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… Read More from AC 2019-1 Resolution
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… Read More from Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences, awarded in ICREA Academia 2018
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… Read More from Help children with GRINopathies
A study led by a team from the Institute of Neurosciences of the UBidentified greater cortical thickness in the frontal lobe in a group of old people with high levels of… Read More from Researchers identify molecular features of brain regions associated with high levels of education in the elderly
Dr. Carles Escera is the principal investigator of Brainlab, which belongs to the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona. The aim of this research group is to identify… Read More from The quality with which sound information reaches a baby’s brain can predict its future reading ability – Interview with Carles Escera
The directors of 27 research centers, including the Institute of Neurosciences of the UB, state the alarming situation of Spanish scientific research in a letter published by EL PAÍS. “The prolonged… Read More from Spanish leading research centres claim urgent changes in public funding for scientific research
A mutation in the gen that codes the ionic channel TRESK –involved in the control of neuron irritability- causes the dysfunction of some neurons that increase neuronal activity and induce… Read More from Researchers discover a new migraine-associated mechanism
Applying immersive virtual reality technology in the rehabilitation of brain damage Virtual Bodyworks, a spin-off of the University of Barcelona (UB), the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS)… Read More from Agreement between Virtual Bodyworks and Los Madroños Hospital
NeuroArt, teaching Science and Art together Arts and Sciences are apparently far from each other but they can be quite close sometimes. Scientific dissemination and citizen science are paving the… Read More from Science and Art to explore the brain
Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona and the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) studied the synchronization of speech motor rhythms, i.e. the coordinated movements of… Read More from Brain’s ability to synchronize voice sounds could be related to language learning
Teaching the value of Virtual Reality (VR) in Scientific Research From February 26 to March 2, the University of Barcelona took part for the third year in a row in… Read More from Researchers take VR to the Youth Mobile Festival Barcelona (YoMo)
Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona have identified a potential therapeutic strategy to treat Alzheimer’s, according to a study published in Journal of Neuroscience. The study… Read More from New therapeutic strategy to treat Alzheimer’s