NERVOUS CONTROL OF RESPIRATION, CIRCULATION AND EMOTIONS. CTS156

Description

This research group located at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Malaga investigates the area of neuroscience and their clinical applications. One of his central themes of research includes cognitive neuroscience, understanding cognitive decline that occurs with aging. These scientific contributions are developed to be directly applicable to the clinical sector.

Research Topics

Central regulation of cardiorespiratory arrest.
Emotional responses.
Neuropeptides involved in emotional and autonomic functions.
Cognitive functions in adult subjects and the elderly.

Scientific-Technical Services

Study of interaction of neurotransmitters and neuropeptides involved in emotional responses.
Administration of growth factors in aging by their neuroprotective and hepatoprotective effects.
Analysis of cognitive functions and behavioural deterioration in neurodegenerative diseases in the elderly.
Study of brain regions involved in regulating central cardiorespiratory in various stress situations.