NeuroRehabLab

NeuroRehabLab is an interdisciplinary research group of the University of Madeira that investigates at the intersection of technology, neuroscience and health.

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The NeuroRehabLab will pause activity on X for the time being. But don’t worry—you can still follow our latest updates, research, and projects on:

📌 Facebook: @neurorehablab
📌 Instagram: @neurorehablab_madeira
Stay connected! 💡🧠 #NeuroRehabLab #Research #Neuroscience

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Our latest publication! “Enhancing cognitive and social functioning in acquired brain Injury: The role of virtual reality and computerized cognitive training” https://t.co/CdsfNrAFwV

@NeuroRehabLab #VirtualReality #CognitiveTraining #BrainInjury #Research @novalincs @U_Madeira

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Fábio Pereira foi um dos vencedores deste ano do Prémio +Valor Madeira, foi distinguido pelo trabalho de doutoramento intitulado “Interfaces Tácteis Multi-utilizador para Promoção da Participação Social e Sentimento de Auto-eficácia na Reabilitação do membro Superior em AVC’s”.

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On Nov 14, André Freitas presented “Assessing Social Cognition Using VR in Neurosurgery” at the Int’l Conf. on Health & Tech. Faria. F. Quintal also showcased “Task Generator 2.0”, evolving it from paper to tablet.

#Innovation #VR #HealthTech @novalincs @U_Madeira

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On October 17th, Ana Lúcia Faria and Mónica da Silva Cameirão took part in the panel discussion “Thinking about Psychology in a World of Generative Artificial Intelligence” at the Congress of Psychologists of Madeira.

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We are excited to share the findings from our latest publication: "Brain imaging and clinical outcome of embodied VR-BCI training in chronic stroke patients: a longitudinal pilot study" by Athanasios Vourvopoulos et al.

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eXtended Reality applications in health psychology and well-being: From Research to Practice!!

Call for papers - International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology | https://t.co/zVx2deKOnN by Elsevier

#XR #VR #AR #Psychology #Wellbeing

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Last week Diogo Branco attended the 6th Congress of the Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (OPP) at Fundação Centro Cultural de Belém. Diogo participated in the "Technology, Mind & Society" conference by the American Psychological Association.

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Mónica Spínola was an invited speaker at the 15th International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality & Associated Technologies (https://t.co/wdubwTzdtJ) in Prague with the talk titled "Functional Neuropsychological Assessment: past, present and future"

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📢 We are happy to announce that for the first time, a researcher from the Neuro Rehab Lab has been ranked among the top 2% of the most cited scientists in the world based on the latest Stanford/Elsevier data!🌍

https://t.co/YB5zKkua2E

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🎓🎉 Congratulations to Raquel Vasconcelos for successfully defending her MSc thesis, titled "The Impact of Cognitive Training on Social Cognition Abilities: An Exploratory Study with Acquired Brain Injury", supervised by Ana Lúcia Faria!

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Last day at Arditi, NeuroRehabLab, at University of Madeira, after two months sharing learning experiencias in neurorehabilitation. Thank you Dr. Sergi Bermúdez i Badia, Mónica da Silva Cameirâo, Ana Lúcia Faria and all the team!!

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On September 4th, Sergi Bermúdez i Badia, a member of @NeuroRehabLab, gave the opening keynote at the XR Salento 2024 conference, with the talk titled "Applications of VR to Stroke Rehabilitation and Fitness Training".
#xrsalento2024 #VR #rehabilitation @novalincs @U_Madeira

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Congratulations to our Ana Jacinta and Paulo Fernandes for their great performances on their Thesis Defences on their Mestrado em Psicologia Clínica da Saúde e Bem Estar at Universidade da Madeira !

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Exciting News! A new publication on the AViR: Adaptive Virtual Reality for coping with involuntary early pregnancy loss project (EXPL/CCI-INF/0298/2021) by Diana C.G. Mendes, Ana Fonseca, and Monica S. Cameirão!

https://t.co/ODl5d97PXo

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We’re happy to announce the publication of a new research paper by Muhammad Asif et al.! 📷
Title: A Virtual Reality-Based Simulation Tool for Assessing the Risk of Falls in Older Adults

Read the full paper here: https://t.co/P5f48bdZGT

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Exciting news! #RehabWeek2025 will be hosted at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk. Book your spot and experience this fantastic venue in the heart of Chicago! 🌆

🔗 https://t.co/SW4k7fuF1W

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We are thrilled to announce that NeuroRehabLab had the honor of exhibiting two posters at the prestigious Encontro Ciência 2024, held in Porto from July 3rd to 5th. 📷📷

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🎉 Congratulations to our PhD student Madalena Valente for her outstanding presentation at the #WCVR24 conference about her work on "Stroke patient-specific Mu Event-Related Desynchronization in a #VR-based #BCI interventions"🧠in a joint collab between LaSEEB+@NeuroRehabLab

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📷 Highlights from the Global Neuropsychology Congress in Porto!
We are excited to share some moments from the symposium "Technological innovations in cognitive rehabilitation of vulnerable populations in Portugal"

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