Riquelme Esteve, Andrea (Date of defense: 2021-09-16)
Our everyday life is plenty of social interactions, but there are still many unknowns about the mechanisms supporting them. The current dissertation aims to explore the neurocognitive processes that ...
Torres Méndez, Antonio (Date of defense: 2020-02-28)
Post-transcriptional networks control multiple aspects of neuronal biology and their deregulation has been associated with human neurological disorders. This thesis focuses on regulation at the level ...
Calvé Pérez, Pablo (Date of defense: 2022-07-04)
Food addiction is closely associated with eating disorders including obesity and binge eating. However, the neural alterations underlying this disorder have not been yet clarified. We have trained ...
Pagès-Portabella, Carlota (Date of defense: 2023-10-19)
La música està present en totes les cultures. Tot i tenir les mateixes habilitats auditives, la manera en la què experimentem la música depèn del context cultural, la música que escoltem en el dia ...
Stankeviciute, Laura (Date of defense: 2023-12-12)
This Thesis delves into the intricate relationship between sleep disruptions and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Sleep disturbances are a prevalent feature of AD, and evidence suggests they may accelerate ...
Bañón González, Aitor (Date of defense: 2023-02-24)
The statoacoustic ganglion (SAG) is a complex 3D structure composed by neurons in charge of transmitting the information from inner ear hair cells to the CNS. During development, SAG copes with otic ...
Ciampi, Ludovica (Date of defense: 2023-04-27)
The nervous system comprises an immense number of cells that serve highly specialized roles. Accordingly, they possess unique morphological and functional attributes, greatly shaped by specific Alternative ...
Ortiz Teba, Pilar (Date of defense: 2023-07-05)
Depression is a major public health problem, affecting 322 million people worldwide. Antidepressants are the basis for the treatment of major depression. Although increasingly safer, individual patient ...
Alegre Zurano, Laia (Date of defense: 2023-07-26)
Cocaine use profoundly disrupts the neuronal circuits that regulate reward processing, motivation and decision making, resulting in long-lasting neuroplastic adaptations in the mesocorticolimbic system. ...
García Fernández, Jéssica (Date of defense: 2023-06-12)
The term "neurodegenerative disorder" refers to a set of illnesses in which the neurological system gradually deteriorates and is characterized by cognitive impairment, motor degradation, and behavioural ...