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A team led by Dr Albert Quintana has for the first time identified the mechanism behind a potentially fatal type of epilepsy, a symptom of mitochondrial diseases. The discovery, based on mice models, challenges the traditional idea that these disorders are caused by a generalised energy deficiency and instead reveals a precise disfunction in specific brain circuits.

The Spanish Society for Neuroscience (SENC) has presented the Manifesto for Brain Research, a call to place Spain at the forefront of the neuroscientific revolution.

AnderoLab is looking for volunteers to participate in a study investigating how sex, the menstrual cycle, and hormonal levels influence emotional memory modulation. If you are interested, please, fill in the form.

The treatment, licensed to Klotho Neurosciences, is based on a technology developed at the Institute.

Two students from Institut Les Vinyes have received an Honorable Mention in the 2025 Argó Awards from the UAB for their research project, developed in collaboration with the research group led by Dr. Lydia Giménez-Llort.

An international research team, with the participation of the Neuroplasticity and regeneration research group, has developed a new solution to reduce the immune response triggered by neural prosthetics used after limb amputations or severe nerve injuries. The approach consists of coating the electronic implants (which connect the prosthetic device to the patient’s nervous system) with a potent anti-inflammatory drug. This coating helps the body better tolerate the implant, improving its long-term performance and stability.

The first edition of the advanced in vivo calcium imaging workshop using Miniscopes took place at the Institute from June 10 to 12. This intensive course, organized by AnderoLab, equipped participants with essential skills to study neuronal activity in freely moving rodents.

A study by the Institut de Neurociències of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (INc-UAB) reveals that inflammation associated with Marfan syndrome increases vulnerability to neurological diseases and complications following strokes, as demonstrated in animal models.

An international study led by the Institut de Neurociències at the UAB (INc-UAB) has shown that increasing levels of the Klotho protein in mice extends lifespan and improves both physical and cognitive health when aging.

A collaborative study involving the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) has shown that the molecule MP-010 can enhance motor function and extend lifespan in a mouse model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a severe neurodegenerative disease for which there are currently no effective treatments.