Ana Paqui Palenciano

Principal Investigator - Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center, University of Granada

I am a cognitive neuroscientist at the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) from the University of Granada (Spain). I'm broadly interested in neural representations, particularly those conveying complex task information.  In my research, I combine experimental psychology, neuroimaging (fMRI, EEG), and pattern analyses to better understand cognitive control. 

I completed my PhD at Maria Ruz's lab, exploring how novel, instructed demands are reformatted into efficient task representations. As a postdoc, I worked with Baptist Liefooghe and Marcel Brass at Ghent University, where I addressed the role of lower-level sensorimotor processes in proactive task control. Back in Granada, I investigate whether task-driven coding architectures are shaped by overarching contextual demands 

I am passionate about teaching -both at the Psychology bachelor's program and in advanced methodology seminars- and scientific outreach, where I try to disseminate (neuro)scientific knowledge to promote critical thinking and gender equality.