dr Elie Matar

BSc Adv (Hons I, Medal), MBBS (Hons I, Medal), PhD, FRACP (Neurology)(Sleep Medicine)

Horizon Fellow, NHMRC Investigator Fellow, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and HealthUniversity of SydneyConsultant Neurologist and Sleep Physician, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

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93510671

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Member of The University of Sydney Nano Institute

Member of the Brain and Mind Centre

Biographical details

Dr Matar is an Australian-trained neurologist, sleep physician, and NHMRC funded clinician-scientist with a unique combination of clinical subspecialty expertise across sleep medicine, cognitive neurology, and movement disorders. He obtained his undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications through the University of Sydney and was awarded two University medals. He completed his foundational neurology and sleep training in Sydney which was developed further through competitive clinical national and international fellowships and clinical visitorships including Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN), Cambridge University and Addenbrooke’s Hospital (UK) and the National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery (London, UK). Through his early career he has advanced an internationally recognized body of research spanning basic science and clinical trials relating to conditions such as REM sleep behaviour disorder, Parkinson’s disease, and Lewy body dementia on which he is a leading authority. He currently holds an academic position as a Horizon fellow at the University of Sydney, and a clinical role as neurologist and sleep physician based at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown.

Research interests

Dr Matar leads a translational research program combining techniques spanning clinical phenotyping, neuroimaging, histopathology, and sleep electrophysiology with the aims of 1) unravelling the pathophysiology and progression of neurodegenerative conditions with a focus on Lewy body disorders; 2) determining how alterations in the sleep-wake circuitry gives rise to symptoms across these and related conditions such as delirium; and 3) understanding the impact of sleep disturbance on neurodegeneration and brain health more broadly. This work aims to identify biomarkers and targets for personalized symptom and disease-modifying therapies of neurodegenerative and neurological sleep disorders.

Teaching and supervision

Dr Matar is passionate about medical education. He currently co-leads the University of Sydney Clinical Teaching Fellowship Program and was involved in the design of assessments for the reformed MD 2020 curriculum. He has authored peer-reviewed publications and a text-book chapter in the field of medical education and is a co-investigator for Medical Education focused grants. He is a deputy editor, and vice-president of onthewards.org which is a free open access medical education website devoted to prevocational trainees.

Dr Matar is committed to mentorship and medical education through content creation, participation in bedside teaching, BPT examinations, workshops, facilitating team-based learning and delivering lectures. Dr Matar is enthusiastic about encouraging research pathways in medicine.

Dr Matar has given invited lectures at international and national forums including plenary talks and TedX talks on a variety of teaching topics of interest but particularly around the neuroscience of sleep and wakefulness, the pathogenesis and clinical assessment, investigation, and therapies of neurodegenerative conditions, and clinical approach to neurological and sleep conditions broadly.

Associations

Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists, American Academy of Neurology, International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS), Movement Disorders Society of Australia and New Zealand (MDSANZ), Australian Medical Association, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Australasian Sleep Association, International REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Study Group.

Awards and honours

Nick Blair Movement Disorders Fellowship Award, Movement Disorders Society Australia and New Zealand, (2023). MDS Leadership Program Award, International Movement Disorders Society (2023). RACP Trainee Research Prize (Adult Medicine) - Royal Australasian College of Physicians (2021); Jim Lance Young Investigator Award - Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists (2020); Endeavour Leadership Research Program Award- Australian Government, Department of Education (2019); Leslie Rich Dementia Scholarship Grant - Sir Zelman Cowen Foundation, University of Sydney (2019); NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship - National Health and Medical Research Council, (2018-2020); ANZAN Gwen James Research Fellowship - Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists; Young Investigator Award - International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society (2018); Joye Prize for First place in Medicine - Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney (2013); University Medal for Bachelor of Science - First Place, University of Sydney (2008)

Themes

Neurosciences and Mental Health, Healthy Ageing

Keywords

Dementia, Movement disorders, Neurosciences, Parkinson's disease, Sleep disorders

