Komissarov, Artem (Date of defense: 2020-10-07)
Learning and memory formation are based on the mechanisms of synaptic plasticity. Synaptic plasticity modulates development and strengthening of new neuronal connections, or synapses, upon learning and ...
Signorelli, Camilo Miguel (Date of defense: 2021-06-11)
En el área de la neurociencia de la conciencia, actualmente existe una tendencia de contrastar y comparar modelos de conciencia. Aunque la palabra final es empírica, esfuerzos teóricos son esenciales ...
Barrera Conde, Marta (Date of defense: 2023-09-08)
Els pacients diagnosticats amb esquizofrènia o un primer episodi psicòtic (PEP) que consumeixen cànnabis presenten alteracions clíniques diferencials comparats amb els no consumidors. En aquesta tesi ...
Sierra Noguera, Cèsar (Date of defense: 2022-03-18)
The presence of an extra copy of Human Chromosome 21 (HSA21) in Down syndrome (DS) is one of the most complex genetic perturbations compatible with life and is the most common genetic cause of intellectual ...
García Baos, Alba (Date of defense: 2023-09-13)
Alcohol exposure during gestation and lactation leads to physical and behavioral disabilities known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Although cognitive dysfunction is highly frequent and compromises ...
López-González, Ane (Date of defense: 2021-10-06)
The brain’s resting-state activity displays complex spatiotemporal patterns of activity that are constantly formed and dissolved. The study of these dynamic collective patterns has increased our ...
Capouskova, Katerina (Date of defense: 2023-02-03)
Dynamic brain states, temporal functional unions of diverse brain areas, are the driving force in our everyday cognition. They help us to flexibly integrate and segregate the assorted information that ...
Picón Pagès, Pol (Date of defense: 2022-09-09)
Society increase in live expectancy will cause a rise in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) diagnosis, thus, there is a need to further understand how it works. One of the main culprits of this disease amyloid-β ...
García Blanco, Alejandra (Date of defense: 2023-07-06)
The easy access to hypercaloric and palatable foods is a major contributing factor for compulsive eating and food addiction development. The prevalence of food addiction measured with the validated ...
Brambilla Pisoni, Cecilia (Date of defense: 2022-02-11)
Auricular transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (atVNS) is an evolving non-invasive neuromodulation technology, which is under investigation for therapeutic applications, including cognitive improvement. ...