Dr Gabriela Cruz San Martin

  • Research Associate (Mental Health & Wellbeing)
  • Teaching Assistant, Visiting Researcher (School of Psychology & Neuroscience)

Research interests

I have a clinical background in Occupational Therapy and experience in cognitive rehabilitation. For my PhD I worked under the supervision of Professor Jonathan Evans and Dr. Kerry Kilborn. With my PhD work I contributed to resolve some outstanding questions in the field of prospective memory.

After my PhD I carried out a small pilot project on the use of neurofeedback in brain injured population. My research was focused on the functional relevance of neural variability and how this can be considered as a marker of cognitive capacity.

I am currently part of the Palva Lab in Glasgow working on E/MEG research. I am studying the functions of dynamic multi-scale oscillation networks in human cognition and theories of brain critically. The main focus of my research is to understand how local neuronal oscillations, their large-scale interactions and dynamics are related to fundamental cognitive functions, in particular visual awareness and attention. I also have a deep interest in the use of more naturalistic or ecologically valid tasks to study complexity of brain oscillations.

Publications

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Jump to: 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016
Number of items: 9.

2025

Trajkovic, Jelena, Veniero, Domenica, Hanslmayr, Simon ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4448-2147, Palva, Satu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9496-7391, Cruz, Gabriela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6320-7880, Romei, Vincenzo and Thut, Gregor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1313-4262 (2025) Top-down and bottom-up interactions rely on nested brain oscillations to shape rhythmic visual attention sampling. PLoS Biology, 23(4), e3002688. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002688) (PMID:40208884) (PMCID:PMC12037075)

2024

Cruz, Gabriela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6320-7880, Melcón, María, Sutandi, Leonardo, Palva, J. Matias ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1885-2749, Palva, Satu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9496-7391 and Thut, Gregor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1313-4262 (2024) Oscillatory brain activity in the canonical alpha-band conceals distinct mechanisms in attention. Journal of Neuroscience, (doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0918-24.2024) (PMID:39406514) (Early Online Publication)

2023

Turner, C. et al. (2023) Developmental changes in individual alpha frequency: recording EEG data during public engagement events. Imaging Neuroscience, 1, pp. 1-14. (doi: 10.1162/imag_a_00001) (PMID:37719836) (PMCID:PMC10503479)

2021

Burgo, Pablo I., Cruz, Gabriela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6320-7880, Hawkes, Teresa, Rojas-Sepúlveda, Ignacia and Woollacott, Marjorie (2021) Behavioral and ERP correlates of long-term physical and mental training on a demanding switch task. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 569025. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.569025) (PMID:33708155) (PMCID:PMC7940199)

Cruz, Gabriela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6320-7880, Grent-'t-Jong, Tineke ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3177-5346, Krishnadas, Rajeev ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6845-5894, Palva, J. Matias ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1885-2749, Palva, Satu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9496-7391 and Uhlhaas, Peter J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0892-2224 (2021) Long range temporal correlations (LRTCs) in MEG-data during emerging psychosis: relationship to symptoms, medication-status and clinical trajectory. NeuroImage: Clinical, 31, 102722. (doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102722) (PMID:34130193) (PMCID:PMC8209846)

2018

Cruz, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6320-7880 and Evans, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9625-2071 (2018) Neuroplasticity in the context of cognitive rehabilitation. In: Katz, Noomi and Toglia, Joan (eds.) Cognition, Occupation, and Participation Across the Lifespan: Neuroscience, Neurorehabilitation, and Models of Intervention in Occupational Therapy, 4th Edition. AOTA Press: Bethesda, MD, pp. 89-104. ISBN 9781569004005

2017

Cruz, Gabriela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6320-7880, Burgos, Pablo, Kilborn, Kerry and Evans, Jonathan J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9625-2071 (2017) Involvement of the anterior cingulate cortex in time-based prospective memory task monitoring: An EEG analysis of brain sources using independent component and measure projection analysis. PLoS ONE, 12(9), e0184037. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184037) (PMID:28863146) (PMCID:PMC5581172)

2016

Cruz, Gabriela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6320-7880, Miyakoshi, Makoto, Makeig, Scott, Kilborn, Kerry and Evans, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9625-2071 (2016) ERPs and their brain sources in perceptual and conceptual prospective memory tasks: commonalities and differences between the two tasks. Neuropsychologia, 91, pp. 173-185. (doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2016.08.005)

Cruz, Gabriela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6320-7880, Petrie, Susan, Goudie, Nicola, Kersel, Denyse and Evans, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9625-2071 (2016) Text messages reduce memory failures in adults with brain injury: a single-case experimental design. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 79(10), pp. 598-606. (doi: 10.1177/0308022616640299)

This list was generated on Sun Jun 15 17:08:01 2025 BST.
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Number of items: 9.