Approaches

Clinical Trials, Pathology, Translational Research

Clinical speciality

Neurology

Current research students

Project title	Research student
Using neuroimaging to identify biomarkers of progression to dementia and potential therapeutic mechanisms in patients with prodromal Lewy body disease	Ajay KONURI
Evaluating neuropathology of sleep-promoting neurons in Parkinson’s disease	Zirui ZENG

Publications

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Book Chapters

Burgess, A., Matar, E. (2020). Team-Based Learning (TBL): Theory, Planning, Practice, and Implementation. In Debra Nestel, Gabriel Reedy, Lisa McKenna, Suzanne Gough (Eds.), Clinical Education for the Health Professions, (pp. 1-29). Singapore: Springer Singapore. [More Information]

Journals

Wyman-Chick, K., Rodriguez-Porcel, F., Toledo, J., Habich, A., Barrett, M., Patel, B., Jaramillo-Jimenez, A., Scott, G., Kane, J., Chaudhury, P., Matar, E., et al (2024). Differentiating Prodromal Dementia with Lewy Bodies from Prodromal Alzheimer’s Disease: A Pragmatic Review for Clinicians. Neurology and Therapy, 13(3), 885-906. [More Information]
Matar, E., Tinazzi, M., Edwards, M., Bhatia, K. (2024). Functional Movement Disorder as a Prodromal Symptom of Parkinson's Disease—Clinical and Pathophysiological Insights. Movement Disorders. [More Information]
Tuft, C., Matar, E., Schrire, Z., Grunstein, R., Yee, B., Hoyos, C. (2023). Current Insights into the Risks of Using Melatonin as a Treatment for Sleep Disorders in Older Adults. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 18, 49-59. [More Information]
Todd, G., Rae, C., Taylor, J., Rogasch, N., Butler, J., Hayes, M., Wilcox, R., Gandevia, S., Aoun, K., Esterman, A., Lewis, S., Matar, E., Double, K., et al (2023). Motor cortical excitability and pre-supplementary motor area neurochemistry in healthy adults with substantia nigra hyperechogenicity. Journal of Neuroscience Research, 101(2), 263-277. [More Information]
Phillips, J., Matar, E., Ehgoetz Martens, K., Moustafa, A., Halliday, G., Lewis, S. (2022). An Adaptive Measure of Visuospatial Impairment in Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, 9(5), 619-627. [More Information]
Rahayel, S., Tremblay, C., Vo, A., Zheng, Y., Lehricy, S., Arnulf, I., Vidailhet, M., Corvol, J., Gagnon, J., Postuma, R., Lewis, S., Matar, E., Ehgoetz Martens, K., et al (2022). Brain atrophy in prodromal synucleinopathy is shaped by structural connectivity and gene expression. Brain, 145(9), 3162-3178. [More Information]
Matar, E., Ehgoetz Martens, K., Phillips, J., Wainstein Bezamat, G., Halliday, G., Lewis, S., Shine, J. (2022). Dynamic network impairments underlie cognitive fluctuations in Lewy body dementia. NPJ Parkinson's Disease, 8(1), 16. [More Information]
Phillips, J., Matar, E., Ehgoetz Martens, K., Moustafa, A., Halliday, G., Lewis, S. (2022). Exploring the Sensitivity of Prodromal Dementia with Lewy Bodies Research Criteria. Brain Sciences, 12(12). [More Information]
Matar, E., Brooks, D., Lewis, S., Halliday, G. (2022). Limbic thalamus atrophy is associated with visual hallucinations in Lewy body disorders. Neurobiology of Aging, 112, 122-128. [More Information]
Ehgoetz Martens, K., Matar, E., Phillips, J., Shine, J., Grunstein, R., Halliday, G., Lewis, S. (2022). Narrow doorways alter brain connectivity and step patterns in isolated REM sleep behaviour disorder. NeuroImage: Clinical, 33, 102958. [More Information]
Powell, A., Matar, E., Lewis, S. (2022). Treating hallucinations in Parkinson’s disease. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 22(6), 455-468. [More Information]
Rahayel, S., Postuma, R., Montplaisir, J., Misic, B., Tremblay, C., Vo, A., Lewis, S., Matar, E., Ehgoetz Martens, K., Blanc, F., et al (2021). A Prodromal Brain-Clinical Pattern of Cognition in Synucleinopathies. Annals of Neurology, 89(2), 341-357. [More Information]
Matar, E., Manser, D., Spies, J., Worthington, J., Parratt, K. (2021). Acute Hemichorea-Hemiballismus Following COVID-19 (AZD1222) Vaccination. Movement Disorders, 36(12), 2714-2715. [More Information]
Burgess, A., Bansal, A., Clarke, A., Ayton, T., van Diggele, C., Clark, T., Matar, E. (2021). Clinical Teacher Training for health professionals: From blended to online and (maybe) back again? The Clinical Teacher, 18(6), 630-640. [More Information]
