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, ...
Cutando Ruiz, Laura (Date of defense: 2015-07-17)
The endocannabinoid system is an endogenous neuromodulatory system widely expressed in the central nervous system. It modulates synaptic plasticity and neuronal excitability, and fine-tunes several ...
Vázquez Echeverría, Citlali (Date of defense: 2008-12-18)
The inner ear, the sensory organ responsible for hearing and balance, contains specialized sensory and non-sensory epithelia arranged in a highly complex threedimensional structure. To achieve this ...
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 ...
López Vicente, Mònica (Date of defense: 2016-12-14)
This thesis aims to study the determinants and trajectories of cognitive development, as well as the role of physical activity on cognitive and brain development in children aged 4 to 14 years old. We ...
Ikumi Montserrat, Nara (Date of defense: 2016-11-14)
Perception in our everyday life takes place in multisensory environments, and hence involves the processing of a multitude of signals captured by various sensory modalities. Given the different nature ...
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 ...
Gomis González, Maria (Date of defense: 2017-11-08)
Memory is a complex brain function that constitutes a crucial feature of individuals. Understanding the precise neurobiological mechanisms involved is a fundamental challenge in Neuroscience, where ...