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Bruno Miranda obtained is Medical degree (2006) at the University of Lisbon and his PhD degree (2016) in Neuroscience at the University College of London (and as part of the International Neurocience Doctoral Programme at the Champalimaud Foundation). His graduation work was on the computational models and neural signatures for different reinforcement learning strategies which can be used to guide decision-making, under the supervision of Doctor Steven Kennerley and Professor Peter Dayan (2017 Brain Prize). From a clinical perspective he obtained his title of Specialist in Neurology (2019) and has undertaken in-depth training in epidemiological and patient-oriented research skills. His clinical research has been centred on cognition and neurophysiology in both neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular diseases. At present, he is a Junior Researcher and Assistant Professor at the Lisbon School of Medicine of the University of Lisbon; and a Clinical Researcher at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes. His current research work is focused on how the basic principles of human goal-directed behaviour and decision-making models can provide mechanistic explanations for human-environmental interactions and neuropsychiatric manifestations (characterized by failures to learn or act based on models of the environment). Moreover, his interests include transdisciplinary collaborations and applications of such neurobiological principles to other fields such as urban planning (or neurourbanism) and architecture (neuroarchitecture). The experimental methods used to address these research questions include detailed behavioural analysis (e.g., biomonitoring and digital health), computational modelling, as well as neurophysiology and neuroimaging techniques. Finally, Dr. Miranda promotes good communication among team members and engages on the required efforts to fulfil the planned research targets.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Bruno André e Silva Miranda

Citation names

  • Miranda, Bruno

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
061D-9631-86C9
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4660-6051
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=pt-PT&user=WSXfGZIAAAAJ
Researcher Id
L-4339-2019/

Email addresses

  • bruno.miranda@medicina.ulisboa.pt (Professional)
  • bruno.miranda@campus.ul.pt (Professional)
  • bruno.a.miranda@gmail.com (Personal)

Addresses

  • Instituto de Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Egas Moniz, 1649-028, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine - Clinical Neurology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Physiology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Public and Environmental Health

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2010/01/01 - 2019/11/16
Concluded
Neurology speciality training (Título de especialista)
Ordem dos Médicos, Portugal
19,84
2016/03/04 - 2018/02/11
Concluded
Harvard Medical School Portugal Clinical Scholars Research Training (Pós-Graduação)
Major in Advanced training in clinical and epidemiological research
Harvard Medical School, United States

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Awarded
2011/10/01 - 2016/03/28
Concluded
Doctor of Philosophy (Doutoramento)
Major in Neural correlates of model-based and model-free reinforcement learning
University College London Faculty of Brain Sciences, United Kingdom
"The role of prefrontal cortex and basal ganglia in model-based and model-free reinforcement learning" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Awarded
2008/10/16 - 2011/06/30
Concluded
Masters in Neuroscience (Mestrado)
Major in Venous thromboembolic events after cerebral vein thrombosis
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"Thrombotic recurrent events after Cerebral Vein Thrombosis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
20 out of 20
2006/06/16 - 2006/09/16
Concluded
Medicina (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2019/11/04 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2011/03/30 - Current Researcher (Research) Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2017/09/11 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Fisiologia, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution
Employer
2009/01 - 2019/11/03 Interno (Médica) Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte EPE, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/03 - Current eMOTIONAL Cities - Mapping the cities through the senses of those who make them
Principal investigator
European Commission
2021/01 - Current Home-based monitoring of functional disability in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with mobile sensing
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2021/01 - Current BRinging Artificial INTelligencE home for a better cAre of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple SclERosis
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
European Commission
2021/01 - Current AIPALS - ADVANCED LEARNING MODELS USING PATIENT PROFILES AND DISEASE PROGRESSION PATTERNS FOR PROGNOSTIC PREDICTION IN ALS
Researcher
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2014/03 - Current The benefit of EXtending oral antiCOAgulation treatment (EXCOA) after acute cerebral vein thrombosis (CVT): EXCOA-CVT cluster randomized trial Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina
2018/03 - 2020/03 Semantic and episodic planning systems: evidence from clinical populations
Principal investigator
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa
2017/05 - 2017/11 Short-term and medium-term effects of deep brain stimulation on the subthalamic nucleus on dysautonomic symptoms in patients with Parkinson¿s disease Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina
2005/12 - 2006/10 Age-related white matter change: subjective memory complaints and cognitive performance on an elderly independent population Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/03/01 - Current AIpALS - Modelos Avançados de aprendIzagem para a Previsão do prognóstico na ELA usando perfis de doentes e padrões de progressão da doença
PTDC/CCI-CIF/4613/2020
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal

Associação Fraunhofer Portugal Research, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

LASIGE Laboratório de Sistemas Informáticos de Grande Escala, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/01/16 - 2023/12/14 EVALUATION AND MONITORING OF THE IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC ON THE COMMUNITY AND ITS SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS, IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF GAIA
Researcher
Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Portugal
Câmara Municipal de Vila Nova de Gaia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Bonifácio, Ana; Peponi, Angeliki; Ancora, Leonardo; Blanco-Mora, Diego Andrés; A. Conceição, Marta; Miranda, Bruno; Morgado, Paulo. "Espaço Público e Saúde Mental. O Caminho para uma nova disciplina com base em evidência". In Desigualdades em saúde, desigualdades no território: desafios para os países de língua portuguesa em contexto de pós pandemia, edited by Eduarda Marques da Costa; Ana Isabel Louro, 311-321. Lisbon, Portugal: Centro de Estudos Geográficos, Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território, 2022.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Rocha, Pedro; Bonifácio, Ana; A. Conceição, Marta; Reis, João; Erskine, Andrew; Almeida, André; Alcobia, Paulo; et al. "The impact of urban environment on spatial navigation in elderly people with mild cognitive impairment". Paper presented in Champalimaud Research Neuro Symposium 2023, Lisboa, 2023.
  2. Ancora, Leonardo; Alves, Inês; Blanco-Mora, Diego Andrés; Bonifacio, Ana; Morgado, Paulo; Miranda, Bruno. Corresponding author: Ancora, Leonardo. "Meio Urbano e Atividade Cerebral: Uma Revisão Sistemática da Literatura". Paper presented in Congresso GeoSaúde 2022 - Desigualdades em saúde, desigualdades no território: desafios para os países de língua portuguesa em contexto de pós pandemia, Lisboa, 2022.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Timothy H. Muller; James L. Butler; Sebastijan Veselic; Bruno Miranda; Joni D. Wallis; Peter Dayan; Timothy E. J. Behrens; Zeb Kurth-Nelson; Steven W. Kennerley. "Distributional reinforcement learning in prefrontal cortex". Nature Neuroscience (2024): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-023-01535-w.
    10.1038/s41593-023-01535-w
  2. Ardaman Kaur; André Leite Rodrigues; Sarah Hoogstraten; Diego Andrés Blanco-Mora; Bruno Miranda; Paulo Morgado; Dar Meshi. "An Urban Image Stimulus Set Generated from Social Media". Data (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/data8120184.
    10.3390/data8120184
  3. Erica Tavazzi; Enrico Longato; Martina Vettoretti; Helena Aidos; Isotta Trescato; Chiara Roversi; Andreia S. Martins; et al. "Artificial intelligence and statistical methods for stratification and prediction of progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A systematic review". Artificial Intelligence in Medicine 142 (2023): 102588-102588. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artmed.2023.102588.
    10.1016/j.artmed.2023.102588
  4. Bonifácio, Ana; Morgado, Paulo; Peponi, Angeliki; Ancora, Leonardo; Blanco-Mora, Diego Andrés; Conceição, Marta; Miranda, Bruno. "Reflexões sobre neurourbanismo, espaço público e saúde urbana". (2023): https://doi.org/10.18055/Finis29886.
    10.18055/Finis29886,title
  5. Bruno Miranda; Leonardo A. Ancora; Diego Andrés Blanco-Mora; Inês Alves; Ana Bonifácio; Paulo Morgado; Bruno Miranda. "Cities and neuroscience research: A systematic literature review". Frontiers in Psychiatry 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.983352.
    10.3389/fpsyt.2022.983352
  6. Miranda, Bruno. "Recurrence after stopping anticoagulants in women with combined oral contraceptive-associated venous thromboembolism: A systematic review and meta-analysis". British Journal of Haematology (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjh.18331.
