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Sónia da Silva Sousa is a Clinical Psychologist and Researcher at the Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory, University of Minho. She is also an active collaborator with the Psychology Association at the University of Minho. She earned her PhD in Basic Psychology (FCT Doctoral Fellowship) from the University of Minho, where she investigated the neural mechanisms of self-regulation and inhibitory control in binge drinking. Dr. Sousa is particularly interested in understanding the cognitive and neural correlates of executive functions and self-regulatory processes, with a special emphasis on working memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility. Her work explores how brain development, environmental factors, and lifestyle choices influence these processes and how atypical development in these domains may contribute to unhealthy behaviors or disease. Grounded in the RDoC model, Dr. Sousa is dedicated to studying frontostriatal circuits and their disruption in risky behaviors, as well as their potential as targets for strengthening self-regulation. She is particularly interested in how the balance between reward processing and self-regulation evolves across developmental stages. By identifying critical periods when these circuits may become vulnerable or resilient, Dr. Sousa aims to contribute to more targeted and effective prevention strategies, not only for reducing risky behaviors but also for promoting long-term cognitive and emotional well-being. Dr. Sousa has technical expertise in multimodal neuroimaging and neuropsychological assessment.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sónia da Silva Sousa

Citation names

  • Sousa, Sónia S.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
5E1D-F831-E616
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6745-9607
Scopus Author Id
56080064400

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Psychology
Education
Degree Classification
2024 - 2024
Concluded
Meta – Analysis with R (Outros)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024
Concluded
Advanced Statistical Models: General Linear Models and Structural Equation Analysis (Outros)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024
Concluded
Advanced training in neuroimaging methods: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) (Outros)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023
Concluded
Statistics and Data Analysis with R (Outros)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/06
Concluded
Advanced Training in Neuroimaging: FSL Course (Outros)
Major in Neuroimaging/Neuroscience
University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division, United Kingdom
2018
Concluded
Advanced training in Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DMRI) methods (Outros)
Major in Neuroimaging/Neuroscience
Harvard Medical School, United States
2018
Concluded
Psicologia Básica (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Prefrontal cortex: defining the neuroanatomical substrates of inhibitory control in binge drinking" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2017
Concluded
Professional Internship (Outros)
Major in Clinical Psychology
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2017
Concluded
Advanced training in neuroimaging methods (Outros)
Major in Neuroimagem/Neurociências
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012
Concluded
Integrated Master in Psychology (Mestrado)
Major in Clinical Psychology
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Visual brain areas in obsessive compulsive disorder : a diffusion tensor imaging approach" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
2020/06/04 - 2022/06/04 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
2018/04/20 - 2019 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020 - Current COVERAGE
SC1-PHE-CORONAVIRUS-2020-2C
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Université de Lille, France
Ongoing
2019 - Current To think or not to think of alcohol, that is the question: Memory suppression in young binge drinkers.
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-028672
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020 - 2029 The International Associated Laboratory (LAI) ESTRA (Multi-level analysis of the interplay between Emotional processes and embodied Social cues: a TRansdiagnostic Approach)
LAI2020
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Université de Lille, France

Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
Ongoing
2018 - 2022 (IN)School - Developing Skills for Life (https://www.in-school.eu/) (https://skills.in-school.eu/)
2018-1-PT01-KA201-047417
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
Concluded
2013/07/01 - 2017 Parallels Between Brain Development and Executive Functions
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/SFRH/SFRH2%FBD2%F886282%F2012/PT
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/03/20 - 2025/01/15 The Brain, the Bug and the Binge: The Interplay between Binge Drinking, Gut Microbiota and Brain Structure and Function
PTDC/PSI-ESP/1243/2021
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
Ongoing
2020/06 - 2022 How early adversity does shape brain functioning through DNA methylation? Uncovering the mechanisms of emotional and behavioral regulatory problems in institutionally-reared adolescents.
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028228
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2020 - 2021 RESILIENCE - Self-Regulation and Healthy Habits as an Individual Protective Tool in the Context of Epidemics - evidence from COVID-19
RESILIENCE2020
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. "In book: The Routledge Handbook of Youth Physical Activity,Chapter: 13". United States: Routledge, 2020.
Conference paper
  1. Crego, Alberto; Sousa, Sónia Silva; Marques, Paulo César Gonçalves; Gonçalves, Óscar F.; López-Caneda, Eduardo; Sampaio, Adriana. "Executive control network in college binge drinkers". Paper presented in Symposium III: Neural Correlates of Executive Functioning in Heavy-Drinking Adolescents and Young Adults: findings across neuroimaging and recording studies. 41st Annual Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) Scientific Meeting, San Diego, 2018.
