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The Neurotalent Games, organized by the Rosa M. Vivar Foundation with the collaboration of the INc-UAB, returned for its third edition to promote cognitive health and the prevention of neurocognitive diseases.

"In this thesis, we focused on one of the most representative forms of motor control: reaching and grasping".

After two successful terms under the leadership of Dr. Jesús Giraldo, the Institute enters a new chapter with changes in its management team. Dr. Carles Saura steps into the role of director, with Dr. Gemma Guillazo Blanch joining as deputy director.

According to a study led by Dr. Raül Andero, the drug Osanetant could reduce the intensity at which the fear memory is consolidated, thus preventing the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The research, conducted with female mice, highlights important sex differences in fear processing.

A recent study led by Dr Assumpció Bosch demonstrates the potential of gene therapy to restore motor capacity in an ultra-rare disease, Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy with Subcortical Cysts (MLC), even when treatment begins after symptom onset.