Alma Yadira Galvez Contreras has a degree in Psychology, a Master's in Biomedical Sciences, and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences with a Neuroscience Orientation from the University of Guadalajara. She has published multiple articles related to neuroscience and cognitive processes. She is an active member and member of the academic committee of the Basic and Applied Neuro-biopsychology Thematic Network and belongs to the Neuro and Experimental and Clinical Psychobiology research group. She has worked as a professor at the University of Guadalajara for 10 years. She is co-author of the article Alterations of growth factors in autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.