The Cognitive Health and Intelligence Centre is a subdivision established in 2024 as part of the Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience.

Mission: 

To explore the human brain, its cognitive functions, and neurobiological mechanisms, with the goal of enhancing intellectual productivity, cognitive health, and human well-being at all stages of life.

Priority Research Areas:

• Mechanisms of building cognitive reserve in people (a protective system that prevents and mitigates negative age-related processes and brain pathologies)
• Study of the neurocognitive bases of intellectual efficiency
• Psychogenetic research
• Study of the mechanisms of learning and information acquisition
• Research on the neurocognitive foundations of bilingualism and language communication
• Studies on the relationship between language abilities and basic systems of consciousness, including embodied approaches to language and semantics