Marlene Sofia Belinho Nogueira (5A12-044C-3DF9)

Curriculum Vitae

Marlene Nogueira

Marlene Nogueira is an early-career neuroscientist in the first year of completing her PhD, dedicated to exploring the profound effects of early adverse experiences on brain development. Her research focuses on the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral consequences of out-of-home care and deprived parental environments, with a focus on institutionalized populations. By integrating cutting-edge techniques in epigenetics, neuroimaging, and cognitive assessment, Marlene seeks to unravel the biological and psychological mechanisms that link early-life adversity to long-term outcomes. As a researcher at the Psychological Neuroscience Lab at the University of Minho (Portugal), using a multidisciplinary approach, she contributes with her expertise to a variety of collaborative projects within the lab. Among her ongoing projects, Marlene is particularly interested in understanding emotional processing and cognitive development across different developmental stages. In addition to her research, Marlene is deeply committed to mentoring and supporting the next generation of scientists. She has co-supervised several undergraduate students and actively engages in science communication initiatives to bridge the gap between research and the public. Her dedication to fostering scientific curiosity and knowledge-sharing is evident through her involvement in organizing academic events and her advocacy for open science practices.

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Identificação

Identificação pessoal

Nome completo: Marlene Sofia Belinho Nogueira

Nomes de citação

Nogueira, Marlene

Identificadores de autor

Ciência ID: 5A12-044C-3DF9
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5159-2486

Endereços de correio eletrónico

marlene.nogueira@psi.uminho.pt (Profissional)

Moradas

Escola de Psicologia, Universidade do Minho. Campus de Gualtar, 4710, Gualtar, Braga, Portugal (Profissional)

Domínios de atuação

Ciências Sociais - Psicologia

Idiomas

Idioma	Conversação	Leitura	Escrita	Compreensão	Peer-review
Inglês	Utilizador proficiente (C1)	Utilizador proficiente (C1)	Utilizador proficiente (C1)	Utilizador proficiente (C1)	Utilizador proficiente (C1)
Português (Idioma materno)
Espanhol; Castelhano	Utilizador elementar (A1)	Utilizador elementar (A1)	Utilizador elementar (A1)	Utilizador elementar (A1)

Formação

	Grau	Classificação
2020/01 - 2024/07 Concluído	Basic Psychology (Doutoramento) Universidade do Minho, Portugal "THE IMPACT OF RESIDENTIAL REARING ON THE ADOLESCENT BRAIN: THE CONTRIBUTION OF EPIGENETIC MECHANISMS" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
2022/02/24 - 2022/05/26 Concluído	Visiting PhD Student (Outros) University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, Reino Unido
2016 Concluído	Molecular Genetics (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal "The impact of early life experiences on oxytocinergic system modulation: implications on social behavior development" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)	16
2013 Concluído	Applied Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal "Estudo do papel do receptor da oxitocina no comportamento de interacção social em animais submetidos a stress precoce" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)	14

Percurso profissional

Ciência

	Categoria Profissional Instituição de acolhimento	Empregador
2024/09/18 - 2025/09/17	Assistente de Investigação (carreira) (Investigação)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
2020/01/01 - 2024/02/29	Investigador (Investigação)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
2017/07/06 - 2019/12/31	Assistente de Investigação (carreira) (Investigação)	Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal

Outros

	Categoria Profissional Instituição de acolhimento	Empregador
2016/04/01 - 2017/06/30	Colaboradora de investigação	Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal

Projetos

Bolsa

	Designação	Financiadores
2020/01/01 - 2024/02/29	Avaliação do funcionamento cerebral em repouso e dependente de tarefa em adolescentes com distintas trajetórias de desenvolvimento: contribuição de mecanismos epigenéticos SFRH/BD/145469/2019 Bolseiro de Doutoramento Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluído

