Irene Cano López, graduate in Psychology with the Extraordinary End-of-Degree Award (Universitat de València), Master’s Degree in Basic and Applied Neurosciences (Universitat de València), Master’s Degree in Clinical Neuropsychology (Universidad Pablo de Olavide), Clinical Neuropsychology Specialist (National Commission of Professional Accreditations), and PhD in Neurosciences with the Extraordinary Doctoral Award (Universitat de València). She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychobiology at the Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy (Universitat de València). She is a member of the research group Psychology of Stress and Cognitive and Affective Processes (NEUROPSICO), affiliated with the IDOCAL research institute. Her research focuses on the study of cognitive functioning, affectivity, and quality of life in patients with epilepsy, as well as on the effects of stress on cognition in different populations. Her contribution has resulted in the publication of several scientific articles in indexed journals, books, and book chapters, as well as in participation in numerous national and international conferences. She has carried out research stays at University College London and at the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS).

Noemí San Miguel Segura holds a degree in Psychology from the Universitat Jaume I and a PhD in Psychopathology, Health and Neuropsychology, recipient of the Doctoral Dissertation Award. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychobiology at the Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy, Universitat de València. Her research is conducted within the Social Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory (LabNSC), and her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes, as well as presented at national and international conferences. In the area of teaching, she coordinates the undergraduate course Fundamentals of Psychobiology, the Final Degree Projects in the Department of Psychobiology, and the course Updates and Advances in Biopsychosocial Approaches to Health and Disease in the Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology (Ontinyent Campus). She also serves as co-principal investigator on four teaching innovation projects funded by the SFPIE and is part of the consolidated teaching innovation group ITACA-PSICOBIO at the Universitat de València.

My name is Marta and I am an enthusiastic researcher with specific interest in the human brain. I did my PhD at the University of Castellon (UJI). After obtaining my PhD in Psychobiology (2012), I joined the University of Miami (USA) as a Postdoc. During my stay at the University of Miami (2013-2023) I was part of the Psychiatry Department, Neurology Department, Cancer Center, Anesthesiology Department and Pharmacology and Molecular Science, where I grew as a Senior Scientist. During my career I mostly focused on the study of psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders in rodent models focusing on a variety of disorders including but not limited to Alzheimer, depression, Parkinson, PTSD, drug addiction. I am eager to continue fighting for the development of new therapeutical approaches that could help treat better current psychiatric and neurodegenerative alterations