Sánchez Larsen, Álvaro (Date of defense: 2023-05-19)
La ínsula es una región cerebral que participa en la regulación del sistema nervioso autonómico, pero su papel en el control cardiovascular central no está bien definido en la actualidad. Realizamos un ...
Vila-Vidal, Manel (Date of defense: 2021-09-30)
Intracranial electroencephalography (iEEG) is an invasive diagnostic procedure used in severe drug-resistant epilepsy patients that provides simultaneous recordings of multiple brain regions at a very ...
Cruzat Grand, Josefina (Date of defense: 2020-10-09)
Cognitive processing requires to flexibly combine information from functionally specialized neural processes that are widely distributed throughout the brain. Neuroimaging studies have consistently ...
Idesis, Sebastian Ariel (Date of defense: 2023-11-03)
Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide and a major contributor to disability. However, our understanding of the consequences of stroke lesions remains limited, relying mainly on behavioral ...
Stepniewski, Tomasz Maciej (Date of defense: 2020-01-09)
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the main acceptors of neurotransmitters, and thus play an important role in communication between neurons. Because of this they are an attractive drug target for ...
Soldevila Domènech, Natàlia (Date of defense: 2023-10-05)
Les intervencions que milloren l’estil de vida (dieta, exercici físic i entrenament cognitiu) poden frenar el declivi cognitiu en persones a risc de demència. En el context d’intervencions en l’estil de ...
Milà Alomà, Marta (Date of defense: 2022-04-29)
La malaltia d’Alzheimer (MA) està precedida per una llarga etapa preclínica, en la qual es desenvolupa la patologia cerebral en absència de simptomatologia. La identificació acurada d’aquesta fase ...
Fernández Blanco, Álvaro (Date of defense: 2023-04-13)
Down syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic form of intellectual disability and arises from the partial or total trisomy of the Homo Sapiens Autosome 21. The cellular and molecular mechanisms that ...
Ramírez López, Ángela (Date of defense: 2021-07-28)
The endocannabinoid system is a natural modulatory system that participates in multiple physiological processes, including nociceptive, emotional and rewarding responses. These central responses are ...
Grawenhoff, Julia (Date of defense: 2024-01-24)
The local translation of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) within different neuronal compartments is a prerequisite the formation of long-term memories. mRNAs are localized via active transport along microtubules, ...