When an addiction and a mental health disorder coexist — a condition known as dual disorder — scientific evidence indicates that integrated psychological treatment improves clinical outcomes and reduces the risk of… Read More from Integrated psychological treatment improves outcomes in dual disorders
A groundbreaking study published in Cell Reports has identified a critical molecular “hub” in the brain that allows us to hold information temporarily, a process known as working memory. The… Read More from Decoding the Mechanisms of Working Memory
A team from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBneuro) has designed and validated in animal models an innovative compound with a pioneering mechanism of action for… Read More from Researchers design a pioneering drug capable of reversing cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease in animal models
Dr. Maria Suñol has been awarded a prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship under the 2025 call. She will develop her project BRAVA at the Institute of Neurosciences of… Read More from UBneuro researcher awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship
Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBneuro) have shown that early and sustained cognitive stimulation can preserve brain connectivity and memory in a rat model… Read More from Early-life cognitive stimulation preserves brain function in Alzheimer’s disease, with sex-specific effects
Two complementary studies led by researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBneuro) provide new insights into the brain mechanisms underlying juvenile fibromyalgia, a chronic pain… Read More from Multisensory hypersensitivity sheds new light on juvenile fibromyalgia brain mechanisms
Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBneuro) have published a comprehensive review in the prestigious journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences, shedding new light on why… Read More from Understanding why music is not rewarding for everyone
NeurekaNUM is the first method developed in Spanish and Catalan with scientific evidence for the detection and early intervention of this disorder Dyscalculia, characterized by deficits in number sense and… Read More from A digital serious game improves the mathematical performance of children with dyscalculia
Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBneuro) have published a new study in the Proceedings of the 20th Machine Learning in Computational Biology meeting (MLCB… Read More from Multimodal machine learning uncovers context-dependent genetic modifiers of Huntington’s disease
A large multicentre study conducted in the province of Barcelona has led to the creation of one of the most comprehensive clinical registries of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) to date,… Read More from Identifying Early Signals of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Three professors from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBneuro), Mercè Masana, Daniel del Toro, and Marina López-Solà, have been selected in the 2025 call of the… Read More from Three UBneuro researchers distinguished with the 2025 Academy of Excellence grants
This innovative optogenetic technique allows for highly precise control of a key molecular mechanism that is altered in this neurodegenerative disease. Synaptic plasticity — the brain’s ability to modify the… Read More from A light-based modulation tool for brain plasticity opens promising avenues for treating Huntington’s disease