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July 16, 2019 In News, Uncategorized By Laia Tremosa

Noemí Pereda “Bullying is the least of the problems. Most forms of violence come from an adult to a child”

The Child and Adolescent Victimization Research Group (GReVIA) of the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona is fighting for the defense of children's and adolescents's rights through a multidisciplinary team made up of psychologists, criminologists and professionals from the world of Education. What is...

June 27, 2019 In News, Uncategorized By Laia Tremosa

Brain structure determines individual differences regarding music sensitivity

The study shows the connections in the brain white matter are vital to understand why we like or dislike music. The white matter structure in the brain reflects music sensitivity, according to a study by the research group on Cognition and Brain Plasticity (BRAINVITGE) of the...

June 26, 2019 In News, Uncategorized By Laia Tremosa

A study associates different clinical profiles in Huntington’s disease with two specific neural signatures

Distinct clinical profiles of Huntington's disease can be associated with two specific neural signatures. A new study has identified two specific patterns of brain alterations underlying two clinical disorders of Huntington’s disease, a progressive and irreversible neurodegenerative disease caused by the mutation of the gen that...

June 21, 2019 In News, Uncategorized By Laia Tremosa

A treatment with a dietary supplement improves motor and communicative skills in people with atypical Rett syndrome

A study published in Science Signalling reveals the administration of L-serine aminoacid –a dietary supplement- contributed to improve the communicative and motor skills of a patient with atypical Rett syndrome, a pathology caused by a mutation affecting glutamate receptors. The new study is a multicenter translational research study...

May 31, 2019 In News, Uncategorized By Laia Tremosa

A new molecular mechanism could explain the origins of the depressive symptoms in Huntington’s disease

The molecular pathways related to depressive-like behaviour in Huntington’s disease can be different from the typical major depression. Image: Verónica Brito About 40 % of the affected patients with Huntington’s disease –a neurodegenerative pathology- show depression symptoms, even in early stages before the apparition of the...

May 27, 2019 In News, Uncategorized By Laia Tremosa

Pint of science: sharing conversations about science

MD. Dr. Jordi Alberch Vié, director of the Institute of Neurosciences UB, sharing his knowledge about the evolution of the brain at Polaroid bar Last week, the Institute of Neurosciences UB sponsored the Pint of Science Festival in Barcelona. Pint of Science is a non-profit organization...

May 21, 2019 In News, Uncategorized By Laia Tremosa

NeuroArt Exhibition at the Science Festival of the UB

https://vimeo.com/339514615 The 2019 edition of the NeuroArt concluded last Friday with an exhibition of the art pieces at the Science Festival of the UB. More than a thousand of people were able to admire the different pieces and talk about the relationship between art and science. We...

May 6, 2019 In News, Uncategorized By Laia Tremosa

AC 2019-1 Resolution

The Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona has awarded 23 grants to early stage researchers to attend National and International Congresses. The grants result in a total funding of 9700€. The aim of this grant is to promote the internationalisation of research and to...

May 3, 2019 In News, Uncategorized By Laia Tremosa

Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences, awarded in ICREA Academia 2018

The program ICREA Acadèmia 2018 . The program ICREA Academia 2018 has honoured the scientific career of nineteen researchers of the University of Barcelona in the framework of the edition that honoured the research of forty-five experts of the Catalan area. The ICREA Academia awardees receive...

April 24, 2019 In News, Uncategorized By Laia Tremosa

Help children with GRINopathies

GRIN-related disorders are an ultra-rare neuropaediatric condition, with approximately 500 cases diagnosed worldwide. These disorders are a set of neurological conditions that alter the development of the brain, causing serious problems such as intellectual disability, hypotonia and epilepsy. Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences of...