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A new protocol allows biological evaluation of how preschool children react to a stressful situation.

During July, the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) hosted 10 undergraduate students from other Spanish universities and international institutions within the Undergraduate Talent Attraction Program of the University of Granada.

For years, sports science has operated on the assumption that engaging in a demanding mental task impairs athletic performance. Now, a series of studies led by Darías Holgado—a PhD graduate from the University of Granada (UGR) and researcher at UniDistance Suisse—in collaboration with Daniel Sanabria, a scientist at the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center at UGR, confirm that, contrary to popular belief, prior cognitive effort does not negatively affect physical exertion physiology, perceived exertion or athletic performance.

El Centro de Investigación Mente, Cerebro y Comportamiento (CIMCYC) ha obtenido un excelente resultado en la resolución provisional de la convocatoria de Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento 2025 de la Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI).

The research, led by Agar Marín-Morales (CIMCYC) and a team of researchers from the University of Valencia and Chile, focused on whether oxytocin levels (a neuropeptide involved in empathy) differed in response to others' pain depending on the type of violence committed. Specifically, 31 men convicted of gender-based violence participated in the study: 13 convicted of psychological violence and 18 convicted of physical violence, alongside a control group of 33 men with no criminal record.

Miembros del LabSex han validado la versión española de las SIS/SES-SF en personas con diferente orientación sexual (bisexuales, gais/lesbianas y heterosexuales).

During the 2025/2026 academic year, the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) at the University of Granada welcomed over 200 visitors to its facilities, bringing neuroscience and psychology closer to the public.

A study by CIMCYC researchers Águeda Fuentes-Guerra Toral, Fabiano Botta, Juan Lupiáñez, Carlos González-García y Elisa Martín-Arévalo reveals that sudden external stimuli not only catch our attention but, depending on the context, also prioritize the information temporarily stored in memory.

Why do we come to like certain foods even though we initially rejected them? Researchers at CIMCYC have studied how experience transforms our taste preferences and how overexposure to very tasty foods can change our eating habits.

The director of the Social Problems Psychology research group (HUM 289), Miguel Moya, has been awarded the prestigious “Lifetime Achievement Award 2026” by the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP), one of the most prominent international scientific societies in the field of Social Psychology. This recognition is granted to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to research in Social Psychology.