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Natália Almeida Antunes is a researcher and lab manager at the Pre-clinical & Translational Neuroscience Group of the Center for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Research (TBIO), Health Research Network (RISE-Health), at the School of Health, Polytechnic Institute of Porto (ESS|P.PORTO). She holds a PhD in Psychology with a specialization in Psychological Neuroscience from the University of Minho (2024). Her doctoral research focused on the neurophysiological mechanisms of binge drinking, particularly exploring functional connectivity networks and memory suppression processes in young binge drinkers. This work combined electroencephalographic (EEG) techniques, cognitive training, and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to investigate potential neuromodulatory interventions for alcohol misuse. Natália has a European Master’s in Psychology, jointly awarded by the University of Minho and the University of Lille, specializing in Neurocognitive Processes and Affective Sciences. Additionally, she holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention, further strengthening her expertise in clinical neuropsychology. In 2024, she was a guest lecturer at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, teaching topics related to cognitive neuroscience and the psychological and neurocognitive processes of aging. Currently, she is developing an independent research line focused on maladaptive cognitive control and memory suppression mechanisms underlying compulsive and addictive behaviors across the lifespan. Her work integrates cognitive training, non-invasive brain stimulation, and neurophysiological measures to identify modifiable cognitive and neural targets for intervention. By bridging cognitive neuroscience, neuropsychology, and translational research, her approach aims to translate fundamental neuroscience findings into clinically relevant strategies for the prevention and treatment of maladaptive behaviors.
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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

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
2020/03/01 - 2024/03/15
Concluded
 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)
2019/02/09 - 2020/02/27
Concluded
 Advanced Post-University Dual Specialization in Clinical Neuropsychology and Neuropsychological Intervention (Pós-Graduação)
Major in Neuropsychology
Instituto Português de Psicologia (INSPSIC), Portugal
2017/09/05 - 2018/10/31
Concluded
 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)
 16,3
2013/09/15 - 2018/07/20
Concluded
 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)
 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

Grant

Designation Funders
2025 - 2028 Neuroprotection in Older Surgical Patients: Effects of tDCS coupled with Virtual Reality training on Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
2025.05363.BDANA
Supervisor
RISE-Health | Center for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Reseach (TBIO), Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2025 - 2027 Ambly4Home: Terapia Binocular Baseada em Realidade Aumentada para Reabilitação Visual de Adultos com Ambliopia
COMPETE2030-FEDER-01232700
Post-doc
RISE-Health | Center for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Reseach (TBIO), Portugal
Ongoing
2025 - 2027 NiBS4Vision: Combining noninvasive brain stimulation and augmented reality-based dichoptic therapy for treating amblyopic adults
COMPETE2030-FEDER-00929200
Post-doc
RISE-Health | Center for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Reseach (TBIO), Portugal
Ongoing
2025 - 2027 SIREN- Safety & Incident Response for building Emergency Networks
COMPETE2030-FEDER-01232700
Post-doc
RISE-Health | Center for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Reseach (TBIO), Portugal
Ongoing
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
10.54499/2023.14679.PEX
Researcher
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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
10.54499/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
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
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

European Regional Development Fund
Ongoing
2014/12 - 2016/05 Neurobiological correlates of empathic processes in couples
87/12
Other
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
 Fundação Bial
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Almeida-Antunes, Natália; Antón-Toro, Luis; Crego, A.; Rodrigues, R; Sampaio, Adriana; López-Caneda, E. "Alcohol, to think or not to think? Brain hyperconnectivity during alcohol memory suppression in young binge drinkers". Paper presented in European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) Workshop for Early Career Scientists in Europe, Nice, 2023.
    Published • 10.1016/j.nsa.2023.101052
  2. Almeida-Antunes, Natália; Anton-Toro, L; Crego, A.; Rodrigues, R; Vasconcelos, Margarida; Sampaio, Adriana; López-Caneda, E; et al. "Suppressing alcohol memories: Functional connectivity patterns in young binge drinker". Paper presented in 2nd World Congress on Alcohol and Alcoholism, Cracow, 2022.
