Timón Pérez, Krystal (Date of defense: 2018-12-18)
During mitosis, the microtubules organize a bipolar spindle that segregates the chromosomes. In higher eukaryotes, these microtubules are nucleated through three different pathways involving the centrosomes ...
Carrignon, Simon (Date of defense: 2019-11-15)
In this thesis, we have quantified the influence of content-dependent biases in social learning strategies. Our theoretical framework combines agent-based models and Bayesian inference to measure ...
Manaca, Maria Nélia Joquim (Date of defense: 2011-09-27)
Past and present uses of DDT and pyrethroids have led to their incorporation into humans, mainly through the food chain and sometimes by direct exposure. The present work focuses on establishing the ...
Pazo Pelegrí, Esther (Date of defense: 2021-07-15)
At the end of G1 phase, cells have to decide between continue proliferation or remain in a quiescent state (G0). This decision point, known as “Start” in yeast and “Restriction Point” in metazoans, marks ...
Serra Pascual, Selma A. (Date of defense: 2011-07-04)
Migraine is one of most disabling neurological disorders for which the genetic and molecular mechanisms are not fully resolved. This PhD thesis has focused on the functional characterization of two new ...
Martín Sánchez, Miquel (Date of defense: 2003-07-16)
Aquesta tesi presenta els estudis realitzat per avaluar el paper de diferents neurotransmisors i neuromoduladors en respostes de tipus emocional, en el control dels efectes reforçants i gratificants de ...
Solé Morata, Neus (Date of defense: 2017-12-15)
The Y chromosome is the longest non-recombining DNA sequence of the human genome. This avoidance of recombination, together with its paternal inheritance, makes the Y chromosome a powerful tool with ...
Ibáñez Lillo, Alexandra (Date of defense: 2017-02-24)
In order to find the referents of words, infants rely on constrains that guide their interpretations. Currently, little is known about how language environment influences referent identification. ...
Boronat Rigol, Anna (Date of defense: 2020-01-16)
Hydroxytyrosol is a health-promoting dietary phenol mainly present in extra virgin olive oil. Wine and beer are sources of tyrosol, a related phenolic compound. We have demonstrated that in humans tyrosol ...
Cesana Arlotti, Nicolò (Date of defense: 2016-01-15)
From a developmental perspective, propositional logical reasoning has been often characterized either as the peak of cognitive development or as an innate property of human cognition. Our ignorance of ...