Projeto

	Designação	Financiadores
2024/06 - 2025/09	Cross-border network for the study of music as therapy in neuropsychomotor diseases and aging EUTERPE_adn Investigador Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal Fundación Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela, Espanha	Interreg Europe Concluído
2022 - 2023	The effects of institutional care on emotional processing in Portuguese adolescents Emotion processing adolescents Investigador	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Portuguese Association of Researchers and Students in the UK (PARSUK) Concluído
2018/07/01 - 2022/07/31	Assessment of resting-state brain networks functional connectivity on adolescents with different developmental trajectories: epigenetic mechanisms contribution PTDC/PSI-ESP/28228/2017 Investigador Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluído
2020 - 2022	Emotional processing study in healthy volunteers Emotion processing Investigador	NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre Concluído
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Scientific Project of the Psychology Research Center [Centro de Investigação em Psicologia - CIPsi] UID/PSI/01662/2019 Bolseiro de Investigação Universidade do Minho, Portugal Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluído
2017 - 2018	Interaction between immune genes and quality of caregiver`s behaviours for child`s attachment outcomes PTDC/PSI-PCL/116897/2010 Investigador	Concluído
2015 - 2016	Será o comportamento social na adolescência reflexo de experiências precoces adversas? Efeito da separação maternal e enriquecimento ambiental PTDC/MHC-PAP/5304/2012 Investigador	Concluído
2013 - 2016	O impacto do stress precoce nas vias do comportamento social: relação entre oxitocina e corticosteróides PTDC/PSI-PCO/116612/2010 Investigador	Concluído

Outro

	Designação	Financiadores
2023 - 2025	Anger in the mind and body: from unconscious cognitive mechanisms to psychophysiological and neural substrates PT/FB/BL-2022-277 Investigador Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, Reino Unido	Fundação Bial Em curso

