Nancy Estévez Pérez
Researcher
Cuban Neurosciences Center
Havana, Cuba
Design of computerized tests for the neurocognitive assessment of basic cognitive abilities and diagnosis of children with learning disabilities. Prevalence and neuroimaging studies in children. Videogames design for numerical cognition.
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Psychology, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas, Ministerio de Educación Superior. Cuba, 2015
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Cognitive Neuroscience, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas, Ministerio de Educación Superior. Cuba, 2009
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Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Havana University. Cuba, 2006
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Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Havana University. Cuba, 2001
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Professor Full Time
Havana
Psychology
Havana, Cuba
2001 - 2004
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Researcher Full Time
Cuban Neurosciences Center
Havana, Cuba
2004 - A la fecha
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Professor Full Time
Havana University
Havana, Cuba
2001 - 2004
Advisor of 8 BSc theses:
1. Sardiñas, A. (2016) Using Videogames to train The Number Sense in Cuban School-age Children (in Spanish: “Entrenamiento del Sentido Numérico a través de videojuegos: un estudio en escolares de la enseñanza primaria”).
2. Díaz, N. (2015) A brain white matter study in children with specific learning disabilities with and without genetic origin (in Spanish: “Estudio de la materia blanca cerebral en los trastornos específicos del aprendizaje de origen genético”).
3. Fernandez, M. (2015) Brain connectivity underlying basic numerical abilities in children with Developmental Dyscalculia (in Spanish: “Conexiones cerebrales que subyacen a las capacidades numéricas básicas en la discalculia del desarrollo”).
4. Blanco, A. (2010) Cognitive Neuropsychology of Mental Calculation (in Spanish: “Neuropsicología Cognitiva del Cálculo Básico”).
5. Veliz, J. (2010) Risks’s Signs Questionaire for the active screening of behavioral disorders in children. (in Spanish: “Cuestionario de Signos de Riesgo de Trastornos en la Conducta: una alternativa para el pesquisaje activo de los trastornos en el comportamiento”).
6. Pérez, O. (2009) Typical Development of Quantity Comparison in School-Aged Children. (in Spanish: “Procesamiento numérico básico en escolares cubanos: desarrollo de la comparación de cantidades”) (Co-Advisor).
7. Estrada, E. G. (2008) Software platform for the development of neurocognitive intervention computer systems. (in Spanish: “Desarrollo de una plataforma de software para sistemas computarizados de intervención neurocognitiva”) (Co-Advisor).
8. Lázaro, Y. (2007) Diagnosis of Specific Learning Disabilities. Characterization of children con Developmental Dysgraphia. (in Spanish: “Diagnóstico de Trastornos Específicos del Aprendizaje. Caracterización de la Disgrafía del Desarrollo”).
Nancy Estévez Pérez
Researcher
Educational Neuroscience Department
Cuban Neurosciences Center
Havana, Cuba