Spinosa, Vittoria (Date of defense: 2019-12-16)
Perception can be considered as the bridge necessary to interact with the surroundings. Indeed, through our senses we are continuously exchanging information between the physical world around us and our ...
Medina Alcaraz, Juan Carlos (Date of defense: 2018-12-10)
Depression is one of the most prevalent disorders and one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Regarding economic implications, depressive disorders have also a large impact on health budgets ...
Márquez Arrico, Julia E. (Date of defense: 2017-07-18)
Dual Diagnosis (DD) refers to the co-existence of a Severe Mental Illness (SMI) and a Substance Use Disorder (SUD) in the same individual. The comorbid prevalence of these two diagnoses is very common, ...
López Caballero, Francisco José (Date of defense: 2019-07-30)
The auditory system is a crucial element in our interaction with the environment, linked with several cognitive functions such as attention, memory and language. Further characterizing the neural ...
Ribas-Prats, Teresa (Date of defense: 2021-12-20)
In humans, auditory system is functional at the end of the second trimester of pregnancy and its correct development is crucial to receive auditory inputs from our acoustic environment, exposure which, ...
Hashemzadeh, Iman (Date of defense: 2021-02-18)
Sleep is a critical part of the individual's daily performance and survival that is part of the primary sleep-wake circadian rhythm. Any sleep disturbance causes damage to wakefulness (fatigue, drowsiness) ...
Domínguez Martin de la Torre, Ona (Date of defense: 2022-06-21)
[eng] This thesis focuses on cognition and how non-invasive brain stimulation techniques (NIBS) can modify it. In addition, we consider personality. Therefore, this thesis analyzes, in depth, the effects ...
Gorina Careta, Natàlia (Date of defense: 2019-01-28)
The auditory scene that we face during our day life is highly complex. The human auditory system is able to allow us to maintain a conversation with another person whilst ignoring the surrounding sounds ...
Álvarez Tomás, Irene (Date of defense: 2020-06-30)
The present thesis aims to extend our knowledge on the long-term clinical and functional course of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and explore potential predictors of several long-term outcomes. ...
García de la Chica, Alba Tamara (Date of defense: 2021-01-13)
Understanding how a social organization and mating system can be beneficial, and hence, persist in populations, requires that we investigate the perspective of all individuals involved. However, in ...