The hippocampus orchestrates the cerebral process that allows us to recall memories Blog Post

For the first time in humans, researchers from the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) at the Barcelona Science Park have simultaneously recorded the brain activity of the two key areas linked to memory: the hippocampus and the neocortex. This study was made possible thanks to the voluntary participation of epilepsy patients who, due to their disease, have intracranial electrode implants. Making use of virtual reality, the participants performed spatial memory tasks. 

 

IPC selected the study led by Santamaria as one of the top five papers published in 2013 Blog Post

Streptococcal antigens (Streptococcus pyogenes) might be directly involved in the pathological mechanisms that result in the appearance of psoriasis lesions. Psoriasis is a chronic cutaneous inflammatory disease. Its prevalence is high and it affects considerably patients’ quality of life. This is the main conclusion of the scientific paper published by the translational research group on immunodermatology led by Luis Francisco Santamaria Babí, tenure-track lecturer of Immunology of the Department of Physiology and Immunology at the Faculty of Biology and the Barcelona Science Park. The paper has been selected by the International Psoriasis Council (IPC) as one of the top five papers published on 2013 about the disease. The article was published on the Journal of Investigative Dermatology (doi: 10.1038/jid.2012.418), the highest impact factor journal in dermatology.