    Published • 10.1111/acer.14904
  3. Vasconcelos, Margarida; Batalha-Reis, Francisca; Carbia, Carina; Almeida-Antunes, Natália; Rodrigues, Rui Pedro Serafim; Crego, A.; López-Caneda, Eduardo. "Neuropsychological functioning in detoxified alcoholic patients". Paper presented in 2nd World Congress on Alcohol and Alcoholism, Cracow, 2022.
    Published
  4. Almeida-Antunes, Natália; Antón-Toro, Luis; Crego, A.; Rodrigues, Rui Pedro Serafim; Vasconcelos, Margarida; Sampaio, Adriana; López-Caneda, Eduardo. "Suppressing Alcohol Memories: Functional Connectitivy Patterns in Young Binge Drinkers". 2022.
Conference poster
  1. Saldanha, Lucas; Crego, A.; Almeida-Antunes, Natália; Rodrigues, Rui; Sampaio, Adriana; López-Caneda, Eduardo. "From Abstainers to Dependent Drinkers: alcohol consumption patterns and risk factors among Portuguese university students.". Paper presented in XIII Seminário de Investigação em Psicologia da UMinho, 2025.
  2. Almeida-Antunes, Natália; Batalha-Reis, Francisca; Crego, A.; Adriana Conceição Soares Sampaio; López-Caneda, Eduardo. "Memory Inhibition Training as an Intervention for Alcohol Use and Craving in Binge Drinkers: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial". Paper presented in TBIO Annual Meeting 2024, 2024.
  3. Sousa, Sónia S.; Sampaio, Adriana; Margarida Vasconcelos; Almeida-Antunes, Natália; López-Caneda, Eduardo. "Resting-State Brain Functional Connectivity in Abstinent Alcohol-Dependent Individuals". Paper presented in European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ESBRA) 19th Congress, 2023.
  4. Rodrigues, Rui; López-Caneda, E; Almeida-Antunes, Natália; Sampaio, Adriana; Crego, A.. "Effects of Alcohol Hangover on Working Memory Processes Following a Binge Drinking Episode". Paper presented in European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ESBRA) 19th Congress, 2023.
  5. Almeida-Antunes, Natália; Batalha-Reis, Francisca; Rodrigues, Rui; Alberto Crego; Sampaio, Adriana; López-Caneda, Eduardo. "Alcohol-specific memory inhibition training in binge drinkers: A double-blind randomized controlled trial examining alcohol use and craving levels". Paper presented in European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ESBRA) 19th Congress, 2023.
  6. 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.
  7. Almeida-Antunes, Natália; Antón-Toro, Luis; Alberto Crego; Rodrigues, Rui; Sampaio, Adriana; López-Caneda, Eduardo. "Olvidando el alcohol: Mecanismos cerebrales subyacentes a la supresión de memorias en jóvenes binge drinkers". Paper presented in XIII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Psicofisiología y Neurociencia Cognitiva y Afectiva (SEPNECA), 2023.
  8. Almeida-Antunes, Natália; Antón-Toro, Luis; Crego, A.; Rodrigues, Rui; Sampaio, Adriana; López-Caneda, E. "Understanding the Neurocognitive Processes of Memory Inhibition in Binge Drinkers: Insights from Event-Related Potentials". Paper presented in XIII Congreso Sociedad Española de Psicofisiología y Neurociencia Cognitiva y Afectiva (SEPNECA), 2023.
  9. Vasconcelos, Margarida; Crego, A.; Rodrigues, R; Almeida-Antunes, Natália; López-Caneda, E. "Effects of COVID-19 Mitigation Measures on Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking in College Students". Paper presented in The 14th European Public Health Conference, 2021.
  10. Crego, A.; Sousa, S; Rodrigues, R; Almeida-Antunes, Natália; López-Caneda, E; Sampaio, Adriana. "Neural correlates of recalling of alcohol consumption contexts in young binge drinkers: an fMRI study during an associative memory task". Paper presented in European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ESBRA) 18th Congress, 2021.
  11. Rodrigues, R; López-Caneda, E; Almeida-Antunes, Natália; Sampaio, Adriana; Crego, A.. "Effects of alcohol hangover on attentional bias towards alcohol-related stimuli ¿ An electroencephalography study". Paper presented in European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ESBRA) 18th Congress, 2021.
