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A group of researchers from CIMCYC, part of the "Psychosocial and Transcultural Aspects of Health and Illness" research group, have collaborated with the Carlos Rafael Rodríguez University of Cienfuegos (Cuba) to adapt and standardize the Computerized Battery for Neuropsychological Evaluation of Children (BENCI) for Cuban children. This marks the first neuropsychological assessment battery validated in the Cuban population.

Researchers from the Memory and Language Lab at CIMCYC (University of Granada) have investigated effective strategies to reduce false memories in older adults, a common phenomenon that impacts their autonomy and quality of life. Their study, published in Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, shows that corrective feedback, especially when combined with repeated practice and self-monitoring, helps both younger and older adults improve their memory accuracy and avoid recalling events that never happened, even when learning new information.

A group of researchers from CIMCYC has published in the Journal of Memory and Language a study revealing that involuntary attention can activate memories stored temporarily in memory.

Con motivo de nuestro ciclo de CIMCYC Sessions, tenemos el placer de anunciar nuestra próxima sesión de EEG+ Q&A el miércoles, 25 de junio. Para esta ocasión, se realizará una sesión de preguntas y respuestas centrada en EEG+.

Researchers from CIMCYC validated a game-based intervention program to improve writing skills in Spanish language in children from 3rd to 6th grade of primary school with learning difficulties.

The Human Brain and Cognition Lab - Cognitive and Affective Dynamics, in collaboration with researchers from Sport Science and Ghent University, analyzed how physical exertion and cognitive performance influence each other. They used Granger Causality, a technique for analyzing cause-and-effect relationships over time, to examine the connection between the two processes.

A study published in the journal Personal Relationships by researchers from the LabSex of CIMCYC analyzed the relationship between the subjective experience of orgasm (SOE) and relationship satisfaction in same-sex couples. They studied how different dimensions of SOE (i. e., affective, sensory, intimacy, and reward) in the context of sexual intercourse influence relationship satisfaction in 110 Spanish same-sex couples.

The next session of the CIMCYC Sessions AI, Mind and Brain will be held on Wednesday, June 18. A paper entitled “Inferring DNN-Brain Alignment using Representational Similarity Analyses can be Problematic” will be discussed.

Researchers from the Psychosocial Consequences of Social Class Laboratory of the Psychology of Social Problems Research Group (HUM-289) have published an article featuring three studies that examined how preferences for justice principles influence causal reasoning about poverty and support for social protection policies targeting these groups.

A study conducted by researchers from CIMCYC of the PNinsula group and the University of Otavalo/University of the Americas, compared personal and psychological characteristics of 1093 men convicted of gender violence grouped into two profiles: specialists, who have only committed violence against their partner, and generalists, who have also committed other types of crimes. The role of executive functions was also evaluated: cognitive skills such as working memory, inhibition, decision making and cognitive flexibility. All this to better understand who they are, how they think and what differentiates them, with the aim of adapting treatments to their specific needs and reducing recidivism.