Cintia Martos

Bachelor’s degree in Psychology (University of Huelva) and Master’s in Brain and Behavior with specialization in Clinical Neuropsychology (University of Seville).
Neuropsychologist at the Comprehensive Neuropediatric Care Center (CENPI)

12 Effective neurorehabilitation activities to treat neurological diseases

June 8, 2021 by Cinta Martos

We present 12 effective neurorehabilitation activities to treat neurological diseases. What is neurorehabilitation? Neurorehabilitation consists of a set of well-designed and planned activities and strategies aimed at recovering, compensating or slowing down the deterioration of certain affected functions following brain damage. After any brain injury or alteration there are important transformations in life. Changes appear …

Emotional Intelligence Activities

May 9, 2021 by Cinta Martos

Emotional intelligence is a basic concept in psychology that is gaining in importance. It is considered crucial in predicting our health and happiness since it is closely linked to handling various life situations intelligently. In addition, it is essential to train emotional intelligence for stress, anxiety and other mental disorders.

Brain-behavior relationship: are we our brains?

February 15, 2021 by Cinta Martos

The relationship between brain and behavior seems to be the successor of the famous Cartesian mind-body dualism, where the brain is the physical or biological component and behavior the mental or psychological aspect. Despite its ancient origin, the body-mind dichotomy continues to be an unresolved problem nowadays. Both concepts have been kept apart as if …

Phobias and the brain: Eliminating phobias

February 3, 2021 by Cinta Martos

A phobia is an intense fear that appears immediately when faced with a specific object or situation. Most common phobias include fear of certain animals or insects, flying, heights, injections or blood. However, phobic situations and objects can vary greatly. Fear should help protect us; with a phobia though, the fear is maladaptive and can …