{"id":17974,"date":"2026-06-02T11:40:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ehu.eus\/HEB\/?page_id=17974"},"modified":"2026-06-02T11:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:57:15","slug":"victoria_guerra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ehu.eus\/HEB\/victoria_guerra\/","title":{"rendered":"VICTORIA GUERRA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ehu.eus\/HEB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VictoriaGuerra.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17976 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ehu.eus\/HEB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VictoriaGuerra.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ehu.eus\/HEB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VictoriaGuerra.png 972w, https:\/\/www.ehu.eus\/HEB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VictoriaGuerra-768x987.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/a>Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n Micaela Portilla Ikergunea<br \/>\nUniversity of the Basque Country (UPV\/EHU)<br \/>\nCalle Justo V\u00e9lez de Elorriaga, 1<br \/>\n01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">email: <a href=\"mailto:vguerra001@ikasle.ehu.eus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vguerra001@ikasle.ehu.eus<\/a><br \/>\nPhone: +34 945 014 452<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>RESEARCH INTERESTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, language processing, lexical access, and healthy ageing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Poster Presentations<\/p>\n<p>Guerra-Garc\u00eda, V., &amp; Arantzeta, M. (2026). <em>Stable Representations, Shifting Constraints: Reweighting Frequency and Concreteness in Lexical Access with Age<\/em>. Online poster presentation at CogSci 2026, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 22\u201325.<\/p>\n<p>Guerra-Garc\u00eda, V., &amp; Arantzeta, M. (2026). <em>Frequency and Concreteness Constrain Lexical Retrieval Across Age: Evidence from Bilingual Speakers<\/em>. Poster presentation at XV SEPEX &amp; II Joint SEPEX-BAPS, Valencia, Spain, September 9\u201311.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SCIENCE COMMUNICATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Guerra-Garc\u00eda, V. (2026). <em>More Words, Less Access: The Paradox of Aging<\/em>. Popular science article published in <em>Mapping Ignorance<\/em>. Basque Country, Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Co-organizer of the Gogo Elebiduna Txoko during Science Week (<em>Zientzia Astea<\/em>), University of the Basque Country (UPV\/EHU), November 4\u20138, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2026\u2013Present<\/strong><br \/>\nPredoctoral Researcher, Gogo Elebiduna Research Group, University of the Basque Country (UPV\/EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country.<br \/>\nProject: <em>Cognitive Adaptation in Ageing Language: Disentangling Frequency, Concreteness, and Animacy in Lexical Access and Semantic Integration.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>2024\u20132025<\/strong><br \/>\nMA in Theoretical and Experimental Linguistics, University of the Basque Country (UPV\/EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country.<br \/>\nMaster\u2019s Thesis: <em>Defining the Mind: How Do We Access Words Throughout Life?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>2020\u20132024<\/strong><br \/>\nBA in Spanish Language and Literature, University of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.<br \/>\nBachelor\u2019s Thesis: <em>The Limits of Linguistic Arbitrariness.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>LANGUAGES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Spanish (native), English (C1), Italian (B2), French (basic proficiency).<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n Micaela Portilla Ikergunea University of the Basque Country (UPV\/EHU) Calle Justo V\u00e9lez 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). 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