Entradas de] Adolfo Garcia

Specialists will meet to discuss reading and writing

The meeting will take place as part of an international symposium on Reading and writing organized by UNESCO, on October 26, at the National University of Cuyo. In this context, Adolfo García, will lecture on “Reading, movement and heir constant neurocognitive integration”.

Congratulations to Margherita Melloni for her Ph.D. thesis!

Congratulations to Margherita Melloni, who unanimously obtained the highest distinction granted by Favaloro University for her thesis: “Situated cognition in neurology: Multilevel social-negotiation and action language in neurodegeneration and vascular injury “. Her thesis has had international impact, as shown by more than 12 publications in high-impact journals, such as Brain and Scientific Reports.

Most of our memories are at some point false

Argentine scientist Pedro Bekischtein is one of the most prestigious researchers in this field and after years of investigation, he has became somewhat of an authority on memory and its intriguing mechanisms. Read full article HERE

Improving MRI: Processing time reduced in half

The method led by researchers from the Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience reduces in half the processing time of brain imaging obtained with MRI. This breakthough aims to contribute to the diagnosis of stroke, aneurysms, and other complications. Read full article here

Findings on brain connectivity will help patients with dementia

Agustín Ibáñez, neuroscientist of the Center for Geroscience, Mental Health and Metabolism, studies alterations in brain networks and their relation with cognitive deficits. Regulation of internal states could aid in the rehabilitation of patients. In Chile there are more than 180,000 people affected by age-related dementias. Read full article here