Area: Neurosciences
Area coordinator: Dr. Ana Garcera Teruel and Dr. Gerard Piñol Ripoll
Neuroscience is a multidisciplinary area that studies the nervous system in its structure, function, development and pathology. IRBLleida groups investigate neurological and psychiatric diseases addressing molecular, cellular and clinical aspects.
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+Pec Proteomics
- Xavier Gallart Palau
- Aida Serra Maqueda
+PPRG aims to apply next-generation clinical proteomics, mass spectrometry and Systems Biology to the uncovering of altered intercellular communication mechanisms associated with neuropathology and systemic pathologies...
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Biological foundations of mental disorders
- Maria Mur Lain
- Josep Pifarre Paredero
The Group comprises mainly members of the Psychiatry service of the Santa Maria University Hospital, Lleida and biomedical research is conducted by sub-teams that share a common interest in the study of the biological bases of various mental disorders, mainly bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder and personality disorder...
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Clinical neurosciences
- Francisco Purroy Garcia
The Clinical Neurosciences Group was created with the aim of bringing together all the neurological research carried out in the Lleida hospital environment in 2008...
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Cognition and Behavior Study Group
- Gerard Piñol Ripoll
The Cognition and Behaviour Study Group is a consolidated research group recognised by the Generalitat de Catalunya...
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Evolutionary Developmental Neurobiology
- Loreta Medina Hernandez
- Ester Desfilis Barcelo
The group's research focuses on the study of the amygdala, a very complex brain structure involved in the control of emotions, social behavior and cognition, which is altered in all psychiatric disorders...
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Experimental Neuromuscular Pathology
- Jordi Calderó Pardo
The group studies the cellular and molecular basis of neuromuscular disorders, particularly motor neuron diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)...
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Neurocognition, psychobiology of the personality and behavioral genetics
- Anton Aluja Fabregat
The researchers converge in the interest in the search for the biological bases of personality and their disorders...
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Neuroimmunology
- Luis Brieva Ruiz
The Neuroimmunology group is a translational group made up of clinical and basic researchers and researchers collaborating with other centres that complement our experience in neuroimmunology...
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Neuronal Signalling Unit
- Rosa Maria Soler Tatche
The Neuronal Signalling Unit is a research group specialised in the study of the survival of motor neurons and the pathologies associated with the degeneration of these cells...