Dr. M.Sc. David Torrents Rodas

I am currently interested in investigating whether the interaction between attentional abnormalities and associative learning may help explain different psychotic symptoms. My research experience has developed within the areas of associative learning, human fear conditioning, and neurodevelopmental disorders.

Velasco, E. R., Nabás, J. F., Torrents-Rodas, D., Arias, B., Torrubia, R., Fullana, M. A., Andero, R. (2025). The PAC1 receptor risk genotype does not influence fear acquisition, extinction, or generalization in women with no trauma/low trauma. Biological Psychology, 194, Article 108981. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2024.108981.

Torrents-Rodas, D., Koenig, S., Uengoer, M., & Lachnit, H. (2023). The effect of prediction error on overt attention and learning in humans. Behavioural Processes, 206, Article 104843. doi: 10.1016/j.beproc.2023.104843.

Ivanova-Serokhvostova, A., Molinuevo, B., Torrents-Rodas, D., Bonillo, A., Pérez-Bonaventura, I., Corrales, M., Pamias, M., Ramos-Quiroga, J. A., & Torrubia, R. (2022). Fear conditioning deficits in children and adolescents with psychopathic traits: A study in a clinical population. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 44, 11–25. doi: 10.1007/s10862-021-09947-3.

Torrents-Rodas, D., Koenig, S., Uengoer, M., & Lachnit, H. (2021). Evidence for two attentional mechanisms during learning. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 74, 2112–2123. doi: 10.1177/17470218211019308.

Torrents-Rodas, D., Koenig, S., Uengoer, M., & Lachnit, H. (2021). A rise in prediction error increases attention to irrelevant cues. Biological Psychology, 159, Article 108007. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2020.108007.

Bueno, M., Boixadera-Planas, E., Blanco-Hinojo, L., Esteba-Castillo, S., Giménez-Palop, O., Torrents-Rodas, D., Pujol, J., Corripio, R., Deus, J., Caixàs, A. (2021). Hunger and satiety peptides: Is there a pattern to classify patients with Prader-Willi syndrome? Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10, Article 5170. doi: 10.3390%2Fjcm10215170.

Caixàs, A., Blanco-Hinojo, L., Pujol, J., Deus, J., Giménez-Palop, O., Torrents-Rodas, D., Coronas, R., Novell, R., Esteba-Castillo, S. (2021). Altered gesture imitation and brain anatomy in adult Prader-Willi syndrome patients. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 27, 1024–1036. doi: 10.1017/s1355617721000060.

Cano, M., Martínez-Zalacaín, I., Giménez, M., Torrents-Rodas, D., Real, E., Alonso, P., Segalàs, C., Munuera, J., Menchón, J. M., Cardoner, N., Soriano-Mas, C., & Fullana, M. A. (2021). Neural correlates of fear conditioning and fear extinction and its association with cognitive-behavioral therapy outcome in adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 144. Article 103927. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2021.103927.

Koenig, S., Torrents-Rodas, D., Uengoer, M., & Lachnit, H. (2021). Value-driven interference in visual search: Attention to reward-associated distractors. PsyArXiv. doi: 10.31234/osf.io/gqr9c.

Novell-Alsina, R., Esteba-Castillo, S., Caixàs, A., Gabau, E., Giménez-Palop, O., Pujol, J., Deus, J., & Torrents-Rodas, D. (2019). Compulsions in Prader-Willi syndrome: Occurrence and severity as a function of genetic subtype. Actas Espanolas de Psiquiatria, 47, 79–87. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2021.103927.

Esteba-Castillo, S., Torrents-Rodas, D., García-Alba, J., Ribas-Vidal, N., & Novell-Alsina, R. (2018). Translation and validation of the Spanish version of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for People with Learning Disabilities (HoNOS-LD). Revista de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, 11, 141–150. doi: 10.1016/j.rpsm.2016.11.002.

Viñas-Jornet, M., Esteba-Castillo, S., Baena, N., Ribas-Vidal, N., Ruiz, A., Torrents-Rodas, D., Gabau, E., Vilella, E., Martorell, L., Armengol, L., Novell, R., & Guitart, M. (2018). High incidence of copy number variants in adults with intellectual disability and co-morbid psychiatric disorders. Behavior Genetics, 48, 323–336. doi: 10.1007%2Fs10519-018-9902-6.