    10.1111/bjh.18331
  7. Miranda, Bruno. "The effect of transport infrastructure, congestion and reliability on mental wellbeing: a systematic review of empirical studies". Transport Reviews (2022): 1-39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01441647.2022.2100943.
    10.1080/01441647.2022.2100943
  8. Castro, José; Miranda, Bruno; de Castro, Isabel; Conceição, Isabel. "Changes in nerve conduction studies predate clinical symptoms onset in early onset Val30Met hereditary ATTR amyloidosis". European Journal of Neurology 29 3 (2021): 826-832. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ene.15176.
    10.1111/ene.15176
  9. Abdulrehman, Jameel; Elbaz, Carolyne; Aziz, David; Parpia, Sameer; Le Gal, Gregoire; Fazelzad, Rouhi; Eischer, Lisbeth; et al. "Risk of Recurrence after Stopping Anticoagulants in Women with Combined Oral Contraceptive-Associated Venous Thromboembolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". Blood 138 Supplement (2021): 776-776. http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2021-147723.
    10.1182/blood-2021-147723
  10. Miranda, Bruno. "Combined model-free and model-sensitive reinforcement learning in non-human primates". PLOS Computational Biology (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007944.
    10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007944
  11. Miranda, Bruno. "Diaphragmatic CMAP amplitude from phrenic nerve stimulation predicts functional decline in ALS". Journal of Neurology (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00415-020-09818-z.
    10.1007/s00415-020-09818-z
  12. Miranda, Bruno. "Reliability of phrenic nerve conduction study: In healthy controls and in patients with primary lateral sclerosis". Clinical Neurophysiology (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2020.02.010.
    10.1016/j.clinph.2020.02.010
  13. Miranda, Bruno. "Paroxysmal Adduction After Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia.". Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (2019): https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000000855.
    10.1097/wno.0000000000000855
  14. Miranda, Bruno. "Combined model-free and model-sensitive reinforcement learning in non-human primates". bioRxiv (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/836007.
    10.1101/836007
  15. Miranda, Bruno. "Visual fixation patterns during economic choice reflect covert valuation processes that emerge with learning". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1906662116.
    10.1073/pnas.1906662116
  16. Hunt LT; Malalasekera WMN; de Berker AO; Miranda B; Farmer SF; Behrens TEJ; Kennerley SW. "Triple dissociation of attention and decision computations across prefrontal cortex.". Nature neuroscience (2018): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/30258238.
    10.1038/s41593-018-0239-5
  17. Conceição I; Miranda B; Castro J; de Carvalho M. "Hereditary amyloidosis related to transthyretin V30M: disease progression in treated and untreated patients.". European journal of neurology (2018): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/29924456.
    10.1111/ene.13724
  18. Miranda B; Aaron S; Arauz A; Barinagarrementeria F; Borhani-Haghighi A; Carvalho M; Conforto AB; et al. "The benefit of EXtending oral antiCOAgulation treatment (EXCOA) after acute cerebral vein thrombosis (CVT): EXCOA-CVT cluster randomized trial protocol.". International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2018): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/29771211.
    10.1177/1747493018778137
  19. Miranda, B.; Fonseca, A.C.; Ferro, J.M.. "Patent foramen ovale and stroke". Journal of Neurology 265 8 (2018): 1943-1949. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85045729999&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00415-018-8865-0
