Fernando Cadaveira Mahía

Fernando Cadaveira Mahía is a Professor of Psychobiology at the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), affiliated with the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology and the NECEA research group. His academic roles have included serving as Vicerrector of Academic Organization, Dean of the Faculty of Psychology, and Head of his department. He holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Santiago de Compostela.

His research focuses on neurocognitive consequences of alcohol binge drinking in youth, electrophysiological markers of addiction vulnerability, and visual attention processes using EEG. He has led long-term follow-up studies on alcohol use predictors and neurofunctional connectivity in university students.

He has coordinated the Cognitive Neuroscience Research Network and served as President of the Spanish Society of Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. His work integrates clinical psychology, neuroimaging, and cognitive neuroscience to address alcoholism and aging-related cognitive changes.