Iria SanMiguel

Iria SanMiguel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology at the University of Barcelona, affiliated with the Faculty of Psychology. She leads research within the Brainlab - Cognitive Neuroscience Research Group and the Institute of Neurosciences. Her work focuses on sensory processing, predictive mechanisms, and attention in cognitive neuroscience contexts. She holds dual roles in teaching and research, with extensive grants and academic recognitions.

• Education: Degree in Psychology (Universitat de Barcelona, 2004), PhD in Psychology (2008).

Research interests include the neurobiological basis of attention, sensory prediction, and the impact of genetic factors on neural oscillations. She explores how expectations modulate perceptual and cognitive processes through electrophysiological (ERP) and behavioral methods.

Her recent publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches to understanding auditory and visual perception, integrating genetics and cognitive neuroscience. Key projects include exploring sensorimotor associations in prediction (2015-2017) and self-reference effects in sensory processing (2018-2020).

• Awards: Maria de Maeztu Excellence Mention (2018-2022) for the Institute of Neurosciences.

As a principal investigator (PI), she directed projects like "Exploración de patrones sensoriales" (2015-2017) and co-led the Brainlab group. She has advised doctoral candidate V Spinosa on motor-auditory interaction in predictive processing (2019).

Active in academic service, she completed multiple *sexenios de investigación* (2005-2016) and teaching quinquenios (2005-2020). The Brainlab group collaborates internationally, focusing on neural mechanisms of prediction and attention.