Neuropsychology
This programme focuses on how a person’s cognition and behaviour are related to the brain and the rest of the nervous system. We develop experimental and clinical studies that seek to characterise functional and structural networks to understand how brain functions affect behaviour and cognition. We are also interested in the effectiveness of interventions and treatments (e.g., phonological remediation, physical exercise, cognitive training) for improving cognitive functions, daily functioning, or quality of life.
With neuropsychology at the core, the programme investigates these phenomena in the health continuum, from healthy people to a wide range of disorders or altered health conditions (e.g., cerebral palsy, cerebrovascular diseases, dual diagnosis, learning difficulties, mild cognitive impairment, obesity) combining different methods (e.g., biomarkers, medical records, neuroimaging, neuropsychological scales, non-invasive brain stimulation).
Principal Investigators
Ana Adan
Full Professor
David Bartres-Faz
Full Professor
Maria Angeles Jurado
Full Professor
Maria Mataro
Full Professor
Josep M Serra-Grabulosa
Associate Professor
Technologies & Methods
- MRI-related data analyses software and procedures (SPM, fsl, freesurfer, matlab)
- Neuronavigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) coupled with imaging data
- Transcranial direct current stimulation for behavioural studies and coupled with fMRI acquisitions
- Integrated ambulatory recording system of circadian rhythm (Kronowise KW5)
- Neuropsychological assessment
- Structural neuroimaging analysis
- Functional neuroimaging analysis
- Magnetic resonance imaging
Research Team
Xavier Caldu
Associate Professor
Isabel Garcia
Others
Julia Ballester-Plane
Postdoctoral Researcher
Julia Miralbell
Lecturer
Juan Jose Soriano
Lecturer
Cristina Sanchez
Postdoctoral Researcher
Lidia Vaque
Postdoctoral Researcher
Adria Bermudo
Early Stage Researcher
Montse Blasco
Early Stage Researcher
Maria del Rocio Cabello
Early Stage Researcher
Maria Garcia-Galant
Early Stage Researcher
Juan Pablo Martin
Technician
Lidia Mulet
Early Stage Researcher
Ruben Perellon
Early Stage Researcher
Anna Prunell
Early Stage Researcher
Francesca Roig
Early Stage Researcher
Olga Laporta-Hoyos
Postdoctoral Researcher
Alvaro González Sánchez
Technician
Paula Moral-Salicrú
Early Stage Researcher
Selected publications
Ariza, M., Cano, N., Segura, B., Adan, A., Bargalló, N., Caldú, X., Campabadal, A., Jurado, M. A., Mataró, M., Pueyo, R., Sala-Llonch, R., Barrué, C., Bejar, J., Cortés, C. U., Bernia, J. A., Arauzo, V., Balague-Marmaña, M., Valles-Pauls, B., Caballero, J., … Junqué, C. (2023). COVID-19 severity is related to poor executive function in people with post-COVID conditions. Journal of Neurology, 270(5), 2392–2408. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-023-11587-4
Blasco, M., García-Galant, M., Berenguer-González, A., Caldú, X., Arqué, M., Laporta-Hoyos, O., Ballester-Plané, J., Miralbell, J., Jurado, M. Á., & Roser Pueyo. (2023). Interventions with an Impact on Cognitive Functions in Cerebral Palsy: a Systematic Review. Neuropsychology Review, 33(2), 551–577. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-022-09550-7
Blasco, M., García-Galant, M., Laporta-Hoyos, O., Ballester-Plané, J., Jorba-Bertran, A., Caldú, X., Miralbell, J., Alonso, X., Meléndez-Plumed, M., Toro-Tamargo, E., Gimeno, F., & Pueyo, R. (2023). Factors Related to Quality of Life in Children With Cerebral Palsy. Pediatric Neurology, 141, 101–108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2023.01.006
Caldú, X., Prats-Soteras, X., García-García, I., Prunell-Castañé, A., Sánchez-Garre, C., Cano, N., Tor, E., Sender-Palacios, M.-J., Ottino-González, J., Garolera, M., & Jurado, M. Á. (2023). Body mass index, systemic inflammation and cognitive performance in adolescents: A cross-sectional study. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 156, 106298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106298
García-Galant, M., Blasco, M., Laporta-Hoyos, O., Berenguer-González, A., Moral-Salicrú, P., Ballester-Plané, J., Caldú, X., Miralbell, J., Alonso, X., Medina-Cantillo, J., Povedano-Bulló, E., Leiva, D., Boyd, R. N., & Pueyo, R. (2023). A randomized controlled trial of a home-based computerized executive function intervention for children with cerebral palsy. European Journal of Pediatrics, 182(10), 4351–4363. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-023-05072-3
Luis-Ruiz, S., Sánchez-Castañeda, C., Garolera, M., Miserachs-González, S., Ramon-Krauel, M., Lerin, C., Sanchez, C., Miró, N., Martínez, S., & Jurado, M. A. (2023). Influence of Executive Function Training on BMI, Food Choice, and Cognition in Children with Obesity: Results from the TOuCH Study. Brain Sciences, 13(2), 346. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13020346
Moitra, S., Adan, A., Akgün, M., Anderson, A., Brickstock, A., Eathorne, A., Farshchi Tabrizi, A., Haldar, P., Henderson, L., Jindal, A., Jindal, S. K., Kerget, B., Khadour, F., Melenka, L., Moitra, S., Moitra, T., Mukherjee, R., Semprini, A., Turner, A. M., … Lacy, P. (2023). Less Social Deprivation Is Associated With Better Health-Related Quality of Life in Asthma and Is Mediated by Less Anxiety and Better Sleep Quality. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 11(7), 2115-2124.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2023.03.052
Montalà-Flaquer, M., Cañete-Massé, C., Vaqué-Alcázar, L., Bartrés-Faz, D., Peró-Cebollero, M., & Guàrdia-Olmos, J. (2023). Spontaneous brain activity in healthy aging: An overview through fluctuations and regional homogeneity. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2022.1002811
Prunell-Castañé, A., Jurado, M. Á., Ottino-González, J., Prats-Soteras, X., Sánchez Garre, C., Cano Marco, N., Salas Gómez-Pablos, P., García-García, I., & Garolera, M. (2023). Beyond BMI: cardiometabolic measures as predictors of impulsivity and white matter changes in adolescents. Brain Structure and Function, 228(3–4), 751–760. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-023-02615-0
Roig-Coll, F., Castells-Sánchez, A., Monté-Rubio, G., Dacosta-Aguayo, R., Lamonja-Vicente, N., Torán-Monserrat, P., Pere, G., García-Molina, A., Tormos, J. M., Alzamora, M. T., Stavros, D., Sánchez-Ceron, M., Via, M., Erickson, K. I., & Mataró, M. (2024). Changes in cardiovascular health and white matter integrity with aerobic exercise, cognitive and combined training in physically inactive healthy late-middle-aged adults: the “Projecte Moviment” randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 124(3), 909–924. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-023-05319-9
Torrens, M., & Adan, A. (2023). Recent Advances in Dual Disorders (Addiction and Other Mental Disorders). Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(9), 3315. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12093315