Psychoneurobiology of eating and addictive behaviours

Fernando Fernandez Aranda / Susana Jimenez Murcia

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS
  • Zaida Palmira Agüera Imbernon
  • Jon Arcelus Alonso
  • Roser Granero Perez
CLINICAL RESEARCHERS
  • Amparo Del Pino Gutierrez
  • Monica Gomez Peña
  • Laura Moragas Rimblas
  • Isabel Maria Sanchez Diaz
  • Jéssica Sánchez González
  • Javier Tapia Martinez
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS
  • Isabel Maria Baenas Soto
  • Maria Lucia Camacho Barcia
  • Claudia Cuevas Martínez
  • Eduardo De Valenciano Mendoza
  • Jazmin Lucero Munguia Godinez
  • Melody Torao Angosto
PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS
  • Ester Codina Lletjos
  • Anahi Gaspar Perez
SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT
  • Cristina Artero Martinez
  • Mirelis Disnarda Benitez Florian
  • Roser Cantenys Saba
  • Guillem Diego Esteve
  • Ander Esteban Lezcano
  • Ariadna Moreno Pinto
  • Marta Pujol Simon
  • Magda Julia Rosinska
  • Noelia Sabariegos Campos
Neuroscience
Neuroscience

Scientific production

30

PAPERS

Average IF: 6,69

16

LED PAPERS

Average IF: 4,07

12 PUBLICATIONS IN FIRST DECILE

27 PUBLICATIONS IN FIRST QUARTILE

29 PUBLICATIONS IN OPEN ACCESS

Selected Publications

  • Schmidt,UH;Claudino,A;Fernandez Aranda,F;Giel,KE;Griffiths,J;Hay,PJ;Kim,Y et al, The current clinical approach to feeding and eating disorders aimed to increase personalization of management, World Psychiatry, 2025;24(1):4-31, doi:10.1002/wps.21263
  • Collantoni,E;Miranda Olivos,R;Ugur,S;Baenas,I;Tovar,S;Dieguez,C;Vilarrasa,N et al, Deciphering the association between morphological differences in hypothalamic subregions and circulating ghrelin and leptin concentrations: exploratory evidence in anorexia nervosa and obesity., Transl Psychiatry, 2025;15(1):483-483, doi:10.1038/s41398-025-03708-6
  • Ayala Rojas,RE;Rosinska,M;Cárdenas,IP;Soldevilla Morera,J;Granero,R;Fernández Aranda,F;Jiménez Murcia,S, Features related to the presence of internet gaming disorder and their impact on the treatment outcomes., J. Behav. Addict., 2025;14(1):361-372, doi:10.1556/2006.2024.00070
  • Mestre Bach,G;Potenza,MN;Granero,R;Håkansson,A;Gómez Peña,M;Perales,I;Vicó,À et al, Gambling disorder and problematic pornography use: Does co-occurrence influence treatment outcome?, J. Behav. Addict., 2025;14(1):465-479, doi:10.1556/2006.2025.00023
  • Munguía,L;Granero,R;Supit,K;Lucas,I;Gearhardt,AN;Jiménez Murcia,S;Fernández Aranda,F, Neurocognitive impairments in eating disorders patients with and without comorbid food addiction., J. Eat. Disord., 2025;14(1):12-12, doi:10.1186/s40337-025-01494-6,

Research highlights

PROJECTS

2 Granted competitive projects
12 Ongoing competitive projects

1 Started clinical trial
4 Ongoing clinical trials

INNOVATION

1 Patent

PUBLISHED WORKS

1 Thesis

NETWORKS

CIBEROBN
SGR GRC

Selected Projects

  • 101080219-1. eprObes: Preventing lifetime obesity by early risk-factor identification, prognosis and intervention. COMISSIÓ EUROPEA. Budget: 283.000€. 2023-2028. PI: FERNANDO FERNANDEZ ARANDA/SUSANA JIMENEZ MURCIA.
  • AC24/00148. BIOREXIA: Advancing Personalised Medicine for Anorexia Nervosa: A companion Biomarker-Target Approach. Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII). Budget: 217.500€. 2025-2027. PI: FERNANDO FERNANDEZ ARANDA.
  • PCI2025-163265. CONNECT-CARE: Inclusive Healthcare Access and Personalized Health Management for Children and Adolescents. Agencia Estatal de Investigación. Budget: 68.750€. 2025-2028. PI: FERNANDO FERNANDEZ ARANDA.
  • DTS22/00072. Game4mentalhealth: Integración de abordajes terapéuticos basados en nuevas tecnologías. Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII). Budget: 84.700€. 2023-2027. PI: SUSANA JIMENEZ MURCIA.
  • FORT23/00032. Smart Health Community (SHC), promoviendo la medicina basada en el valor. Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII). Budget: 416.240€. 2024-2028. PI: SUSANA JIMENEZ MURCIA.
  • CIBER. “Impacto del uso de pantallas en los hábitos sociales asociados a la alimentación”. IKEA IBERICA SAU / CIBER (ISCIII). Budget: 33.430€. 2025- . PI: FERNANDO FERNANDEZ ARANDA.