Psychology graduate (U. Central), Master of psychotherapy (U. de Barcelona) and PhD in Psychobiology (U. Complutense de Madrid), with wide experience in research. Its main research program is related with alimentary behavior and its psychobiological concomitant factors. In this context, he has received funds of the main national agencies that support investigation (Iniciativa Milenio, FONDECYT and FONIS, between others), which has result in different scientific publications, participation in national and international congresses. He participated in the construction of alimentary behavior programs and an approximation and intervention model for problematic alimentary behavior and obese patients. In this context, one of his main conceptual tools has been the study and comprehension of reactivity to stress, where recently he has research in association with the Instituto Milenio de Investigación en Depresión y Personalidad. Also, his latest works has been oriented to understand in sensitivity to stress as a central dimension of the comprehension and intervention of different manifestations of deviated paths of human development (psychopathology).

On other side, Jaime has been editor of scientific journals, director of postgraduate programs (Masters and Certificates), and member of evaluation committees at FONDECYT, FONIS, BECA CHILE and FONDEQUIP, between other academic activities. Currently he is head of the Centre of Attachment and Emotion Regulation.

Research areas

• Alimentary behavior and its deviations
• Sensitivity to stress and affective unbalances
• Psychobiology

Publications

Gabriel Reyes, Anastassia Vivanco-Carlevari, Franco Medina, Carolina Manosalva, Vincent De Gardelle, Jérôme Sackur, Jaime R Silva. (2021) Hydrocortisone decreases metacognitive efficiency independent of perceived stress Scientific Reports, vol 10, 1, 1-10.

Schnettler B, Robinovich J, Orellana L, Miranda-Zapata E, Oda-Montecinos C, Hueche C, Lobos G, Adasme-Berríos C, Lapo M, Silva JR, Ossa X, Muñoz S. Eating styles profiles in Chilean women: A latent Profile analysis. Appetite. 2021 Aug 1;163:105211. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105211. Epub 2021 Mar 26. PMID: 33775788.

Palacios-García I, Silva J, Villena-González M, Campos-Arteaga G, Artigas-Vergara C, Luarte N, Rodríguez E, Bosman CA.(2021) Increase in Beta Power Reflects Attentional Top-Down Modulation After Psychosocial Stress Induction. Front Hum Neurosci. 2021 Mar 23;15:630813 Medeiros, Sebastián ; Crempien, Carla ; Vásquez-Rosati, Alejandra ; Duarte, Javiera ; Andreu, Catherine ; Langer, Álvaro I. Ibaceta, Miguel ; Silva, Jaime R. & Cosmelli Sánchez, Diego (2021). Assessing Subjective Processes and Vulnerability in Mindfulness-based Interventions: A Mixed methods Exploratory Study. _Constructivist Foundations_ 16 (2):203-220. PSA Group. (2021). A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nat Hum Behav. 2021 Aug;5(8):1089-1110. doi: 10.1038/s41562-021-01173-x. Epub 2021 Aug 2. PMID: 34341554.

Causadias JM, Morris KS, Cárcamo RA, Neville HA, Nóblega M, Salinas-Quiroz F, Silva JR. Attachment research and anti-racism: learning from Black and Brown scholars. Attach Hum Dev. 2021 Sep 9:1-7. doi: 10.1080/14616734.2021.1976936. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34503392.

Barrientos M, Tapia L, Silva JR, Reyes G. (2020). Biological Stress Reactivity and Introspective Sensitivity: An Exploratory Study. Front Psychol. 26;11:543. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00543

Rescorla, L., Genaro B., Ivanova MY., International Aseba Consortium. (2019). International Comparisons of Emotionally Reactive Problems in Preschoolers: CBCL/11⁄2-5 Findings from 21 Societies. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 28:1-14. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2019.1650366

Navarrete M., Silva J., Van Ijzendoorn , Carcamo R.. (2018). Physical and psychosocial development of Mapuche and nonindigenous Chilean toddlers: A modest role of ethnicity. Dev Psychopathol. 30(5):1959-1976.

Silva, J., Vivanco, A., Martínez, C., & Krause, M. (2018). Introjective individuals tend towards anhedonia: Self-report and experimental evidence. Frontiers in psychiatry, 9, 298.

Silva, J, Vivanco-Carlevari, A., Barrientos, M., Martinez, C., Salazar, L. & Krause, M. (2017). Biological stress reactivity as an index of the two polarities of the experience model. Psychoneuroendocrinology; 84, 83-86.

