Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Natália Alexandra Almeida Antunes
Citation names
- Almeida-Antunes, Natália
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 0D12-E8D4-3911
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-3546-2120
Email addresses
- nataliaalmeida@ess.ipp.pt (Professional)
Websites
- www.linkedin.com/in/natalialmeida (Social media)
- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3546-2120 (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Social Sciences - Psychology
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Upper intermediate (B2) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | |
| Spanish; Castilian | Upper intermediate (B2) | Advanced (C1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | |
| French | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | |
| Portuguese (Mother tongue) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
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2020/03/01 - 2024/03/15
Concluded
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Psychology (Doutoramento)
Major in Psychological Neuroscience
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Exploring the Electrophysiological Underpinnings of Binge Drinking: Brain Functional Connectivity Insights into Alcohol
Attentional Bias and Memory Suppression of Young Adults
" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2019/02/09 - 2020/02/27
Concluded
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Advanced Post-University Dual Specialization in Clinical Neuropsychology and Neuropsychological Intervention (Pós-Graduação)
Major in Neuropsychology
Instituto Português de Psicologia (INSPSIC), Portugal
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2017/09/05 - 2018/10/31
Concluded
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European master's - Psychology of Neurocognitive Processes and Affective Sciences (Master)
Major in Psychology
Université de Lille, France
"The Effects oh Hangover on Inhibitory Control in Young Binge Drinkers: An Event-Related Potentials Study" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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16,3 |
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2013/09/15 - 2018/07/20
Concluded
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Integrated Master in Psychology (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Neurosciences
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"The Effects oh Hangover on Inhibitory Control in Young Binge Drinkers: An Event-Related Potentials Study" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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16,3 |
Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/10/01 - Current | Contracted Researcher (Research) | RISE-Health | Center for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Reseach (TBIO), Portugal |
| RISE-Health | Center for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Reseach (TBIO), Portugal | ||
| 2022/02/15 - 2022/05/15 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidad Complutense de Madrid Centro de Neurociencia Cognitiva y Computacional, Spain |
| Universidad Complutense de Madrid Centro de Neurociencia Cognitiva y Computacional, Spain | ||
| 2018/10/23 - 2020/02/29 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal |
| Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal | ||
| 2017/10/26 - 2017/12/20 | Research Trainee (Research) | Université de Lille - Campus Pont-de-Bois, France |
| Sciences Cognitives et Affectives Laboratoire (SCALab), France |
Teaching in Higher Education
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/03/15 - 2024/07/31 | Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) | Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior de Educaçao, Portugal |
| Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior de Educaçao, Portugal | ||
| 2019/09 - 2020/02 | Trainee Assistant (University Teacher) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
| Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019/02/07 - 2020/02/09 | Profissional Internship - Neuropsychology | Associação de Psicologia (APsi), Portugal |
| Associação de Psicologia (APsi), Portugal | ||
| 2018/01 - 2018/05 | Curricular Internship – Neuropsychology | Associação de Psicologia (APsi), Portugal |
| Associação de Psicologia (APsi), Portugal | ||
| 2014/12 - 2016/05 | Research Collaborator | Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal |
| Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory (PNL), Portugal |
Projects
Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/02/17 - 2026/08/16 | Hard to see, challenging to think, impossible to drink? Tackling Alcohol Misuse through Suppression of Salience Bias toward
Alcohol
2023.14679.PEX
Researcher
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Universidade do Minho, Portugal Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2022/01/16 - 2025/01/15 | Cérebros, Bichos e Bebedeiras: A interação entre o consumo excessivo de álcool (binge drinking), a microbiota intestinal e
o funcionamento do cérebro
PTDC/PSI-ESP/1243/2021
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2019/10/23 - 2024 | Pensar ou não pensar em álcool, eis a questão: Supressão de memória em jovens consumidores excessivos de álcool
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028672
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia European Regional Development Fund Ongoing
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| 2014/12 - 2016/05 | Neurobiological correlates of empathic processes in couples
87/12
Other
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
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Fundação Bial |
Outputs
Publications
| Conference paper |
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| Conference poster |
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| Journal article |
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| Journal issue |
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| Preprint |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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|---|---|---|
| 2023/09/01 | Alcohol-specific memory inhibition training in binge drinkers: a double-blind randomized controlled trial examining alcohol use and craving levels. | 19th European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism Conference
European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism Conference (Graz, Austria)
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| 2023/03/17 | Alcohol, to think or not to think? Brain hyperconnectivity during alcohol memory suppression in young binge drinkers. | ECNP Workshop for Early Career Scientists in Europe 2023
ECNP (Nice, France)
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| 2022/09/18 | Suppressing alcohol memories: Functional connectivity patterns in young binge drinkers. | 2nd World Congress on Alcohol and Alcoholism - Joint Meeting of ISBRA and ESBRA 2022
European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism Conference and ISBRA (Cracow, Poland)
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| 2022/06/25 | Suppressing alcohol memories: Functional connectivity patterns in young binge drinkers | Congreso Internacional de Magnetoencefalografía (CIMEG-V).
