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Degree in Psychology (Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca), Master in Forensic Psychology (Spanish Association of Behavioral Psychology), Master in Neuroscience (University of Granada) and Master in Neuropsychology (University of Salamanca).
The following is a brief anatomical basis of attention. We are not looking for an exhaustive bibliographical or theoretical exhaustiveness of the concept, only a brief exposition of the main nodes involved in the attentional process, and how they do it. We will start from Posner’s model (which is the most widely accepted) and implement …
Definition of the mirror neuron system Neuroanatomy of the mirror neuron system motor/imitation : There are two main neuronal networks that make up the mirror neuron system (Cattaneo & Rizzolati, 2008): one formed by areas of the parietal lobe and the premotor cortex, as well as by the caudal part of the lower frontal rotation; and another …
Parkinson’s disease destroys the neuronal nuclei and circuits that are responsible for distributing and generating dopamine. The most important of these nuclei -but not the only one- is the substantia nigra: it is the first to suffer neurodegeneration as a consequence of several factors that have not yet been explained. Among others, viral, toxic (MPTP), …
In today's blog post we talk about anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and, specifically, the executive and emotional control of the ACC
