''PRO-INFLAMMATORY GENE EXPRESSION AND NEUROTOXIC EFFECTS OF ACTIVATED MICROGLIA ARE ATTENUATED BY ABSENCE OF CCAAT/ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN.''
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.