Gran Canaria Cognitive Research Center

at Universidad del Atlántico Medio

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

News

New publication in Scientific Reports

We are thrilled to share that our PhD student, Inés Botia, has published a new paper in Scientific Reports titled “No gender differences in predictive processing.” Are the fundamental building blocks of cognition gender-neutral? Our latest study demonstrates that implicit statistical learning—the core mechanism the brain uses to detect regularities

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Our presentations in San Sebastián 2026

The Gran Canaria Cognitive Research Center recently participated in the Interdisciplinary Advances in Statistical Learning Conference in San Sebastián. Our team was proud to contribute to the field with a diverse lineup of presentations, showcasing our latest research in statistical learning and cognitive science. Here is the full list of

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About our research center

From beaches to breakthroughs—Gran Canaria fuels brain research!

The Gran Canaria Cognitive Research Center was established in 2024 as the first research institute in Gran Canaria dedicated to the study of the brain and cognition. Operated as a not-for-profit initiative, the Center’s mission is to explore the mechanisms of human learning, memory, and decision-making using state-of-the-art methods and analytical techniques. These include non-invasive brain stimulation combined with EEG and sophisticated behavioral methods.

The center’s ongoing research is currently supported by two active Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento (AEI) grants.

The Center functions within the framework of Universidad del Atlántico Medio (UNAM), a research-oriented private university. It also serves as a hub for scientific training and development, offering advanced research opportunities for PhD students in UNAM’s Doctoral Program in Psychology.

About our research center

Our lab is equipped with…

  • Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) – NIRX – NIRSport2 16×16
  • Electroencephalogram (EEG) – BrainProducts 64-channel ActiChamp2+ active electrodes