Hazel Zeynep Kurada

Having M.A and Ph.D. degrees in Linguistics department from Ankara University, I've been part of the Speech & Language Therapy Department, Hacettepe University for 9 years. My main research interests are Clinical Linguistics and Neurolinguistics and thus studying agrammatism and morpho-syntactic deficits in the aphasia population. Then, I studied cerebral lateralization of figurative language through Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (Ph.D. dissertation) and now the role of motor cortex inaction language. 

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Pasqualina Guida

Master in Psychology of the Cognitive Processes and Neuroscience (University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Italy) I now conduct my PhD at University Autonoma Madrid, focused on behavioural and neural correlates of cognitive and motor habits in healthy subjects and Parkinson's disease. The challenge of this project is to differentiate between two types of habits and to determine how they are affected by Parkinson disease. In my spare time, I enjoy singing and learning new skills (my most recent passions are roller-skating and aerial silks). I am also actively involved in volunteer activities.

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David Mata-Marín

Following a Clinical Neuropsychology Master at Leiden University (The Netherlands), I now study (during my PhD) impulse control disorders (ICD) in Parkinson disease (PD) with aim a) defining cognitive mechanisms associated with failed-to-inhibit impulsivity; b) underpinning the neurobiological factors that could predict the development of impulse control disorders in de novo PD patients, and c) assessing the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).  I enjoy learning new skills such as coding or languages, pausing with a good book or getting active by exploring new mountain bike trails. I love good food but excelling at cooking is proving a challenge.

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Mario Michiels

After a B.Sc. degree in Software Engineering at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM, 2017), I obtained a M.Sc. degree in Biomedical Engineering at the San Antonio University of Murcia (UCAM) in 2019. Then, I collaborated in neuroscience projects such as the Human Brain Project (HBP) at UPM (2017- 2019). Currently, Im conducting a PhD in neuroscience in the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and HM-CINAC focusing on studying habitual behaviour with tasks and neuroimaging studies making use of computational models. I also enjoy watching movies/tv shows, videogames, and programming as a hobby.

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Alberto Carpio

After my Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology Master (URJC), I started a PhD in the psychophysiology department of the URJC and HM-CINAC. My interest is the use of virtual reality and non-invasive brain stimulatino to understand spatial cognition and how these are altered mechanisms part of impulsive control disorders in Parkinson’s disease patients. I love photography, playing competitive video games and creating content on platforms like Youtube and Twitch.

Chema Ortega Nicolás 

Following my Master’s degree in Neuropsychological Assessment and Rehabilitation (Camilo José Cela University, 2021), I have now been awarded a scholarship for a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience (University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy) and HM-CINAC (Madrid). I will focus on deciphering how dopamine modulates emotional, motivational and habitual performance in patients with Parkinson’s Disease. I aim to execute a series of  behavioural tasks and neuroimaging studies to solve the questions. Other passions include clinical neuropsychology. In my free time, you can find me exercising (gym and calisthenics, mainly), reading or playing videogames.

Alejandro Sospedra Sorellano

I obtained a Psychology degree (UNED) and a master's degree in neuroscience (at the Institute of Neuroscience of Alicante). Now I'm now following my passion into research thanks to a PhD scholarship (from the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy) trying to explain the different roles of dopamine in human decision-making systems. At CINC (Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain), I will combine behavioral experiments with computational modelling, my own theoretical ideas, neuroimaging and neuromodulation techniques to answer the scientific questions. In my free time, I love writing, listening to a lot of music genres, hiking and biking. videogames.

Jon Ander Celestino Azurmendi

After my degree in Psychology and my training in computer science, I am now pursuing a master's degree in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology (URJC). As part of my master's thesis, I am studying to decipher the neurocognitive bases of behavior in non-substance addictions. I am particularly interested in the cognitive changes that occur in the process of addictions and how these are related to neural bases.