Andrea Hernández Pérez, researcher at the NESA Electrophysiology Laboratory of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, psychologist specialized in neurosciences and education, shares her vision on the potential of this technology from the field of research and psychology. In her testimony, she explains that she currently develops her doctoral thesis with students with ASD in special education centers, analyzing the effect of microcurrents not only on sleep, but also on cognitive and educational variables. In addition, she points out that from the laboratory new lines of study are already opening in other fields, such as geriatrics or healthy population.
As she relates, one of the aspects she values most about NESA is its capacity to act globally on the person. Compared to approaches more focused on a specific symptom, she considers that this tool allows observing broader changes in quality of life, in general well-being and in the functioning of the autonomic and central nervous system. From her perspective, this global vision is particularly relevant in psychology, where it could provide benefits in problems of anxiety, stress and other more complex disorders.
Andrea also emphasizes the importance of mental health and having professional or close support when necessary. For her, research in this field not only opens new clinical avenues, but can also translate into real improvements for many people. Her intervention conveys a hopeful look on a technology she considers with great future projection in psychology and mental health.
