John Nadra

John Nadra

Cognitive Neuroscientist

University of California, Davis

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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Interests
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Machine Learning
  • Data Science
Education
  • PhD in Psychology, Ongoing

    University of California, Davis

  • MA in Psychology, 2021

    University of California, Davis

  • BA in Psychology, 2019

    Sonoma State University

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Graduate Student Researcher
Laboratory for Neural Mechanisms of Attention
Jul 2019 – Present University of California, Davis

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
 
 
 
 
 
Research Assistant
Bengson Laboratory
Aug 2017 – May 2019 Sonoma State University

Responsibilities included:

  • Leading cognitive neuroscience studies
  • Analyzing complex datasets