  2. Crego, Alberto; López-Caneda, Eduardo; Sousa, Sónia; Sampaio, Adriana. "Volumetric Alterations in the Nucleus Accumbens of Young Binge Drinkers: A Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study". 2018.
    10.1111/acer.13833
  3. Sousa, S; Sampaio, A; Marques, P; Gonçalves, O; Crego, A. "PO2-7WHITE MATTER ANOMALIES IN THE INHIBITORY CIRCUITRY OF YOUNG BINGE DRINKERS: A DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING STUDY". 2017.
    10.1093/alcalc/agx074.17
Conference poster
  1. Azevedo, Pedro; López-Caneda, Eduardo; Vasconcelos, M.; Sampaio, Adriana; Sousa, Sónia S.. "The Impact of Alcohol Use Disorder in the White-Matter Microstructure: An Exploratory Tract-Based Spatial Statistics Analysis". Paper presented in Global Neuropsychology Congress 2024, 2024.
  2. Alberto Crego; Sousa, Sónia S.. "NEURAL CORRELATES OF DECISION MAKING AND REWARD PROCESSING IN YOUNG BINGE DRINKERS: AN FMRI STUDY DURING A MONETARY DECISION-MAKING TASK". Paper presented in The 3rd World Congress on Alcohol and Addictions, 23-26 September 2024, Melbourne, Australia, 2024.
  3. Rodrigues, Rui; Sousa, Sónia S.; López-Caneda, Eduardo; Almeida-Antunes, Natália; Sampaio, Adriana; Alberto Crego. "Associative memory, alcohol-context cues and their impact on reward circuitry – An fMRI study with young binge drinkers". Paper presented in XIII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Psicofisiología y Neurociencia Cognitiva y Afectiva (SEPNECA), 2023.
  4. Azevedo, Pedro; López-Caneda, Eduardo; Sousa, Sónia S.. "The B-yond-Bs Project: The Interplay between Binge Drinking, Gut Microbiota and Brain Structure and Function". Paper presented in 2.º Simpósio Doutoral PSI.UNorte, 2023.
  5. Azevedo, Pedro; López-Caneda, Eduardo; Sousa, Sónia S.. "The Brain, the Bug and the Binge: The Interplay between Binge Drinking, Gut Microbiota and Brain Structure and Function". Paper presented in III Simpósio de Investigação Júnior em Psicologia, 2023.
  6. Sousa, Sónia S.. "A neuroanatomical dissociation between Pantomime and Intransitive gestures is present when gesture direction is considered.". Paper presented in European Workshop on Cognitive Neuropsychology, 2023.
  7. Sousa, Sónia S.. "Resting State Intrinsic Functional Connectivity Patterns in Alcohol Use Disorder". Paper presented in XIII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Psicofisiología y Neurociencia Cognitiva y Afectiva (SEPNECA), 2023.
  8. Sousa, Sónia S.. "The Lingering Neurological Consequences of Alcohol Use Disorder: An Exploratory Tract-Based Spatial Statistics Analysis". Paper presented in XIII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Psicofisiología y Neurociencia Cognitiva y Afectiva (SEPNECA), 2023.
  9. Sousa, Sónia S.. "Resting state Brain Functional Connectivity in Abstinent Alcohol-Dependent Individuals". Paper presented in 19th ESBRA conference, 2023.
  10. Sousa, Sónia S.. "Neurostructural Impairments in Detoxified Alcohol-Dependent Individuals: An Exploratory Tract-Based Spatial Statistics Analysis". Paper presented in 19th ESBRA conference, 2023.
  11. Sousa, Sónia S.. "Physical activity promotes primary motor cortex neuroplasticity over the course of aging". Paper presented in XI Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia, 2022.
  12. Marlene Nogueira; Sousa, Sónia S.. "Institutionalization is associated with alterations of brain regions involved in emotional and reward processing during adolescence.". Paper presented in European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (ESCAN 2021), 2021.
  13. Sousa, Sónia S.. "A Structural Equation Model of Self- Regulation and Healthy Habits as an Individual Protective Tool in the Context of Epidemics - evidence from COVID-19.". Paper presented in European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (ESCAN 2021), 2021.
  14. Sónia S. Sousa. "Default Mode Network abnormalities in currently institutionalized Adolescents.". Paper presented in European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (ESCAN 2021), 2021.
  15. Silva-Fernandes, Anabela; Cruz, Sara; Sousa, Sónia S.. "Physical activity differentiates attention, processing speed and memory performance in elderly adults". Paper presented in INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS “PROMOTING BRAIN HEALTH THROUGH EXERCISE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN”, 2021.
