I obtained my PhD in Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience from Imperial College London, Division of Brain Sciences. In it, I used current methods in cognitive neuroscience (i.e., functional MRI and tDCS) alongside a combination of neuropsychophysical techniques to study the neurocognitive mechanisms that underlie the effects of working memory on selective attention in stroke patients and healthy individuals. As a research assistant at Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), I used a combination of brain imaging techniques (i.e., Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), quantitative MRI, volumetric imaging) and experimental-cognitive techniques to study (i) changes in brain structure (notably in myelination) and cognition in Huntington¿s disease and (ii) effects of a motor training intervention on structural plasticity and cognitive rehabilitation in Huntington¿s disease. Subsequently, as an invited researcher at the Proaction Laboratory from the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra, I worked on a project testing the effects of neurostimulation paired with memory training on plasticity of temporal association tracts in healthy aging Finally, I conducted postdoctoral research at the Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research (CIBIT) of the University of Coimbra. The postdoctoral project consisted of neuroimaging (i.e., DTI, volumetric imaging) and cognitive/object recognition studies in healthy aging and Alzheimer ´s disease. Currently, as an Assistant Professor at Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies (ULHT), I contribute to teaching on a BSc program in Psychology and a Master¿s program in Applied Neuropsychology. Further, I conduct research in cognitive psychology as part of the Human Digital-Environment Lab (HEI-LAB) and supervise second year Master thesis.