Matar, E., McCarter, S., St Louis, E., Lewis, S. (2021). Current Concepts and Controversies in the Management of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. Neurotherapeutics, 18(1), 107-123. [More Information]
Kobuch, S., Matar, E., Fung, V. (2021). Isolated facial nerve palsy following Ixodes holocyclus tick envenomation. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 33(4), 764-766. [More Information]
Marques, A., Roquet, D., Matar, E., Taylor, N., Pereira, B., O'Callaghan, C., Lewis, S. (2021). Limbic hypoconnectivity in idiopathic REM sleep behaviour disorder with impulse control disorders. Journal of Neurology, 268(9), 3371-3380. [More Information]
Chiu, N., Ehgoetz Martens, K., Mok, V., Lewis, S., Matar, E. (2021). Prevalence and predictors of mood disturbances in idiopathic REM sleep behaviour disorder. Journal of Sleep Research, 30(2), e13040-1-e13040-8. [More Information]
Matar, E., White, S., Taylor, J., Thomas, A., McKeith, I., Kane, J., Surendranathan, A., Halliday, G., Lewis, S., O'Brien, J. (2021). Progression of Clinical Features in Lewy Body Dementia Can Be Detected Over 6 Months. Neurology, 97(10), e1031-e1040. [More Information]
Burgess, A., Matar, E., Roberts, C., Haq, I., Wynter, L., Singer, J., Kalman, E., Bleasel, J. (2021). Scaffolding medical student knowledge and skills: team-based learning (TBL) and case-based learning (CBL). BMC Medical Education, 21(1), 238. [More Information]
Wainstein Bezamat, G., Rojas-Líbano, D., Medel, V., Alnæs, D., Kolskår, K., Endestad, T., Laeng, B., Ossandon, T., Crossley, N., Matar, E., Shine, J. (2021). The ascending arousal system promotes optimal performance through mesoscale network integration in a visuospatial attentional task. Network Neuroscience, 5(4), 890-910. [More Information]
Raupach, A., Ehgoetz Martens, K., Memarian, N., Zhong, G., Matar, E., Halliday, G., Grunstein, R., Lewis, S. (2020). Assessing the role of nocturnal core body temperature dysregulation as a biomarker of neurodegeneration. Journal of Sleep Research, 29(5), e12939. [More Information]
Matar, E., Ehgoetz Martens, K., Halliday, G., Lewis, S. (2020). Clinical features of Lewy body dementia: insights into diagnosis and pathophysiology. Journal of Neurology, 267(2), 380-389. [More Information]
Matar, E., Shine, J., Halliday, G., Lewis, S. (2020). Cognitive fluctuations in Lewy body dementia: towards a pathophysiological framework. Brain, 143(1), 31-46. [More Information]
Phillips, J., Matar, E., Ehgoetz Martens, K., Halliday, G., Moustafa, A., Lewis, S. (2020). Evaluating the Sustained Attention Response Task to Quantify Cognitive Fluctuations in Dementia With Lewy Bodies. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 33(6), 333-339. [More Information]
Burgess, A., van Diggele, C., Matar, E. (2020). Interprofessional Team-based Learning: Building Social Capital. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 7, 1-7. [More Information]
Ehgoetz Martens, K., Matar, E., Hall, J., Phillips, J., Szeto, J., Gouelle, A., Grunstein, R., Halliday, G., Lewis, S. (2020). Invited Reply to: Instrumental Analysis of Gait Abnormalities in Idiopathic Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder"". Movement Disorders, 35(1), 195-196. [More Information]
Ehgoetz Martens, K., Matar, E., Shine, J., Phillips, J., Georgiades, M., Grunstein, R., Halliday, G., Lewis, S. (2020). The Neural Signature of Impaired Dual-Tasking in Idiopathic Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder Patients. Movement Disorders, 35(9), 1596-1606. [More Information]
Burgess, A., Matar, E., Neuen, B., Fox, G. (2019). A longitudinal faculty development program: supporting a culture of teaching. BMC Medical Education, 19(1), 1-9. [More Information]
Shine, J., Bell, P., Matar, E., Poldrack, R., Lewis, S., Halliday, G., O'Callaghan, C. (2019). Dopamine depletion alters macroscopic network dynamics in Parkinson's disease. Brain, 142(4), 1024-1034. [More Information]
Matar, E., Shine, J., Gilat, M., Ehgoetz Martens, K., Ward, P., Frank, M., Moustafa, A., Naismith, S., Lewis, S. (2019). Identifying the neural correlates of doorway freezing in Parkinson's disease. Human Brain Mapping, 40(7), 2055-2064. [More Information]
Matar, E., Phillips, J., Ehgoetz Martens, K., Halliday, G., Lewis, S. (2019). Impaired Color Discrimination-A Specific Marker of Hallucinations in Lewy Body Disorders. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 32(5), 257-264. [More Information]