CENTER FOR COGNITIVE AND COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE (C3N) (Soria, Spain)
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/09/10 - 2018/09/15 | IV Congresso da Ordem dos Psicólogos
(2018/09/12 - 2018/09/15)
Congress (Other)
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Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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|---|---|---|
| 2020/01/27 - 2020/01/27 | A series of conferences covering various branches of basic psychology and the future of science/research in each of them.
Conference
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Jornadas de Ciência Psicológica Básica - O Futuro da Ciência Psicológica Básica na Universidade Portuguesa
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
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| 2019/12/12 - 2019/12/12 | Fundamentals of connectivity analysis; Time and frequency domain analysis; Formal description of oscillations; How to measure
synchronization
Workshop
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BrainVision Analyzer 2 Webinar: Phase and connectivity analysis
Brain Products, United States
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| 2019/11/28 - 2019/11/28 | Introduction to time-frequency analysis; Time-frequency analysis with Wavelets; Planning Wavelet analysis; Wavelet Output
Normalization
Workshop
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BrainVision Analyzer 2 Webinar: Time-frequency analysis with Wavelets
Brain Products, United States
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| 2019/09/21 - 2019/09/24 | Presentations on basic research and clinical practice as poster sessions, oral sessions, and symposia. Leading scientists
in the field will give and state-of-the-art lectures. You will have the opportunity for in-depth information about prevention,
treatment, social and psychological aspects of alcohol use disorders, as well as basic and clinical aspects of alcohol-related
pathologies.
Congress
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17th Congress of the European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism
European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism, Austria
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| 2018/04/25 - 2018/04/25 | Introduction to Analyzer 2 & Concepts of EEG Analysis
Workshop
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BrainVision Analyzer 2 Basic Webinar
Brain Products, United States
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| 2017/10/12 - 2017/10/13 | Participant
Meeting
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11th GDR vision meeting
Université de Lille - Campus Pont-de-Bois, France
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| 2017/05/26 - 2017/05/26 | The main mission of the activity was to disseminate research conducted in Psychology, with a secondary mission to encourage
all interested parties, particularly university students, to submit research proposals with potential for future application.
Seminar
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VIII Research Seminar in Psychology at the University of Minho
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
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Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/09 - Current | European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ESBRA) | Member |
| 2022/10 - Current | International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ISBRA) Early Career Investigators | Member |
| 2019/02/07 - Current | Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses | Membro Efetivo |
| 2018/10 - 2023 | Association for Psychological Science (APS) | Membro |
| 2018/10 - 2020 | Portuguese Red Cross | Volunteer in the +ATITUDE project |
| 2014 - 2016 | Centro de Solidariedade de Braga | Projeto Homem | Volunteer at the Therapeutic Community |
Distinctions
Award
| 2024 | Annual Meeting TBIO Poster Award Winner
RISE-Health | Center for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Reseach (TBIO), Portugal
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| 2023 | Accomodation Award
ECNP Workshop for Early Career Scientists in Europe 2023, France
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| 2021 | ESBRA Poster Award Winner 2021
European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism, Austria
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Other distinction
| 2019 | Bolsa de Doutoramento FCT
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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