WHO
WHO ARE WE?
The group Neurodevelopment and learning is an interdisciplinary group , formed by professionals from Education, psychology, medicine, speech therapy and physical activity and sport, focused on research in the field of learning and neurodevelopmental difficulties and disorders.
COLLABORATING ENTITIES
The main area of research is the detection, assessment, diagnosis and intervention in Procedural Learning Disorder (PLD) / Coordination Disorder (CDD). development . Other topics of study include:
Deficits in Attention Motor control and Perception (DAMP)
Dyspraxia
Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Non-Verbal Learning Disorder (NVLD)
Social Communication Disorder (SCT)
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Specific learning to read disorder/dyslexia
ONGOING PROJECTS
Funding: State Agency of research (Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities).
Participating entities: University of Navarra, University of Leeds (UK).
Principal Investigator: Sara Magallón Recalde
Team: Maite Aznárez; Nerea Crespo Eguílaz; Leyre Gambra; Celeste Reyes; Maite Gárriz; Apolinar Graña; Rocío Sánchez-Carpintero. work Team: Carmen Gándara; Estela Loza; Nick Preston; Eddy Lucy; Liam Hill.
goal: The main goal is to detect primary Education students with motor difficulties, who could meet the diagnostic criteria for procedural learning disorder/coordination disorder development .
This project is funded by the State Agency of research (Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities) and summarizes the essence of our group of research Neurodevelopment and Learning:
Contribute to the early detection of procedural learning disorder/ development coordination disorder. This pathology involves marked motor clumsiness, which has a significant influence on daily life, in family, school and social environments. For example, poor handwriting due to a fine motor deficit, spending a lot of time on self-care tasks such as dressing due to slowness, fail Education Physical, being teased in the playground at high school or in the park due to lack of coordination, etc. These difficulties are frequently associated, in addition, to attention deficit, reading problems and visual-spatial integration.
Contribute to development of useful tools for the assessment of the affected schoolchildren.
To increase the diagnosis of this highly unknown and underdiagnosed disorder.
Develop personalized intervention guidelinesto improve the quality of life of these children.
GOALS
01
To validate in the Spanish population the FUNMOVES instrument for the detection of primary schoolchildren with motor difficulties at Education .
02
To identify Education primary schoolchildren with motor difficulties using the Spanish version of FUNMOVES.
03
To explore the diagnostic capability of FUNMOVES in relation to procedural learning disorder/ development coordination disorder (PLD/CDD).
04
Design an individualized intervention plan for schoolchildren detected with possible TAP/TDC.
Funding: high school Health carlos III / FEDER Funds
Principal Investigator: Marta María Alonso Roldán
Financed by: Rafa Nadal Foundation/ Banco Santander
Participating entities: University of Navarra, University of La Coruña, Rafa Nadal Foundation and Special Olympics.
researcher principal: Apolinar Graña Varela
Team: Magallón Recalde, Sara; Gambra Echevarría, Leyre; Arellano Torres, Araceli; Reyes Vivanco, Celeste Luz Amalia; Sobrino Morrás, Ángel; Crespo Eguilaz, Nerea; Fraguela Vale, Raúl; Rodriguez Romero, Diana Jimena; Alzate Moreno, Celia.
goal: The main goal is to study the influence of the Rafa Nadal Foundation's 'More than tennis' program on the lives of athletes with intellectual disabilities, their families and coaches.
researcher principal: Araceli Arellano Torres
Team: Araceli Arellano, Carmen Gándara, Martín Martínez, Estela López, Olga Lizasoain, Leyre Gambra.
goalStudy of tools aimed at evaluating the educational quality of programs and services for student body with ASD and other neurodevelopmental disorders, for use in educational centers in Spain, both ordinary and special Education .
PREVIOUS PROJECTS
Devaluation in decision making in adults with ADHD: association with lifestyles and effect of medication.
Financed by: Ministry of Science and Innovation/ FEDER Funds
Principal investigators: Javier Bernácer María, Gonzalo Arrondo Ostiz.
Team: Diaz Sánchez, Patricia; García Arbizu, Irati; Crespo Eguílaz, Nerea; Azanárez Sanado, Maite; Magallón Recalde, Sara; Vallejo Valdivieso, María.
Dates: 1/1/2018- 30/9/2021
Psychopedagogical intervention in Procedural Learning Disorder: training in motor skills and the cognitive function of central coherence.
Funding: University of Navarra Plan of research (PIUNA).
Principal Investigator: Pilar Montserrat García Fernández
Team: Nerea Crespo-Eguílaz; Sara Magallón; Leyre Gambra, Rocío Sánchez-Carpìntero; Maite Gárriz; Celeste Reyes; Carmen Gándara; Montserrat Erostarbe; Nick Preston.
Dates: 1/09/2018- 31/8/2021
04 | 05 | 2023
The Rafa Nadal Foundation and the University, with the support of Santander, present the case study "Más Que Tenis".
07 | 03 | 2022
A research to prevent and equip teachers with tools to detect Procedural Learning Disorder.
07 | 02 | 2022
University research aims to "give a voice" to the protagonists of adapted sport in Spain