Suades González, Elisabet (Date of defense: 2018-05-15)
Introduction The influence of the environment, and its interplay with genetics, can account for up to half of the variance of neurodevelopmental disorders. In this thesis we reviewed previous literature ...
Ruiz Castell, María de la Concepción (Date of defense: 2012-09-05)
Background: Oruro is a mining city in the Bolivian highlands. Most of its citizens are exposed to polymetalic cocktails. This study aims to determine whether the neuropsychological development of one ...
López Vicente, Mònica (Date of defense: 2016-12-14)
This thesis aims to study the determinants and trajectories of cognitive development, as well as the role of physical activity on cognitive and brain development in children aged 4 to 14 years old. We ...
Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar (Date of defense: 2010-07-19)
Las hormonas tiroideas (HT) son esenciales para el desarrollo normal del cerebro. El desbalance tiroideo en la etapa fetal y postnatal puede producir retraso neuroconductual. La exposición a compuestos ...
Duarte Salles, Talita (Date of defense: 2012-07-31)
Introduction: Prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and to acrylamide has been suggested to reduce fetal growth. The role of diet, the main source of exposure to these compounds ...
Forns i Guzman, Joan (Date of defense: 2012-04-03)
Introduction Neuropsychological development is a genetically guided process which is continuously modified by socio-environmental factors. This thesis aimed to study the main socio-environmental ...
Vilahur Chiaraviglio, Nadia (Date of defense: 2014-09-25)
The prenatal period is a stage of special sensitivity to the adverse effects of environmental agents for the developing fetus. The human placenta is an organ that, in the interface between mother and ...
Vilor Tejedor, Natàlia (Date of defense: 2018-03-16)
Imaging Genetics (IG) aims to test how genetic information influences brain structure and function, cognitive processes and complex neurodevelopmental domains, combining magnetic resonance imaging-based ...
Avella García, Claudia B. (Date of defense: 2016-07-28)
The main aims of this thesis can be divided into three focuses. First: to review the literature on the effect of the intake of seafood during early life on neurodevelopment. Secondly: to evaluate the ...
Casas Ruiz, Lidia (Date of defense: 2013-04-30)
Background and aims: The immune, respiratory and central nervous system start developing during pregnancy and continue during the first years of life. Therefore, environmental exposures during these ...