Hernan Delgado He has a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Biological Sciences and is oriented towards neuroscience.

He is currently pursuing Doctoral studies in the Basic Sciences Development Program (PEDECIBA), with a scholarship from the UDELAR Postgraduate Academic Commission. In addition, he completed the Diploma in Drug Policy (EI, UDELAR) and was a member of the Drug Policy Program of the Proderechos Social Organization (2012-2018). In his beginnings as a researcher, he dedicated himself to studying the neurobiological mechanisms affected by the use or exposure to psychoactive substances (cocaine base paste and cocaine) at different stages of development, mainly through the use of functional brain imaging techniques (SPECT and micro-PET). He is currently a teacher and researcher at the Center for Basic Research in Psychology (CIBPsi) and at the Interdisciplinary Center in Cognition for Teaching and Learning (CICEA, Espacio Interdisciplinary, UDELAR). Today his main research interests are located in the field of cognitive and affective neuroscience, and revolve around the plasticity of neurobiological systems involved in the development of self-regulation.

The focus of the group's research is on understanding how the characteristics of the environments modulate the development of physiological response systems to stress (e.g. Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Nervous System), emotional reactivity and related cognitive skills. as executive functions during early childhood, with emphasis on contexts of social vulnerability. It is also of interest to study how these cognitive-emotional aspects of child development are linked to learning in the school context, as they are factors that go through and shape everyday situations of emotional, behavioral and thought regulation.