Atashrazm, F., Hammond, D., Perera, G., Bolliger, M., Matar, E., Halliday, G., Schule, B., Lewis, S., Nichols, R., Dzamko, N. (2019). LRRK2-mediated Rab10 phosphorylation in immune cells from Parkinson's disease patients. Movement Disorders, 34(3), 406-415. [More Information]
Ehgoetz Martens, K., Matar, E., Hall, J., Phillips, J., Szeto, J., Gouelle, A., Grunstein, R., Halliday, G., Lewis, S. (2019). Subtle gait and balance impairments occur in idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder. Movement Disorders, 34(9), 1374-1380. [More Information]
Ehgoetz Martens, K., Hall, J., Georgiades, M., Gilat, M., Walton, C., Matar, E., Lewis, S., Shine, J. (2018). The functional network signature of heterogeneity in freezing of gait. Brain, 141(4), 1145-1160. [More Information]
Matar, E., Frankel, A., McCowan Blake, L., Silverstone, E., Johnson, A., Yates, D. (2017). Complicated silicosis resulting from occupational exposure to engineered stone products. Medical Journal of Australia, 206(9), 385-386. [More Information]
Matar, E., Lewis, S. (2017). REM sleep behaviour disorder: not just a bad dream. Medical Journal of Australia, 207(6), 262-268. [More Information]
Buljan, V., Holsinger, D., Hambly, B., Kanellis, V., Matar, E., Larkin, X., Liu, G., Bohorquez-Florez, J., Banati, R. (2014). Intrinsic synergistic-topological mechanism versus synergistic-topological matrix in microtubule self-organization. EPJ Nonlinear Biomedical Physics, 2, 1-28. [More Information]
Shine, J., Halliday, G., Gilat, M., Matar, E., Bolitho, S., Carlos, M., Naismith, S., Lewis, S. (2014). The role of dysfunctional attentional control networks in visual misperceptions in Parkinson's disease. Human Brain Mapping, 35(5), 2206-2219. [More Information]
Matar, E., Shine, J., Naismith, S., Lewis, S. (2014). Virtual reality walking and dopamine: Opening new doorways to understanding freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 344(1-2), 182-185. [More Information]
Shine, J., Matar, E., Ward, P., Bolitho, S., Pearson, M., Naismith, S., Lewis, S. (2013). Differential Neural Activation Patterns in Patients with Parkinson's Disease and Freezing of Gait in Response to Concurrent Cognitive and Motor Load. PloS One, 8(1), 1-7. [More Information]
Shine, J., Matar, E., Ward, P., Bolitho, S., Gilat, M., Pearson, M., Naismith, S., Lewis, S. (2013). Exploring the cortical and subcortical functional magnetic resonance imaging changes associated with freezing in Parkinson's disease. Brain, 136(Pt 4), 1204-1215. [More Information]
Shine, J., Matar, E., Ward, P., Frank, M., Moustafa, A., Pearson, M., Naismith, S., Lewis, S. (2013). Freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease is associated with functional decoupling between the cognitive control network and the basal ganglia. Brain, 136(12), 3671-3681. [More Information]
Shine, J., Matar, E., Bolitho, S., Dilda, V., Morris, T., Naismith, S., Moore, S., Lewis, S. (2013). Modeling freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease with a virtual reality paradigm. Gait and Posture, 38(1), 104-108. [More Information]
Shine, J., Ahmed, M., Matar, E., Frank, M., Lewis, S. (2013). The role of frontostriatal impairment in freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 7, 1-7. [More Information]
Matar, E., Shine, J., Naismith, S., Lewis, S. (2013). Using virtual reality to explore the role of conflict resolution and environmental salience in freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, 19(11), 937-942. [More Information]
Gilat, M., Shine, J., Bolitho, S., Matar, E., Kamsma, Y., Naismith, S., Lewis, S. (2013). Variability of Stepping during a Virtual Reality Paradigm in Parkinson's Disease Patients with and without Freezing of Gait. PloS One, 8(6), 1-6. [More Information]
Matar, E., Cook, R., Fowler, A., Biggs, M., Little, N., Wheeler, H., Robinson, B., McDonald, K. (2010). Post-contrast enhancement as a clinical indicator of prognosis in patients with anaplastic astrocytoma. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 17(8), 993-996. [More Information]
Robinson, P., Henderson, J., Matar, E., Riley, P., Gray, R. (2009). Dynamical Reconnection and Stability Constraints on Cortical Network Architecture. Physical Review Letters, 103(10), 108104-1-108104-4. [More Information]

