19.6kviewsToday, the occupational therapist Ángel Sánchez, after explaining in an earlier post the goals and functions of occupational therapy, addresses the role of occupational therapy in patients with acquired brain injury. Occupational therapyis the use of…
13.7kviewsDo you know Aura Fundació? Do you know what its mission is? The head of the neuropsychology program at Aura Fundació, Roser Fernández, tells us about the work of this social entity and discusses the…
9.9kviewsDo you sometimes get lost while reading different articles and books on apraxia? This is the second installment of a brief guide to reviewing literature on apraxia, designed to make it easier for professionals and…
16.7kviewsSometimes, when looking up different sources on apraxia, we can find no agreements among the different definitions, classifications, diagnostic criteria or nomenclatures of movements given by the different manuals or authors. This blog post tries…
78kviewsWhat is Parkinson’s disease? Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the most common neurodegenerative movement disorder, with studies reporting prevalence between 108-207 per 100,000 in Europe. Although a pure genetic origin can be demonstrated in a minority…
11.8kviewsMore than a century of research showed that solving the nine-dot problem was impossible. The exercise involves connecting all nine dots with four straight lines. Difficulty in solving the problem remained even after giving hints,extended…
23.1kviewsIn the field of neuropsychology and psychology, an understanding of social cognition brings to mind concepts such as empathy, recognition of emotional facial expressions, theory of mind or mentalization; however, it is not always clear…
10.9kviewsThe 1st Congress of the Colombian Society of Neuropsychology took place between September 21 and 23, 2017, with the aim of disseminating scientific advances made in Colombia in the field of neuropsychology, as well as…