  20. Miranda, B.; Mestre, T.A.; Rodrigues, D.; Coelho, M.; Ferreira, J.J.. "A rare cause of orofacial dyskinesias". Parkinsonism and Related Disorders 50 (2018): 122-123. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85041505770&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.02.002
  21. Miranda, B.; Pinto, S.; de Carvalho, M.. "The impact of spasticity on diaphragm contraction: Electrophysiological assessment". Clinical Neurophysiology 129 8 (2018): 1544-1550. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85047801193&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.clinph.2018.05.002
  22. "The diagnostic accuracy of Sudoscan in transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy.". Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology (2016): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/27072093.
    10.1016/j.clinph.2016.02.013
  23. "Venous thromboembolic events after cerebral vein thrombosis.". Stroke (2010): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/20634477.
    10.1161/strokeaha.110.581223
  24. Miranda, B.; Ferro, J.M.; Canhão, P.; Stam, J.; Bousser, M.-G.; Barinagarrementeria, F.; Scoditti, U.. "Venous thromboembolic events after cerebral vein thrombosis". Stroke 41 9 (2010): 1901-1906. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77956403860&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.581223
  25. "Self-perceived memory impairment and cognitive performance in an elderly independent population with age-related white matter changes.". Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry (2008): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/18077477.
    10.1136/jnnp.2007.131078
Preprint
  1. Pedro Santos-Rocha; Nuno Bento; Duarte Folgado; André Valério Carreiro; Miguel Oliveira Santos; Mamede de Carvalho; Bruno Miranda. "Evaluation of smartphone-based cough data in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis as a potential predictor of functional disability". 2024. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.24.24304803.
    10.1101/2024.03.24.24304803
  2. Kaur, Ardaman; Rodrigues, Andre Leite; Hoogstraten, Sarah; Blanco-Mora, Diego Andres; Miranda, Bruno; Morgado, Paulo; Meshi, Dar. "Functional brain imaging predicts population-level visits to urban spaces". 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2024.02.16.580650.
    10.1101/2024.02.16.580650
  3. Rocha, Pedro Santos; Bento, Nuno; Svard, Hanna; Candeias, Diana Nicolau; Hespanhol, Sandra; Folgado, Duarte; Carreiro, André Valério; de Carvalho, Mamede; Miranda, Bruno. "Voice assessment in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Association with bulbar and respiratory function". 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3933807/v1.
    10.21203/rs.3.rs-3933807/v1
  4. Antoine Dubois; Carlos Lima Azevedo; Sonja Haustein; Bruno Miranda. "Deep-seeded Clustering for Unsupervised Valence-Arousal Emotion Recognition from Physiological Signals". 2023. https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.09013.
    10.48550/ARXIV.2308.09013
  5. Timothy H. Muller; James L. Butler; Sebastijan Veselic; Bruno Miranda; Timothy E.J. Behrens; Zeb Kurth-Nelson; Steven W. Kennerley. "Distributional reinforcement learning in prefrontal cortex". 2021. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.14.448422.
    10.1101/2021.06.14.448422
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Miranda, Bruno. "The role of prefrontal cortex and basal ganglia in model-based and model-free reinforcement learning". PhD, University College London Faculty of Brain Sciences, 2016.
  2. Miranda, Bruno André e Silva, 1982-; Ferro, José Manuel, 1951-. "Thrombotic recurrent events after cerebral vein thrombosis". Master, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10451/4171.

