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Valentina Paz

Valentina Paz

Assistant Researcher in the MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing, UCL
Valentina Paz received a degree in Psychology from the University of the Republic (Udelar) in 2014 and in 2018 she obtained a Master's degree in Biological Sciences Neurosciences option from the Basic Sciences Development program (Pedeciba). She is currently studying a specialization in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy and a PhD in Biological Sciences option Neurosciences. She is also an Assistant Research in the MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL.

She is a member of the work team investigating "Chronobiology" and "Cognitive Neuroscience and Mental Health" and has coordinated research and development projects studying the relationship between the circadian system and major depressive disorder and the neural basis of social comparisons in people with depression and social anxiety.

Her scientific and professional interests are mainly in the area of ​​experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience.

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