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2024

Wyman-Chick, K., Rodriguez-Porcel, F., Toledo, J., Habich, A., Barrett, M., Patel, B., Jaramillo-Jimenez, A., Scott, G., Kane, J., Chaudhury, P., Matar, E., et al (2024). Differentiating Prodromal Dementia with Lewy Bodies from Prodromal Alzheimer’s Disease: A Pragmatic Review for Clinicians. Neurology and Therapy, 13(3), 885-906. [More Information]
Matar, E., Tinazzi, M., Edwards, M., Bhatia, K. (2024). Functional Movement Disorder as a Prodromal Symptom of Parkinson's Disease—Clinical and Pathophysiological Insights. Movement Disorders. [More Information]

2023

Tuft, C., Matar, E., Schrire, Z., Grunstein, R., Yee, B., Hoyos, C. (2023). Current Insights into the Risks of Using Melatonin as a Treatment for Sleep Disorders in Older Adults. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 18, 49-59. [More Information]
Todd, G., Rae, C., Taylor, J., Rogasch, N., Butler, J., Hayes, M., Wilcox, R., Gandevia, S., Aoun, K., Esterman, A., Lewis, S., Matar, E., Double, K., et al (2023). Motor cortical excitability and pre-supplementary motor area neurochemistry in healthy adults with substantia nigra hyperechogenicity. Journal of Neuroscience Research, 101(2), 263-277. [More Information]

