Elena García López

Elena García López is a Research Staff in Training (FPI MIN) at the University of the Balearic Islands' Department of Psychology, actively teaching Perception and Attention for Psychology degree programs across multiple academic years (2023-24 through 2025-26). Her institutional roles include dedicated office hours for student tutoring and membership in key research structures.

Her scholarly focus centers on cognitive neuroscience and experimental psychology, specifically examining perceptual mechanisms and attentional processes. This research is conducted through the Neuropsychology and cognition (Neurocog) R+D+I Group where she contributes to advancing understanding of brain-behavior relationships in cognitive functions.

Honors include the competitive FPI MIN predoctoral grant from Spain's Ministry of Science, recognizing her research potential in psychological sciences. Her teaching portfolio demonstrates consistent engagement with core cognitive psychology curriculum, particularly through the Perception and Attention course which forms a critical component of psychology training at UIB.

As an early-career researcher, she maintains active involvement in departmental teaching while developing her doctoral research within the Neurocog framework. Her work bridges theoretical cognitive models with empirical investigation of sensory processing systems, contributing to UIB's research profile in psychological sciences.