  16. Sousa, Sónia S.. "Neural correlates of recalling of alcohol consumption contexts in young binge drinkers: an fMRI study during an associative memory task". Paper presented in 18th European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ESBRA) Congress, 2021.
  17. Sousa, Sónia S.. "A Structural Equation Model of Self- Regulation and Healthy Habits as an Individual Protective Tool in the Context of Epidemics - evidence from COVID-19.". Paper presented in International Congress Promoting Brain Health through Exercise across the Lifespan, Granada, Spain., 2021.
  18. Sousa, Sónia S.. "Electrophysiological Consequences of Binge Drinking in Adolescents and Young Adults: A systematic Review.". Paper presented in Cognitive Neuroscience Society, 2020.
  19. Crego, A; López-Caneda, E; Sousa, Sónia S.; Sampaio, A.. "Volumetric Alterations in the Nucleus Accumbens of Young Binge Drinkers: A Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study". Paper presented in 19th Congress of the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ISBRA), Kyoto, Japão., 2018.
  20. Sousa, Sónia S.. "White matter abnormalities in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of young binge drinkers: a diffusion tensor imaging study.". Paper presented in Congress of the European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ESBRA), 2017.
  21. Sousa, Sónia S.; Sampaio, Adriana; Marques, Paulo César Gonçalves; Crego, Alberto. "Binge Drinking and Functional Brain Connectivity: a resting-state fMRI study". Paper presented in ISBRA/ESBRA 2016 - World Congress on Alcohol and Alcoholism, 2016.
  22. Sousa, Sónia S.; Sampaio, Adriana; Marques, Paulo César Gonçalves; Crego, Alberto. "Effects of binge drinking on regional gray and white matter: a preliminary MRI study.". Paper presented in Ciência 2016 - Science and Technology in Portugal Meeting, 2016.
  23. Santos, Ana Carolina; Maia, Liliana; Vasconcelos, Cristiana; Prieto, Montse Fernández; Garayzábal, E; Gonçalves, Óscar F.; Sampaio, Adriana; Sousa, Sónia S.. "White matter integrity of parahippocampal gyrus, prefrontal cortex and precuneus in Williams Syndrome.". Paper presented in International Convention of Psychological Science (ICPS), 2015.
  24. Gonçalves, Óscar F.; Sousa, Sónia Silva; Leite, Jorge; Carvalho, Sandra; Ganho, Ana; Pocinho, Fernando; Relvas, J; Sampaio, Adriana. "Áreas cerebrais visuais na Perturbação Obsessivo-Compulsiva (POC)– uma abordagem de Imagiologia por Tensão de Difusão.". Paper presented in Simposium Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia (SNIP), 2013.
Journal article
  1. Nogueira, Marlene; Magalhães, Juliana da Silva; Sampaio, Adriana; Sousa, Sónia; Coutinho, Joana F.. "Examining Insula–Default Mode Network Functional Connectivity and Its Relationship with Heart Rate Variability". Brain Sciences 15 1 (2025): 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15010037.
    10.3390/brainsci15010037
  2. Nogueira, Marlene; Sousa, Sónia S.; Couto, P. N; Oliveira, P; Soares, I; Mesquita, A; Capitão, L; Sampaio, A.. "Unveiling hidden scars: How early life adversity influences emotional processing during adolescence". Emotion (2025):
    Submitted
  3. Diogo Prata; Clarisse Nobre; Natália Almeida-Antunes; Azevedo, Pedro; Sousa, Sónia S.; Alberto Crego; John Cryan; et al. "The Brain, the Bugs, and the Binge: A Protocol Intervention Examining the Interplay Between Binge drinking, Gut Microbiota, and Brain Functioning". BMJ Open (2025):
    Under revision
  4. Rodrigues, Rui Pedro Serafim; Sousa, Sónia Silva; López-Caneda, Eduardo; Almeida-Antunes, Natália; González-Villar, Alberto Jacobo; Sampaio, Adriana; Crego, Alberto. "Associative memory in alcohol-related contexts: An fMRI study with young binge drinkers". Journal of Psychopharmacology 38 11 (2024): 972-985. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02698811241282624.
    10.1177/02698811241282624
  5. Sourial, Nadia; Beuscart, Jean-Baptiste; Posluszny, Lukasz; Calafiore, Matthieu; Sousa, Sónia S.; Sansone, Esther; Zuber, Marcelina; Vedel, Isabelle. "Challenges and Solutions in Recruiting Older Vulnerable Adults in Research". International Journal of Public Health 69 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2024.1607247.