2022

Phillips, J., Matar, E., Ehgoetz Martens, K., Moustafa, A., Halliday, G., Lewis, S. (2022). An Adaptive Measure of Visuospatial Impairment in Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, 9(5), 619-627. [More Information]
Rahayel, S., Tremblay, C., Vo, A., Zheng, Y., Lehricy, S., Arnulf, I., Vidailhet, M., Corvol, J., Gagnon, J., Postuma, R., Lewis, S., Matar, E., Ehgoetz Martens, K., et al (2022). Brain atrophy in prodromal synucleinopathy is shaped by structural connectivity and gene expression. Brain, 145(9), 3162-3178. [More Information]
Matar, E., Ehgoetz Martens, K., Phillips, J., Wainstein Bezamat, G., Halliday, G., Lewis, S., Shine, J. (2022). Dynamic network impairments underlie cognitive fluctuations in Lewy body dementia. NPJ Parkinson's Disease, 8(1), 16. [More Information]
Phillips, J., Matar, E., Ehgoetz Martens, K., Moustafa, A., Halliday, G., Lewis, S. (2022). Exploring the Sensitivity of Prodromal Dementia with Lewy Bodies Research Criteria. Brain Sciences, 12(12). [More Information]
Matar, E., Brooks, D., Lewis, S., Halliday, G. (2022). Limbic thalamus atrophy is associated with visual hallucinations in Lewy body disorders. Neurobiology of Aging, 112, 122-128. [More Information]
Ehgoetz Martens, K., Matar, E., Phillips, J., Shine, J., Grunstein, R., Halliday, G., Lewis, S. (2022). Narrow doorways alter brain connectivity and step patterns in isolated REM sleep behaviour disorder. NeuroImage: Clinical, 33, 102958. [More Information]
Powell, A., Matar, E., Lewis, S. (2022). Treating hallucinations in Parkinson’s disease. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 22(6), 455-468. [More Information]

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2021

Rahayel, S., Postuma, R., Montplaisir, J., Misic, B., Tremblay, C., Vo, A., Lewis, S., Matar, E., Ehgoetz Martens, K., Blanc, F., et al (2021). A Prodromal Brain-Clinical Pattern of Cognition in Synucleinopathies. Annals of Neurology, 89(2), 341-357. [More Information]
Matar, E., Manser, D., Spies, J., Worthington, J., Parratt, K. (2021). Acute Hemichorea-Hemiballismus Following COVID-19 (AZD1222) Vaccination. Movement Disorders, 36(12), 2714-2715. [More Information]
Burgess, A., Bansal, A., Clarke, A., Ayton, T., van Diggele, C., Clark, T., Matar, E. (2021). Clinical Teacher Training for health professionals: From blended to online and (maybe) back again? The Clinical Teacher, 18(6), 630-640. [More Information]
Matar, E., McCarter, S., St Louis, E., Lewis, S. (2021). Current Concepts and Controversies in the Management of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. Neurotherapeutics, 18(1), 107-123. [More Information]
Kobuch, S., Matar, E., Fung, V. (2021). Isolated facial nerve palsy following Ixodes holocyclus tick envenomation. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 33(4), 764-766. [More Information]
Marques, A., Roquet, D., Matar, E., Taylor, N., Pereira, B., O'Callaghan, C., Lewis, S. (2021). Limbic hypoconnectivity in idiopathic REM sleep behaviour disorder with impulse control disorders. Journal of Neurology, 268(9), 3371-3380. [More Information]
Chiu, N., Ehgoetz Martens, K., Mok, V., Lewis, S., Matar, E. (2021). Prevalence and predictors of mood disturbances in idiopathic REM sleep behaviour disorder. Journal of Sleep Research, 30(2), e13040-1-e13040-8. [More Information]
Matar, E., White, S., Taylor, J., Thomas, A., McKeith, I., Kane, J., Surendranathan, A., Halliday, G., Lewis, S., O'Brien, J. (2021). Progression of Clinical Features in Lewy Body Dementia Can Be Detected Over 6 Months. Neurology, 97(10), e1031-e1040. [More Information]
Burgess, A., Matar, E., Roberts, C., Haq, I., Wynter, L., Singer, J., Kalman, E., Bleasel, J. (2021). Scaffolding medical student knowledge and skills: team-based learning (TBL) and case-based learning (CBL). BMC Medical Education, 21(1), 238. [More Information]
Wainstein Bezamat, G., Rojas-Líbano, D., Medel, V., Alnæs, D., Kolskår, K., Endestad, T., Laeng, B., Ossandon, T., Crossley, N., Matar, E., Shine, J. (2021). The ascending arousal system promotes optimal performance through mesoscale network integration in a visuospatial attentional task. Network Neuroscience, 5(4), 890-910. [More Information]

