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 ...
Larsson, Johan P. (Date of defense: 2012-11-15)
S'ha investigat molt tant els mecanismes neuronals bàsics de l'audició com l'organització psicològica de la percepció de la parla. Tanmateix, en ambdós temes n'hi ha una relativa escassetat en quant ...
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 ...
Najas Sales, Sònia (Date of defense: 2014-10-10)
In this work we have assessed the possible contribution of the human chromosome-21 gene DYRK1A in the developmental cortical alterations associated with Down Syndrome using the mBACTgDyrk1a mouse, which ...
Ramos Fernández, Eva (Date of defense: 2013-01-16)
Nitric oxide (NO) is a molecule that has pleiotropic effects in brain and vascular system. Physiologically, NO induces the translation of the GluN2B subunit of N-methyl Daspartate receptor (NMDARc) ...