Paula Pena
@paulapena.bsky.social
PhD student at the Human Neuroscience Lab at @cimcyc.bsky.social | @universidadgranada.bsky.social
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Paula Pena
@paulapena.bsky.social
· Apr 29
Novel Verbal Instructions Recruit Abstract Neural Patterns of Time-Variable Information Dimensionality
Human performance is endowed by neural representations of information that is relevant for behavior, some of which are also activated in a preparatory fashion to optimize later execution. Most studies...
www.jneurosci.org
[🧵1/6] Would you like to know more about how the brain organizes complex, novel task information? Check out our last study in #JNeurosci @sfnjournals :
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/1...
@palencianoap.bsky.social @gonzalezgarcia.bsky.social @mruz.bsky.social @cimcyc.bsky.social
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/1...
@palencianoap.bsky.social @gonzalezgarcia.bsky.social @mruz.bsky.social @cimcyc.bsky.social
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JOB ALERT: I am offering a 4-year funded PhD opportunity. The position is specifically linked to the project “Assessing the balance between goal-directed and habitual processing through the course of learning". The project is about learning habits and include eye tracking and pupillometry...
October 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
JOB ALERT: I am offering a 4-year funded PhD opportunity. The position is specifically linked to the project “Assessing the balance between goal-directed and habitual processing through the course of learning". The project is about learning habits and include eye tracking and pupillometry...
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Thank you all for the questions and feedback, it was a great experience #ICON2025 #poster #neuroscience
September 20, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Thank you all for the questions and feedback, it was a great experience #ICON2025 #poster #neuroscience
Yesterday at #ICON2025 I got to present our poster with #EttoreAmbrosini, @palencianoap.bsky.social, and @mruz.bsky.social on flexible task representations. I loved the chance to share our preliminary results and hear such thoughtful feedback!
September 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Yesterday at #ICON2025 I got to present our poster with #EttoreAmbrosini, @palencianoap.bsky.social, and @mruz.bsky.social on flexible task representations. I loved the chance to share our preliminary results and hear such thoughtful feedback!
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👩💻 New preprint out (FIRST one of my PhD journey) with the incredible @lindedomingo.bsky.social @ortiztudela.bsky.social @gonzalezgarcia.bsky.social
"From sudden perceptual learning to enduring engrams: A representational perspective" 🧠
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
"From sudden perceptual learning to enduring engrams: A representational perspective" 🧠
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
September 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
👩💻 New preprint out (FIRST one of my PhD journey) with the incredible @lindedomingo.bsky.social @ortiztudela.bsky.social @gonzalezgarcia.bsky.social
"From sudden perceptual learning to enduring engrams: A representational perspective" 🧠
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
"From sudden perceptual learning to enduring engrams: A representational perspective" 🧠
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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🧠💻 We (a bunch of colleagues at @cimcyc.bsky.social) just released a programming guide for psych & cog neuro students. Instead of a tutorial, this is a starting point: a collection of reflections, examples, and recommendations.
👉 Still growing, but ready to explore: wobc.github.io/programming_book/
👉 Still growing, but ready to explore: wobc.github.io/programming_book/
Programming in psychological science
A practical introduction
wobc.github.io
July 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🧠💻 We (a bunch of colleagues at @cimcyc.bsky.social) just released a programming guide for psych & cog neuro students. Instead of a tutorial, this is a starting point: a collection of reflections, examples, and recommendations.
👉 Still growing, but ready to explore: wobc.github.io/programming_book/
👉 Still growing, but ready to explore: wobc.github.io/programming_book/
Reposted by Paula Pena
The what and when of visual surprise:
EEG shows that high-level visual surprise emerges rapidly and modulates neural responses ~200ms after stimulus onset.
New preprint with @paulapena.bsky.social and @mruz.bsky.social available here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Summary 🧵 below
EEG shows that high-level visual surprise emerges rapidly and modulates neural responses ~200ms after stimulus onset.
New preprint with @paulapena.bsky.social and @mruz.bsky.social available here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Summary 🧵 below
June 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The what and when of visual surprise:
EEG shows that high-level visual surprise emerges rapidly and modulates neural responses ~200ms after stimulus onset.
New preprint with @paulapena.bsky.social and @mruz.bsky.social available here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Summary 🧵 below
EEG shows that high-level visual surprise emerges rapidly and modulates neural responses ~200ms after stimulus onset.
