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Maria Santacá is a faculty member at the University of Vienna's Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Behavioral and Cognitive Biology, holding a Ph.D. and actively contributing to cognitive neuroscience and behavioral biology research.
Her research expertise spans:
- Visual perception mechanisms and illusions
- Animal behavior in ecological contexts
- Olfactory cue processing in mate selection
- Developmental impacts of environmental complexity
- Hierarchical processing in non-human cognition
Recent publications demonstrate innovative methodologies including transcranial stimulation in human subjects and controlled behavioral assays in zebrafish, revealing fundamental principles of magnitude processing and environmental adaptation. Her work bridges experimental psychology with biological sciences through interdisciplinary approaches.
She received the University of Vienna's Young Investigator Award in 2024 for outstanding research contributions.
Dr. Santacá actively engages in scientific discourse through conference presentations, including upcoming 2025 studies on visual illusion effects in ring dove mate choice and MHC compatibility in zebrafish olfactory systems.