Esteba-Castillo, S., Peña-Casanova, J., Garcia-Alba, J., Castellanos, M. A., Torrents-Rodas, D., Rodríguez, E., San, J., Deus, J., Caixàs, A., & Novell, R. (2017). Barcelona Test for Intellectual Disability: A new instrument for the neuropsychological assessment of adults with intellectual disability. Revista de Neurología, 64, 433–44.

Forcadell, E., Torrents-Rodas, D., Treen, D., Fullana, M. A., & Tortella-Feliu, M. (2017). Attentional control and fear extinction in subclinical fear: An exploratory study. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, Article 1654. doi: 10.3389%2Ffpsyg.2017.01654.

Forcadell, E., Torrents-Rodas, D., Vervliet, B., Leiva, D., Tortella-Feliu, M., & Fullana, M. A. (2017). Does fear extinction in the laboratory predict outcomes of exposure therapy? A treatment analog study. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 121, 63–71. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2017.09.001.

Llinàs-Reglà, J., Vilalta-Franch, J., López-Pousa, S., Calvó-Perxas, L., Torrents-Rodas, D., & Garre-Olmo J. (2017). The Trail Making Test: Association with other neuropsychological measures and normative values for adults aged 55 years and older from a Spanish-speaking population-based sample. Assessment, 24, 183–196. doi: 10.1177/1073191115602552.

Bueno, M., Esteba-Castillo, S., Novell, R., Giménez-Palop, O., Coronas, R., Gabau, E., Corripio, R., Baena, N., Viñas, M., Guitart, M., Torrents-Rodas, D., Deus, J., Pujol, J., Rigla, M., & Caixàs, A. (2016). Lack of postprandial peak in brain-derived neurotrophic factor in adults with Prader-Willi syndrome. PLoS One, 11, Article e0163468. doi: 10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0163468.

Torrents-Rodas, D., Fullana, M. A., Vervliet, B., Treanor, M., Conway, C., Zbozinek, T., & Craske, M. G. (2015). Maximizar la terapia de exposición: Un enfoque basado en el aprendizaje inhibitorio. Revista de Psicopatología y Psicología Clínica, 20, 12–35 [Translation]. doi:10.5944/rppc.vol.1.num.1.2015.14403.

Tinoco-González, D., Fullana, M. A., Torrents-Rodas, D., Bonillo, A., Vervliet, B., Blasco, M. J., Farré, M., & Torrubia, R. (2015). Conditioned fear acquisition and generalization in generalized anxiety disorder. Behavior Therapy, 46, 627–639. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2014.12.004.

Tinoco-González, D., Fullana, M. A., Torrents-Rodas, D., Bonillo, A., Vervliet, B., Pailhez, G., Farré, M., Andión, O., & Torrubia, R. (2015). Conditioned subjective responses to socially relevant stimuli in social anxiety disorder and subclinical social anxiety. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 22, 221–231. doi: 10.1002/cpp.1883.

Torrents-Rodas, D., Fullana, M. A., Bonillo, A., Andión, O., Molinuevo, B., Caseras, X., & Torrubia, R. (2014). Testing the temporal stability of individual differences in the acquisition and generalization of fear. Psychophysiology, 51, 697–705. doi: 10.1111/psyp.12213.

Torrents-Rodas, D., Fullana, M. A., Bonillo, A., Caseras, X., Andión, O., & Torrubia, R. (2013). No effect of trait anxiety on differential fear conditioning or fear generalization. Biological Psychology, 92, 185–190. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2012.10.006.

Torrents-Rodas, D., Fullana, M. A., Arias, B., Bonillo, A., Caseras, X., Andión, O., Mitjans, M., Fañanás, L., & Torrubia, R. (2012). Acquisition and generalization of fear conditioning are not modulated by the BDNF-val66met polymorphism in humans. Psychophysiology, 49, 713–719. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2011.01352.x.

Edo, S., Torrents-Rodas, D., Rovira, T., & Fernández-Castro, J. (2012). Impact when receiving a diagnosis: Additive and multiplicative effects between illness severity and perception of control. Journal of Health Psychology, 17, 1152–1160. doi: 10.1177/1359105311429727.