Faculty of Medicine

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Research group

Spanish

Neuropsychology and Behavior Group

Academic Unit: Faculty of Medicine

Colombian Ministry of Science

A1

Call

894 GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Medical and health sciences

Subarea

Clinical medicine

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Strategic Focus

We are an interdisciplinary research group that belongs to the School of Medicine of the Universidad de Antioquia. We form human talent in research at graduate and postgraduate levels through the structuring and execution of research projects. Also, we contribute to the generation of knowledge focused on clinical and technological solutions in the area of cognitive neurosciences as well.

Research Lines and/or Areas

Cognitive Neurosciences.
Neurosciences and Engineering.
Clinical Neurosciences.
Learning and Teaching of Research.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Group Coordinator

Carlos Andrés Tobón Quintero MD, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Basic Biomedical Sciences

Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia.

Coordinator's Email

carlos.tobonq@udea.edu.co

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

Neurosciences Group of Antioquia, Colombia.
Global Brain Conssortium.
Cuban Neuroscience Center.
Institute of Cognitive Neurology, Argentina.
ETH Zürich, Switzerland.

Neural Systems Analysis Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, United States of America.
Clinical Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, University of California, United States of America.
Kosik Neurology Laboratory, University of California, United States of America.

Highlighted Projects

Identification of preclinical biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease through longitudinal monitoring of brain electrical activity in populations with a genetic risk.
Action language processing in patients with ganglion-basal disease.
Changes in quantitative electroencephalogram patterns (alpha, theta reactivity and their index) at rest and in memory tasks, in the longitudinal follow-up of patients with a genetic risk for early Alzheimer's disease.
Modulation of the brain's electrical activity in emotional processing and its relationship with levels of empathy in Colombian ex-combatants.

Key Research Findings

Executive Control Guided by Context in Colombian Ex-Combatants. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-25077-5_11
Parkinson's disease compromises the appraisal of action meanings evoked by naturalistic texts. DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2017.07.003
Precuneus Failures in Subjects of the PSEN1 E280A Family at Risk of Developing Alzheimer's Disease Detected Using Quantitative Electroencephalography. DOI: 10.3233/JAD-161291
Cambios en el EEG en reposo de exparticipantes en el conflicto armado colombiano con trastorno de personalidad antisocial (Changes in the resting EEG of ex-participants in the Colombian armed conflict with antisocial personality disorder). DOI: 10.1016/j.rcp.2017.02.001

Services and/or Products Portfolio

Neurological and neuropsychological clinical evaluation.
Neurophysiological evaluation.
Cognitive and physiological paradigm design.
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of biomedical signals from electroencephalography and magnetic resonance.
Consulting in structuring research projects.
Education of students in research.
Social appropriation of knowledge with transmedia strategies.

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