Cristian Preciado

I am a graduate student in the Cognition & Neural Systems program at the University of Arizona, with a primary research focus on neuroimaging & cognitive neuroscience. My research interests lie in spatial cognition, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Cybersickness. My research experience spans fMRI, MEG, and virtual reality, where I have developed and utilized experimental methods to study sensory processing, spatial navigation, and related cognitive processes across populations. My goal is to deepen our understanding of these areas and contribute meaningful insights to the field of cognitive neuroscience.

Research Interests:

• Neuroimaging & cognitive neuroscience.
• Spatial cognition
• Autism Spectrum Disorder 
• Cybersickness
• Research Methods: fMRI, MEG, and virtual reality

Selected Publications:

• Preciado, C., Starrett, M. J., & Ekstrom, A. (2018). Assessment of a Short, Focused Training to Reduce Symptoms of Cybersickness. PRESENCE: Virtual and Augmented Reality 27 (4), 361–377. https://doi.org/10.1162/pres_a_00335
• Preciado, C., Baida, M., Li, Y., Li, Y., & Demopoulos, C. (2024). Prenatal exposure to hypoxic risk conditions in autistic and neurotypical youth: Associated ventricular differences, sleep disturbance, and sensory processing. Autism Research, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.3250
• Demopoulos, C., Lampinen, L., Preciado, C., Kothare, H., & Ramanarayanan, V. (2024). Preliminary investigation of psychometric properties of a novel multimodal dialog-based affect production task in children and adolescents with autism. Proceedings of Interspeech 2024, 5123–5127 

 Updated: 11/15/24