Within the scope of its objectives, it carries out scientific research and consultancy, including applied research, at the request of other public or private, national and international bodies and organizations, in the fields of its scientific expertise.
In particular, the laboratory conducts research on language and cognition in autistic subjects or those with neurodevelopmental disorders, deals with the study of implicit cognition, the behavioral principles of behavioral economics and the applications of interventions based on behavioral sciences for the linguistic and cognitive rehabilitation of intellectual, learning and neurodevelopmental disorders. It also studies the clinical and non-clinical applications of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, a third-generation cognitive behavioral therapy.
The laboratory also conducts research in the field of cardiology, and more generally in chronic pathologies, for the prevention of health risks through lifestyle modification.
The main research lines of the laboratory's activities are:
