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Annual Report 2019
Periodic multidisciplinary assessments during 2019
Admissions in Day Centre and Residence Informed Consents
Baseline Assessments
Clinical Evaluations
Brain MRI Studies Blood testing
3.2.2. Department of Neuropsychology
Neuropsychology is a scientific field that aims to describe, diagnose and treat cognitive, behavioral and emotional changes that appear as a result of a possible functional or structural impairment of the Central Nervous System. Within the field of dementias Neuropsychology not only allows to characterize in an accurate way the cognitive state of an individual, but also helps to guide the diagnostic deci- sion, to determine which subjects present a higher risk of developing a future neu- rodegenerative disorder and propose the appropriate therapeutic intervention.
Given the multidisciplinary nature of the CIEN Foundation, the purpose of the Neu- ropsychology department is to contribute to the proper development of ongoing research projects through proper coordination with the rest of the departmental areas. In addition, among its objectives are also the conceptualization and im- plementation of new research hypotheses in the context of early detection and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.
Among the specific tasks carried out by the Department of Neuropsychology, the following activities are noteworthy:
• Neuropsychological assessment and cognitive diagnosis
• Preparation of clinical reports.
• Management and curation of databases.
• Statistical analysis and preparation of scientific reports.
• Teaching and mentoring of the external training practices of students from the
last year of the Psychology Degree at the Autonomous University, the Rey Juan
Carlos University and the Complutense University of Madrid.
• Communication in scientific forums of the research work carried out in the de-
partment.
• Dissemination to society of the progress of the investigation.
• Development of research projects on neurodegenerative diseases, especially fo-
cused on Alzheimer’s disease.
Main lines of research
The interests of the Neuropsychology department focus on four well defined lines of research in the area of its competence. In particular, the following priority re- search lines can be identified, which are described below.
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