Produções

Publicações

Artigo em revista	Anna Pelliet; Marlene Nogueira; Catarina Fagundes; Susana Capela; Fátima Saraiva; Erdem Pulcu; Susannah Elinor Murphy; Catherine Harmer; Liliana Capitao. "“Invisible Dangers”: preconscious detection of fearful vs angry faces influences the subjective experience of anger". Conciousness and Cognition 130 (2025): 103848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2025.103848. Acesso aberto • Publicado • 10.31234/osf.io/udyjw Marlene Nogueira; Juliana da Silva Magalhães; Adriana Sampaio; Sónia Sousa; Joana F. Coutinho; Nogueira, Marlene; Juliana Magalhaes ; Sónia S. Sousa; Joana Coutinho. "Examining Insula–Default Mode Network Functional Connectivity and Its Relationship with Heart Rate Variability". Brain Sciences (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15010037. Publicado • 10.3390/brainsci15010037 Nogueira, Marlene; Pedro Moreira; Lídia Carvalho; Isabel Soares; Ana Mesquita; Adriana Sampaio. "Structural brain correlates of childhood maltreatment: an activation likelihood estimation (ale) meta-analysis". (2025): Submetido Nogueira, Marlene; Sónia S. Sousa; Natividade Couto-Pereira; Paula Oliveira; Isabel Soares; Ana Mesquita; Liliana Capitão; Adriana Sampaio. Autor correspondente: Adriana Sampaio. "Unveiling hidden scars: How early life adversity influences emotional processing at the adolescent period". Psychological Medicine (2025): Submetido Baião, Rita; Fearon, Pasco; Belsky, Jay; Baptista, Joana; Carneiro, Alexandra; Pinto, Raquel; Nogueira, Marlene; et al. "Child’s oxytocin response to mother-child interaction: The contribution of child genetics and maternal behavior". Psychoneuroendocrinology 102 (2019): 79-83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.11.022. Publicado • 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.11.022 Luna, Karlos; Nogueira, Marlene; Albuquerque, Pedro B.. "Words in larger font are perceived as more important: explaining the belief that font size affects memory". Memory 27 4 (2018): 555-560. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2018.1529797. Publicado • 10.1080/09658211.2018.1529797
Poster em conferência	Nogueira, Marlene; Sónia S. Sousa; Pedro Moreira; Sylvain Bouix; Ana Mesquita; Adriana Sampaio. "Multimodal assessment of the frontostriatal circuitry in currently residential-reared adolescents". Trabalho apresentado em ECNP Workshop on Applied Neuroscience, 2025. Saraiva, Fátima; Couto Pereira, Natividade S.; Nogueira, Marlene; Capela, Susana; Rosa, Francisco; Fagundes, Catarina; Harmer, Catherine; et al. "Feeling Angry? Exploring the Relationship Between Conscious and Non-conscious Detection of Angry Faces and Subjective Perception of Anger". Trabalho apresentado em 4.º Simpósio Doutoral de Psicologia U.NORTE - SimPsi U.Norte, 2025. Nogueira, Marlene; Anna Pelliet; Catarina Fagundes; Susana Capela; Fátima Saraiva; Erdem Pulcu; Catherine Harmer; Susanah Murphy; Liliana Capitão. ""Unseen Threats": preconscious detection of fearful vs angry faces influences the subjective experience of anger.". Trabalho apresentado em 37th Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP), 2024. Nogueira, Marlene; Sónia S. Sousa; Paula Oliveira; Isabel Soares; Ana Mesquita; Liliana Capitão; Adriana Sampaio. "Uncovering the invisible: early adversity's role in adolescent emotion processing". Trabalho apresentado em 37th Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP), 2024. Saraiva, Fátima; Couto-Pereira, Natividade; Nogueira, Marlene; Colwell, Michael; Capela, Susana; Rosa, Francisco; Fagundes, Catarina; et al. "The link between Anger and Impulsivity: Insights from the Affective Interference Go/No-Go Task". Trabalho apresentado em 2.ª Convenção Psicologia U.Norte / 3.º SIMPSI Simpósio Doutoral Psicologia U.Norte, 2024. Nogueira, Marlene; Sónia Sousa; Pedro Moreira; Isabel Soares; Ana Mesquita; Adriana Sampaio. Autor correspondente: Nogueira, Marlene. "Default mode abnormalities in currently institutionalized adolescents.". Trabalho apresentado em 5th International Conference of the European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 2021. Nogueira, Marlene; Sonia S. Sousa; Pedro Moreira; Isabel Soares; Ana Mesquita; Adriana Sampaio. Autor correspondente: Sonia S. Sousa. "Institutionalization is associated with alterations of brain regions involved in emotional and reward processing during adolescence". Trabalho apresentado em 5th International Conference of the European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (ESCAN), 2021. Nogueira, Marlene; Karlos Luna; Pedro B. Albuquerque. "Importance mediates the effect of font size on judgments of learning.". Trabalho apresentado em 13th National Meeting of the APPE, 2018. Nogueira, Marlene; Nogueira, M., Alves, R.L., Bravo, J., Alves, C.J., Pereira, A.R., Mesquita, A., de Sousa, L., Barbosa, F., Summavielle,; Alves, R.L. ; Alves, C.J.; Magalhães, A.. "Comparison of two short periods of maternal separation on adolescent rat social behaviour and drug reward.". Trabalho apresentado em XV Meeting of The Portuguese Society for Neuroscience, 2017. Nogueira, Marlene Sofia Belinho; Nogueira, Marlene; Bravo J., ; Summavielle T., ; Magalhães, A.. "Comparison of two short periods of maternal separation on adolescent rat social behaviour and drug reward". Trabalho apresentado em International Conference of the European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (ESCAN), 2016. Nogueira, Marlene; C. J. Alves,. "The impact of different periods of neonatal maternal separation on social behavior in an adolescent rat model.". Trabalho apresentado em Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience. Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, 2015. Nogueira, Marlene; Magalhães, A., ; Ana Mesquita. "Consequences of two different periods of neonatal maternal separation on social behavior of adolescent male rat.". Trabalho apresentado em Annual Meeting of International Behavioral Neuroscience Society*, 2015.
Pré-impressão	Saraiva, Fátima; Coutinho, Joana Fernandes Pereira; Capela, Susana; Rosa, Francisco; Fagundes, Catarina; Nogueira, Marlene; Couto Pereira, Natividade S.; et al. "Seen and Unseen: How Anger’s Conscious and Unconscious Detection Relates to Its Subjective Experience". 2025. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/7gnyk_v1. 10.31219/osf.io/7gnyk_v1
Resumo em conferência	Nogueira, M.; Silva Sousa, S.; Moreira, P.; Bouix, S.; Mesquita, A.; Sampaio, A.. "Multimodal assessment of the frontostriatal circuitry in currently residential-reared adolescents". Trabalho apresentado em ECNP Workshop on Applied Neuroscience, Nice, 2025. Publicado • 10.1016/j.nsa.2025.105441 Nogueira, M.; Sousa, S.S.; Oliveira, P.; Soares, I.; Mesquita, A.; Sampaio, A.; Capitão, L.P.. "Uncovering the invisible: early adversity's role in adolescent emotion processing". Trabalho apresentado em 37th Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP), Milan, 2024. Publicado • 10.1016/j.nsa.2024.104509 Nogueira, M.; Pelliet, A.; Fagundes, C.; Capela, S.; Saraiva, F.; Pulcu, E.; Harmer, C.J.; Murphy, S.E.; Capitão, L.P.. ""Unseen Threats": preconscious detection of fearful vs angry faces influences the subjective experience of anger". Trabalho apresentado em 37th Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP), Milan, 2024. 10.1016/j.nsa.2024.105214
Tese / Dissertação	"The impact of residential rearing on the adolescent brain: the contribution of epigenetic mechanisms". Doutoramento, Universidade do Minho, 2024. Nogueira, Marlene Sofia Belinho. "The impact of early life experiences on oxytocinergic system modulation: implications on social behavior development". Mestrado, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/44398.

