On March 11th, 2025, we celebrated the NeuroArt Gala at the CCCB. It was a highly anticipated event, where students had the opportunity to present their artworks directly in front… Read More from 13 Schools Reach the NeuroArt Gala Final with 26 Outstanding Artworks
Huntington’s disease is a neurological disease caused by a mutation in the Huntingtin (HTT) gene that leads to motor, cognitive and psychiatric disorders. It is a severe disorder that affects… Read More from The University of Barcelona is promoting an innovative project for the early detection of Huntington’s disease
How does a tennis player like Carlos Alcaraz decide where to run to return Novak Djokovic’s ball by just looking at the ball’s initial position? These behaviours, so common in… Read More from An UBneuro study designs a new model that accurately predicts the movement of elite athletes to catch the ball in parabolic flight
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The Institute of Neurosciences (UBneuro) was created under the premise to gather all research at the University of Barcelona that focused on a common goal: understanding the nervous system as a whole to give response to society challenges. It is a frontrunner in international neuroscience research, being one of the few institutes in the world that investigates the brain at every level.
The study of the pathophysiology of nervous system diseases represents a critical challenge in biomedicine, essential for advancing the development of effective and innovative therapies.
Neurodegenerative diseases are usually linked with aging. thus, nowadays there is an important increase in these disorders with a strong social and economical impact in our society
Psychotic and affective disorders are among the most disabling mental disorders in the world.
Research in this area focuses on the cerebral circuits, networks, processes and computational mechanisms that underpin a plethora of functions, such as perception, attention, memory, language, decision making, emotion and the control of action, to name a few.
