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Human Sleep Research Laboratory
Mayra Padilla, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist
EDUCATION
- University of California at Berkeley, Ph. D. in Psychology, 2005, Behavioral Neuroscience
- University of California at Davis, BA in Applied Physics, 1998
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007-present |
Research Scientist, SRI International |
2005-2007 |
Neuroscientist and IRB Administrator, San Francisco Brain Research Institute and SAM Technology, Inc. |
2002-present |
METAS Program Director, Contra Costa Community College, San Pablo, CA |
2005 |
Educational Consultant, Contra Costa Community College, San Pablo, CA |
1999 |
Diversity in Science Summer Program Founder, Director, and Teacher, Contra Costa Community College, San Pablo, CA |
1999-2005 |
Graduate Research Student, Human Neurophysiology Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley |
Summer 2003 |
John Merck Summer Fund Scholar, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ |
Summer 2002 |
Summer Program in Neuroscience, Ethics, and Survival (SPINES), Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA |
Fall 2001 |
Neurosurgery Operating Room Seminar, University of California, San Francisco |
Fall 2000 |
Neuropathology Seminar and Clinic, University of California, Berkeley and Martinez Veterans Administration |
Summer 2000 |
Internship, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako-shi, Japan |
1998-1999 |
Research Assistant, Center for Neuroscience, University of California, Davis |
1997-1998 |
Internship, Center for Neuroscience, University of California, Davis |
1996-1997 |
Internship, Physics Department, University of California, Davis |
Summer 1995 |
Internship, Summer Field Ecology Program, University of California, Berkeley |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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1998-present |
Part-Time Instructor, Contra, La Raza Studies Department, METAS Program Costa Community College |
Spring 2004 |
Graduate Student Instructor, Neurophysiology of Memory and Attention, Psychology Department, University of California, Berkeley |
Spring 2002 |
Graduate Student Instructor, Biological Psychology and Human Brain Dysfunction, Psychology Department, University of California, Berkeley |
Summer 2001 |
Introductory Physics Instructor, Physics Department, Contra Costa Community College |
Spring 2000 |
Graduate Student Instructor, Introductory Psychology, Psychology Department, University of California, Berkeley |
PUBLICATIONS
- Staines, R.W., Padilla, M.L. and Knight, R.T. (2002). Frontal-parietal event-related potential changes associated with practicing a novel visuomotor task. Cognitive Brain Research.
- Padilla, M.L. and Knight, R.T. (2006). Lapses in a prefrontal-extrastriate preparatory attention network predict Mistakes. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience.
- Padilla, M.L. and Knight, R.T. (2007) Top-down deficits and bottom-up compensation in older adults. (in preparation)
- Padilla, M.L. and Knight, R.T. (2008) Insights into frontal network functions: An electrophysiological study of patients with dorsolateral versus orbital frontal cortex damage. (in preparation)
- Gevins, A., Ilan, A., Jiang, A., Padilla, M., Schwager, E., Chan, C., McEvoy, L., Sam-Vargas, L., Meador, K., Gelinas, D., O’Hara, R., Sliwinski, M., Madison, C. (2008) A cognitive neurophysiological test of incipient cognitive impairment of the elderly. (in preparation)
ABSTRACTS
- Padilla, M.L., Mullen T.R., & Knight R.T. (2005) Differential contributions of lateral and orbitofrontal cortex to preparatory attention and action monitoring. Society for Neuroscience Conference, Washington D.C.
- Padilla, M.L., Wood R.A., & Knight R.T. (2003) Stimulus Related Frontal Activity Predicts Errors: Effects of Aging. Society for Neuroscience Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Padilla, M.L. Hale L.A., Wood R.A., & Knight R.T. (2002) Spectral Analysis of Attention and Error Related Potentials. Society for Neuroscience Conference, Orlando, Florida.
- Padilla, M.L., Hale L.A., & Knight R.T. (2002) Transient Attention Dysfunction Predicts the Occurrence of Errors. Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, San Francisco, California.
- Padilla, M.L., Hale L.A., & Knight R.T. (2001) Do Errors Modulate Attention? Society for Neuroscience & American Psychological Association Minority Poster Presentation, San Diego, California.
- Edwards, E., Herrmann, C., Padilla, M.L., Soltani, M., Duarte, A., Pellouchoud, E., Clayworth,C. and Knight, R.T. (2001). Stimulus Dependence of Human Gamma Band Activity: A Parametric Study. Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, New York, New York.
- Padilla, M.L., Staines, R.W. and Knight, R.T. (1999). Frontal-Parietal ERP Changes Associated With Learning Visuomotor Tasks. Society for Neuroscience Conference. Miami, Florida.
- Padilla, M.L. and Erickson, G. (1998). Optical and IR Characterization of the Open Star Cluster NGC6910. Undergraduate Research Conference. University of California at Davis.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
- SRI International, Menlo Park: Insights into the aging brain: Top-down deficits and bottom-up compensation, 2007
- San Francisco Brain Institute/SAM Technology, San Francisco: Predicting incorrect responses with EEG, 2006
- Memory and Aging Clinic, University of California, San Francisco: Preparatory attention and action monitoring: The role of PFCx in behavioral performance, 2005
- John Merck Summer Fund Symposium. Princeton, New Jersey: Reorientation of attention following errors. 2003
- University of California, Berkeley Neuroscience Retreat. Lake Tahoe, California: The role of attention in response monitoring. 2002
- Marine Biological Laboratory, SPINES Course Symposium. Woods Hole, Massachusetts: Transient attention dysfunction predicts the occurrence of errors. 2002.
- Second Year Symposium. University of California, Berkeley: How does error processing interact with attention? 2001.
- RIKEN Brain Science Institute Summer Symposium, Japan: Human Brain Functional MRI: Issues in Data Processing and Analysis using a Finger Tapping Paradigm. 2000.
- McNair Scholars Annual Symposium. University of California, Davis: Event Related Potentials Associated with the Acquisition of Novel Visuomotor Skills. 1998.
- National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR). Salisbury, Maryland, Optical and IR Characterization of the Open Star Cluster NGC6910. 1998
REVIEWS
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience : Manuscript review (2) Neuroscience Letters (1)
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Dissertation Year GOP Fellowship 2004 to 2005
- American Psychological Association Minority Fellow 2001 to 2004
- Recent Graduate Award Contra Costa Community College 2002
- Graduate Opportunity Program Scholar 1999 to 2001
- McNair Scholar 1996 to 1998
- MURPPS Scholar 1996 to 1998
- Kennedy King Scholarship 1996 to 1998
- Soroptomist International Scholarship 1997
- Center for Science Excellence Scholar 1996
- George Fujioka Memorial Scholarship 1996
- Connie Hernandez Scholarship 1996
- Chicana Latina Scholarship 1996
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Society for Neuroscience
- Cognitive Neuroscience Society
- Sigma Xi, Associate Member
- Contra Costa County Community College Latino Faculty and Staff Network
- Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in the Sciences
- West Contra Costa County Concilio Latino (Education Committee)
- Promocion Latina (Board Member)
- Puente (Mentor)
LANGUAGES
Contact Us
For more information about SRI International's Human Sleep Research Laboratory, call 650-859-3251 or email sleep@sri.com.
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