Busquets Garcia, Arnau (Date of defense: 2013-07-04)
The endocannabinoid system is an endogenous neuromodulatory system that regulates a plethora of physiological functions, including the modulation of memory, anxiety, pain, synaptic plasticity and neuronal ...
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 ...
Demirtaş, Murat (Date of defense: 2015-12-15)
Brain activity, on every scale, spontaneously fluctuates, thereby exhibiting complex, dynamic interactions that manifest rich synchronization patterns. The past ten years have been dominated by studies ...
Ill-Raga, Gerard (Date of defense: 2010-09-28)
Nitric oxide (NO) is a neurotransmitter involved in memory processes. Currently, the only recognized physiological signalling pathway controlled by NO is the activation of guanylyl cyclase. In this ...
Sánchez Danés, Adriana (Date of defense: 2012-05-21)
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is an incurable, chronically progressive neurodegenerative disease leading to premature invalidity and death. The locomotor disability of PD patients is mainly rooted in the ...
Santamaría-García, Hernando (Date of defense: 2014-01-31)
The present research is aimed at analyzing how human’s brain jointly computes cognitive and social interactions in presence of implicit social stimuli and/or in presence of socially neutral stimuli. ...
Plaza-Zabala, Ainhoa (Date of defense: 2012-11-26)
Hypocretin-1 and hypocretin-2, also known as orexin-A and orexin-B, are 2 neuropeptides that are exclusively expressed by a small subset of neurons of the lateral hypothalamic area. Despite their ...
Pons Espinal, Meritxell (Date of defense: 2013-10-18)
Synaptic connections in the brain respond throughout their lives to the activity of incoming neurons, adjusting their biological properties to increment activity-dependent changes. Hippocampal neuronal ...
Viñals Álvarez, Xavier (Date of defense: 2015-04-09)
El cànnabis i l’èxtasi són dues drogues d’ús recreatiu, les quals usualment es solen consumir de forma conjunta. Degut al seu ús combinat, resulta difícil esclarir les conseqüències que té cada droga a ...