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2020

Raupach, A., Ehgoetz Martens, K., Memarian, N., Zhong, G., Matar, E., Halliday, G., Grunstein, R., Lewis, S. (2020). Assessing the role of nocturnal core body temperature dysregulation as a biomarker of neurodegeneration. Journal of Sleep Research, 29(5), e12939. [More Information]
Matar, E., Ehgoetz Martens, K., Halliday, G., Lewis, S. (2020). Clinical features of Lewy body dementia: insights into diagnosis and pathophysiology. Journal of Neurology, 267(2), 380-389. [More Information]
Matar, E., Shine, J., Halliday, G., Lewis, S. (2020). Cognitive fluctuations in Lewy body dementia: towards a pathophysiological framework. Brain, 143(1), 31-46. [More Information]
Phillips, J., Matar, E., Ehgoetz Martens, K., Halliday, G., Moustafa, A., Lewis, S. (2020). Evaluating the Sustained Attention Response Task to Quantify Cognitive Fluctuations in Dementia With Lewy Bodies. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 33(6), 333-339. [More Information]
Burgess, A., van Diggele, C., Matar, E. (2020). Interprofessional Team-based Learning: Building Social Capital. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 7, 1-7. [More Information]
Ehgoetz Martens, K., Matar, E., Hall, J., Phillips, J., Szeto, J., Gouelle, A., Grunstein, R., Halliday, G., Lewis, S. (2020). Invited Reply to: Instrumental Analysis of Gait Abnormalities in Idiopathic Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder"". Movement Disorders, 35(1), 195-196. [More Information]
Burgess, A., Matar, E. (2020). Team-Based Learning (TBL): Theory, Planning, Practice, and Implementation. In Debra Nestel, Gabriel Reedy, Lisa McKenna, Suzanne Gough (Eds.), Clinical Education for the Health Professions, (pp. 1-29). Singapore: Springer Singapore. [More Information]
Ehgoetz Martens, K., Matar, E., Shine, J., Phillips, J., Georgiades, M., Grunstein, R., Halliday, G., Lewis, S. (2020). The Neural Signature of Impaired Dual-Tasking in Idiopathic Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder Patients. Movement Disorders, 35(9), 1596-1606. [More Information]

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2019

Burgess, A., Matar, E., Neuen, B., Fox, G. (2019). A longitudinal faculty development program: supporting a culture of teaching. BMC Medical Education, 19(1), 1-9. [More Information]
Shine, J., Bell, P., Matar, E., Poldrack, R., Lewis, S., Halliday, G., O'Callaghan, C. (2019). Dopamine depletion alters macroscopic network dynamics in Parkinson's disease. Brain, 142(4), 1024-1034. [More Information]
Matar, E., Shine, J., Gilat, M., Ehgoetz Martens, K., Ward, P., Frank, M., Moustafa, A., Naismith, S., Lewis, S. (2019). Identifying the neural correlates of doorway freezing in Parkinson's disease. Human Brain Mapping, 40(7), 2055-2064. [More Information]
Matar, E., Phillips, J., Ehgoetz Martens, K., Halliday, G., Lewis, S. (2019). Impaired Color Discrimination-A Specific Marker of Hallucinations in Lewy Body Disorders. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 32(5), 257-264. [More Information]
Atashrazm, F., Hammond, D., Perera, G., Bolliger, M., Matar, E., Halliday, G., Schule, B., Lewis, S., Nichols, R., Dzamko, N. (2019). LRRK2-mediated Rab10 phosphorylation in immune cells from Parkinson's disease patients. Movement Disorders, 34(3), 406-415. [More Information]
Ehgoetz Martens, K., Matar, E., Hall, J., Phillips, J., Szeto, J., Gouelle, A., Grunstein, R., Halliday, G., Lewis, S. (2019). Subtle gait and balance impairments occur in idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder. Movement Disorders, 34(9), 1374-1380. [More Information]

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2018

Ehgoetz Martens, K., Hall, J., Georgiades, M., Gilat, M., Walton, C., Matar, E., Lewis, S., Shine, J. (2018). The functional network signature of heterogeneity in freezing of gait. Brain, 141(4), 1145-1160. [More Information]