Reyes, G, Silva, J., Jaramillo, K, Rehbein L, & Sackur, J. (2015) Self-Knowledge Dim-Out: Stress Impairs Metacognitive Accuracy. PLoS ONE 10(8): e0132320. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132320

Lecannelier, F., Silva, J., Hoffmann, M., Melo, R., Morales, R. (2014). Effects of an intervention to promote socio-emotional development in terms of attachment security: a study in early institutionalization in Chile. Infant Mental Health Journal, 35, 151-159

Silva, J., Capurro, G., Saumann, M.P. & Slachevsk, A. (2013). Problematic eating behaviors and nutritional status in 7 to 12 year-old Chilean children. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 13, 32-39.

Slachevsky. A., Budinich, M., Miranda-Castillo, C., Núñez-Huasaf, J., Silva, J., Muñoz-Neira, C., Gloger, S., Jimenez, O., Martorell, B., Delgado, C. (2013). The CUIDEME Study: determinants of burden in chilean primary caregivers of patients with dementia, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 35(2):297-306.

Vera-Villarroel, P., Urzúa, A. Silva, J., Pavez, P., Celis-Atenas, K. (2013). Ryff scale of well-being: factorial structure of theoretical models in different age groups. Psicologia: Reflexao e Crítica, 26(1), 106-112.

Vásquez, B., Sandoval, C., Sanhueza, C., Silva, J. & del Sol (2013). Effects of Early and Late Adverse Experiences in Morphometric and Stereological Characteristics of the Adrenal Gland of Sprague Dawley Rats Subjected to Stress during Adulthood. International Journal of Morphology. 31(1), 15-22.

Silva. J., Behar, R., Cordella, P., Ortiz, M., Jaramillo, K., Alvarado, R., Jorquera, MJ. (2012). Estudio multicéntrico para la validación de la versión en español del Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale. Revista Médica de Chile. 140: 1562-1570.

Slachevsky, A., Perez, C., Silva, J. Ruiz-Tagle, A., Mayol, R., Muñoz, C y Nuñez, J. (2012). Descomponiendo el síndrome de déficit atencional en el adulto; hacia un entendimiento de su heterogeneidad pronóstica, Revista Médica de Chile, 140, 379-385.

Vera, P., Pavéz, P & Silva, J. (2012) El Rol Predisponente del Optimismo: Hacia un Modelo Etiológico del Bienestar. Terapia Psicológica, 30, 77-84.

Rescorla LA, Achenbach TM, Ivanova et al. (2012). Rescorla, Behavioral/Emotional Problems of Preschoolers: Caregiver/Teacher Reports From 15 Societies, Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 20, 1-14.

Silva, J., Ortiz, M., Quiñones, A., Vera, P. & Slachevsky, A. (2011). Affective style and eating disorders: A field study. Eating and Weight Disorders. Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia & Obesity, 16, 73-80. (ISI)

Silva, J. (2011). Restraint eating and sensitivity to stress: Preliminary experimental evidence. Rivista di Psichiatria –Roma, 46, 1-5. (ISI)

Sanhueza, J., Herrera, C., Salazar, L. & Silva J. (2011) Asociación de polimorfismos de los genes RF-BP, SLC6A4 y restricción alimentaria crónica: Un estudio preliminar. Revista Médica de Chile, 139, 1261-1268. (ISI)

Silva, J. (2011). International Affective Picture System (IAPS) in Chile: A cross- cultural adaptation and validation study. Terapia psicológica, 29, 251-258. (ISI)

Rescorla LA, Achenbach TM, Ivanova et al. (2011). International comparisons of behavioral and emotional problems in preschool children: parents’ reports from 24 societies. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 40, 456-467.

