Toni Cunillera Llorente

Toni Cunillera Llorente is an Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona's Department of Cognition, Development and Educational Psychology within the Faculty of Psychology. His research focuses on cognitive processes linking executive functions to eating behavior, statistical learning mechanisms in language acquisition, and speech segmentation. He leads the Cognition and Brain Plasticity Group (CPB) and has directed multiple research projects including 'Response inhibition and attentional control in dietary restriction' (2016-2020).

Education:

• Bachelor's in Psychology (University of Barcelona, 2002)
• European Doctorate in Psychology (University of Barcelona, 2009)

Research emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches analyzing:

• Executive function interactions with dietary habits
• Statistical learning as a general cognitive mechanism
• Neural bases of speech segmentation and word learning
• Cognitive control mechanisms in valuation processes

Recent publications (2017-2021) demonstrate expertise in neurophysiological methods, statistical learning theory, and cognitive assessment in educational contexts. Active in master's programs teaching Cognitive Neuroscience and History of Psychology.