Lucia B Palmero

@uv.es

Assistant Professor. Department of Basic Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy.
University of Valencia

Her research focuses on cognitive neuroscience, with a particular interest in attention and memory processes, especially working memory, sustained attention, and vigilance mechanisms (arousal and executive). She combines electrophysiological measures (EEG/ERP) with non-invasive brain stimulation techniques (TMS, tDCS, tACS). In addition, she participates in research lines examining the impact of circadian rhythms on cognitive performance and in applied studies involving simulated driving contexts, as well as experiments aimed at understanding basic cognitive processes. She collaborates with prestigious international research groups, including the Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (Dortmund, Germany) and the University of Michigan (USA).

EDUCATION

Lucía B. Palmero Jara is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Basic Psychology at the University of Valencia. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Valencia (2018), where she received the Extraordinary Award for Academic Excellence. She completed a Master’s Degree in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Granada (2019) and obtained her PhD in Psychology from the University of Murcia (2023) with cum laude distinction, International Mention, and the Extraordinary Doctoral Award.

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
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Scholar Citations

8

Scholar h-index

7

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Endogenous Theta as a Function of Task Load and Working Memory Capacity: Revisiting the Role of Slower Frequencies in Theta–Gamma Coupling
    M Tortajada, J Rodríguez-Larios, V Martínez-Pérez, LB Palmero, ...
    Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 1-17 , 2026
    2026
  • The role of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in the interplay between metacontrol and mind-wandering. Evidence from a HD-tDCS study
    V Martínez-Pérez, LB Palmero, G Campoy, L Colzato, B Hommel, ...
    2026
  • The interplay between metacontrol and mind-wandering. Evidence from an HD-tDCS study
    V Martínez-Pérez, M Tortajada, L Palmero, G Campoy, L Colzato, ...
    Authorea Preprints , 2025
    2025
  • Distinguishing between temporary and permanent removal in verbal working memory.
    M Tortajada, V Martínez-Pérez, LB Palmero, LJ Fuentes, G Campoy
    Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Supplementary material for the paper" The DRM illusion in short-term memory: Opposite effects of retention interval on true and false recognition"
    G Campoy, MD Linde, EA Hidalgo, M Tortajada, LB Palmero, ...
    Supplementary material for the paper" The DRM illusion in short-term memory … , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Decoding load or selection in visuospatial working memory?
    M Tortajada, JJ Fahrenfort, A Sandoval‐Lentisco, V Martínez‐Pérez, ...
    Psychophysiology 61 (10), e14636 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Propiedades psicométricas de la adaptación española de la Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (S-CIPS)
    A Sandoval-Lentisco, M Tortajada, LB Palmero, G Campoy, LJ Fuentes, ...
    Anales de Psicología 40 (1), 38-43 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Circadian modulation of the time course of automatic and controlled semantic processing
    LB Palmero, M Tortajada, V Martínez-Pérez, A Sandoval-Lentisco, ...
    Chronobiology International 41 (3), 378-392 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 4
  • Testing the modulation of self-related automatic and others-related controlled processing by chronotype and time-of-day
    LB Palmero, V Martínez-Pérez, M Tortajada, G Campoy, LJ Fuentes
    Consciousness and Cognition 118, 103633 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 5
  • Self-prioritization effect in the attentional blink paradigm: Attention-based or familiarity-based effect?
    V Martínez-Pérez, A Sandoval-Lentisco, M Tortajada, LB Palmero, ...
    Consciousness and Cognition 117, 103607 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 10
  • Psychometric properties of the spanish Clance Impostor Scale (S-CIPS)
    A Sandoval-Lentisco, M Tortajada, LB Palmero, G Campoy, LJ Fuentes, ...
    Ann Psychol 40 (1), 38-43 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 8
  • Decoding load or selection?
    M Tortajada, J Fahrenfort, A Sandoval-Lentisco, V Martínez-Pérez, ...
    OSF , 2023
    2023
  • Vigilance decrement and mind-wandering in sustained attention tasks: Two sides of the same coin?
    V Martínez-Pérez, A Andreu, A Sandoval-Lentisco, M Tortajada, ...
    Frontiers in neuroscience 17, 1122406 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 32
  • Vigilance Decrement and Mind-Wandering: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
    V Martínez-Pérez, A Andreu, A Sandoval-Lentisco, M Tortajada, ...
    2022
  • Mid-luteal phase progesterone effects on vigilance tasks are modulated by women’s chronotype
    LB Palmero, V Martínez-Pérez, M Tortajada, G Campoy, LJ Fuentes
    Psychoneuroendocrinology 140, 105722 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 15
  • Effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation over right-DLPFC on vigilance tasks depend on the arousal level
    V Martínez-Pérez, M Tortajada, LB Palmero, G Campoy, LJ Fuentes
    Scientific Reports 12 (1), 547 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 30
  • El rol causal de las oscilaciones alpha y theta sobre la atención sostenida: Un estudio con estimulación eléctrica transcraneal por corriente alterna (tACS)
    VM Pérez, LBP Jara, M Tortajada, GC Menéndez, LJF Melero
    III Congreso Interdisciplinar de Jóvenes Investigadores 23 y 24 de … , 2022
    2022
  • Profundizando en la relación entre ciclo menstrual y vigilancia: modulación por parte del cronotipo
    LBP Jara, VM Pérez, M Tortajada, GC Menéndez, LJF Melero
    III Congreso Interdisciplinar de Jóvenes Investigadores 23 y 24 de … , 2022
    2022
  • La actualización de la memoria de trabajo teniendo en cuenta sus distintos estados de activación
    M Tortajada, VM Pérez, LBP Jara, AS Lentisco, LJF Melero, ...
    III Congreso Interdisciplinar de Jóvenes Investigadores 23 y 24 de … , 2022
    2022
  • El rol causal de las oscilaciones alpha y theta sobre la atención sostenida. Un estudio con estimulación eléctrica transcraneal por corriente alterna (tACS).
    V Martínez-Pérez, LB Palmero, M Tortajada, G Campoy, L Fuentes
    ASOCIACIÓN DE JÓVENES INVESTIGADORES DE LA UMU 306, 86 , 2022
    2022

