Tips para la estimulación cognitiva con NeuronUP

Tips on cognitive stimulation with NeuronUP


17.1kviewsBoosting the mental abilities in older adults has generated much interest ever since our understanding of brain plasticity began. We now know that, even though advanced age is one of the strongest risk factors for…

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Memoria corporizada: Influencia de la postura corporal en la memoria autobiográfica

Embodied memory: The influence of body posture on autobiographical memory


11.5kviewsIn cognitive science, everyone seems to be talking about embodied cognition; a concept involving the claim that states of the body modify states of the mind [1]. As seen in a previous post, it has…

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Hablamos de Neurociencia con "Hablemos de Neurociencia"

We talk about Neuroscience with ‘Hablemos de Neurociencia’ [Let’s talk about Neuroscience]


11.8kviews“Working to ensure that science is no longer a bargaining chip”. With this noble and ambitious goal in mind, the project Hablemos de Neurociencia was founded in 2015, a website that aims at bringing the broad and…

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Fake It Until You Make It: Influencia de la Postura Corporal en la Actitud y el Rendimiento Cognitivo

Fake It ’Til You Make It : The Effect of Body Posture on Attitude and Cognitive Performance


10.8kviewsWe are used to reading that nonverbal language—our gestures and body postures—reveals our mood or psychological state, something we reflect even in our metaphorical way of speaking when using expressions such as “to carry the…

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actividades de la vida diaria

Activities of Daily Living (ADLs): Definition, classification and exercises


238.7kviewsDo you know what activities of daily living are? Do you know the difference between basic and instrumental activities of daily living? Do you know how to improve ADLs? In today’s post, we explain what…

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Sistema de Neuronas Espejo: función, disfunción y propuestas de rehabilitación

Mirror Neuron System: Function, Dysfunction and Rehabilitation Proposals


33.5kviewsDefinition of the mirror neuron system Neuroanatomy of the mirror neuron system motor/imitation : There are two main neuronal networks that make up the mirror neuron system (Cattaneo & Rizzolati, 2008): one formed by areas…

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The role of the occupational therapist in cognitive stimulation and rehabilitation

The role of the occupational therapist in cognitive stimulation and rehabilitation


6.3kviewsAn occupational therapist, better known as an OT, is a professional who studied in the university in order to get a degree that certified them as a qualified person to perform these activities. Usually can…

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Deconstruyendo el Síndrome de Tourette

Deconstructing Tourette Syndrome


19kviewsHave you heard of Tourette syndrome? In Spain, it is still considered a rare disease based on its prevalence in the population. However, studies at the international level indicate that the disorder is actually much…

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