Atividades

Apresentação oral de trabalho

	Título da apresentação	Nome do evento Anfitrião (Local do evento)
2025/05/29	Threats Unseen at First Sight: The Preconscious Bias for Fear and Anger and the Impact on Emotional Experience	XII National Symposium on Psychology Research (SNIP) Association of Portuguese Psychology (Porto, Portugal)
2024/07	Structural and functional connectivity of the frontostriatal circuitry in currently institutionalized adolescents	International Attachment Conference (IAC) University of Rouen (Rouen, França)
2024/07	Unveiling hidden scars: How early life adversity influences emotional processing at the adolescent period.	International Attachment Conference (IAC) University of Rouen (Rouen, França)
2024/06	The impact of early life adversity in emotion processing in adolescents.	27th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD) (Lisboa, Portugal)
2023/05/29	Structural brain correlates of childhood maltreatment: a coordinate-based meta-analysis.	IX International IMFAHE Conference: Innovation Camp “Career Success with a Global Mindset” International Mentoring Foundation for the Advancement of Higher Education (IMFAHE) (Boston, Estados Unidos)
2022/07/15	Capitão L., Nogueira M., Oliveira P., Sousa S. S., Soares I., Sampaio A., Mesquita A. R. 2022. Emotional processing in Portuguese adolescents in institutional care.	International Attachment Conference (IAC) (Lisboa, Portugal)
2022	Assessment of brain functional connectivity at resting state of adolescents with early adverse experiences: the contribution of epigenetic mechanisms	PERL Meeting Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford (Oxford, Reino Unido)

Orientação

	Título / Tema Papel desempenhado	Curso (Tipo) Instituição / Organização
2024/03 - 2024/06	Patterns of epigenetic reaction in response to early life adversity Coorientador	Biologia Aplicada (Licenciatura/Bacharelato) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2024/03 - 2024/06	Study of DNA methylation pattern of stress-related gene and exposure to early adversity in institutionalized adolescents Coorientador	Biologia Aplicada (Licenciatura/Bacharelato) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Organização de evento

	Nome do evento Tipo de evento (Tipo de participação)	Instituição / Organização
2025/09 - Atual	Organization of a public engagement activity as part of the Braga European Researchers’ Night. (2025/09/26) Outro (Coorganizador)
2023/01/01 - 2023/05/16	The 'Doctoral Symposium PSI.UNorte' (SIMPSI) is promoted by the Psychology Consortium UNorte, which is composed of the School of Psychology at the University of Minho, the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences at the University of Porto, and the School of Human and Social Sciences at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro. The main objective of the event is to foster a culture of collaboration among students, researchers, faculty, and psychologists from the three institutions, aiming to share knowledge in research and practice. (2023/05/14 - 2023/05/16) Conferência (Membro da Comissão Organizadora)
2021/11 - 2022/02	The 'Doctoral Symposium PSI.UNorte' (SIMPSI) is promoted by the Psychology Consortium UNorte, which is composed of the School of Psychology at the University of Minho, the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences at the University of Porto, and the School of Human and Social Sciences at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro. The main objective of the event is to foster a culture of collaboration among students, researchers, faculty, and psychologists from the three institutions, aiming to share knowledge in research and practice. (2022/02/03 - 2022/02/04) Conferência (Membro da Comissão Organizadora)
2013/02/27 - 2013/03/01	The Applied Biology Conference is organized annually by a committee of final-year students from this undergraduate program at the University of Minho, representing a tradition at this institution and attracting an increasing number of students and researchers from across the country. At this scientific dissemination event, participants can attend lectures by speakers from various fields of Biology, as well as take part in workshops and informal discussion activities on scientific research and professional careers in the life sciences. (2013/02/27 - 2013/03/01) Conferência (Membro da Comissão Científica)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Participação em evento