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Propensity to intentional and unintentional mind-wandering differs in arousal and executive vigilance tasks
    V Martínez-Pérez, D Baños, A Andreu, M Tortajada, LB Palmero, ...
    PLoS one 16 (10), e0258734 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 44
  • The role of chronotype in the interaction between the alerting and the executive control networks
    V Martínez-Pérez, LB Palmero, G Campoy, LJ Fuentes
    Scientific Reports 10 (1), 11901 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 44
  • Vigilance decrement and mind-wandering in sustained attention tasks: Two sides of the same coin?
    V Martínez-Pérez, A Andreu, A Sandoval-Lentisco, M Tortajada, ...
    Frontiers in neuroscience 17, 1122406 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 32
  • Examining the dorsolateral and ventromedial prefrontal cortex involvement in the self-attention network: A randomized, sham-controlled, parallel group, double-blind, and …
    V Martínez-Pérez, G Campoy, LB Palmero, LJ Fuentes
    Frontiers in Neuroscience 14, 683 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 31
  • Effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation over right-DLPFC on vigilance tasks depend on the arousal level
    V Martínez-Pérez, M Tortajada, LB Palmero, G Campoy, LJ Fuentes
    Scientific Reports 12 (1), 547 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 30
  • Mid-luteal phase progesterone effects on vigilance tasks are modulated by women’s chronotype
    LB Palmero, V Martínez-Pérez, M Tortajada, G Campoy, LJ Fuentes
    Psychoneuroendocrinology 140, 105722 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 15
  • Self-prioritization effect in the attentional blink paradigm: Attention-based or familiarity-based effect?
    V Martínez-Pérez, A Sandoval-Lentisco, M Tortajada, LB Palmero, ...
    Consciousness and Cognition 117, 103607 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 10
  • Psychometric properties of the spanish Clance Impostor Scale (S-CIPS)
    A Sandoval-Lentisco, M Tortajada, LB Palmero, G Campoy, LJ Fuentes, ...
    Ann Psychol 40 (1), 38-43 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 8
  • Testing the modulation of self-related automatic and others-related controlled processing by chronotype and time-of-day
    LB Palmero, V Martínez-Pérez, M Tortajada, G Campoy, LJ Fuentes
    Consciousness and Cognition 118, 103633 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 5
  • Circadian modulation of the time course of automatic and controlled semantic processing
    LB Palmero, M Tortajada, V Martínez-Pérez, A Sandoval-Lentisco, ...
    Chronobiology International 41 (3), 378-392 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 4
  • Decoding load or selection in visuospatial working memory?
    M Tortajada, JJ Fahrenfort, A Sandoval‐Lentisco, V Martínez‐Pérez, ...
    Psychophysiology 61 (10), e14636 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Propiedades psicométricas de la adaptación española de la Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (S-CIPS)
    A Sandoval-Lentisco, M Tortajada, LB Palmero, G Campoy, LJ Fuentes, ...
    Anales de Psicología 40 (1), 38-43 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Distinguishing between temporary and permanent removal in verbal working memory.
    M Tortajada, V Martínez-Pérez, LB Palmero, LJ Fuentes, G Campoy
    Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Supplementary material for the paper" The DRM illusion in short-term memory: Opposite effects of retention interval on true and false recognition"
    G Campoy, MD Linde, EA Hidalgo, M Tortajada, LB Palmero, ...
    Supplementary material for the paper" The DRM illusion in short-term memory … , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Endogenous Theta as a Function of Task Load and Working Memory Capacity: Revisiting the Role of Slower Frequencies in Theta–Gamma Coupling
    M Tortajada, J Rodríguez-Larios, V Martínez-Pérez, LB Palmero, ...
    Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 1-17 , 2026
    2026
  • The role of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in the interplay between metacontrol and mind-wandering. Evidence from a HD-tDCS study
    V Martínez-Pérez, LB Palmero, G Campoy, L Colzato, B Hommel, ...
    2026
  • The interplay between metacontrol and mind-wandering. Evidence from an HD-tDCS study
    V Martínez-Pérez, M Tortajada, L Palmero, G Campoy, L Colzato, ...
    Authorea Preprints , 2025
    2025
  • Decoding load or selection?
    M Tortajada, J Fahrenfort, A Sandoval-Lentisco, V Martínez-Pérez, ...
    OSF , 2023
    2023
  • Vigilance Decrement and Mind-Wandering: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
    V Martínez-Pérez, A Andreu, A Sandoval-Lentisco, M Tortajada, ...
    2022
  • El rol causal de las oscilaciones alpha y theta sobre la atención sostenida: Un estudio con estimulación eléctrica transcraneal por corriente alterna (tACS)
    VM Pérez, LBP Jara, M Tortajada, GC Menéndez, LJF Melero
    III Congreso Interdisciplinar de Jóvenes Investigadores 23 y 24 de … , 2022
    2022