Julia M. Rodriguez Buritica

Dr. Julia M. Rodriguez Buritica is a Research Fellow in the Department of Biological Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the Faculty of Educational Science and Psychology, Free University of Berlin. She has been with the university since completing her doctorate in 2017 and specializes in developmental cognitive neuroscience research.

Her educational background includes:

• Dr. rer. nat. in Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin (2017), Berlin School of Mind and Brain
• Diploma in Psychologie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (2011)
• Graduate Exchange Program (ERASMUS), University of Glasgow (2009)

Dr. Rodriguez Buritica's research focuses on social learning and decision making from a developmental cognitive neuroscience perspective. She employs advanced methodologies including EEG, fMRI, and computational modeling to investigate how cognitive, social, and affective processes develop across the lifespan. Her work particularly emphasizes adolescent and child development, examining how individuals learn from others and make decisions in social contexts.

Her publication record demonstrates strong expertise in developmental cognitive neuroscience, with a focus on observational learning, social decision-making, and the neural mechanisms underlying these processes. Her research often employs multimodal approaches combining behavioral experiments with neuroimaging techniques.

Scientific recognition includes:

• DAAD scholarship for research at Leiden University (2016)

Dr. Rodriguez Buritica teaches the Master Seminar 'Developmental and Evolutionary Neuroscience,' which provides an overview of the relations between brain development and cognitive, social, and affective development. Her research contributes significantly to understanding the neural basis of social learning across different developmental stages.