    Published • 10.3389/ijph.2024.1607247
  6. Sousa, Sónia S.. "The InSchool program -Promoting Inclusive Education through Executive Functions -Study Protocol of a Randomized Control Trial". BMJ Open (2024):
    Open access • Under revision
  7. Sabot, Philippe; Di Martino, Carla; Moroni, Christine; Pentini, Anna Aluffi; Pabjan, Barbara; Machado, Maria Manuela Pereira; Katkoniene, Agata; et al. "Reconsidering frailty from a human and social sciences standpoint: towards an interdisciplinary approach to vulnerability". Age and Ageing 52 5 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afad064.
    Published • 10.1093/ageing/afad064
  8. Silva-Fernandes, Anabela; Cruz, Sara; Moreira, Célia Sofia; Pereira, Diana R.; Sousa, Sónia S.; Sampaio, Adriana; Carvalho, Joana. "Processing speed mediates the association between physical activity and executive functioning in elderly adults". Frontiers in Psychology 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.958535.
    Open access • 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.958535
  9. Sousa, Sónia S.; Ferreira, Marisa M.; Cruz, Sara; Sampaio, Adriana; Silva-Fernandes, Anabela. "A Structural Equation Model of Self-Regulation and Healthy Habits as an Individual Protective Tool in the Context of Epidemics–Evidence From COVID-19". Frontiers in Psychology 12 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.696813.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.696813
  10. Almeida-Antunes, Natália; Crego, Alberto; Carbia, Carina; Sousa, Sónia S.; Rodrigues, Rui; Sampaio, Adriana; López-Caneda, Eduardo. "Electroencephalographic signatures of the binge drinking pattern during adolescence and young adulthood: A PRISMA-driven systematic review". NeuroImage: Clinical 29 (2021): 102537. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102537.
    Published • 10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102537
  11. Sousa, Sónia S.; Sampaio, Adriana; López-Caneda, Eduardo; Bec, Clothilde; Gonçalves, Óscar F.; Crego, Alberto. "Increased Nucleus Accumbens Volume in College Binge Drinkers - Preliminary Evidence From Manually Segmented MRI Analysis". Frontiers in Psychiatry 10 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.01005.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.01005
  12. Sousa, Sónia S.; Sampaio, Adriana; Marques, Paulo César Gonçalves; López-Caneda, Eduardo; Gonçalves, Óscar F.; Crego, Alberto; Lopez-Caneda, Eduardo. "Functional and Structural Connectivity of the Executive Control Network in College Binge Drinkers". Addictive Behaviors (2019): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/66301.
    Published • 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.05.033
  13. Sousa, Sónia S.; Amaro, Edson; Crego, Alberto; Gonçalves, Óscar F.; Sampaio, Adriana. "Developmental trajectory of the prefrontal cortex: a systematic review of diffusion tensor imaging studies". Brain Imaging and Behavior 12 4 (2017): 1197-1210. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11682-017-9761-4.
    Published • 10.1007/s11682-017-9761-4
  14. Sousa, Sónia S.; Sampaio, Adriana; Marques, Paulo; Gonçalves, Óscar F.; Crego, Alberto. "Gray Matter Abnormalities in the Inhibitory Circuitry of Young Binge Drinkers: A Voxel-Based Morphometry Study". Frontiers in Psychology 8 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01567.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01567
  15. Gonçalves, Óscar F.; Sousa, Sónia Silva; Carvalho, Sandra; Leite, Jorge; Ganho, Ana; Fernandes-Gonçalves, Ana; Pocinho, Fernando; Carracedo, Angel; Sampaio, Adriana. "Alterations of gray and white matter morphology in obsessive compulsive disorder: A voxel based morphometry study". (2017):
  16. Gonçalves, O.F.; Sousa, S.; Carvalho, S.; Leite, J.; Ganho, A.; Fernandes-Gonçalves, A.; Pocinho, F.; Carracedo, A.; Sampaio, A.. "Alterations of gray and white matter morphology in obsessive compulsive disorder,Las alteraciones de morfologia de la sustancia blanca y gris en el trastorno obsesivo compulsivo". Psicothema 29 1 (2017): 35-42. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85010918230&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.7334/psicothema2016.86
  17. Gonçalves, Óscar F.; Sousa, Sónia; Maia, Liliana; Carvalho, Sandra; Leite, Jorge; Ganho, Ana; Fernandes-Gonçalves, Ana; et al. "Inferior frontal gyrus white matter abnormalities in obsessive–compulsive disorder". NeuroReport 26 9 (2015): 495-500. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/wnr.0000000000000377.
