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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
