{"id":137,"date":"2025-10-13T09:48:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T07:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/neurobio-trastorns-mentals\/noticies\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T10:19:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T08:19:59","slug":"noticies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/neurobio-trastorns-mentals\/en\/noticies\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Section of news and updates about our research group and projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The research group at the EBPS 2025 Congress- Almer\u00eda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/neurobio-trastorns-mentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2025\/10\/Playa_Almeria-1024x406.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/neurobio-trastorns-mentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2025\/10\/Playa_Almeria-1024x406.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/neurobio-trastorns-mentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2025\/10\/Playa_Almeria-300x119.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/neurobio-trastorns-mentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2025\/10\/Playa_Almeria-768x305.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/neurobio-trastorns-mentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2025\/10\/Playa_Almeria-1536x609.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/neurobio-trastorns-mentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2025\/10\/Playa_Almeria-1200x476.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/neurobio-trastorns-mentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2025\/10\/Playa_Almeria-1980x785.jpeg 1980w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/neurobio-trastorns-mentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2025\/10\/Playa_Almeria.jpeg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Bases Neurobiol\u00f2giques i Neurogen\u00e8tiques dels Trastorns Mentals<\/em> research group actively participated in the European Behavioural Pharmacology Society <strong>(EBPS 2025) Congress<\/strong>, held in <strong>Almer\u00eda (Spain)<\/strong> \u2014 the hometown of our principal investigator, <strong>Dr. Alberto Fern\u00e1ndez-Teruel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At this international event, several members of the group presented three posters featuring new findings on the neurobiological and epigenetic mechanisms related to mental disorders, using the <em>Roman High- (RHA)<\/em> and <em>Low-Avoidance (RLA)<\/em> rat strains as experimental models:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cognition and schizophrenia (Toni Ca\u00f1ete et al.)<\/strong><br>Marked differences were found between the two rat strains in working memory and long-term memory tasks, revealing that prior habituation to the testing context can improve cognitive performance in RHA rats \u2014 a relevant model for understanding the cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Neuronal plasticity and synaptic genes (Alberto Fern\u00e1ndez-Teruel et al.)<\/strong><br>This study analyzed the effects of neonatal stimulation on behavior and gene expression in the prefrontal cortex, showing that this intervention can modulate neuroplasticity and synaptic processes in an age- and strain-dependent manner, highlighting changes in genes such as <em>Snap25<\/em>, <em>Nrg1<\/em>, <em>Homer1<\/em>, and <em>BDNF<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Social neuroplasticity and c-Fos expression (Daniel Sampedro-Viana et al.)<\/strong><br>This work demonstrated that neonatal stimulation enhances social interaction, exploration, and activity in the prefrontal cortex and amygdala, showing increased neuronal activity and plasticity markers (<em>BDNF<\/em>, <em>trkB<\/em>, <em>c-Fos<\/em>), particularly in RHA rats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This collective contribution reinforces the group\u2019s role in translational research on neurodevelopment and mental health, as well as its international collaborations with teams from Denmark, Chile, and Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, of course, we also had the chance to enjoy and be amazed by the landscapes and atmosphere of Almeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"984\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/neurobio-trastorns-mentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2025\/10\/Grupo2-984x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/neurobio-trastorns-mentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2025\/10\/Grupo2-984x1024.jpeg 984w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/neurobio-trastorns-mentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2025\/10\/Grupo2-288x300.jpeg 288w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/neurobio-trastorns-mentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2025\/10\/Grupo2-768x799.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/neurobio-trastorns-mentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2025\/10\/Grupo2-1476x1536.jpeg 1476w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/neurobio-trastorns-mentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2025\/10\/Grupo2-1200x1249.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/neurobio-trastorns-mentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2025\/10\/Grupo2.jpeg 1537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 984px) 100vw, 984px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebps2025.com\">https:\/\/www.ebps2025.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PhD Position Open<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Bases Neurobiol\u00f2giques i Neurogen\u00e8tiques dels Trastorns Mentals<\/em> research group is opening a new <strong>call for applications to recruit a PhD student<\/strong> within the research team of the <strong>Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona (UAB)<\/strong> and the <strong>Institut de Neuroci\u00e8ncies (INc-UAB)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are looking for a <strong>motivated and curious candidate<\/strong> with a strong interest in the <strong>neurobiology of mental disorders<\/strong>, <strong>epigenetic mechanisms<\/strong>, and <strong>animal models of psychological vulnerability<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The selected student will have the opportunity to <strong>work in a highly collaborative environment<\/strong>, with access to <strong>state-of-the-art research facilities<\/strong> and <strong>close supervision by Dr. Alberto Fern\u00e1ndez-Teruel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcc4 You can find all the <strong>details of the call<\/strong> in the following document:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object 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