Understanding processes from multiple perspectives
Bridging the gap between brain networks and cognition
The BCN lab is a multidisciplinary and enthusiastic team investigating brain connectivity changes during neurodegeneration, especially in early stages. We also focus on understanding and enhancing cognitive reserve and brain resilience to mitigate age-related dementia.
Using animal models, we link MRI-based brain connectivity with neurobiology, collecting in the same subjects comprehensive data on behavior, functional and structural connectivity, and neurochemical insights, with particular emphasis on understanding neuroinflammatory and neuroplasticity processes.
Understanding certain processes is fundamental
Bridging the gap between brain networks and cognition
To link MRI-based brain connectivity and neurobiology, we employ animal models like the TgF344-AD rats. This approach allows us to collect extensive data, in the same subjects, that covers behavioral, functional, and structural connectivity, as well as neurochemical insights, with particular emphasis on understanding neuroinflammatory and neuroplasticity processes.
From Preclinical to clinical Neuroimaging
The BCN lab works in close collaboration with the Laboratory of Surgical Neuroanatomy (LSNA) under the umbrella of the recently recognized «Grup de Neuroanatomia Quirúrgica i Experimental per Imatge», Grup de Recerca 2021 SGR 01355, by Generalitat de Catalunya. We are all based at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Campus Clínic, of University of Barcelona.
