Meet the editors

Patricia Sampedro-Piquero is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Psychology, at the Autonomous University of Madrid. She has developed a line of research focused on cognitive and/ or emotional alterations linked to fields such as aging and substance use, as well as the role of non-pharmacological interventions in their treatment. In addition, she has been the principal investigator of two projects related to cognitive deficits and

substance use and is currently part of the research team of two projects focused on neurophysiological alterations related to heavy alcohol consumption in adolescents and the role of neuropsychology in the assessment and treatment of addiction. She has several journal articles and book chapters to her credit.

Roman Moreno Fernandez has a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Malaga, Spain. He has published thirteen articles in high-impact scientific journals such as Translational Psychiatry of Nature and Disease Models & Mechanisms. He has completed two international stays at the Brain Mind Institute (BMI), in Switzerland, and a national short stay at Instituto Cajal (CSIC). He has one patent and more than twenty commu-

nications in international congresses to his credit.

Clara Zancada Menendez is a specialist in neuropsychology with a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Oviedo, Spain. She has carried out numerous research stays at universities including Harvard University, USA and Vanderbilt University, USA. Her research involves using new technologies such as immersive virtual reality environments to study the influence of aging on cognitive processes. She has also conduct-

ed research in animal models to ascertain the influence of factors such as cognitive reserve, enrichment, and exercise on the brain during aging processes.