New preprint with @paulapena.bsky.social and @mruz.bsky.social available here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Summary 🧵 below
Reposted by Paula Pena
#JNeurosci: Using EEG, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xt3747dxmjuvcur3xyqdn6ql" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@paulapena.bsky.social <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:srx4rfffho7nlfxg4zmmnzrj" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@palencianoap.bsky.social <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nlq2rgqbmcvhdjuilqhc7thv" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@gonzalezgarcia.bsky.social and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tkuecyhkdj7seg3ppsqk3ce3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@mruz.bsky.social examined how the brain encodes and organizes task-relevant information during novel recombination settings. <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qas2bdytgrrncukt3ttlyo24" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@cimcyc.bsky.social
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June 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
#JNeurosci: Using EEG, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xt3747dxmjuvcur3xyqdn6ql" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@paulapena.bsky.social <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:srx4rfffho7nlfxg4zmmnzrj" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@palencianoap.bsky.social <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nlq2rgqbmcvhdjuilqhc7thv" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@gonzalezgarcia.bsky.social and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tkuecyhkdj7seg3ppsqk3ce3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@mruz.bsky.social examined how the brain encodes and organizes task-relevant information during novel recombination settings. <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qas2bdytgrrncukt3ttlyo24" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@cimcyc.bsky.social
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📢 This week, CIMCYC offered the Course of Initiation to Programming in #MATLAB, during which the center's students and researchers learned about data manipulation techniques, visualization and automation.
April 30, 2025 at 8:37 AM
📢 This week, CIMCYC offered the Course of Initiation to Programming in #MATLAB, during which the center's students and researchers learned about data manipulation techniques, visualization and automation.
[🧵1/6] Would you like to know more about how the brain organizes complex, novel task information? Check out our last study in #JNeurosci @sfnjournals :
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/1...
@palencianoap.bsky.social @gonzalezgarcia.bsky.social @mruz.bsky.social @cimcyc.bsky.social
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/1...
@palencianoap.bsky.social @gonzalezgarcia.bsky.social @mruz.bsky.social @cimcyc.bsky.social
Novel Verbal Instructions Recruit Abstract Neural Patterns of Time-Variable Information Dimensionality
Human performance is endowed by neural representations of information that is relevant for behavior, some of which are also activated in a preparatory fashion to optimize later execution. Most studies...
www.jneurosci.org
April 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
[🧵1/6] Would you like to know more about how the brain organizes complex, novel task information? Check out our last study in #JNeurosci @sfnjournals :
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/1...
@palencianoap.bsky.social @gonzalezgarcia.bsky.social @mruz.bsky.social @cimcyc.bsky.social
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/1...
@palencianoap.bsky.social @gonzalezgarcia.bsky.social @mruz.bsky.social @cimcyc.bsky.social
Reposted by Paula Pena
We are pleased to announce our next Time-resolved Neuroimaging (EEG+) #CIMCYCsession which will be held by Paula Pena. She will present the results of her work www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
No prior experience in EEG is needed, just curiosity and a willingness to discuss ideas. Save the date!
No prior experience in EEG is needed, just curiosity and a willingness to discuss ideas. Save the date!
April 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
We are pleased to announce our next Time-resolved Neuroimaging (EEG+) #CIMCYCsession which will be held by Paula Pena. She will present the results of her work www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
No prior experience in EEG is needed, just curiosity and a willingness to discuss ideas. Save the date!
No prior experience in EEG is needed, just curiosity and a willingness to discuss ideas. Save the date!
Reposted by Paula Pena
New preprint! In this study, we assessed the reliability and validity of the measures intended to capture the "habit construct" in the forced-response task and the aliens outcome-devaluation task.
w/ Antonio Vázquez-Millán, @frangfr.bsky.social and @davluque.bsky.social
w/ Antonio Vázquez-Millán, @frangfr.bsky.social and @davluque.bsky.social
Assessing the Validity Evidence for Habit Measures Based on Time Pressure: https://osf.io/q52wb
March 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
New preprint! In this study, we assessed the reliability and validity of the measures intended to capture the "habit construct" in the forced-response task and the aliens outcome-devaluation task.
w/ Antonio Vázquez-Millán, @frangfr.bsky.social and @davluque.bsky.social
w/ Antonio Vázquez-Millán, @frangfr.bsky.social and @davluque.bsky.social