The study of perception, attention and choice of responses in driving.
Our line aims to assess the psychological components that explain uncritical reading on the internet, as well as to describe and explain how these components develop over the course of adolescence, with the ultimate goal of evaluating ways to improve these critical aspects.
Study of the most appropriate methods for the assessment and selection of drivers who aspire to obtain their driving licence.
Study of the frequency, characteristics and causal processes of traffic accidents.
The aim of this line of research is to deepen our understanding of the communication and language difficulties of people with aphasia and dementia, and their relationship with executive functions; to develop tests and protocols for language and communication exploration and rehabilitation.
Legal and criminological analysis of the problem, with a special focus on crimes of sexual assault and abuse, as well as crimes related to child pornography.
This line focuses on the analysis, from a developmental perspective, of the difficulties in decoding and reading comprehension common in various neurodevelopmental disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Intellectual Disability (ID) or Dyslexia.
Study of the main risk factors causing traffic accidents (speed, alcohol, drugs, medicines, illnesses...) and the vulnerable groups most involved in them.
Study and development of road safety education programmes for school children and development of training programmes for drivers or driving professionals.
Research and development of applications and simulation exercises for road safety education or driver training.
Assessment of factors that may help promote cognitive reserve and healthier ageing as well as mechanisms that may protect against the deleterious effects of stress.
The aim of this line of research is to deepen our knowledge, on the one hand, of vision disorders of organic, functional, psychogenic and transgeneric origin (among others) and, on the other hand, of resonance disorders derived to a large extent from velopharyngeal dysfunction.
