Proaction Lab

Cognitive Neuroscience research lab focusing on perception & recognition of objects & actions @UnivdeCoimbra
Head: @JAlmeidaCogNeur

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We welcomed a very curious and enthusiastic group of 11th and 12th-grade students from St. Peter's International School, who visited our labs to learn more about cognitive neuroscience!
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Sabia que o cérebro humano organiza a informação em mapas topográficos contínuos?
Um estudo da @ucoimbra introduz um novo conceito de mapas e mostra como diferentes categorias de informação se organizam.

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https://t.co/iBTbEGVFHa

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🚀 We participated in the INOVAÇÃO@UC 2025 tech showcase — a vibrant mosaic of innovation of the
@UnivdeCoimbra! Thank you to everyone who stopped by to learn more about the science of looking inside the brain and mind.🧠
#UCBusiness @cogbooster_uc

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The roundtable “From Training to Professional Practice: Challenges and Frontiers of Journalism” featured Mariana Coimbra, who shared her experience as a science communicator.
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📸 Francisco Soares de Oliveira

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📢Exciting results📢

New study reveals topographic maps for object-related information: what we call Contentopic Maps🗺️!

More information here: https://t.co/0Lc2f8zNAM

Read the paper here: https://t.co/X6WE5Am3kP

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For this week’s Journal Club, Pedro Palhares shared the findings of his latest study, “TMS-EEG reveals causal dynamics of the premotor cortex during musical improvisation”. 🧠💡

The article is currently in preprint and available here:
https://t.co/VMh4aNsi7B
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Pedro Palhares and @Joana_Sayal participated in the seminar “Music as an Interdiscipline” at CEIS20, bringing together the music research community of the
@UnivdeCoimbra.
📸 Ana Margarida Cardoso | MusicAnalytica Project | CEIS20
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Such inspiring days at #SAW2025!

Thanks to our amazing speakers, scientific committee, staff, sponsors Hospital da Luz Coimbra and @ANTNeuro
and all the attendees who joined us at the Universidade de Coimbra for an exciting event in cognitive neuroscience! 🧠👀
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Last talk of the #SAW2025 with Cristina Becchio! @ProactionLab

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François Osiurak on the social brain is now on! Come to the auditorium, we’re waiting for you! #SAW2025 @ProactionLab @uni_lyon

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Starting the day with Marco Tamietto's talk on vision without awareness! @unito @ProactionLab
#SAW2025

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Share your pictures with us by tagging us!
#SAW2025
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Talk session with Russell Epstein is running now! Come down to the auditorium!
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Time for the #SAW2025 coffee break and poster session at the cloisters. Please join us!

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The second keynote of #SAW2025 is on now! Katja Doerschner on exploring and perceiving material qualities.
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Great start to #SAW2025 with Marlene Behrmann!
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Joshua Hartshorne, from MGH Institute of Health Professions, at the @UnivdeCoimbra!
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👇👇

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Congratulations to Oualid Ramdani on completing his Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering with the work “Unravelling the Neural Bases of Material and Object Perception”.

Wishing you all the best for the future, Oualid!
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SAW2025 is in the news! 🧠👀

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https://t.co/0EDxZSXhXC

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🔍 🧠 How do we look inside the brain?

Discover how MRI creates detailed images of our brain, test your spatial perception, and explore the science behind fun visual illusions!

Join us at European Researchers’ Night in Coimbra!

📆 Sept 26, 17h–00h
📍Research Point 21