    10.1097/wnr.0000000000000377
  18. Osório, Ana; Soares, José Miguel; Prieto, Montse Fernández; Vasconcelos, Cristiana; Fernandes, Catarina; Sousa, Sónia; Carracedo, Ángel; Gonçalves, Óscar F.; Sampaio, Adriana. "Cerebral and cerebellar MRI volumes in Williams syndrome". Research in Developmental Disabilities 35 4 (2014): 922-928. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2013.12.014.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.12.014
Online resource
  1. Sousa, Sónia S.; Adriana Sampaio. Inschool SKILLS App. 2021. https://skills.in-school.eu/?lang=pt_pt.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Sousa, Sónia da Silva. "Prefrontal cortex: defining the neuroanatomical substrates of inhibitory control in binge drinking". PhD, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/55905.

Other

Other output
  1. IN(School) Game-Based Activities to Train Executive Functions. Cost-effective training protocol consisting of 9 game-based activities to promote and boost the development of executive functions in preschool and elementary school-aged children.. 2021.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024 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).
2024 Physical activity promotes primary motor cortex neuroplasticity over the course of aging. II International Congress "Promoting Brain Health through Exercise Across the Lifespan," Granada, Spain.
2024 Unveiling hidden scars: How early life adversity influences emotional processing at the adolescent period. International Attachment Conference 2024 Rouen, France
2024 Structural and functional connectivity of the frontostriatal circuitry in currently institutionalized adolescents International Attachment Conference 2024 Rouen, France
2024 Adolescence, Brain Development, Self-regulation and Risk Behaviors 2º Encontro Internacional Mente, Cérebro e Educação
Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde e Enfermagem da Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2023 Associative Memory, Alcohol-Context Cues and their Impact on Reward Circuitry – An fMRI Study with Young Binge Drinkers XIII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Psicofisiología y Neurociencia Cognitiva y Afectiva (SEPNECA)
(Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
2022 MRI study on gestures toward and away from the body 22nd meeting of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCOP)
(Lille, France)
2022 Emotional processing in portuguese adolescents in institutional care International Conference on Attachment
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2021 (IN)School - Developing skills for LIfe: A Study protocol” no simpósio “Brain development, Executive Functions and Academic achievement. INConference
University of Minho (Portugal)
2019/09/21 How Do Binge Drinkers Inhibit Alcoholic Images? A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. Symposium: Beyond cognition: neuroscience correlates of affective and motivational processing in binge drinking. ESBRA
17th ESBRA Congress, Lille, France (Lille, France)
2019 Lecture - ¿What Do I Need to Know About Me to Understand Others? Importance of Brain Development and Interpersonal Relationships in the Construction of Identity in Adolescence - Secondary School D. Afonso Henriques (2019, Vila das Aves, PT).
Secondary School D. Afonso Henriques (Portugal)
2019 Lecture - ¿Alcohol and the Adolescent Brain - Casa do Tempo (2019, Cabeceiras de Basto, PT).
City Council (Portugal)
2018 Executive control network in college binge drinkers. Symposium III: Neural Correlates of Executive Functioning in Heavy-Drinking Adolescents and Young Adults: findings across neuroimaging and recording studies. 41st Annual Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) Scientific Meeting
(San Diego, United States)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024 - Current The Relationship Between Physical Activity, Executive Functions, And School Involvement In Elementary School
Co-supervisor
Mestrado em Psicologia – Especialização em Psicologia da Educação e do Desenvolvimento (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2024 - Current CAPE-KIDS: Cognitive and Physical Evaluation for Kids' Integrated Development and Success
Co-supervisor
Master (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 - Current The Brain, the Bug and the Binge: The Interplay between Binge Drinking, Gut Microbiota and Brain Structure and Function
Supervisor
Doutoramento em Psicologia (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Effects of multicomponent training on brain structure in the elderly – a voxel-based morphometry pilot study
Supervisor
Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2022 - 2023 AUTORREGULAÇÃO E COMPORTAMENTOS DE RISCO EM JOVENS UNIVERSITÁRIOS EM CONTEXTO DE PANDEMIA POR COVID-19
Supervisor
Master in Neuropsychology (Master)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2021 - 2022/07 White matter microstructure in adolescents diagnosed with highly functioning Autism spectrum disorder. A Tract-based Spatial Statistics Analysis
Co-supervisor
Mestrado Integrado em Psicologia (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Creative Personality and Gray Matter Density: A Pilot Study using Voxel-Based Morphometry
Co-supervisor
Mestrado em Psicologia Aplicada (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Active member of the UNorte working group, promoting student mobility and collaboration across institutions. We recently organized a round-table with experts to discuss mental health and well-being among college students. (2024)
Round table (Co-organisor)