Other

Other output
  1. Triple dissociation of attention and decision computations across prefrontal cortex. 2017. Hunt LT; Malalasekera WMN; de Berker AO; Miranda B; Farmer SF; Behrens TEJ; Kennerley SW. http://europepmc.org/abstract/PPR/PPR26169.
    10.1101/171173
Spin-off company
  1. 2023. SPIKEURBAN, LDA. Consulting and scientific activities related to neurourbanism and neuroarchitecture..
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/07/06 The European Urban Health Cluster: presentation of activities Seventh Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health
World Health Organization - European Region (Budapest, Hungary)
2022/10/27 Health determinants and urban Interventions 18th International Conference on Urban Health
International Society for Urban Health (Valencia, Spain)
2022/10/11 PORTUGAL SMART CITIES SUMMIT 2022 - The “Smart Cities” Concept encompasses more than mobility, digital platforms or sustainability. The fundamental objective of a Smart City is the incorporation of all these areas in order to improve the lives of citizens in the world. PORTUGAL SMART CITIES SUMMIT is the place of convergence and the physical marketplace for creating opportunities for the national and international market. PORTUGAL SMART CITIES SUMMIT 2022
Fundação AIP; FIL CCL (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/11/05 Neural signatures of model-free and model-based reinforcement learning in striatum and prefrontal cortex 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
Society for Neuroscience (San Diego, United States)
2018/07/14 Cortical and subcortical neurophysiological recordings in learning and decision-making Advances in Portuguese Neurophysiology
Portuguese Association for EEG and Clinical Neurophysiology (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/06/18 Phrenic nerve motor amplitude predicts function decline in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 4rd Congress of the European Academy of Neurology
European Academy of Neurology (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/06/18 Cognitive performance in familial hemiplegic migraine with ATP1A2 mutation 4rd Congress of the European Academy of Neurology
European Academy of Neurology (Lisbon, Portugal)
2017/06/24 The impact of spasticity on diaphragm contraction: electrophysiological assessment 3rd Congress of the European Academy of Neurology
European Academy of Neurology (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
2017/06/24 Transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy: the neuropathy progression on treated patients compared with natural history of disease 3rd Congress of the European Academy of Neurology
European Academy of Neurology (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
2016/05/27 A rare cause of orofacial dyskinesias 2nd Congress of the European Academy of Neurology
European Academy of Neurology (Copenhagen, Denmark)
2016/05/27 The diagnostic accuracy of sudoscan in Transthyretin Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy 2nd Congress of the European Academy of Neurology
European Academy of Neurology
2010/06/20 Location of white- matter changes and risk of dementia 20th Meeting of the European Neurological Society
European Neurological Society (Berlin, Germany)
2010/05/27 Venous thromboembolic events after Cerebral Vein Thrombosis 19th European Stroke Conference
European Stroke Research Foundation (Barcelona, Spain)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/06 - Current The impact of stress on decision-making and travelbehaviour
Supervisor
Neurociências (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022/06 - Current Understanding the psychophysiological effects of urban space
Supervisor
Neurociências (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022/01/20 - Current Geographic relationships between mental health, physical activity and urban space
Co-supervisor
Geografia (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território, Portugal
2022/01 - Current Smartphone-based mobility assessment and its clinical correlation in ALS patients
Supervisor
Neurociências (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2019/12/10 - Current Goal-directed control in frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Supervisor
Neurociências (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2020/11 - 2023/03/01 A COMPARATIVE TWO-COHORT STUDY ABOUT DIFFERENCES ACROSS TIME AND INFLUENCE OF GROSS NATIONAL INCOME ON DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS, DIAGNOSTIC DELAY AND CLINICAL OUTCOME OF PATIENTS WITH CEREBRAL VEIN THROMBOSIS
Supervisor
Neurociências (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2021/05 - 2023/01 Seizures in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
Co-supervisor
Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Other)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022/08/29 - 2022/12/04 Clinical characteristics and etiological risk factors associated with cerebral venous thrombosis: a comparative analysis across time and countries
Supervisor
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022/08/22 - 2022/12/04 Voice assessment in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and its relationship to bulbar and respiratory function
Supervisor
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022/01 - 2022/07 Neurophysiological findings of goal-directed behaviour
Supervisor
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022/02 - 2022/02 Using eye-tracking data to study models of attention and decision-making
Co-supervisor
Biomedical engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Física, Portugal
2018/12/12 - 2021/03/08 Role of the ventral telencephalon in collective motion
Co-supervisor
Neurociências (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018/12/13 - 2021/02/24 Episodic and semantic planning: evidence from clinical populations
Supervisor
Neurociências (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2017/05/01 - 2017/11/30 Short-term and medium-term effects of deep brain stimulation on the subthalamic nucleus on dysautonomic symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Co-supervisor
Neurociências (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2023/10/11 - 2023/10/11 "Innovative investment for the Smart Communities of Tomorrow": Showcases smart solutions of advanced investment for Greener, Bluer, Smarter and Healthier Communities that co-develop on the basis of scientific evidence, digital services and advanced interoperability. (2023/10/11 - 2023/10/11)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
European Commission, Belgium

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/02/28 - 2022/02/28 Monitorização em casa da esclerose lateral amiotrófica: metodologia e potenciais vantagens
Conference
Dia Mundial das Doenças Raras 2022 - Sensibilizar, conhecer e promover a mudança para 6% da população
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal

Direcção-Geral da Saúde, Portugal

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/05/16 - 2018/06/18 Poster: The benefit of EXtending oral antiCOAgulant treatment after acute Cerebral Vein Thrombosis (EXCOA-CVT): a cluster observational study
Conference
4rd European Stroke Organization Conference
European Stroke Organization, Switzerland
2017/05/16 - 2017/05/18 Poster: The benefit of EXtending oral antiCOAgulant treatment after acute Cerebral Vein Thrombosis (EXCOA-CVT): a cluster observational study
Conference
3rd European Stroke Organization Conference
European Stroke Organization, Switzerland

