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María Alicia Lage, licensed psychologist and clinical neuropsychologist, Dr. Alejandro Fuertes-Saiz, psychiatrist, and Carla Castro, teacher with a mention in special and curricular education, discuss in this article transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and neuropsychological rehabilitation. The importance of assessment and diagnosis for the design of an intervention program Migraine is a neurological disease that affects …
María J. García-Rubio, PhD in clinical health psychology, together with Nancy Navarro, specialist in clinical neuropsychology and major cognitive disorder, explain in this article dementia and its neuropsychological assessment through the GDS scale. This article aims to describe dementia from a neuroanatomical and psychobiological perspective in order to justify the application of the GDS scale …
The occupational therapist of the AFA Alcalá center, Laura Caballero, explains the approach to neurodegenerative diseases via cognitive stimulation and occupational therapy workshops through NeuronUP. Introduction Who are we? The Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Association of Alcalá de Henares was created in 1997 as a resource for and by family members of Alzheimer’s patients in order …
Working memory is a core executive function that allows information to be temporarily held in the mind and processed during a limited period of time. It has been proven to be significant for daily functioning, such as sustaining attention in daily tasks and academic performance. Approximately 10% of the population has working memory deficits. People …
Neuroscience is a group of scientific disciplines focused on the study of the nervous system. This is formed by the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. One of the main objectives of neuroscience is to understand the mechanisms of regulation and control of nervous reactions, as well as brain function. Dr. Ángeles Castro …
Stress has been dubbed the “health epidemic of the 21st century” by the World Health Organization. Since early studies, stress was defined as General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) or the defense response of the body or the psyche to injury or prolonged stress (Selye, 1956). Subsequently, numerous authors have attempted to define stress. There is no doubt that the …
September is back and with it comes a new exercise for children. Guess the Face, an activity to identify emotions. What does it consist of? This is a worksheet in which a situation is presented with one or more characters and one of them has his or her face covered. The objective is for the …
A head injury is any sort of trauma to the brain, scalp or skull. Head injuries are a major cause of mortality and disability in adults. Each year about 1.5 million Americans sustain a head injury, with an estimated 3% of death rate. Types of Head Injury Head injuries can be broken up into two …
Product update Introducing an enhanced browsing experience on the results screen We have made several improvements in the results section to make it easier for you to view them. What are the new features? 1. Now it is easier to know when a patient moves up and down levels, as well as to see the …
