Project: Replication study, under contract ДВ-2023-014-НИ/27.10.2023 Subcontract of № BG-RRP-2.004-0007-С01, Next Generation EU

This is replication study of earlier work by the group of Translational and Computational Psychiatry at the Research Institute of MU-Plovdiv and the corresponding Strategic Program for Innovations and Research Development. The publication which is subject to replication is: Stoyanov D, Kandilarova S, Borgwardt S, Stieglitz R-D, Hugdahl K and Kostianev S (2018) Psychopathology Assessment Methods Revisited: On Translational Cross-Validation of Clinical Self-Evaluation Scale and fMRI. Front. Psychiatry 9:21. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00021

Project PI: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Diogo Telles Correia

Co-PI: Dr Filipa Novais

Head Researcher:

Bruno Miranda

neurologist and neuroscientist at the Lisbon School of Medicine, University of Lisbon. His current research focuses on environmental neuroscience, investigating how natural and built environments influence brain function, behaviour, as well as physical and mental health. His work integrates neuroscience, physiology, environmental sensing, and spatial analytics to understand how real-world environments shape human cognition and well-being. He is also co-founder of SpikeUrban, where he develops evidence-based approaches to design healthier buildings and cities.

Investigators:

Pedro Rocha:
"Pedro Rocha is a cognitive neuroscientist with interdisciplinary training in biotechnology, programing, and neuroscience with focus on neurophysiology and neuroimaging. Currently, he is pursuing a PhD at the Lisbon School of Medicine and Champalimaud Foundation, exploring navigation and learning mechanisms in mild cognitive impairment using virtual reality and multimodal neuroimaging. He has prior research experience in ALS, Major Depression Disorder, and fMRI for clinical implementation, contributing to peer-reviewed publications in different international scientific journals. Supported by an FCT PhD fellowship and international training at UCL, the University of Oxford, and MIT, he combines experimental, computational, and translational approaches, with additional involvement in teaching, scientific outreach, and neurotechnology development."

João Amaro:
"João Amaro is a neuroscientist with a broad focus on cognitive and computational neuroscience, using neuroimaging tools such as EEG and fMRI. He completed a BSc in Biomedical Sciences (University of Algarve) and an MSc in Neuroscience (University of Lisbon). He was involved in the eMOTIONAL Cities project, where his work focused on integrating multimodal neurotechnologies across laboratory and real-world settings, including high-density and mobile EEG, as well as the use of a multimodal sensing apparatus combining EEG, environmental, and peripheral physiological sensors for ecologically oriented neuroscience research. His research interests also include fMRI-based studies, including work combining EEG and investigations in clinical populations."