Vicente Medel is assistant professor in the Faculty of Biological Sciences at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, where he leads the Neurobiology of Integrative Systems Lab. His research examines how large-scale brain dynamics, arousal systems and brain-body interactions shape cognition and consciousness. His lab combines electrophysiology, multimodal neuroimaging and computational modeling to study the neural mechanisms underlying different cognitive and conscious states in both health and disease. His current work also investigates how neurovascular, metabolic and neuromodulatory mechanisms contribute to brain aging and cognitive resilience.
Medel holds a Ph.D. and a master’s degree in neuroscience from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, as well as a degree in philosophy from Universidad de Chile. He conducted postdoctoral research at Universidad de Chile and at the Brain and Mind Centre at the University of Sydney.
