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A team from the University of Granada has integrated exercise physiology and health psychology to determine whether high-intensity training protects mental health. The BEER-HIIT study analyzes how a high-intensity physical exercise program influences the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of young adults between the ages of 18 and 40. A unique aspect of this research is its additional focus: whether moderate alcohol consumption modifies the effects of the training

Un equipo de investigación del Centro de Investigación, Mente, Cerebro y Comportamiento (CIMCYC) en colaboración con la Universidad de Zaragoza, de Valencia, la Complutense de Madrid y la Universidad Católica de Lovaina (Bélgica) ha analizado cómo la forma en que las personas experimentan y regulan sus emociones influye en el craving, tanto en videojuegos como en el juego de azar, y cómo este deseo puede derivar en consecuencias más graves cuando no se maneja adecuadamente.

The Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center invites to the "Hippocampal neuronal networks: high-density microelectrode array stimulation for causal interrogation and data-driven control", with Dr. Elisa Tentori from the University of Padova, Italy.

The Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) at the University of Granada participated in the Conference on Best Practices and Lessons Learned in the Implementation of Gender Equality Plans, held on April 27 at the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) in Barcelona. The event was organized by the SOMMa Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Working Group in collaboration with the ICM-CSIC.

La plataforma de intervención en dislexia y TDAH, impulsada por investigadoras del CIMCYC, entra en el programa de aceleración de UNICEF España para escalar su impacto en la infancia.

During the month of July 2026, the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) will host national and international undergraduate talented students with research interests aligned with work carried out at the center.
We offer placements for 9 students from outside the University of Granada who have completed at least 50% of the total credits required for their bachelor's degree program.

Una investigación recientemente publicada en International Journal of Intercultural Relations examinó distintas medidas de bienestar —como la satisfacción con la vida, el trabajo o la familia— y su conexión con el estatus socioeconómico y el conflicto entre las esferas laboral y familiar. 

Researchers from the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) and the University of Valladolid have conducted a study aimed at understanding the role played by stress and psychological resilience in the daily lives of older adults, and, more specifically, analysed whether stress acts as a risk factor and whether psychological resilience functions as a protective factor for independence and participation.

On June 11 and 12, the CIMCYC will hold its VIII Research Conference: "Science at the Service of Society," focusing on knowledge transfer.

El próximo miércoles 29 de marzo, PsychoBeers tendrá una sesión dedicada a la educación bajo el título "Qué funciona y qué no en las aulas". Las charlas comenzarán a las 20:30 h en la Sala Planta Baja.