Centro de Investigación Micaela Portilla Ikergunea
University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
Calle Justo Vélez de Elorriaga, 1
01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz
email: vguerra001@ikasle.ehu.eus
Phone: +34 945 014 452
I am a predoctoral researcher at the Gogo Elebiduna Research Group (UPV/EHU). I hold a BA in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of Oviedo and an MA in Theoretical and Experimental Linguistics from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU).
My main research interests lie in psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics, particularly in their application to healthy ageing. I am especially interested in the cognitive and linguistic processes underlying language abilities across the lifespan.
My work aims to contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between language, cognition, and ageing by integrating theoretical and methodological perspectives from experimental linguistics and cognitive science.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, language processing, lexical access, and healthy ageing.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Poster Presentations
Guerra-García, V., & Arantzeta, M. (2026). Stable Representations, Shifting Constraints: Reweighting Frequency and Concreteness in Lexical Access with Age. Online poster presentation at CogSci 2026, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 22–25.
Guerra-García, V., & Arantzeta, M. (2026). Frequency and Concreteness Constrain Lexical Retrieval Across Age: Evidence from Bilingual Speakers. Poster presentation at XV SEPEX & II Joint SEPEX-BAPS, Valencia, Spain, September 9–11.
SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
Guerra-García, V. (2026). More Words, Less Access: The Paradox of Aging. Popular science article published in Mapping Ignorance. Basque Country, Spain.
Co-organizer of the Gogo Elebiduna Txoko during Science Week (Zientzia Astea), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), November 4–8, 2026.
EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2026–Present
Predoctoral Researcher, Gogo Elebiduna Research Group, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country.
Project: Cognitive Adaptation in Ageing Language: Disentangling Frequency, Concreteness, and Animacy in Lexical Access and Semantic Integration.
2024–2025
MA in Theoretical and Experimental Linguistics, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country.
Master’s Thesis: Defining the Mind: How Do We Access Words Throughout Life?
2020–2024
BA in Spanish Language and Literature, University of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.
Bachelor’s Thesis: The Limits of Linguistic Arbitrariness.
LANGUAGES
Spanish (native), English (C1), Italian (B2), French (basic proficiency).
