• Cognition and objective sleep quality in post-COVID-19 patients 

      Carnes-Vendrell, Anna; Piñol-Ripoll, Gerard; Targa, Adriano; Tahan, Nuria; Ariza, Mar; Cano, Neus; Segura, Barbara; Junque, Carme; Béjar, Javier; Barrue, Cristian; Nautilus Project Collaborative Group; Garolera, Maite (Frontiers in Psychology, 2025)
      In the current study, we aimed (i) to evaluate sleep quality via wrist actigraphy monitoring of nonhospitalized and hospitalized post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) participants; (ii) to correlate actigraphy ...
    • Cognitive phenotypes 1 month after ICU discharge in mechanically ventilated patients: a prospective observational cohort study 

      Fernández-Gonzalo, Sol; Navarra-Ventura, Guillem; Bacardit, Neus; Gomà Fernández, Gemma; De Haro, Candelaria; Subirà Cuyàs, Carles; López-Aguilar, Josefina; Magrans, Rudys; Sarlabous, Leonardo; Aquino‑Esperanza, José; Jodar, Mercè; Rué, Montserrat; Ochagavia, Ana; Palao, Diego J.; Fernández, Rafael; Fernández Fernández, Rafael; Blanch, Lluís (Critical Care, 2020)
      Background: ICU patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation experience cognitive decline associated with their critical illness and its management. The early detection of different cognitive ...
    • Efecto del diseño conjunto en la capacidad congnitiva y el rendimiento. Una propuesta de diseño basado en bloques incompletos balanceados 

      Huertas-Garcia, Ruben; Consolación, Carolina; Mas-Machuca, Marta; Forgas-Coll, Santiago (Innovar, 2016)
      La utilización del análisis conjunto para estudiar procesos de decisión estratégica se considera un avance respecto a los métodos habituales post-hoc. Pero, dado que los experimentos conjuntos evalúan ...
    • Feeding the brain: effect of nutrients on cognition, synaptic function, and AMPA receptors 

      Fadó Andrés, Rut; Molins , Anna; Rojas Martín, Rocío; Casals, Nuria (Nutrients, 2022)
      In recent decades, traditional eating habits have been replaced by a more globalized diet, rich in saturated fatty acids and simple sugars. Extensive evidence shows that these dietary factors contribute ...
    • Impact of transcranial direct current stimulation on sustained attention in breast cancer survivors: evidence for feasibility, tolerability, and initial efficacy 

      Gaynor, Alexandra M.; Pergolizzi, Denise; Alici, Yesne; Ryan, Elizabeth; McNeal, Katrazyna; Ahles, Tim A.; Root, James C. (Brain Stimulation, 2020)
      Background: A significant subset of breast cancer survivors experience cognitive difficulties in attention and memory, which persist for years following treatment. Transcranial direct current stimulation ...
    • Retinal microvasculature changes linked to executive function impairment after COVID-19 

      Ariza, Mar; Delas, Barbara; Rodriguez, Beatriz; De Frutos, Beatriz; Cano Marco, Neus; Segura, Bàrbara; Barrué subirana, Cristian; Bejar, Javier; Asaad, Mouafk; Cortés, Claudio Ulises; Junque, Carme; Garolera, Maite; NAUTILUS Project Collaborative Group (Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2024)
      Background/Objectives: Studies using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) have revealed that individuals recovering from COVID-19 have a reduced retinal vascular density (VD) and larger foveal ...
    • Sensing of nutrients by CPT1C controls SAC1 activity to regulate AMPA receptor trafficking 

      Casas, Maria; Rut, Fadó; Domínguez, José Luis; Roig, Aina; Kaku, Moena; Chohnan, Shigeru; Solé, Montse; Unzeta, Mercedes; Miñano Molina, Alfredo Jesús; Rodríguez-Álvarez, José; James Dickson, Eamonn; Casals i Farré, Núria (Journal of Cell Biology, 2020-09)
      Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1C (CPT1C) is a sensor of malonyl-CoA and is located in the ER of neurons. AMPA receptors (AMPARs) mediate fast excitatory neurotransmission in the brain and play a key ...
    • The return of malonyl-CoA to the brain: cognition and other stories 

      Fadó Andrés, Rut; Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Rosalía; Casals i Farré, Núria (Progress in Lipid Research, 2021-01)
      Nutrients, hormones and the energy sensor AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) tightly regulate the intracel-lular levels of the metabolic intermediary malonyl-CoA, which is a precursor of fatty ...