2017

Matar, E., Frankel, A., McCowan Blake, L., Silverstone, E., Johnson, A., Yates, D. (2017). Complicated silicosis resulting from occupational exposure to engineered stone products. Medical Journal of Australia, 206(9), 385-386. [More Information]
Matar, E., Lewis, S. (2017). REM sleep behaviour disorder: not just a bad dream. Medical Journal of Australia, 207(6), 262-268. [More Information]

2014

Buljan, V., Holsinger, D., Hambly, B., Kanellis, V., Matar, E., Larkin, X., Liu, G., Bohorquez-Florez, J., Banati, R. (2014). Intrinsic synergistic-topological mechanism versus synergistic-topological matrix in microtubule self-organization. EPJ Nonlinear Biomedical Physics, 2, 1-28. [More Information]
Shine, J., Halliday, G., Gilat, M., Matar, E., Bolitho, S., Carlos, M., Naismith, S., Lewis, S. (2014). The role of dysfunctional attentional control networks in visual misperceptions in Parkinson's disease. Human Brain Mapping, 35(5), 2206-2219. [More Information]
Matar, E., Shine, J., Naismith, S., Lewis, S. (2014). Virtual reality walking and dopamine: Opening new doorways to understanding freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 344(1-2), 182-185. [More Information]

2013

Shine, J., Matar, E., Ward, P., Bolitho, S., Pearson, M., Naismith, S., Lewis, S. (2013). Differential Neural Activation Patterns in Patients with Parkinson's Disease and Freezing of Gait in Response to Concurrent Cognitive and Motor Load. PloS One, 8(1), 1-7. [More Information]
Shine, J., Matar, E., Ward, P., Bolitho, S., Gilat, M., Pearson, M., Naismith, S., Lewis, S. (2013). Exploring the cortical and subcortical functional magnetic resonance imaging changes associated with freezing in Parkinson's disease. Brain, 136(Pt 4), 1204-1215. [More Information]
Shine, J., Matar, E., Ward, P., Frank, M., Moustafa, A., Pearson, M., Naismith, S., Lewis, S. (2013). Freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease is associated with functional decoupling between the cognitive control network and the basal ganglia. Brain, 136(12), 3671-3681. [More Information]
Shine, J., Matar, E., Bolitho, S., Dilda, V., Morris, T., Naismith, S., Moore, S., Lewis, S. (2013). Modeling freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease with a virtual reality paradigm. Gait and Posture, 38(1), 104-108. [More Information]
Shine, J., Ahmed, M., Matar, E., Frank, M., Lewis, S. (2013). The role of frontostriatal impairment in freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 7, 1-7. [More Information]
Matar, E., Shine, J., Naismith, S., Lewis, S. (2013). Using virtual reality to explore the role of conflict resolution and environmental salience in freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, 19(11), 937-942. [More Information]
Gilat, M., Shine, J., Bolitho, S., Matar, E., Kamsma, Y., Naismith, S., Lewis, S. (2013). Variability of Stepping during a Virtual Reality Paradigm in Parkinson's Disease Patients with and without Freezing of Gait. PloS One, 8(6), 1-6. [More Information]

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2010

Matar, E., Cook, R., Fowler, A., Biggs, M., Little, N., Wheeler, H., Robinson, B., McDonald, K. (2010). Post-contrast enhancement as a clinical indicator of prognosis in patients with anaplastic astrocytoma. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 17(8), 993-996. [More Information]

2009

Robinson, P., Henderson, J., Matar, E., Riley, P., Gray, R. (2009). Dynamical Reconnection and Stability Constraints on Cortical Network Architecture. Physical Review Letters, 103(10), 108104-1-108104-4. [More Information]

Selected Grants

2024

Targeted Funding Call 2024, Matar E, Faculty of Medicine and Health/Targeted Funding Call 2024

2023

FMH Start-up Scheme, Matar E, Faculty of Medicine and Health/New Academic Staff Funding
From dreams to degeneration: Sleep disturbance as a target for novel biomarkers and therapies for patients with Parkinsons disease, Matar E, US Department of Defence (USA)/Research Grants

2022

From dreams to delirium and dementia: Cognitive fluctuations as a window into novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets for neurodegeneration, Matar E, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Investigator Grant

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