  12. Vasconcelos, Margarida; Carbia, Carina; Almeida-Antunes, Natália; Rodrigues, R; Crego, A.; López-Caneda, E. "Assessing attentional bias through the Alcohol Hayling task in young college students with and without a binge drinking patter". Paper presented in European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ESBRA) 18th Congress, 2021.
  13. Almeida-Antunes, Natália; Antón-Toro, Luis; Crego, A.; Rodrigues, R; Sampaio, Adriana; López-Caneda, E. "Brain Functional Hyperconnectivity During Processing of Alcohol-Related Images in Young Binge Drinkers". Paper presented in European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ESBRA) 18th Congress, 2021.
  14. Vasconcelos, M.; Almeida-Antunes, Natália; Rodriges, Rui; Crego, Alberto; López-Caneda, Eduardo. "Forgetting alcohol: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial investigating memory inhibition training in binge drinkers". Paper presented in 15h National APPE Meeting, 2021.
  15. Almeida Antunes, Natália; Rodrigues, Rui; Alberto, Crego; Carbia, Carina; Sousa, Sónia S.; Sampaio, Adriana; López-Caneda, Eduardo. "Electrophysiological Consequences of Binge Drinking in Adolescents and Young Adults: A systematic Review.". Paper presented in Cognitive Neuroscience Society 27th Annual Meeting, 2020.
  16. Rodrigues, Rui; Almeida Antunes, Natália; López-Caneda, Eduardo; Sampaio, Adriana; Crego, Alberto. "Portuguese Version of the Alcohol Craving Questionnaire - Short-Form - Revised: Validation and Reliability Assessment.". Paper presented in Cognitive Neuroscience Society 27th Annual Meeting, 2020.
  17. Almeida Antunes, Natália; Rodrigues, Rui; Crego, Alberto; Sampaio, Adriana; López-Caneda, Eduardo. "The effects of Hangover on Inhibitory Control in Young Binge Drinkers: An Event-Related Potentials Study". Paper presented in 17th Congress of the European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism, 2019.
  18. Rodrigues, Rui; Almeida Antunes, Natália; López-Caneda, Eduardo; Sampaio, Adriana; Crego, Alberto. "Effects of Alcohol Hangover on Working Memory Process in University Students - An  Electroencephalography Study ". Paper presented in 17th Congress of the European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism, 2019.
  19. Antunes, Natália; Crego, Alberto; Rodrigues, Rui; López-Caneda, Eduardo. "The Effects of Hangover on Inhibitory Control in Young Binge Drinkers: A Preliminary Event-Related Potentials Study.". Paper presented in 39th IMAG Conference - The International Meeting on Alcohol and Global Health, 2018.
  20. Almeida Antunes, Natália; Rodrigues, Rui; Crego, A.; Doutor Eduardo Lopéz-Caneda. "The effects of hangover on inhibitory control in young binge drinkers: a preliminary related event potential study". Paper presented in 39th IMAG Conference - The International Meeting on Alcohol and Global Health, 2018.
  21. Sampaio, Adriana; Leite, Jorge; Antunes, Natália; Pereira, Rita; Carvalho, Sandra. ""Cathodal tDCS in a Refractory Case of Tourette Syndrome"". Paper presented in Jornadas APsi: Auto-regulação e Desenvolvimento Humano, 2018.
  22. Antunes, Natália; Rodrigues, Rui; Crego, Alberto; López-Caneda, Eduardo. ""When the party ends: The effects of alcohol hangover on inhibitory control and working memory processes as measured by electroencephalography (EEG)"". Paper presented in VIII Seminário de Investigação em Psicologia da Universidade do Minho, 2017.
  23. Coutinho, Joana; Barbosa, Marta; Decety, Jean; Silva, Paulo; Antunes, Natália; Oliveira-Silva, Patrícia. "The role of heart rate variability for the regulatory components of empathy in couples". Paper presented in 8th European Conference on Psychotherapy Research (Klagenfurt, Austria), 2015.
  24. Silva, Paulo; Antunes, Natália; Barbosa, Marta; Correia, Diogo; Silva, Patrícia; Coutinho, Joana. "Neurobiological correlates of Empathy in Couples". Paper presented in VI Seminar of Research in Psychology of University of Minho, 2015.