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role
Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2022/07 Catalysing brain plasticity through adult neural stem cell modulation: the role of cannabinoids and neurotrophic factors
Thesis Member
Rui Miguel da Silva Rodrigues (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022/03 Advancing knowledge on Environmental Health in urban settings. From evidence to designing a tool to improve environmental health monitorization in Lisbon
Thesis Member
Marta Alexandra Mendes Salgado (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2020/01/13 The Computational Roles of Dopamine and Serotonin in Tourette Syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Thesis Member
Vasco Manuel Aranha da Conceição (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2021/03 - Current Co-leader of working group "2. Health determinants and urban interventions" of the European Urban Health Cluster
Coordinator
European Urban Health Cluster, Belgium
2022/10/27 - 2022/10/28 2nd Annual Meeting of the The Urban Health Cluster, which aims to increase visibility and policy translation of urban health research and innovation actions, strengthen the evidence-base to inform local, regional, national and translational policies such as the EU Urban Agenda and to facilitate international cooperation with other relevant multisectoral and interdisciplinary initiatives on urban issues and health. It is composed of six working groups on practical topics of shared interest.
Coordinator
European Urban Health Cluster, Belgium

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2023/01/16 - 2023/12/14 EVALUATION AND MONITORING OF THE IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC ON THE COMMUNITY AND ITS SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS, IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF GAIA Câmara Municipal de Vila Nova de Gaia e Instituto Padre António Vieira

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2019/04 - Current This discipline aims to provide the acquisition of essential knowledge about the function of the nervous system in an integrated perspective and in relation to Engineering. It includes a theoretical and practical activities on Neurophysiology (local field potentials / single-cell recordings). The theoretical part includes an introduction to the different levels of brain electrophysiological recording. The practical session consists on computing exercises about the analysis of real recordings of neuronal cells. Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2019/03 - Current The main objective of this discipline is to introduce students to cellular function in relation to the behaviour of excitable cells that include the nervous and muscular systems, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, gastrointestinal and normal renal functions. The emphasis of teaching is through approaches with experimental evidence underlying current knowledge, and students are encouraged to develop their understanding of physiological processes as part of an active and distance learning strategy. Ciências da Nutrição (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018/02/28 - Current Masters/PhD Neuroscience Doctoral Programme FM-UL: Clinical Neurophysiology module - Cortical stimulation seminar Neurociências (Doutoramento) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018/02/28 - Current Masters/PhD Neuroscience Doctoral Programme FM-UL: Research in Clinical Neurosciences module - Translational research Neurociências (Doutoramento) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018/02/28 - Current Masters/PhD Neuroscience Doctoral Programme FM-UL: Cognitive functions module - Models of learning and decision-making Neurociências (Doutoramento) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2017/11/09 - Current The academic session is intended to provide the student with knowledge about the proper function of the central nervous system, peripheral nervous system and the autonomic nervous system in a homeostatic size, allowing it to later understand its dysfunction. On the other hand, emphasis is placed on understanding how the nervous system interacts with other organs and systems, as well as, in a reciprocal way, how the disturbance in the function of other organs and systems can affect the nervous system. Medicina (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization Funding entity
2019/02/18 - Current PhD thesis committee
Member
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022/10 - 2022/11 Evaluation committee of the "The Excellent Paper in Neuroscience Award 2022 focuses on Sensory Disorders" - ERA-NET NEURON (the Network of European Funding for Neuroscience Research). The EXCELLENT PAPER IN NEUROSCIENCE AWARD will emphasize the importance of neuroscience and will contribute to integrating the neuroscience research community. The award is designed as a form of support and encouragement for researchers at the early stage of their career.
Evaluator
ERA-NET NEURON - The Network of European Funding for Neuroscience Research, Belgium European Commission

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2018/01/18 I was selected by the Portuguese weekly news magazine "Sábado", as one of the most promising young physician-scientist of the country. Sábado

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2017/12/03 - Current I was interviewed by the public service broadcasting organisation of Portugal "RTP" to explain the project of the award "Prémio João Lobo Antunes".

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2020/04 - Current Opinion for scientific committee Master Thesis exam. Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018/10/18 - 2018/11/09 The "Education for Science programme" is an initiative of the Medical School of the University of Lisbon that funds clinical or basic research projects performed by medical students. I was a member of the Jury Committee that evaluated the applications for funding. Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2018 Prémio João Lobo Antunes (40. 000 eur)
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, Portugal
2011 Prémio João Alfredo Lobo Antunes (2.500 eur)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia, Portugal
2006 2nd Prize in Neurosciences (500 eur)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal