Neurocognitive functions are indispensable faculties for daily, social and working life. Objective: Prevalence of altered cognitive functions in patients recovering from drug addiction and alcoholism using the Neuropsychological Battery NEUROPSI. Methodology: exploratory, non-experimental, observational research based on the Neuropsi brief neuropsychological assessment instrument in Spanish. Contribution: in a sample of 20 participants, the following results were obtained: 60 % of the population studied showed alterations in neurocognitive functions, 15 % showed mild alterations, 25 % showed noderate alterations and the other 20 % showed severe alterations. On the other hand, the population within normal parameters (40 %) presented low scores in reading comprehension, attention and concentration.

Dementia is one of the neurocognitive disorders that most affect the elderly population, and refers to severe damage to executive functions and is classified according to the condition. (Esparza, 2005). The objective of the research is to identify the prevalence of dementia in the elderly in an age range of 65 to 90 years old in the Destellos de Luz Center in the City of Durango, as well as its main risk factors and the characteristics of people with dementia using the MiniMental Test. The type of methodology implemented is of mixed type and case studies using. In which a cognitive impairment was obtained as a result in the three participants. More than 50% of the population of older adults evaluated suffer from undetected dementia.

In people older than 65 years, depression affects quality of life; depressed older adults generally have more anxiety. Objective: To determine mood states and their relationship with mild cognitive impairment in older adults. In the present investigation, depression was evaluated by means of the Beck Test, anxiety by means of the Hamiliton Test and cognitive deterioration by means of Mini Mental to 10 participants of the "Geronto Geriatrics" center of the State of Durango. Methodology: This is a quantitative, exploratory, non-experimental, observational and cross-sectional study with descriptive and correlational statistical analysis. Contribution: Chronbach's alpha of the analyzed data refers that the higher the anxiety and depression, the higher the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment with a moderate positive significance. The correlation between anxiety and neurocognitive functions was significant r = .50 with p = .55 with 95% reliability. And the correlation between depression and neurocognitive functions with an r = .40, with p = .15 with 95% reliability. The high frequency of the incidence of anxiety in the sample studied plus the significant correlation suggest the need to implement programs to address anxiety and depression in adulthood.

Attention and memory are indispensable faculties in athletes. Beyond the techniques, these cognitive capacities, achieve or truncate victories in daily life. Objective: To compare two of the neurocognitive functions: Attention and memory, through the Montreal Cognitive Assessment test in university students practicing bodybuilding with and without anabolics. Methodology: research by qualitative method/case study, based on the Mocha Test instrument, focusing on the attention and memory section required for the research. Contribution: The results show a slight neurocognitive deterioration according to the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test in both groups of athletes, however the notably lower score in attention and memory was that of group B. Those athletes who consume anabolic substances. These results suggest the need to provide attention as a red flag for possible consequences on neurocognitive functions in the long term.

Storytelling in preschool ages plays an important role in the development of expressive and comprehensive language. Objective: to determine the impact of storytelling in the subtest of similarities of the WWPSI-Spanish Wechsler Intelligence Scale in preschoolers. Methodology: mixed, non-experimental, observational, cross-sectional study, with descriptive statistical analysis and non-probabilistic sampling for convenience. The sample consisted of 21 preschool children between 5 and 6 years old. The total score of the evaluation is 22, in the first evaluation a maximum score of 15 and a minimum of 2 was obtained, an average of 8.80 and a standard deviation of 4.52. In the second evaluation, a maximum of 19 and a minimum of 7 were obtained, an average of 14.52 and a standard deviation of 4.42, demonstrating significant advances in skills for the semantic categories. Contribution: Stimulation through storytelling favors the development of the expressive and comprehensive language of children, so it is suggested that preschool programs include activities such as storytelling, as it is a fundamental tool for the improvement of cognitive skills and the integral development of children