Journal article
  1. Rodrigues, R.; López-Caneda, E.; Almeida-Antunes, N.; Sampaio, A.; Crego, A.. "The day after binge: Electrophysiological correlates of attention and working memory processing the day after hazardous alcohol intake". Drug and Alcohol Dependence 276 (2025): 112878. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112878.
    10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112878
  2. Machado, Ana; Ferreira, D. Filipa; Ferreira, Simão; Almeida-Antunes, Natália; Carvalho, Paulo; Melo, Pedro; Rocha, Nuno; Rodrigues, Matilde A.. "A Systematic Review of Chest-Worn Sensors in Cardiac Assessment: Technologies, Advantages, and Limitations". Sensors 25 19 (2025): 6049. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25196049.
    10.3390/s25196049
  3. Prata-Martins, Diogo; Nobre, Clarisse; Almeida-Antunes, Natália; Azevedo, Pedro; Sousa, Sónia S; Crego, Alberto; Cryan, John; et al. "Assessing the impact of binge drinking and a prebiotic intervention on the gut–brain axis in young adults: protocol for a randomised controlled trial". BMJ Open 15 9 (2025): e095932. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095932.
    10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095932
  4. López-Caneda, Eduardo; Almeida-Antunes, Natália. "Inhibitory control in addictive behaviors: is there room for memory suppression?". Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 19 (2025): https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2025.1545176.
    10.3389/fnhum.2025.1545176
  5. 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
  6. Natália Alexandra de Almeida-Antunes; Adriana Conceição Soares Sampaio; Manuel Alberto Barreiro Crego; Eduardo Guillermo López-Caneda. "Tackling addictive behaviors through memory suppression: A scoping review and perspective". Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research (2024): https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.15381.
    10.1111/acer.15381
  7. Natália Almeida-Antunes; Margarida Vasconcelos; Alberto Crego; Rui Rodrigues; Adriana Sampaio; Eduardo López-Caneda. "Forgetting Alcohol: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating Memory Inhibition Training in Young Binge Drinkers". Frontiers in Neuroscience 16 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2022.914213.
    10.3389/fnins.2022.914213
  8. Natália Almeida-Antunes; Luis Antón-Toro; Alberto Crego; Rui Rodrigues; Adriana Sampaio; Eduardo López-Caneda. ""It's a beer!": Brain functional hyperconnectivity during processing of alcohol-related images in young binge drinkers". Addiction Biology (2022): https://doi.org/10.1111/adb.13152.
    10.1111/adb.13152
  9. vasconcelos, Margarida; Carina Carbia; Almeida-Antunes, Natália; Rodrigues, Rui; Crego, Alberto; López-Caneda, Eduardo. "Assessing attentional bias through the alcohol Hayling task in young college students with and without a binge drinking pattern.". (2022):
    Submitted
  10. Vasconcelos, Margarida; Crego, Alberto; Rodrigues, Rui; Almeida-Antunes, Natália; López-Caneda, Eduardo; Crego, A.. "Effects of the COVID-19 Mitigation Measures on Alcohol Consumption and Binge Drinking in College Students: A Longitudinal Survey". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18 18 (2021): 9822. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189822.
    10.3390/ijerph18189822
  11. Rui Rodrigues; Wen-Jun Tu; Eduardo López-Caneda; Natália Almeida-Antunes; Adriana Sampaio; Alberto Crego. "Portuguese validation of the Alcohol Craving Questionnaire–Short Form–Revised". PLOS ONE 16 5 (2021): e0251733-e0251733. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251733.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0251733
  12. 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.
    10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102537
Journal issue
  1. Sofia Seabra; Miguel Vaz; Natália Almeida-Antunes; Eduardo López-Caneda. "How Alcohol Affects the Adolescent Mind". Frontiers Young Minds (2023): https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2023.1146560.
    10.3389/frym.2023.1146560
Preprint
  1. Carina Carbia; Natália Almeida-Antunes; Margarida Vasconcelos; Eduardo López-Caneda. "Unveiling Alcohol Bias and Impaired Inhibitory Control in Young Binge Drinkers: Insights from the Alcohol Hayling Task". 2025. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.10.25320346.
    10.1101/2025.01.10.25320346
  2. Saldanha, Lucas; Crego, Alberto; Almeida-Antunes, Natália; Rodrigues, Rui; Sampaio, Adriana; López-Caneda, Eduardo. "From Abstainers to Dependent Drinkers: Alcohol Consumption Patterns and Risk Factors Among Portuguese University Students". 2025. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.20.25320850.
