We are what we eat - Research group led by Jordi Júlvez

“We are what we eat”

“Psychologists usually study a single individual. I look at the neuropsychological development of populations, from the beginning of life to old age”, he explains. In fact, brain plasticity is never lost. Even so, the bulk of brain development takes place in the womb. That is why many of Júlvez’s projects focus on this phase, like his study on what effect fish consumption in pregnant women has on the cognitive development of their children.