León-Cabrera, Patricia (Date of defense: 2021-05-07)
It has been proposed that the human brain is a proactive processor. Rather than passively receiving information, it is seen as continuously attempting to predict what will happen next. In the domain ...
Ramos Escobar, Neus (Date of defense: 2021-04-16)
Language is one of the main traits of humans. Language is used to transmit information about thoughts, knowledge, and feelings in a very flexible way. Since childhood, humans show an innate ability to ...
Vaquero Zamora, Lucía (Date of defense: 2016-12-14)
It has been shown that music and language training can elicit plastic changes on brain structure and function bringing along behavioural benefits. For instance, musicians have been reported to have ...
Gómez Andrés, Alba (Date of defense: 2022-12-15)
[eng] How do we recognize that “I” am the one acting upon the world? This experience of knowing oneself as the author of our actions and their consequences, the sense of agency, is a basic feature of ...