Manuel Carreiras ws born in Lugo on 1 February 1959 and has two children.
He holds a Master’s degree in Psychology, which he took at the University of Santiago de Compostela, and a Doctoral Degree in the same field from the University of Laguna, which he was awarded in 1984.
He has worked as a professor at the University of La Laguna in Tenerife and he is currently a Research Professor in Ikerbasque and the Scientific Director of the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language.
He has also been a visiting professor of the Basque Country since 2009.
He has 25 years of research experience in centres in Spain, USA, United Kingdom, Sweden and Australia.
