The work of a psychologist during the La Palma volcano eruption
Omaira Darias, health psychologist, tells us about her experience assisting the victims of the volcano eruption on La Palma.
The importance of a support network in neurodevelopmental disorders.
Every expectation is full of hope and even more so if it is for a baby. When a child with a neurodevelopmental disorder arrives, it impacts the entire family, whether it is multi-parent or single-parent, functional or dysfunctional, of whatever type, inevitably there is a bit of a mourning process. If we analyze the day …
Organizing work months in advance: NeuronUP programs
Are you aware of NeuronUP programs? Do you know that thanks to them you can organize your work months in advance? NeuronUP programs are sets of sessions that allow you to be more organized for a scheduled intervention. Long-term planning will allow you to have a better organization to carry out a scheduled intervention. In …
New episodic memory game for children!
We are back and refreshed after summer vacations and we are back to the routine of releasing a new activity every 15 days! This week we present the new children’s game: Who raised their hand? As we show you in the following video, this activity consists of remembering the order in which the children have raised …
Cognitive rehabilitation for people with Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease is relentless. It progresses steadily while we are waiting for a miracle drug to get us out of this nightmare. While we want to remain optimistic, such magic pills may not reach the market for years to come, and the current medication leaves most people unsatisfied. What should we do? Sit back and do …
Cognitive Rehabilitation in Parkinson’s disease
What is Parkinson’s disease? Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the most common neurodegenerative movement disorder, with studies reporting prevalence between 108-207 per 100,000 in Europe. Although a pure genetic origin can be demonstrated in a minority of patients, the fundamental cause of PD is unknown, with age being the single largest risk factor associated with the …
Confabulations (Vol. I): classification, neuropathology and cognitive mechanisms
Confabulation, sometimes called “honest lying” is a cognitive phenomenon that can be seen in several acquired neurological conditions as well as in some psychiatric disorders. Although the term confabulation is currently used to refer to false perceptions of body states or the external world (non-mnesic confabulations), it has traditionally referred to false products of the memory (mnesic confabulations) …
What is optogenetics?
Of all the techniques developed in neuroscience over the last few years, optogenetics is probably the one that has most quickly become standardized as a work tool in laboratories. Its use is such that striking preclinical results are already starting to be show up. For example, its use as a therapy in the treatment of …
Preventing Mild Cognitive Impairment
Here you will find valuable information on the definition, symptoms, types, causes and prevention of mild cognitive impairment, and learn how neuropsychological testing may help with the treatment of mild cognitive impairment.
