Biography
John Nadra is a cognitive neuroscientist working with Dr. George Ron Mangun at the Center for Mind and Brain analyzing the neural mechanisms of attention in various capacities. The research conducted at the Mangun Laboratory utilizes eye-tracking, EEG, and fMRI to analyze saccadic activity, event related potentials, and BOLD signals, conduct spectral analysis, decode neural oscillations, and employ machine learning methods. Within this work, he is currently focused on investigating how self-generated momentary intentions in the absence of cues initiate voluntary attention orienting.
In his spare time, he enjoys playing video games, reading books and playing with his cats, Deku and Kaya.
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- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Machine Learning
- Data Science
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PhD in Psychology, Ongoing
University of California, Davis
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MA in Psychology, 2021
University of California, Davis
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BA in Psychology, 2019
Sonoma State University
Experience
Responsibilities include:
- Analyzing behavioral, eye-tracking, EEG and fMRI data
- Developing experimental paradigms to assess mechanisms of visual attention
- Implementing research studies utilizing machine learning, logistic regression, mixed effects models, t-tests, and ANOVAs
- Leading and mentoring a team of research assistants
- Summarizing findings in multiple publications and presenting at scientific conferences
Responsibilities included:
- Leading cognitive neuroscience studies
- Analyzing complex datasets