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Alejandro Higuera Matas

@ahmatas.bsky.social
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Addiction neuroscientist, cannabinologist and experimental psychologist. Full Professor of Psychobiology. Dean of Faculty of Psychology at UNED.

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Alejandro Higuera Matas @ahmatas.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
If you want to know what we have been doing in relation to the use of #cannabis in #adolescence and its role as a gateway to problematic #alcohol consumption in adulthood, in our blog there is ➕ ℹ️: blogs.uned.es/adolescannayal... Research funded by Plan Nacional sobre Drogas
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Alejandro Higuera Matas @ahmatas.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Si queréis conocer lo que hemos estado haciendo en relación al consumo de #cannabis en la #adolescencia y su papel como puerta de entrada al consumo problemático de #alcohol en la edad adulta, aquí hay ➕ ℹ️: blogs.uned.es/adolescannayal… Investigación financiada por Plan Nacional sobre Drogas
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Alejandro Higuera Matas @ahmatas.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
I am delighted to share our last preprint with you: biorxiv.org/content/10.1... This study examines the impact of adolescent vaporised Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) exposure on ethanol self-administration in rats and the interactions with naltrexone efficacy.
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Adolescent cannabinoid vapour exposure sex-dependently alters the relationship between vulnerability traits and ethanol self-administration and modifies naltrexone actions on ethanol intake in rats
Background: Cannabis use during adolescence is common and may predispose individuals to substance use disorders. Animal studies have explored the gateway hypothesis, but data on ethanol consumption ar...
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Alejandro Higuera Matas @ahmatas.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Very excited to participate in this excellent meeting!
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Alejandro Higuera Matas @ahmatas.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
I am delighted to share the final version of this research, published in Biological Psychiatry: GOS. doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsg… The constructive input of the three reviewers was crucial to improving the coherence of the manuscript. Please reach out if you have any comments!
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Alejandro Higuera Matas @ahmatas.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
De nuevo, una oportunidad perdida: EL PAÍS elpais.com/ciencia/2025...
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El promotor del centro internacional de investigación en neurociencia de España dimite por la falta de ambición del proyecto
El investigador Juan Lerma deja la dirección por discrepancias con el CSIC y algunos referentes internacionales que habían decidido incorporarse ya no lo harán “por la deriva del proyecto”
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Dan Quintana @dsquintana.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
In case you were worried about PubMed disappearing
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Alejandro Higuera Matas @ahmatas.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
A great meeting, indeed!
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ebbsociety.bsky.social @ebbsociety.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
🔬 An exciting workshop on modelling depression-like behaviours in rodents with Emma Robinson—not to be missed! 🧠📅 Details in the flyer.
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Red Española de Investigación en Estrés @reistress.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Amazing science in the I Meeting of the Spanish Network of Stress Research!!!
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Paul Frankland @franklandlab.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Just giving this a boost for those who may not have seen it yet... we have a PI position (molecular and cellular basis of cognition) at The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto). The position comes with an appointment at Assist/Assoc Prof level at U of T. Share widely! can-acn.org/scientist-se...
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Scientist/Senior Scientist – Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto – Canadian Association for Neuroscience
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Alejandro Higuera Matas @ahmatas.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Buscamos candidato/a para solicitar un contrato FPU y hacer una tesis doctoral en Psicobiología de las Adicciones. Como la convocatoria se basa tanto en el expediente académico, desgraciadamente necesitamos un mínimo de 8,5 en el grado (Psicología, Biología o afines).1/2
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Carmen Sandi @carmensandi10.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Join us! Postdoc position for a Data Scientist in Neuroscience Dive into multidimensional datasets from cutting-edge research on human behavior, stress & motivation @EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland 🔗 Check it out at @FENSorg website: www.fens.org/careers/job-... #Postdoc #DataScience #Neuroscience
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European Behavioural Pharmacology Society @eurbehavpharm.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
There is one month to submit your symposium proposals for #EBPS2025. Find all the information for our September meeting, on our new conference website! www.ebps2025.com
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Alejandro Higuera Matas @ahmatas.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
El grupo de investigación en Psicobiopatología sites.google.com/view/psicobi... busca un candidato/a para la solicitud de un contrato Juan de la Cierva (las solicitudes se cierran el 17 de enero) más info: aei.gob.es/convocatoria... 1/3
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PsicoBioPatología
Presentación El grupo de PsicoBioPatología se compone de investigadores e investigadoras del Departamento de Psicobiología de la UNED y de otras instituciones externas. Nuestro interés fundamental con...
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Alejandro Higuera Matas @ahmatas.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
EL PAÍS elpais.com/educacion/20...
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