Vera-Villarroel, P., Lillo, S., Slachevsky, A. & Silva, J. (2010). Emociones y neurociencia. Una aproximación desde la productividad científica. Revista Ecuatoriana de Neurología, 19, 82-86. (ISI)

Rescorla, L., Achenbach, T. Ivanova, M., et al. (2010) Preschool psychopathology reported by parents in 23 societies: Testing the seven-syndrome model of the child behavior checklist for ages 1.5–5. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 49,1215-1224. (ISI)

Silva, J. & Urzúa, A. (2010). Propiedades psicométricas de la versión en español de la escala revisada de restricción alimentaria en una muestra de adolescentes. Universitas Psychologica, 9, 535-544. (ISI)

Silva, J. (2010). Consistencia interna y validez factorial de la versión en español de la escala revisada de restricción alimentaria, Revista Chilena de Nutrición, 37, 41-49. (Scielo)

Silva, J. (2009). Un modelo psicobiológico de la alimentación por ansiedad. Revista Chilena de Psicología, 18, 43-63

Oyarzún, F. & Silva, J. (2009). Serie Maestros de la Psiquiatría: Entrevista con el Dr. Fernando

Oyarzún. Revista Chilena de Neuro-Psiquiatría, 47, 144-152. (Scielo)

Slachevsky, A. Silva, J. & Novoa F. (2009). La contribución de la neurociencia a la comprensión de la conducta: El caso de la moral. Revista Médica de Chile, 137, 419-425. (ISI)

Silva, J. (2008). Restricción alimenticia y sobrealimentación: Un modelo de la neurociencia afectiva. Revista Médica de Chile, 136, 1336-1342. (ISI)

Silva, J., Torres, M. & Ortiz, M. (2008). Abnormal electrophysiological activation in schizophrenics subjects during a personal trait attribution task. Biological Research, 41, 143-150. (ISI)

Silva, J. (2008). Sobrealimentación inducida por la ansiedad, Parte II: Un marco de referencia neurocientífico para el desarrollo de técnicas psicoterapéuticas. Terapia Psicológica, 26, 99-115. (Scielo)

Silva, J. (2007) Sobrealimentación inducida por la ansiedad, Parte I: Evidencia conductual, afectiva, metabólica y endocrina. Terapia Psicológica. 25, 43-55. (Scielo)

Torres, M., Silva, J. & Silva, L. (2007). Evaluación de rasgos personales, self, esquizofrenia y estructuras de la línea media cortical. Revista Médica de Chile.135, 641-648. (ISI)

Silva, J. & Pizzagalli, D. (2006). Cortical response to food stimulus in restrained eaters under  gothreat anxiety: an ERP source localization study. Psychophysiology. 43, S92. (ISI)

Silva, J., Livacic-Rojas, P. & Slachevsky, A. (2006). Diferencias individuales en dietantes crónicos; Influencia de los sistemas motivacionales en la alimentación. Revista Médica de Chile, 134, 735-742.  (ISI)

Orellana, G., Slachevsky, A. & Silva, J. (2006). Modelos neurocognitivos en la esquizofrenia: Rol del córtex prefrontal Revista Chilena de Neuropsiquiatría, 44, 39-47 (Scielo)

Silva, J. & Slachevsky, A. (2005). Modulación de la actividad de la corteza prefrontal como mecanismo putativo del cambio en psicoterapia. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 5, 609-625. (ISI)

Silva, J. (2005). Ansiedad y sobrealimentación. Investigación y Ciencia, 341, 33-34.

Silva, J. (2005). Asimetrías funcionales frontales en el trastorno depresivo mayor. Revista Chilena de Neuropsiquiatría, 43, 305-313. (Scielo)

Silva, J. (2005). Regulación emocional y psicopatología: El modelo de vulnerabilidad/resiliencia. Revista Chilena de Neuropsiquiatría, 43, 201-209. (Scielo)

Slachevsky, A., Pérez, C., Silva, J., Orellana, G., Preñafeta, L.M., Alegria, P., Peña, M. (2005). Córtex prefrontal y trastornos del comportamiento: Modelos explicativos y métodos de evaluación. Revista Chilena de Neuropsiquiatría. 43, 109-121. (Scielo)

Silva, J. & Gempp, R. (2004). Diferenciación emocional y psicopatología: la hipótesis de acentuación somática. Revista Electrónica de Motivación y Emoción, 7, 1-16.

Silva, J. (2003). Biología de la regulación emocional: Su impacto en la psicología del afecto y la psicoterapia. Terapia Psicológica, 21, 163-172.

Silva, J., Pizzagalli, D., Larson, C., Jackson, D. & Davidson, R. (2002). Frontal brain asymmetry in restrained eaters. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 111, 676–681. (ISI)

Zagmutt, A. & Silva, J. (1999). Consciencia y autoconsciencia: Un enfoque constructivista. Revista Chilena de Neuropsiquiatría, 37, 27-34.

Zagmutt, A., Silva, J. & Lecannelier, F. (1999). Delimitation problem within constructivism in psychotherapy. Constructivism in Human Sciences, 4, 1, 42-52.

Books

Carcamo, R. & Silva J. (2021), Apego y Parentalidad. Editorial Mediterráneo, Santiago Chile.

Silva, J. (En prep.) Lidiando con el Estrés: Hacia una cultura del bienestar psicológico

Books chapters

Silva, J. Ortiz, M, & Medina, F. (2021) Psychophysiology and Psychoneuroendocrinology of Stress and Reward in Depression. En Jiménes, Botto & Fonagy (Eds): Etiopathogenic Theories and Models in Depression, Springer.

Silva, J. & Olaya, A. (2021). Psicobiología de los vínculos afectivos: Del cerebro social a los patrones de apego y parentalidad. En Cárcamo & Silva (Eds) Apego y Parentalidad: Modelos, Intervención. Edit Mediterráneo.

Silva, J. (2013). Emociones y cerebro; Una perspectiva de la neurociencia afectiva. Lavados, J. & Slachevsky, A. Neuropsicología: Bases Neuronales de los Procesos Mentales. Edit Mediterraneo.

Silva, J. (2008). Neuroanatomía funcional de las emociones. En Slachevsky, A., Manes, F., Labos, E., & Fuentes, P. Tratado de Neuropsicología y Neuropsiquiatría Clínica.

Slachevsky, A., Reyes, P., Rojas, G. & Silva, J. (2009) Prefrontal cortex and control of behavior: Evidence from neuropsychological study. En Cosmelli, D. & Aboitiz, F. (Eds.) From attention to Goal-Directed Behavior. Neurodynamical, methodological and clinical trends. Springer, Berlin

Others

Silva, J., ., Lecannelier, F., Reyes, G., Cordella, P. & Sapunar, J. (2014). Informe Nacional de Conductas Alimentarias Problemáticas y Obesidad. Consideraciones para el Desarrollo de Programas de Intervención y Políticas Públicas. Ediciones UDD, Stgo, Chile.

Funded research projects

Incitativa Milenio

Associate investigator, Instituto Milenio IS130005. Depression and personality research. 2015-2025.

Associate investigator, Núcleo Milenio en Ciencias Sociales NS100018. Psychological intervention and change in depression. 2011-2014.

FONDECYT

Principal investigator, FONDECYT 1130810, multidimensional depression model validity and psychotherapy results evaluation.  2013-2016.

Principal investigator, FONDECYT 1090162, Affective style in chronic restrictive eaters: sensitivity to reinforcement or sensitivity to stress?

Co-investigator, FONDECYT 1150166, Genes-culture interaction in the depressive symptomatology and subjective wellbeing in Chile.

Co-investigator, FONDECYT 1140265, exploring sensitivity to stress in infants: a genetic, psychobiological and bond study. 2014-2016

Co-investigator, FONDECYT 1140211, predictive variable evaluation of wellbeing: a contextual and episodic analysis for positive psychology.

Co-investigator, FONDECYT 1120572, Stress and introspection: relation between environmental susceptibility and metacognitive capacity in choice making.  2012-2013

Co-investigator, FONDECYT 1110520, Predisposing role evaluation of optimism in wellbeing: through an etiological model for positive psychology. 2011-2013.

Co-investigator, FONDECYT 1090660, Psychological and cultural factor in adherence to treatment of type 2 diabetic patients. 2009-2011.

Co-investigator, FONDECYT 1050175, Arquitechture of cognitive control of human prefrontal cortex: cascade model evaluation in patients with prefrontal injury and emotional processing application. 2005-2007.

FONIS

Principal investigator, FONIS SA09I20020, Alimentary disorder diagnosis: multi-centric study for the adaptation and validation of spanish version Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale (EDDS). 2009-2011.

Associate investigator, FONIS SA11I2037, Multilevel approach to analyze the individual factors associated to female obesity within context of two areas of Chile. 2012-2013.

Performance Agreement MINEDUC-UDD

Principal investigator PMI2015 Development of a computerized system to support the assessment, diagnosis and follow-up of candidate for bariatric surgery patient: Improving practices and methods for the division of mental health.

Other CONICYT

Principal investigator FP11029, Revista Chilena de Neuropsicología: Management of higher publication level through better editorial quality. [Phase II]. 2012-2013.

Principal investigator FP1025. Revista Chilena de Neuropsicología: Management of higher publication level through better editorial quality. 2010-2011.