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Speech rhythm and pitch are fundamental in babies’ language acquisition
To date, it was thought that babies could not recognize these distant regularities in speech signal until their first year of life. Now, a study published in the journal Science Advances reveals that 9-month-old babies are sensitive to...
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Diana López-Barroso awarded
Clara Campoamor National Research Award for Young People, in the area of law and economic and social sciences Our former member from the Cognition and Brain Plasticity Unit, Diana López-Barroso, has been awarded with the most prestigious Spanish...
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#100tifiques
This year, the 5th edition of #100scientists will be held on Friday 10 February 2023, on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. On February 10, 561 #100tifiques will visit 496 schools to tell boys...
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A neuroscientific study in the Sónar+D shows that we remember better and are predisposed to pay more for songs that arouse our curiosity
- The study, with the audience participation at the Sónar festival, was carried out by a team of neuroscientists from IDIBELL and the University of Barcelona with the artist Alicia Carrera. - Through a live experiment,...
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IDIBELL researchers identify a brain region that predicts the evolution of apathy in Huntington’s patients
The atrophy of this region would determine the severity and velocity of apathy development. Apathy is closely linked to the cognitive decline of Huntington’s patients, therefore, this brain vulnerability would help...
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Jornadas virtuales SEPEX 2021
La situación sanitaria provocada por la pandemia del SARS-CoV-2 obligó a posponer a 2022 el congreso SEPEX que debía haberse realizado en 2020. Sin embargo, desde la Junta Directiva, y a propuesta de varios socios, hemos considerado oportuno...
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Estudio sobre aprendizaje
¡Hola! Somos de la Unidad de Cognición y Plasticidad Cerebral, un grupo de investigación de la Universidad de Barcelona. Contactamos contigo para informarte de que estamos realizando un estudio online sobre aprendizaje y buscamos...
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Presented a program capable of automatically detecting neurodegeneration biomarkers through magnetic resonance imaging
This tool is able to identify single-person neurodegeneration before the symptom’s appearance, which could significate a more effective and personalized...
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Ayúdanos a descubrir qué se esconde detrás de tu imaginación
Recordar el coche de nuestro abuelo o imaginar un volcán en erupción son situaciones que van ligadas a imágenes. Sin embargo, ¿siempre que imaginamos algo, visualizamos una imagen en nuestra mente...? ¿Lo hacemos todas las personas por...
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Ayúdanos a comprender mejor las consecuencias de esta pandemia y cómo combatirlas
La situación excepcional que estamos viviendo estos últimos meses ha tenido sin duda un importante impacto en nuestra conducta y en nuestro estado de ánimo. El confinamiento, el aislamiento social y la cuarentena pueden conllevar consecuencias...