From rare disease to global impact 🌍
Research led by Raúl Estévez shows that L-ergothioneine could help prevent the most common kidney stones — expanding beyond cystinuria.
A potential breakthrough for millions.
🔗 www.neurociencies.ub.edu/a-natural-an...
We are pleased to host Dr. Elizabeth Powell, from UCL, who will present her research on quantifying blood-brain barrier permeability using novel non-invasive diffusion MRI methods.
📅 April 24
🕒 11:00 CET
📍 Aula 4.1, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (Clinic Campus), UB
💻 Also online
UBneuro hosts its 2026 Scientific Advisory Board Meeting 🧠
Two days of strategic discussions, reflection, and vision to shape the future of the institute and strengthen our role as a leading neuroscience center worldwide.
www.neurociencies.ub.edu/ubneuro-hold...
We are pleased to host Dr. Julie Camici, who will present her research on how short-term rhythmic stimulation in music can enhance speech perception and production across the lifespan.
📅 April 16
🕒 12:00 CET
📍 2206 Class, Faculty of Psychology (Mundet Campus), University of Barcelona
Why do some memories stay with us for a lifetime, while others fade away?
The Better Ask a Neuroscientist live podcast is now available on YouTube!
🎬 Watch the full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXF1...
@ub.edu
@medicinacs-ub.bsky.social
Child & adolescent sexual exploitation is one of the most serious and least visible forms of violence.
UBneuro researcher Noemí Pereda co-authors Spain’s first manual to detect and address it.
Read more: www.neurociencies.ub.edu/a-manual-add...
@ub.edu @psicologiaub.bsky.social
Human creativity still surpasses AI
The creativity of AI is a myth. Although current generative AI models may appear to be autonomous creative agents, analysing their imaginative process step by step reveals that their creative abilities are not genuine.
www.neurociencies.ub.edu/human-creati...
The future BCAN is moving forward.
The renovation project for the Theatre building at Mundet Campus was presented today as a key milestone for a strategic initiative that aims to open a new era for applied neuroscience in Catalonia.
www.neurociencies.ub.edu/the-bcan-pro...
Treating addiction & mental health separately isn’t enough.
New research with #UBneuro shows that integrated psychological treatment reduces relapse and improves outcomes in dual disorder.
A step towards more coordinated, person-centred care.
🔗 Read more: www.neurociencies.ub.edu/integrated-p...
Why do some memories never fade?
🎙️ Join our live Better Ask a Neuroscientist podcast to explore emotion, memory & PTSD with UBneuro researchers.
📍 Faculty of Medicine (Clinic Campus)
📅 March 24 | 10:00–11:30
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What does the brain look like… when you stop trying to explain it?
NeuroArt 2026
Where science becomes image.
Where ideas become form.
Where understanding begins with creativity.
Not everything needs to be described...some things are meant to be imagined.
Decoding the mechansms of working memory.
A new Cell Reports study led by UBneuro researcher @LopezMurciaFRA1 identifies Munc13-1 as a key molecular hub linking synaptic plasticity to working memory.
🔗 Read more: www.neurociencies.ub.edu/decoding-the...
@idibell.bsky.social @mpi-nat.bsky.social
🧠 UBneuro researchers have develop FLAV-27, an experimental drug that reverses cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease models by targeting epigenetic mechanisms rather than only amyloid plaques.
🔗 Read more: www.neurociencies.ub.edu/researchers-...
Dr. Maria Suñol has been awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship 🎉
Her project BRAVA will investigate brain predictors of resilience to adversity in adolescence to better understand youth mental health.
Read more: www.neurociencies.ub.edu/ubneuro-rese...
Congrats, Maria! 👏
Prof. Daniel Müllensiefen (University of Hamburg) will discuss how musicality can be defined and measured using cognitive psychometrics.
📅 March 9
🕛 12:00 CET
📍 Faculty of Psychology, UB (Sala Miquel Siguan)
Hosted by Josep Marco, Ernest Mas-Herrero & Marc Via.
The #UBneuro PhD Welcome Day 2026 was a great success! 🎓✨
New doctoral researchers connected with the community, explored responsible research, and visited the Cognitive Neuroscience Unit.
A strong start for the next generation of neuroscientists! 🧠
🎨🧠 Voting for #NeuroArt2026 is now OPEN!
Schools across Catalonia have transformed neuroscience into powerful artistic creations, and now it’s your turn to choose your favourite.
🗳️ Vote HERE: www.neurociencies.ub.edu/voting
Final gala: March 10, 2026 at CCCB.
VISI-ON-BRAIN, led by Prof. Josep M. Canals, secures €4.5M under Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions / Horizon Europe.
Read more: www.neurociencies.ub.edu/visi-on-brai...
🚀 Creatio UB coordinates #IMPACT, an €8.3M EU project transforming #CAR-T manufacturing.
IMPACT advances the full #CAR-T manufacturing chain: #LV scale-up, real-time #QC, AI-based #DigitalTwin, and #OrganOnChip models for predictive efficacy and safety.
@ubneuro.bsky.social @idibaps.bsky.social
At 4YFN (Mobile World Congress), three UBneuro spin-offs will showcase their technology:
🧠 OrganAID
💊 Flavii Therapeutics
🤖 Fedder AI — selected for the BKA Pitch Corner
From neuroscience research to real-world impact.
More info: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Prof. Daniel Tornero visited the Liceu Politècnic to explain how stem cells can help repair and model the human brain.
At UBneuro, outreach, education and equality are not side activities, they are part of our core mission.
Our researchers continue bringing neuroscience to schools 💜
For #Científiques, Prof. Ruth de Diego-Balaguer visited IE Greda (Olot) to talk about:
🧠 What tools does our brain use to learn a language?
Inspiring future scientists, one classroom at a time.
We’re joining #BCNHealthInnovationWeek!
Open House at the Cognitive Neuroscience Unit. Discover how our translational neuroscience infrastructure can support your innovation.
📅 Feb 17 | 11:30–13:00
📍 Mundet Campus, Barcelona
🔗 Register here: bcnhealthinnovationweek.biocat.cat
@biocat.cat @ub.edu
New UBneuro study out in iScience highlights that early-life cognitive stimulation may help preserve brain connectivity and memory in Alzheimer’s disease.
🔗www.neurociencies.ub.edu/early-life-cognitive-sti...
@98lauramh.bsky.social
New research from UBneuro sheds light on the brain mechanisms underlying juvenile fibromyalgia, a chronic pain condition affecting children and adolescents.
🔗Read more: www.neurociencies.ub.edu/multisensory...
@ub.edu @medicinacs-ub.bsky.social
Why doesn’t music feel rewarding for everyone? 🎵🧠
UBneuro researchers review the brain mechanisms behind specific musical anhedonia, showing it stems from reduced connectivity between auditory and reward circuits.
Read more: www.neurociencies.ub.edu/understandin...
🎮📊 A serious game improves mathematical performance in children with dyscalculia.
Researchers from UBneuro validate NeurekaNUM, the first evidence-based digital intervention in Spanish and Catalan.
🔗 Full article: www.neurociencies.ub.edu/a-digital-se...
🧠 PhD position in Neuroscience
Join a funded project on nociception & chronic pain, focusing on CPT1C and AMPAR regulation.
More info: www.neurociencies.ub.edu/wp-content/u...
UBneuro spin-off OrganAID has been recognized as a winner of ChemoStart IX Edition 🏆
A major step forward for precision medicine through organoids and AI.
🔗 Read more: www.neurociencies.ub.edu/ubneuro-spin...
