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In general terms, the group's research activity revolves around clinical neuropsychology, which focuses on the relationship between the brain, cognition, emotions, and human behaviour. It examines how brain injuries, diseases, or altered brain states in neurological, neurosurgical, or psychiatric patients affect cognitive functions ¿ including attention, memory, language, and executive functions ¿ and how these modulate behaviour.
One of the group's main objectives is to contribute to research on accurate diagnoses and to design therapeutic interventions for patients with neuropsychological disorders. In this regard, the group has been collaborating since 1993 through agreements with several public hospitals in the Valencian Community (Hospital Clínic Universitari de València and Hospital Universitari Dr. Peset de València), carrying out assessments, examinations, and follow-ups of more than 18,000 patients with brain impairment and associated cognitive and behavioural consequences.
Our group is also engaged in research in the field of tDCS neuromodulation, understood as the controlled alteration of neuronal activity through the application of low-intensity electrical stimulation....In general terms, the group's research activity revolves around clinical neuropsychology, which focuses on the relationship between the brain, cognition, emotions, and human behaviour. It examines how brain injuries, diseases, or altered brain states in neurological, neurosurgical, or psychiatric patients affect cognitive functions ¿ including attention, memory, language, and executive functions ¿ and how these modulate behaviour.
One of the group's main objectives is to contribute to research on accurate diagnoses and to design therapeutic interventions for patients with neuropsychological disorders. In this regard, the group has been collaborating since 1993 through agreements with several public hospitals in the Valencian Community (Hospital Clínic Universitari de València and Hospital Universitari Dr. Peset de València), carrying out assessments, examinations, and follow-ups of more than 18,000 patients with brain impairment and associated cognitive and behavioural consequences.
Our group is also engaged in research in the field of tDCS neuromodulation, understood as the controlled alteration of neuronal activity through the application of low-intensity electrical stimulation. Since 2015, we have also been working in brain mapping and glioma neurosurgery with awake patients. Research into "awake brain surgery" focuses on performing neurosurgical procedures while the patient remains conscious. Also known as "awake craniotomy with brain mapping", this technique enables surgeons to preserve critical brain functions ¿ such as speech or motor abilities ¿ during the operation. The patient remains awake during the procedure, allowing direct interaction with surgeons to map brain functions in real time. This technique is commonly used in the resection of tumours located near critical functional areas.
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- Valoracion neuropsicologica de pacientes con tumores cerebrales, personas con sindrome de Down y aplicacion de neuromodulacion TDCS
- Clinical Neuropsychology.Neuropsychological assessments with patients in the Neurology Department (Neuropsychology Unit) of the University Clinical Hospital of Valencia and in the Neurosurgery Department of the HUiP La Fe (Valencia).
| Name | Nature of participation | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAUL ESPERT TORTAJADA | Director | Universitat de València |
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- Institute for Res. of the Psy. of Hum. Res. Org. (IDOCAL)