2021 - Current Outreaching scientific activities - "Forget the abs and let's tone the neurons!"- Summer Campus, Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology, University of Minho. (2021)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Early-Life Deprivation: Understanding the Impact of Institutionalization and Intervention Programs for Children Facing Early-Life Challenges. 27th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Lisbon, Portugal, June 2024. Proposed and developed the symposium concept, including drafting the proposal, selecting and inviting potential speakers, and outlining the session’s objectives and structure. Role: Co-Coordinator and Presenter. (2024 - 2024)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024 - 2024 A roundtable discussion gathering experts to speak about Mental Health and Well-Being in University Students in the context of the UNORTE Consortium. The session explored key challenges, strategies, and insights related to promoting mental health and well-being among students in higher education. (2024 - 2024)
Round table (Co-organisor)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Neuroscience contributions to the redefinition of pedagogical practices. Training of executive functions and promotion of self-regulation skills, as support for the teaching and learning process, considering the individual differences and needs of each student, a challenge which must be present in the framework of an inclusive school. In this sense, the synergy between research and educational practice assumes a reinforced relevance and deserves to be discussed and reflected upon. (2021 - 2021)
Conference (Co-organisor)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Full-day workshop included in the Research Methods course Interuniversity Master in Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology (IMCEN), at the Psychological Neuroscience Lab, School of Psychology, University of Minho. The main purposes of the ¿Structural and Functional Brain imaging Analyses - from background concepts to hands-on practicalities¿ workshop were 1) to introduce students to the applicability of these methods - from the study of typical developmental processes to research on the pathophysiology of a variety of neurological conditions. (2021 - 2021)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Summer School - Risky behaviors and brain development in adolescents (2020 - 2020)
Seminar (Other)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Full-day workshop included in the Research Methods course Interuniversity Master in Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology (IMCEN), at the Psychological Neuroscience Lab, School of Psychology, University of Minho. The main purposes of the ¿Structural and Functional Brain imaging Analyses - from background concepts to hands-on practicalities¿ workshop were 1) to introduce students to the applicability of these methods - from the study of typical developmental processes to research on the pathophysiology of a variety of neurological conditions. (2020 - 2020)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Full-day workshop included in the Research Methods course Interuniversity Master in Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology (IMCEN), at the Psychological Neuroscience Lab, School of Psychology, University of Minho. The main purposes of the ¿Structural and Functional Brain imaging Analyses - from background concepts to hands-on practicalities¿ workshop were 1) to introduce students to the applicability of these methods - from the study of typical developmental processes to research on the pathophysiology of a variety of neurological conditions. (2019 - 2019)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Outreaching scientific activities - Speaker and Trainer - Open Weekend Activities, Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology, University of Minho (2017, 2018). (2017 - 2018)
Exhibition (Other)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Outreaching scientific activities - Speaker and Trainer - Summer Campus, Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology, University of Minho (2016, 2017, 2018) (2016 - 2018)
Exhibition (Other)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Outreaching scientific activities - Promote the Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory to prospective students, University of Minho Educational Fair - second edition (2016). (2016 - 2016)
Exhibition (Other)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2021 - 2021 Pandemics are large-scale epidemics that spread throughout the world. Virologists predict that the next pandemic could occur in the coming years, probably from some form of influenza, with potentially devastating consequences. Vaccinations, if available, and behavioral methods are vital for stemming the spread of infection. However, remarkably little attention has been devoted to the psychological factors that influence the spread of pandemic infection and the associated emotional distress and social disruption.
Seminar
The Psychology of Pandemics
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2020 - 2020 The University of Minho (UMinho), organized the second Docência + training retreat. The event took place from July 6 to 17, 2020, format b-learning. The Docência + program aims to contribute to the creation of a community that is more active and attentive to the teaching dimension of university work.
Workshop
Docência +
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020 - 2020 The Oxford Autumn School in Neuroscience will be held online, Sept 28th and 29th, 2020. This year’s programme covers a wide range of topics including Neurophysiology, Computational Neuroscience and Neurodegenerative diseases and linking MRI to microscopy. https://www.facebook.com/educate4yourself/photos/the-2020-oxford-autumn-school-in-neuroscience-will-be-held-on-september-28th-and/3306600782752271/.
Seminar
The 2020 Oxford Autumn School in Neuroscience
University of Oxford Division of Clinical Neurology, United Kingdom
2020 - 2020 A Masterclass on Research Reporting and Ethical Reproducibility in Life Sciences in collaboration with Future Science Group (FSG)—an independent publisher focused on breakthrough research in medical, biotechnological, and scientific research—that will help to guide researchers through the underlying causes of poor data reproducibility and ways to circumvent these pitfalls in their data. https://www.enago.com/academy/research-reporting-and-ethical-reproducibility-in-life-sciences/.
