Advanced computational modelling of the brain explains the effects of LSDWhole-Brain Neuronal Model

by UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Newly discovered by the research teams led by Gustavo Deco, ICREA research professor and director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, along with the neuroscientist Morten Kringelbach, a researcher ...

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A mechanism whereby cannabis would affect the plasticity of neural circuits is identified

by UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra

A team led by Andrés Ozaita shows how the main psychoactive component of cannabis affects the machinery required to maintain the protein balance in the hippocampus.

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A substance derived from cannabis may attenuate the addictive effects of cocaine

by UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra

A study in mice shows experimental evidence of the possibility of using cannabidiol as a therapy in cocaine addiction. The study has been led by the researcher Olga Valverde

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La detección de anticuerpos neuronales tras una encefalitis herpética ayudará al diagnóstico precoz de recaída

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

Un estudio, publicado en la revista The Lancet Neurology, revela que el 27% de los pacientes con encefalitis por el virus herpes simple desarrollarán, más tarde, una encefalitis autoinmune e identif...

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MixedEmotions: herramientas libres para el análisis de emociones

by Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Un equipo europeo de investigadores, del que ha formado parte la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, ha desarrollado un conjunto de herramientas en código abierto capaces de analizar emociones en tex...

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Acumulación de daño en el DNA y neurodegeneración

by Instituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla

Comprender los mecanismos que permiten a las neuronas tolerar la acumulación de lesiones en el DNA, sin activar el programa de muerte celular, y definir las regiones del genoma más vulnerables al da...

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La Universidad de Zaragoza acoge una cata ciega de alimentos preparados con insectos

by Universidad de Zaragoza

Cada día son más habituales las referencias a que los insectos se conviertan en la fuente de proteína del futuro. La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura (FAO) prevé que la pob...

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Bilingualism Protects Against Neurodegeneration in Huntington’s Disease

by Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

The study by researchers from the Sant Pau Research Institute’s Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Disorders Research Group demonstrates that the continued use of bilingualism is associated wi...

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Los audiovisuales dinámicos y caóticos aumentan la atención de los espectadores, pero inhiben su procesamiento consciente

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

Según un estudio de la UAB y la UPO, los cortes de plano disminuyen la frecuencia de parpadeo, provocando un incremento de atención. El estilo de montaje dinámico y caótico evoca una mayor activid...

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A study has researched brain function induced when watching films

by UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra

A study published in NeuroImage, directed by Gustavo Deco, ICREA researcher at the Department of Information and Communication Technologies and director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, involvin...

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Precision neuroengineering enables reproduction of complex brain-like functions in vitro

by Universitat de Barcelona

Researchers from Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan) and the University of Barcelona, using neuroengineering tools, have created in vitro neural circuits that reproduce the capacity of segregation and i...

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Anti-inflammatory drugs could improve the cognitive disorders that occur when quitting smoking

by UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Researchers of the Department of Experimental and Health Sciences at UPF have studied disorders in learning and memory caused by tobacco withdrawal. The work opens the door to developing new strategie...

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