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Pedro Espinosa-Villafranca

Predoctoral Candidate at the Emmy Noether Research Group RAVEN, Max Planck Institute for Human Development

Pedro Espinosa-Villafranca is a PhD candidate at the Max Planck School of Cognition and conducts his research with the RAVEN group at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, under the supervision of Zoe Ngo. His work focuses on memory development, examining the neural basis and contextual factors that shape how memory changes across childhood using neuroimaging, computational modeling, and behavioral techniques.

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Zoe Ngo and Pedro Espinosa-Villafranca / 26 May 2026

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