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NeuronUP. Web platform of cognitive rehabilitation
Jesus M. Cortes, Ikerbasque Professor at the Biocruces-Bizkaia Health Research Institute and Head of R&D at NeuronUP, explains in this interview the findings on the prediction of cognitive impairment with NeuronUP that have just been published in the prestigious British Journal of Neuropsychology. What have been the major findings in this study? The motivation of …
The prestigious British Psychological Society’s Journal of Neuropsychology has published a study showing that NeuronUP anticipates the risk of cognitive impairment by one year. NeuronUP, as demonstrated by the study ‘One-year prediction of cognitive decline following cognitive-stimulation from real-world data’ published in the latest issue of the british Journal of Neuropsychology, anticipates the risk of …
Aura Foundation explains in this article how they perform cognitive intervention in people with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities with NeuronUP in their foundation. In September 2017, the Aura Foundation began the implementation and adaptation of the NeuronUP program for people with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities. One of the main reasons why …
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 …
More than 7 million students, or about 15% of those ages 3 to 21, received special education services in the 2020-21 school year under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), according to the National Center for Education Statistics. To ensure the quality of special education services and meet the many needs in their classrooms, …
As we age, our bodies change, but did you know that our brains change too? It may take longer to learn new things or remember information as we get older. Our health might decline, and our bodies become frail. There are ways to combat these changes. It’s normal to experience some memory loss as we …
At AVAN Foundation we work to improve the quality of life of people affected by neurological diseases, offering support to family members and their environment. We work with patients who suffer the consequences of having suffered brain damage or a neurodegenerative disease. In addition, we work with a healthy population with the aim of preventing …
In 2008, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) initiated the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) project in order to challenge psychiatric diagnostic systems based on polythetic (such as the APA’s DSM) or monothematic (such as the WHO’s ICD) categories. The RDoC proposes a new model of research in psychopathology based on the search for “domains”, …
At NeuronUP, we approach this disorder by analyzing the cognitive symptoms of depression, so that people suffering from this disorder are encouraged to ask for help and can start a neurorehabilitation program as soon as possible. The cognitive symptoms of depression When thinking about people with this disorder, we usually think about their emotional symptoms: sadness, loss …
