Castells Sánchez, Alba (Date of defense: 2022-01-28)
Aging is a normal biological process characterized by a decline at molecular, brain and behavioral level with consequences on cognition and daily functioning. Lifestyle behaviors such as physical activity ...
Neyret, Solène (Date of defense: 2018-11-27)
One fundamental aspect of the human brain is that it is highly shaped by experience and interaction with the surrounding environment. Signals coming from different sensory streams are integrated to ...
Ciria Suárez, Laura (Date of defense: 2021-11-29)
BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent diseases in women. Prevention and treatments have lowered mortality; nevertheless, the impact of diagnosis and treatment continue to affect ...
Santos Vives, Alicia (Date of defense: 2015-12-15)
Endogenous Cushing’s syndrome is a rare disease due to an excess of circulating cortisol. Chronic cortisol excess can lead to different comorbidities which may persist after biochemical cure, including ...
Birulés Muntané, Joan (Date of defense: 2020-01-17)
In most natural situations, adults look at the eyes of faces in seek of social information (Yarbus, 1967). However, when the auditory information becomes unclear (e.g. speech-in- noise) they switch their ...
Ottino González, Jonatan (Date of defense: 2019-04-25)
Overweight and stress interact in complex ways. Excess weight promotes chronic low-grade inflammatory states that can mobilise the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. HPA axis activation resulting ...
Vall Roqué, Helena (Date of defense: 2023-07-26)
[eng] This thesis aimed (1) to validate the Physical Appearance Comparison Scale-Revised (PACS-R) in a Spanish sample, (2) to examine the levels of depression, anxiety, stress, self-esteem, disordered ...
Blasco Sierra, Montse (Date of defense: 2023-12-01)
[eng] Cerebral palsy is a chronic condition that affects movement and posture and is the leading cause of physical disability in children, with an overall prevalence of 1.6 per 1000 live births. In ...