Demetrio Ferro

Demetrio Ferro

(he/him)

Computational, Cognitive Neuroscience

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Closed-loop model of gaze and decision coordination.
Ferro et al. CCNeuro 2025.
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Gambling task and dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex.
Ferro et al. bioRxiv 2025, 📝 in review.
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Gaze direction and its effect on choice formation.
Ferro et al. Nature Communications 2024.
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Gaze direction and its effect on behavior.
Ferro et al. Nature Communications 2024.
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Current Source Density, Multi-Unit Activity Latency and signal quality assessment, Graphical User Interface.
Ferro et al. PNAS 2021.
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Intra- and inter-areal information exchange strength across V1-V4 laminae.
Ferro et al. PNAS 2021.
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Attentional effects on intra- and inter-areal information exchange across V1-V4 laminae.
Ferro et al. PNAS 2021.


About me

I am a cognitive and computational neuroscientist studying how visual fixation interacts with selective neural encoding, both in attention and in the evaluation of potential actions or outcomes, to shape reward-guided behavior. Currently, I am a Postdoctoral researcher in the Theoretical and Cognitive Neuroscience (TCN) group at the Center for Brain and Computation (CBC) within the Department of Engineering of Information and Communication Technologies (ETIC), at the University Pompeu Fabra (UPF), in Barcelona.

My research investigates how the brain integrates visual attention, motor planning, and reward signals to support adaptive, goal-directed behavior. Specifically, I examine the interplay between attentional selection of visual features and visuospatial patterns linked to motor planning under reward expectations. This work involves the analysis of simultaneous eye-tracking and neural recording data to dissect how overt visual sampling, selective processing, and reward-related information encoding interact to guide behavior.

Driven by a deep interest in understanding the neural basis of complex behavior and a passion for scientific and technological innovation, I pursue research at an interdisciplinary level. My work lies at the intersection of experimental neuroscience and computational modeling, addressing both the technological challenges of curating high-dimensional neural data and the theoretical frameworks needed to interpret the functional role of neural interactions in cortical microcircuits.

Beyond my research pursuits, I have a passion for the outdoors. Whether it is swimming regularly, embarking on hiking or climbing adventures, or indulging in some therapeutic gardening, I thrive on connecting with nature. I am also committed to the environmental cause, having actively participated in informative meetings about the climate crisis, contributed to events that promoted sustainable food consumption, and volunteered in clean-up initiatives at natural sites.

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