Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The URNC is a social cognitive neuroscience lab at the Department of Psychiatry of the Autonomous University of Barcelona and at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute.
The URNC applies neuroimaging, neuropsychological and metabolomic techniques to study the neural and psychological dimensions of fundamental social phenomena, including the adaptations for motherhood, altruism and pro-sociality, and how these processes may be disrupted leading to mental health conditions. The URNC has published in Nature Neuroscience, JAMA Psychiatry, American Journal of Psychiatry, PNAS, among others.
At present, the group has the following active research lines: Adaptations for motherhood during pregnancy and the postpartum period; mental disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period, and social neuroscience of group dynamics.
The group has an active ERC Advanced Grant, one “la Caixa” Foundation Research Health, a Horizon Pathfinder, a FIS and a Retos I+D.
Directed by:
Òscar Vilarroya Oliver
Research lines
- Research lines:
- Neuroscience of the adaptations for motherhood
- Mental disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period
- Neuroscience of moral values
- 4E-Neuroscience of experiential learning
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
Projects
- 1 Finished
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DINAMICA DE LOS MARCADORES NEURALES, BIOQUIMICOS Y NEUROPSICOLOGICOS SUBYACENTES A LAS ADAPTACIONES PARA LA MATERNIDAD DURANTE EL EMBARAZO
Vilarroya Oliver, O. (Principal Investigator), Bulbena Vilarrasa, A. (Investigator), Casals Soler, G. (Investigator), Payà Panadés, A. (Investigator), Pretus Gomez, C. H. (Investigator), Robles Corchado, A. (Investigator), Rubio Salazar, R. (Investigator), Cortizo Vidal, R. (Investigator) & Soler Campillo, A. (Collaborator)
Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO), European Regional Development Fund (FEDER)
1/01/19 → 30/09/22
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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El 94% de la substància grisa del cervell de les mares experimenta canvis durant l'embaràs
Translated title of the contribution :94% of Maternal Brain Gray Matter Experiences Changes During Pregnancy Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Dissemination
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La dimensión social en psiquiatría
Vilarroya Oliver, O. & Fatjo Rios, J., 2025, Introducción a la psicopatología y la psiquiatría: Vallejo. Bulbena Vilarrasa, A. & Cardoner Álvarez, N. (eds.). Elsevier, p. 68-75 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Pregnancy entails a U-shaped trajectory in human brain structure linked to hormones and maternal attachment
Servin-Barthet, C., Martínez-García, M., Paternina-Die, M., Marcos-Vidal, L., Martín de Blas, D., Soler, A., Khymenets, O., Casals, G., Prats Rodriguez, P., Pozo, O. J., Pretus, C., Carmona, S. & Vilarroya, O., 16 Jan 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 14 p., 730.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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