''CCAAT/ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA IS DOWNREGULATED BY TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR AGONISTS IN MICROGLIAL CELLS.''

The department studies the biological bases and molecular mechanisms of brain aging and brain pathologies, including neurodegenerative, cerebrovascular, and neuroinflammatory diseases. In the same way, it addresses the study of brain circuits and synaptic processes involved in neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression and schizophrenia.