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Artigas Pérez, Francesc
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Barcelona C/ Rosselló 161, 6a Pl. 08036 Barcelona
(+34) 93 363 83 15 [email protected] group website
GROUP MEMBERS
Staff members: Jaramillo Muñumer, María | Paz Silva, Verónica | Santana Ramos, Noemí
Associated members: Bortolozzi Biasoni, Analia | Campa Montobbio, Leticia | Castañe Forn, Anna | Celada Pedrosa, María Paz | Ferrés Coy, Albert | Fullana Llinas, María Neus | Gasull Camós, Júlia | 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 antipsychotic drugs: Identification of new targets and brain circuits involved.
• Study on the brain circuits involved in the psychotropic action of non-competitive NMDA receptor antagonists and serotonergic hallucinogens.
• Neurobiological basis of fast-acting antidepressant strategies (RNAi, glutamatergic agents, including ketamine).
• Study of transgenic mouse models of schizophrenia.
• Neurochemistry and neuropharmacology of brain neurotransmitters.
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PROGRAMMES
Therapeutic Innovation Depression
