Ainara Gómez-Gastiasoro

• University of the Basque Country

Prematurity has been related to altered brain structure and cognition, and so our aim was to describe them in the absence of major structural brain injury following low-risk preterm birth during adolescence and young adulthood. The sample consisted of 250 participants, 132 of whom were low-risk preterm (30–36 weeks’ gestational age) and 118 were fu...

Objectives To establish neuropsychological profiles after high- and low-risk preterm birth (i.e., with and without neonatal brain injury) during adolescence and young adulthood and to assess the potential role of early life environmental factors in cognition. Study design Participants (N = 177; Mage = 20.11 years) of both sexes were evaluated when...

Cognitive remediation has been shown to improve cognition in schizophrenia, but little is known about the specific functional and structural brain changes related to the implementation of an integrative cognitive remediation program. This study analyzed the functional and structural brain changes identified after implementing an integrative cogniti...

Self-determination theory (SDT) suggests that motivation can interact with resilience and perceived competence. The climate-related characteristics of the classroom can influence student motivation. This study aimed to evaluate the associations between the differentiated motivation of theoretical and practical teaching, resilience, and perceived co...

Background Patient safety is a relevant subject in the nursing curriculum. Each university programs patient safety teaching and practical training differently. However, few studies have sought to explore the relationship between patient safety as perceived by nursing students and other important psychosocial competencies in the nursing curriculum,...

The increased aging of populations and rises in immigration have prompted the design of new methodologies and instruments for fostering the invisible care of geriatric patients among health science students in accordance with the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. A total of 656 psychology, nursing and dentistry students participated in this study, which ha...

Background There is a lack of knowledge about whether preterm birth might lead to a greater susceptibility to early life environmental factors. The aim of this study was to establish the neuropsychological profiles in high- and low-risk preterm samples during adolescence and young adulthood and to assess the potential role of early life environment...

This study analyzed the effectiveness of an integrative cognitive remediation program (REHACOP) in improving neurocognition, social cognition, creativity, functional outcome, and clinical symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. In addition, possible mediators predicting improvement in functional outcomes were explored. The program combined cogniti...

Lesch‐Nyhan disease is a rare, sex‐linked, genetic neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by hyperuricemia, dystonia, cognitive impairment, and recurrent self‐injury. We previously found reduced brain white matter volume in patients with Lesch‐Nyhan disease compared to healthy adults using voxel‐based morphometry. Here we address the str...

Objective To systematically review and perform meta-analyses on the long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes of moderate and late preterm (MLPT) born adults in relation to cognitive functioning and psychiatric disorders. Study design A search was conducted to identify any studies that involved prematurity in adulthood. From these studies, reports tha...

Transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) increases performance in some perceptual tasks. However, little is known about its effect on creativity. Although dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) has been postulated as an important cortical area related to creativity, the relative role of left and right DLPFC is still unclear. We aimed to compare...

The relationship between creativity and psychopathology has been a controversial research topic for decades. Specifically, it has been shown that people with schizophrenia have an impairment in creative performance. However, little is known about the brain correlates underlying this impairment. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze whole...

Neuropsychological rehabilitation has been the focus of much scientific research over the past decades due to its efficacy in different pathologies. Advances in the neuropsychology field have led to improvements and changes in neuropsychological interventions, which in turn have given rise to different approaches and rehabilitation programs. REHACO...

Resumen Introducción Aunque la relación de los síntomas y las funciones cognitivas con la funcionalidad de pacientes con esquizofrenia es bien conocida, la complejidad de la patología hace necesario el estudio de esta relación por medio de un método más analítico que los enfoques de relaciones simples. Material y métodos Ciento sesenta y cinco pa...

Objective: To obtain two equivalent short forms of the "Situational Feature Recognition Test, Version 2," a social perception test, and their psychometric properties. Methods: Patients with schizophrenia (n = 101) were assessed at two different times. Statistical analyses were performed as follows: (1) Cronbach's alpha was used to assess reliabi...

Cognitive scores could be a useful tool when discriminating between patients with schizophrenia (SZ) and non‐psychiatric population. However, whether these scores can contribute to the accurate diagnosis of the disease is still unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the best approach as to the inclusion of cognitive impairment as a potent...

Introduction: Although it is well-known that several factors such as symptoms and cognition are related with functional outcome in schizophrenia, the complex nature of the disorder makes necessary to study their interaction by means of a more analytic method than simple linkages approaches. Material and methods: One hundred and sixty-five patien...

Background: White matter (WM) alterations are well documented in schizophrenia. Abnormalities in interhemispheric fibers appear to account for altered WM asymmetry in the illness. However, the regional specificity (e.g., frontal versus occipital) of these alterations and their potential contribution to cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia remain...

The main purpose of the present study was to adapt and validate the social perception measure "Situational Feature Recognition Test 2″ (SFRT-2) in Spanish psychiatric and non-psychiatric population. One hundred and one patients with schizophrenia and 100 healthy controls (HC) were assessed. Test's reliability was studied by Cronbach's alpha coeffic...

Background Social cognition (SC) impairment is common among patients with schizophrenia. This multidimensional construct comprises four domains: a) theory of mind (ToM); b) social perception (SP); c) attributional style (AS); and, d) emotion perception (EP). Especially within SC subdomains, SP, along with neurocognition, seems to be highly related...

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the efficacy of the integrative group-based cognitive rehabilitation programme, REHACOP, on improving cognitive functions in multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: Fourty-two MS patients were randomized to the treatment programme REHACOP (n = 21) or waiting list control condition (n = 21). The REHACOP group receive...

Background The injury of visual pathway and abnormalities of visual processing speed (VPS) are frequent in MS, but their association remains unexplored. Objective To evaluate the impact of posterior visual pathway structural and functional integrity on VPS of MS patients. Methods Cross-sectional study of 30 MS patients and 28 controls, evaluating...