    10.1101/2025.01.20.25320850
  3. Natália Almeida-Antunes; Luis Antón; Alberto Crego; Rui Rodrigues; Adriana Sampaio; Eduardo López-Caneda. "Trying to Forget Alcohol: Brain mechanisms underlying memory suppression in young binge drinkers". 2024. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/vj54y.
    10.31234/osf.io/vj54y
  4. Diogo Prata-Martins; Clarisse Nobre; Natália Almeida-Antunes; Pedro Azevedo; Sónia S. Sousa; Alberto Crego; John F. Cryan; et al. "The Brain, the Bugs, and the Binge: A Protocol Intervention Examining the Interplay Between Binge drinking, Gut Microbiota, and Brain Functioning". 2024. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.12.24318771.
    10.1101/2024.12.12.24318771
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/09/17 Effects of Alcohol-Specific Memory Inhibition Training Combined with tDCS in Young Binge Drinkers: Insights from Functional Connectivity 15th International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience – ICON 2025
(Porto, Portugal)
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)
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)
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)
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)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025 - Current Neuroprotection in Older Surgical Patients: Effects of tDCS coupled with Virtual Reality training on Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Co-supervisor
 Programa Doutoral em Neurociências (PhD)
RISE-Health | Center for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Reseach (TBIO), Portugal
2025 - 2026 Rest Smart: How Sleep Quality Shapes Real-World Cognitive Performance
Co-supervisor
 LICENCIATURA EM FISIOLOGIA CLÍNICA (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2025 - 2026 Tracking the Loop: Wearable-Based Insights into Cognitive Rumination and the Impact on Sleep Quality
Co-supervisor
 LICENCIATURA EM FISIOLOGIA CLÍNICA (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2024/09 - 2025/11 Impacto do treino de supressão de memórias aliado à neuromodulação no binge eating: protocolo para estudo dos correlatos comportamentais, neurofisiológicos e do microbioma em jovens universitário
Supervisor
 MESTRADO EM TERAPIA OCUPACIONAL ÁREA DE ESPECIALIZAÇÃO EM REABILITAÇÃO E SAÚDE MENTAL (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2024/09 - 2025/11 Os efeitos do treino cognitivo focado na supressão de memórias na reatividade cerebral para estímulos de álcool em binge drinkers
Co-supervisor
 Psicologia Clínica (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2025/07/15 - 2025/10/31 II TBIO Annual Meeting (2025/10/24 - 2025/10/24)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Rise-Health | Center for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Research (TBIO), Portugal
2018/09/10 - 2018/09/15 IV Congresso da Ordem dos Psicólogos (2018/09/12 - 2018/09/15)
Congress (Other)
 Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
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
 Jornadas de Ciência Psicológica Básica - O Futuro da Ciência Psicológica Básica na Universidade Portuguesa
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2019/12/12 - 2019/12/12 Fundamentals of connectivity analysis; Time and frequency domain analysis; Formal description of oscillations; How to measure synchronization
Workshop
 BrainVision Analyzer 2 Webinar: Phase and connectivity analysis
Brain Products, United States
2019/11/28 - 2019/11/28 Introduction to time-frequency analysis; Time-frequency analysis with Wavelets; Planning Wavelet analysis; Wavelet Output Normalization
Workshop
 BrainVision Analyzer 2 Webinar: Time-frequency analysis with Wavelets
Brain Products, United States
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
 17th Congress of the European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism
European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism, Austria
2018/04/25 - 2018/04/25 Introduction to Analyzer 2 & Concepts of EEG Analysis
Workshop
 BrainVision Analyzer 2 Basic Webinar
Brain Products, United States
2017/10/12 - 2017/10/13 Participant
Meeting
 11th GDR vision meeting
Université de Lille - Campus Pont-de-Bois, France
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
 VIII Research Seminar in Psychology at the University of Minho
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal

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
2023 Accomodation Award
ECNP Workshop for Early Career Scientists in Europe 2023, France
2021 ESBRA Poster Award Winner 2021
European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism, Austria

Other distinction

2019 Bolsa de Doutoramento FCT
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal