Author: Facundo Juan
Development and implementation of experimental electrophysiological protocols in the diagnosis and understanding of brain processes.
Design, adaptation and validation of neuropsychological tools
This research line of the Neuropsychology Research Laboratory aims to provide health professionals with solid tools that allow them to collect data objectively in order to evaluate multiple aspects of the patient, including their cognitive performance, their mood symptoms, their ability to function in daily life, among many others. Under this premise, we have concentrated … Continued
Cognitive difficulties in neurological and psychiatric pathologies
Difficulties in functions such as memory, attention, language, and behavior are key symptoms in various neurological and psychiatric disorders. Thus, it is now known that in certain neurological diseases whose symptoms are mainly motor, cognitive and behavioral failures also play an important role (eg, Parkinson’s disease). It is the objective of the Neuropsychology Research Laboratory … Continued
Functioning of various areas of the frontal lobe in fluid intelligence and the ability to change perspective
Intelligence is generally defined as the ability to solve problems and there are many studies that try to understand and classify it. After observing an important positive correlation in test performance that measured different abilities, Spearman proposed the existence of a general factor (g-factor or fluid intelligence) that would modulate performance in different cognitive tasks. … Continued
Evaluation of the Functions of the Frontal Lobe in various neurological and psychiatric pathologies
The frontal lobes are crucial in understanding our identity as human beings, our motivations, our ambitions, and our essence. Its extensive and complex neural connections enable a wide range of functions, including abstract reasoning, mental flexibility, inhibitory control, problem solving, multitasking, memory, theory of mind, and empathy, among many others. It is one of the … Continued
Depersonalization and anxiety
This line of research aims to study the symptoms of depersonalization and derealization in patients with anxiety disorders and community controls, to determine possible predictors of depersonalization in the anxious population, and to evaluate the relationship between obsessive-compulsive symptoms and depersonalization.
Affective symptoms constitute an occurrence
Affective symptoms are a common occurrence in patients with epilepsy, both in the form of comorbidity with depressive and bipolar syndromes, as well as symptoms associated with the neurological picture itself. The concept of affective temperaments constitutes an element of interest to understand the predisposition of certain patients whose personality characteristics confer a higher risk … Continued
Disease perception, pharmacological adherence and affective temperament in bipolar disorder
The way in which bipolar patients perceive their illness (perception of illness) is a fundamental theoretical element of adherence to long-term medication treatment. It is also one of the core objectives of psychoeducational treatment, which has been shown to be effective in preventing new affective episodes in bipolar patients, as an adjunct to stabilizing drug … Continued
Psychopathological characterization and clinical delimitation of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adults
Attention deficit disorder is the most commonly diagnosed problem in childhood, and reliable studies show that more than half of people diagnosed in childhood continue to have this problem in adulthood. The presence of ADHD in adolescence and adulthood is associated with enormous functional consequences on the academic and work performance of those who suffer … Continued