Seminar
A Masterclass on Research Reporting and Ethical Reproducibility in Life Sciences
Enago, United States
2019 - 2019 The University of Minho (UMinho), organized the first Docência + training retreat. The event took place from July 7 to 9, 2019 at Casa Museu de Monção/ UMinho. The Docência + program aims to contribute to the creation of a community that is more active and attentive to the teaching dimension of university work. In the 1st edition of the retreat, the University of Aveiro and the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro participated, in an initiative of articulation of the Pro-rectorships involved in pedagogical innovation in the three Universities.
Workshop
Docência+
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role
Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024 Diferentes Medidas de Composição Corporal na Relação com o Funcionamento Executivo em Adultos mais Velhos: Um estudo Exploratório
(Thesis) Main arguer
Hugo Miguel Rodrigues Couto (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023 Funcionamento Executivo em Indivíduos com Perturbação do Uso do Álcool: Uma Avaliação Neuropsicológica Através da Bateria CANTAB
(Thesis) Main arguer
Bárbara Maria da Silva Moura e Correia (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023 Neural Mechanisms of Memory Inhibition in Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder
(Thesis) Main arguer
Beatriz Martins Barreto (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 Relação entre o uso problemático de internet e dos videojogos com o consumo de substâncias, variáveis psicológicas e prática de actividade física entre adolescentes em Portugal: um estudo preliminar.
(Thesis) Main arguer
Pedro Filipe Baptista da Silva (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2021 Qualidade de vinculação em crianças com perturbações de espectro do autismo: Contributos individuais, relacionais e clínicos
(Thesis) Arguer
Inês Maria Andrês Fachada (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2020 Cognitive and physical effects of a multicomponent training in elderly adults: A pilot study
(Thesis) Main arguer
Marisa Mota Ferreira (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2019/06 Memory Suppression in Binge Drinkers: An Event-Related Potential Study
(Thesis) Main arguer
Rui Jorge Borges Teixeira (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 When the party ends: effects of alcohol hangover on working memory process in university students - an electroencephalography study
(Thesis) Main arguer
Rui Pedro Serafim Rodrigues (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 The Effects of Hangover on Inhibitory Control in Young Binge Drinkers: An Event-Related Potentials
(Thesis) Arguer
Natália Alexandra de Almeida Antunes (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - Current BMC Digital Health Springer Nature
2024 - Current NeuroImage Elsevier
2023 - Current BMC Psychiatry Springer Nature
2023 - Current European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (1435-165X) Springer Nature
2022 - Current Journal of Behavioral Medicine (1573-3521) Springer Nature
2021 - Current Scientific Reports Nature
2020 - Current Brain Imaging and Behavior Springer Nature
2022 - 2022 Addiction Biology Wiley
2021 - 2021 The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology Oxford University Press
2017 - 2017 Behavioral Brain Research Elsevier
2017 - 2017 Frontiers in Psychology (1664-1078) Frontiers Media SA

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022 - Current American Psychological Association
2017 - Current Portuguese Psychology Board (OPP). Clinical Psychologist
2016 - 2023 The European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (ESCAN).

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Scientific Program Committee International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health
Member
2024 - Current Scientific Program Committee ICON 2025 - International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience
Member
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - Current Júri para avaliação da tese de Miguel Ángel Rivas Fernández, aluno/a de doutoramento da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, de título “Identificación de Correlatos Neuroanatómicos y Neurofuncionales de la Memoria Episódica en el Deterioro Cognitivo Ligero”
Member
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2022 - Current Júri de Avaliação para atribuição de Bolsa de Investigação de Projeto.
Member
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2018 - 2018 Scientific Consulting - Advising in neuroimaging techniques to the Psychogerontology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience research group - Faculty of Psychology, University of Santiago de Compostela (2018). Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023 - 2024 Neurociência do desenvolvimento na adolescência Psicologia do Desenvolvimento da Infância e da Adolescência (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Professor - Bases Neuro-Psicológicas do Crime Licenciatura em Criminologia e Justiça Criminal, Escola de Direito, Universidade do Minho (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Professor, Coordinator - Psicologia do Funcionamento Executivo Licenciatura em Psicologia (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Neurofisiologia: Neurotransmissão e Potential de Ação Licenciatura em Psicologia - Introdução às Neurociências (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Avaliação Neuropsicológica em Crianças e Adolescentes MESTRADO EM PSICOLOGIA CLÍNICA NA INFÂNCIA E ADOLESCÊNCIA (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Métodos, Técnicas e Paradigmas para estudar o Cérebro Licenciatura em Criminologia e Justiça Criminal, Escola de Direito, Universidade do Minho (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Professor - Introduction to Neurosciences, Integrated Master in Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Minho (2020-2021). Mestrado Integrado em Psicologia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2020 - 2021 O Impacto do Consumo Intensivo de Álcool (binge drinking) no Desenvolvimento do Córtex Pré-frontal e Funções Executivas em Adolescentes Mestrado em Psicologia da Saúde , Escola de Psicologia, Universidade do Minho Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2020 - 2021 As Influências do Ambiente no Desenvolvimento do Cérebro Adolescente Mestrado em Psicologia Clínica na Infância e Adolescência (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Professor - Adult and Elderly Health Nursing (module: The aging process and the impact of chronic illness on the family system), Degree in Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Minho (2020-2021) . Licenciatura em Enfermagem (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho Escola Superior de Enfermagem, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Professor - Assessment in Applied Psychology (Neuropsychology module), Integrated Master in Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Minho (2019-2020). Mestrado Integrado em Psicologia, Mestrado em Psicologia Aplicada (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Professor - Adult and Elderly Health Nursing (module: The aging process and the impact of chronic illness on the family system), Degree in Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Minho (2019-2020) . (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Professor - Assessment in Applied Psychology (Neuropsychology module), Integrated Master in Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Minho (2018-2019). Master in Applied Psychology (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Professor - Introduction to Neurosciences, Integrated Master in Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Minho (2013-2014). Introdução às Neurociências (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization Funding entity
2014 - 2016 Neuropsychological evaluations of oncologic patients during awake surgery - Regensburg Protocol - Agreement between the Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology, University of Minho and Hospital of Braga (2015). Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2021/04/05 Communication of the preliminary findings of the RESILIENCE project -Self-regulation and Healthy Habits as protective factors in a pandemic context-evidence from COVID, led by me, were disseminated, beyond the scientific circle, to the society, through the media, in Renascença online - https://rr.sapo.pt/noticia/pais/2021/04/05/uminho-estudo-revela-que-autocontrolo-influencia-positivamente-no-confinamento/233205/, and local newspapers https://diariodominho.sapo.pt/2021/04/03/autocontrolo-tem-influencia-positiva-no-confinamento-diz-estudo-da-uminho Renascença

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2021 - 2021 UMinho I&D Preliminary results of the RESILIENCE project

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023 - Current Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Frontiers Media SA
2023 - Current Frontiers in Psychiatry (1664-0640) Frontiers Media SA
2023 - Current Frontiers in Psychology Frontiers Media S.A.

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2021 - Current Neuroimaging Miguel Ramalho
2021 - Current Neuroimaging Inês Gomes
2021 - Current Neuroimaging Leonor Torres
2020 - Current RESILIENCE Marisa M. Ferreira
2018 - Current Neuroimaging Techniques Master Students
2021 - 2022 RESILIENCE Hira Abbas Malik
2020 - 2020 Lab rotation research skills Jade Zina
2019 - 2019 Lab rotation research skills Alexandre Santos

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023 - 2023 Evaluation of Internship Reports in Psychology/Neuropsychology. Soraia Raquel Rodrigues da Cruz. Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Evaluation of Internship Reports in Psychology/Neuropsychology. Ana Catarina Areias Ribeiro Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Evaluation of Internship Reports in Psychology/Neuropsychology. Daniela Soares Moniz Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Evaluation of Internship Reports in Psychology/Neuropsychology. Filipa Azevedo Dantas. Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Evaluation of Internship Reports in Psychology/Neuropsychology. Márcia Filipa Rodrigues Costa. Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Evaluation of Internship Reports in Psychology/Neuropsychology. Maria Veiga de Araújo Barroso da Silva. Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Evaluation of Internship Reports in Psychology/Neuropsychology. Ana Catarina Ribeiro Carreira. Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Evaluation of Internship Reports in Psychology/Neuropsychology. João Filipe Nogueira Gonçalves.
2019 - 2019 Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Nicole Sobral. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2019). Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Mariana Dantas Oliveira Ribeiro Velho. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2019). Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Ana Isabel Fernandes Silva. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2019). Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Maria de Lurdes Sousa de Freitas. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2019). Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Natália Cristina Guerra Pereira. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2019). Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Vasco Ribeiro Ferreira. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2019). Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Ana Rita Gonçalves Vieira. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2018). Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Ana Rita Soares Pereira. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2018). Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Catarina Alexandra Ferreira Barros. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2018). Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Natália Alexandra de Almeida Antunes. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2018). Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Patricia Alexandra Costa Soares Lopes Coelho. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2018). Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Rui Pedro Serafim Rodrigues. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2018). Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Tatiana Vitória Almeida Teixeira. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2018). Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2018 PostDoctoral Grant
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
2017 Research Grant
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
2013 PhD Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal