New research confirms it: the creativity of artificial intelligence (AI) is a myth. Although current generative AI models may appear to be autonomous creative agents, analysing their imaginative process step… Read More from Human creativity still surpasses AI
The renovation project for the Theatre building at the University of Barcelona’s Mundet Campus, future home of the Barcelona Centre for Applied Neurosciences (BCAN), was presented on 23 March in… Read More from The BCAN project moves forward with the presentation of the Theatre building renovation
On March 20, the University of Barcelona hosted a new edition of UniStem Day 2026, an international outreach event dedicated to bringing stem cell research and advanced therapies closer to… Read More from UniStem Day 2026 brings stem cell research closer to more than 1,200 students across Spain
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
On March 10, the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBneuro) celebrated the final gala of NeuroArt 2026 at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB), as… Read More from NeuroArt 2026: understanding the brain through creativity
The UBneuro PhD Welcome Day 2026, held on 26 February at the Sala Miquel Siguan (Faculty of Psychology, Campus Mundet), brought together newly enrolled doctoral researchers for a morning of… Read More from UBneuro PhD Welcome Day 2026
The Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBneuro) continues to consolidate its position at the forefront of European neuroscience research through the strategic project “VISI-ON-BRAIN: Cutting-edge Human In… Read More from VISI-ON-BRAIN – An European doctoral network advancing next-generation human models for brain disorders
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