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Elisa Aribau

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Elisa Aribau has a degree in Optics and Optometry from the Escola Universitària d’Òptica i Optometria de Terrassa, specializing in Behavioral and Developmental Optometry after completing courses and internships in the United States.

She has been a member of the Spanish Society of Optometry since 1986, of the American Optometric Association since 1993, and of the International Society of Developmental and Behavioral Optometry (SIODEC) since its founding in 2008. From June 2010 to May 2014, she served as the president of SIODEC.

She has been the executive director of the I, II, III, IV, and V Congress of Behavioral Optometry and Development of SIODEC (November 2008, May 2010, May 2012, May 2015, and May 2017).

She directs the Elisa Aribau Training Classroom, which organizes in-person and/or online courses periodically. She is a trainer and a regular speaker at conferences and professional meetings in Spain and Latin America. She is an honorary member of the ORTOS association in Colombia.

She practices clinical activity in consultations in the towns of Igualada (Barcelona) and Inca (Balearic Islands).

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Lateralization, vision, and learning


Lateralization is conceived as the culmination of the maturation process of the nervous system, in which neural connections between the cerebral hemispheres are established and consolidated, essential for optimal motor and cognitive functioning. Since each hemisphere performs specific functions, the efficiency of the brain depends on the speed and automaticity of these interconnections, primarily located in the corpus callosum.

In this conference, the neurological bases of laterality will be addressed. It is essential to understand that childhood is the stage in which the greatest number of neural connections are generated and multiple areas of the brain are activated, giving the learning process its true meaning. From the optometrist's perspective, evaluating laterality is crucial for guiding diagnosis and therapeutic intervention.

During the early years of life, development follows an evolutionary trajectory that has allowed the human species to achieve a complex and efficient brain structure, culminating in extraordinary cortical functions such as self-awareness, decision-making, reasoning, judgment, and social and sexual skills. This hierarchical process, in which each stage is progressively integrated, ensures that the incorporation of new phases reinforces the previous ones.

Lateralization, the final phase of development, consolidates in an orderly manner when the previous stage (pre-lateralization) is organized correctly according to genetic expectations. However, if any anomaly occurs in this process, dysfunctions may arise that affect learning and the overall organization of the nervous system, making it essential to identify and address the source of the error.


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