	Descrição da atividade Tipo de evento	Nome do evento Instituição / Organização
2025/03/15 - Atual	Included in the context of the Brain Awareness Week, and as part of the initiative "The Future Begins in the Cradle", the interactive workshop "Brain Detectives" invites children (ages 3-12) and their families to explore the wonders of the brain. Through engaging activities, participants will learn about brain functions, neuroplasticity, and how our brains help us think, feel, and grow. Designed to be fun and educational, the session will encourage curiosity about neuroscience in an accessible and playful way. Oficina (workshop)	The Future Begins in the Cradle ProChild CoLAB, Portugal
2025/03/20 - 2025/03/23	The ECNP Workshop aims to stimulate high-quality experimental and clinical research in brain disorders and their treatments by promoting and encouraging the development of Early Career Scientists seeking to pursue research careers in applied neuroscience. The three-day workshop is a great opportunity for Early Career Scientists in Europe to come together with research leaders to discuss the latest advances and perspectives on specific topics. Oficina (workshop)	ECNP Workshop on Applied Neuroscience European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Países Baixos
2019/03/12 - 2019/03/12	Workshop "From the Lab to the World: Why is it Important to Communicate Science?" Although we live in the age of knowledge, we are daily bombarded with various types and sources of information. However, this information does not always reach us in the most appropriate and accurate way, especially when it comes to scientific work. This workshop aimed to raise awareness about the challenges of science communication: fake science news and the media, scientific journalism, and the role of researchers in disseminating their work. Oficina (workshop)	I Jornadas da Ciência Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Comissão de avaliação

	Descrição da atividade Tipo de assessoria	Instituição / Organização	Entidade financiadora
2025/09 - Atual	Poster Evaluator on the 2025 International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience (https://icon2025.pt) Avaliador

Curso / Disciplina lecionado

	Disciplina	Curso (Tipo)	Instituição / Organização
2025/09/06 - 2025/09/06	Guest Lecturer – Topics in Biology, Master in Teaching Biology and Geology, School of Sciences, University of Minho	(Mestrado)
2022/03 - 2022/03	Guest Lecturer – Topics in Experimental Psychology, Doctoral Program in Basic Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Minho	(Doutoramento)
2018/09/27 - 2019/01/15	Introduction to Neurosciences - Teaching of theoretical and practical classes	Mestrado Integrado em Psicologia (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2018/02/20 - 2018/07/22	Laboratory I - Neuroscience, Teaching of practical classes	Mestrado Integrado em Psicologia (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2017/09/25 - 2018/01/20	Introduction to Neurosciences - Teaching of theoretical and practical classes.	Mestrado Integrado em Psicologia (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal

Membro de associação

	Nome da associação	Tipo de participação
2023 - 2024	Portuguese Society of Neuroscience	Membro
2013/10/22 - 2014/10/29	Applied Biology Student Union	Vice-Presidente do Departamento Científico

Membro de comissão

	Descrição da atividade Tipo de participação	Instituição / Organização
2025/09 - Atual	Member of the organizing committee of the 2025 International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience (https://icon2025.pt) Membro
2019 - 2023	Course Committee of the Doctoral Program in Basic Psychology at the School of Psychology of the University of Minho Membro
2018/02/06 - 2021/12/31	Member of the Pedagogical Council of the School of Psychology at the University of Minho Membro	Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal

Tutoria

	Tópico	Nome do aluno
2024/12 - 2025/07	International Mentoring Program from IMFAHE	International Student