Sebastian Bello Lepe

Seb was awarded a posthumous PhD in 2025 following his tragic death in December 2023. He is remembered with huge affection.

His PhD studies were funded by the National Agency of Research (ANID), Chile. He had an MSc in Neuropsychology from the Universidad Mayor (Chile) and a BSc in Speech and Language Therapy from the Universidad de Valparaíso (Chile), where he was a lecturer.

Key publications:

• Bello-Lepe, S., Mahmood, S., Varley, R., & Zimmerer, V. (2024). Speech pauses in speakers with and without aphasia: A usage-based approach. Cortex, 178, 287-298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2024.06.012

• Bello-Lepe, S., Alonso-Sánchez, M., Ortega, A., Gaete, M., Veliz, M., Lira, J., & Perez Salas, C. (2020). Montreal Cognitive Assessment as Screening Measure for Mild and Major Neurocognitive Disorder in a Chilean Population. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, 10(3), 105-114. https://doi.org/10.1159/000506280

• Bello-Lepe, S., Alonso-Sánchez, M., Perez-Salas, C., Veliz, M., Gaete, M., & Lira, J. (2021). The efficacy of the picture version of the free and cued selective reminding test to detect significant neurocognitive deficits in a Chilean population. Applied Neuropsychology Adult, 1-8. DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2021.1953496