Mónica Andrea López Hidalgo facts for kids

Mónica López Hidalgo is a Mexican scientist, professor, and researcher. She works at the National School of Higher Education (ENES) in Juriquilla.

Mónica López Hidalgo studied biomedicine at the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP). She then earned her master's degree and doctorate at the Neurobiology Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). She also did special research in Neuroscience at the Max Planck Institute in Florida.

What She Studies

Mónica López Hidalgo is a neuroscientist. This means she studies the brain and nervous system. Her main research looks at tiny brain cells called astrocytes. She wants to understand how these cells help with important brain functions.

Brain Functions She Researches

• Learning: How our brains take in new information.
• Memory: How we store and recall things we've learned.
• Focus: How we pay attention to one thing.

She also studies how our brains and bodies change as we get older. She looks at why some people might have trouble with memory or movement when they are older. Her goal is to find ways to prevent or slow down these changes.

Awards and Recognition

In 2017, Mónica López Hidalgo won a special award. She was one of the winners of the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science. This award recognized her important research on how our brain functions can change as we age.

See also

In Spanish: Mónica Andrea López Hidalgo para niños