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Research Groups
Group 2
Programme: Therapeutic Innovation / Depression Lead Researcher: Artigas Pérez, Francesc
Group Members
STAFF MEMBERS: Castañé Forn, Anna | Jaramillo Muñumer, María | Paz Silva, Verónica | Santana Ramos, Noemí.
ASSOCIATED MEMBERS: Bortolozzi Biasoni, Analia | Campa Montobbio, Leticia | Celada Pedrosa, María Paz | Ferres Coy, Albert | Fullana Llinàs, Maria Neus | Galofré Centelles, Mireia | Gasull Camós, Júlia | Lladó Pelfort, Laia | Riga, Maurizio | Ruiz Bronchal, Esther.
Main lines of research
• Neurobiological basis and treatment for severe psychiatric disorders: study of neurotransmitters, receptors and brain circuits involved.
• Mechanism of action of antidepressant and an- tipsychotic drugs: brain circuits involved.
• Study on the brain circuits involved in the psy- chotomimetic action of non-competitive NMDA receptor antagonists and serotonergic hallucino- gens.
• Neurobiological basis of fast-acting antidepres- sant strategies (deep brain stimulation, RNAi, ket- amine).
• Study of transgenic mouse models of schizo- phrenia.
• Neurochemistry and neuropharmacology of brain neurotransmitters.
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