Antoni Gomila Benejam

Dr. Antoni Gomila Benejam is a Full Professor of Psychology (Thinking and Language) at the Psychology Department of the University of the Balearic Islands. His academic background includes a PhD in Philosophy (1990) from the University of the Balearic Islands and a Fulbright postdoc at Rutgers University under Jerry Fodor. He has also held positions at the Universities of Salamanca and La Laguna. His research focuses on interdisciplinary areas between philosophy, psychology, and cognitive science, emphasizing evolutionary perspectives on meaning, mental representation, and cognition. He has led sabbaticals at the University of St. Andrews and is a main researcher in the Human Evolution and Cognition (EvoCog) group.

Education:

• PhD in Philosophy, 1990 (Thesis: 'After the Computational Mind')
• Master's in Philosophy and Educational Sciences, 1986

Research interests span representation and meaning, cognitive architecture, evolutionary language origins, and rationality. His work bridges philosophy of mind, cognitive psychology, and evolutionary theory.

Awards:

• Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship (Rutgers University, 1990–91)

Advising and Grants:

• PhD advisor for the Human Cognition and Evolution program
• Member of consolidated R+D+I groups: Functional and Clinical Neurophysiology (NRL) and Human Evolution and Cognition (EvoCog)

Labs/Teams: Active in the Human Evolution and Cognition research group, collaborating with IFISC (Instituto de Física Interdisciplinar y Sistemas Complejos).