Articles

Trajkovic, Jelena, Veniero, Domenica, Hanslmayr, Simon ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4448-2147, Palva, Satu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9496-7391, Cruz, Gabriela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6320-7880, Romei, Vincenzo and Thut, Gregor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1313-4262 (2025) Top-down and bottom-up interactions rely on nested brain oscillations to shape rhythmic visual attention sampling. PLoS Biology, 23(4), e3002688. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002688) (PMID:40208884) (PMCID:PMC12037075)

Cruz, Gabriela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6320-7880, Melcón, María, Sutandi, Leonardo, Palva, J. Matias ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1885-2749, Palva, Satu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9496-7391 and Thut, Gregor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1313-4262 (2024) Oscillatory brain activity in the canonical alpha-band conceals distinct mechanisms in attention. Journal of Neuroscience, (doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0918-24.2024) (PMID:39406514) (Early Online Publication)

Turner, C. et al. (2023) Developmental changes in individual alpha frequency: recording EEG data during public engagement events. Imaging Neuroscience, 1, pp. 1-14. (doi: 10.1162/imag_a_00001) (PMID:37719836) (PMCID:PMC10503479)

Burgo, Pablo I., Cruz, Gabriela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6320-7880, Hawkes, Teresa, Rojas-Sepúlveda, Ignacia and Woollacott, Marjorie (2021) Behavioral and ERP correlates of long-term physical and mental training on a demanding switch task. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 569025. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.569025) (PMID:33708155) (PMCID:PMC7940199)

Cruz, Gabriela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6320-7880, Grent-'t-Jong, Tineke ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3177-5346, Krishnadas, Rajeev ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6845-5894, Palva, J. Matias ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1885-2749, Palva, Satu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9496-7391 and Uhlhaas, Peter J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0892-2224 (2021) Long range temporal correlations (LRTCs) in MEG-data during emerging psychosis: relationship to symptoms, medication-status and clinical trajectory. NeuroImage: Clinical, 31, 102722. (doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102722) (PMID:34130193) (PMCID:PMC8209846)

Cruz, Gabriela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6320-7880, Burgos, Pablo, Kilborn, Kerry and Evans, Jonathan J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9625-2071 (2017) Involvement of the anterior cingulate cortex in time-based prospective memory task monitoring: An EEG analysis of brain sources using independent component and measure projection analysis. PLoS ONE, 12(9), e0184037. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184037) (PMID:28863146) (PMCID:PMC5581172)

Cruz, Gabriela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6320-7880, Miyakoshi, Makoto, Makeig, Scott, Kilborn, Kerry and Evans, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9625-2071 (2016) ERPs and their brain sources in perceptual and conceptual prospective memory tasks: commonalities and differences between the two tasks. Neuropsychologia, 91, pp. 173-185. (doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2016.08.005)

Cruz, Gabriela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6320-7880, Petrie, Susan, Goudie, Nicola, Kersel, Denyse and Evans, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9625-2071 (2016) Text messages reduce memory failures in adults with brain injury: a single-case experimental design. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 79(10), pp. 598-606. (doi: 10.1177/0308022616640299)

Book Sections

Cruz, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6320-7880 and Evans, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9625-2071 (2018) Neuroplasticity in the context of cognitive rehabilitation. In: Katz, Noomi and Toglia, Joan (eds.) Cognition, Occupation, and Participation Across the Lifespan: Neuroscience, Neurorehabilitation, and Models of Intervention in Occupational Therapy, 4th Edition. AOTA Press: Bethesda, MD, pp. 89-104. ISBN 9781569004005

This list was generated on Sun Jun 15 17:08:01 2025 BST.

Supervision

Supervisor


Dr Gabriela Cruz San Martin