Laboratory for Neuroscience and Behaviour
Prof. Gilberto Fernando Xavier (Ph.D.)
Renata Pereira Lima - Master Degree
She received a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2007) where she worked with field ecology at the Biosciences Institute. She received a master's degree investigating the mirror neuron system and the mechanisms underlying learning by observation using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI). She is also engaged in spreading science and scientific ideas to lay audiences.
Fields of interest:
Neuroscience, perception, action, mirror neurons, imitation, learning, methods in neuroscience, fMRI
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Felipe Rodrigues - PhD
Professor at Universidade do Oeste Paulista (Unoeste) for the courses of Biological Sciences, Biomedicine and Psychology. He has a D.Sc. (Physiology) from the Institute of Biosciences of the University of São Paulo (2011) and he is graduated in Biology by unesp/Botucatu (2003). He is also a musician. He has experience in Anatomy and Physiology, with current emphasis in Neurophysiology.
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Fields of interest:
attention, memory, music cognition
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Luiz Eduardo Tassi - PhD
Graduado em Medicina pela Universidade Federal do Paraná, é médico psiquiatra. Obteve seu título de doutor com pesquisa na área das bases neurais da tomada de decisão, estudando o comportamento de roedores em jogos estratégicos.
Fields of interest:
neuroscience, behaviour, neuroeconomics, cognition
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Rodrigo Pavão - Master degree
He has a D.Sc. (Physiology), developed at the Laboratory of Cognitive Sciences (IB/USP), with application of Information Theory to sequence learning (2007-2011). He received a master's degree fom same Institution, in which he evaluated the relationship between motor, cognitive and learning impairments along Parkinson's disease progression (2004-2007). He is a major in Biological Sciences from the University of São Paulo (USP) (2000-2003): undergraduate research project involving acquisition of new skills through imagery training.
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Fields of interest:
learning, memory, attention and imagery
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Cláudia Marote - PhD
Possui graduação em Psicologia pela Universidade de São Paulo (2001) e doutorado em Ciências (Fisiologia Geral) pela Universidade de São Paulo (2007) . Tem experiência na área de Psicologia, com ênfase em Psicologia Fisiológica. Atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Orientação encoberta da atenção, Roedores.
Fields of interest:
neurofisiologia, cognição, atenção, ratos
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Camila Gomes Victorino - Undergraduate degree
She is major in biology by the Institute of Biosciences, where she develloped the project "Effects of punishment and catch trials in temporal attention". Currently she devellops a master´s project related with the ontogeny of binary sequencies decisional processes at the "'Roberto Vieira' Sensory Fisiology Laboratory" at the Biomedical Sciences Institute at University of São Paulo.
Fields of interest:
neurophilosophy, probability matching, science philosophy, religious experiencies neurophysiology
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André Haruo Kanamura - Master Degree
Master of Science (2008) and Biological Science Graduate (2005) at Universidade de São Paulo with reasearch on computer-assisted instruction of neurophysiology and software development in Flash (Adobe). His study covers some aspects of Working Memory and Didactic Transposition.
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Fields of interest:
behaviour, consciousness, memory, language, teaching
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Paula Jaqueline de Moura - PhD Publicações
She graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Physical Therapy from the University of West Paulista (1998-2001), graduated with a Masters Degree in Developmental Disorders from Mackenzie University (2002-2003) with the dissertation entitled: "Influence of the selective excitotoxic lesion of the medial amygdala nucleus on the rodents' social interaction", and has a Ph.D. in Science (General Physiology) from the Institute of Bioscience of University of São Paulo (2004-2008) with a period of training at Yale University (2006-2007), with the thesis entitled: "Contributions to the study of social recognition memory in rats".
Fields of interest:
learning and memory, neurobiology of social recognition memory, social behaviour, amygdala, animal models of psychiatric diseases, influence of circadian rhythm on learning and memory
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André Maia Chagas - Undergraduate degree
He has a Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences by the University of São Paulo acquired with a visual attention project untitled "Temporal order judgement and attention in rats". Currently he is a master's student in the neuroscience program of the Eberhard karl Tübingen University (Germany).
Fields of interest:
Electrophysiology, memory, cybernetic interfaces
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Jóice Panzarin Savietto - Undergraduate degree
>Graduated in Biology by USP (2007) worked as under graduated student studying entropy values related to sequence learning at the Laboratory of Neuroscience and Behaviour from 2005 to 2008.
Fields of interest:
neurosciences, behaviour, attention, sequence learning
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João Antonio Gimenes Júnior - Master degree
He is graduated in Physical Therapy by the University of West Paulista (1999-2002), specialist in Chest Physical Therapy by the University of North Parana (2003-2004) and Master in Science (General Physiology) by the Institute of Bioscience of University of Sao Paulo (2005-2008), with the dissertation entitled: Search for food, spatial memory and anxiety in rats: possible participation of the medial mammillary nucleus.
Fields of interest:
spatial memory and learning, animal behaviour
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Sylvia Matsuda - PhD
She is graduated in Biology by University of São Paulo (1998-2002), specialized in Environmental Management by Senac (2006) and has concluded his doctor degree in Neurosciences and Behaviour at University of São Paulo (2008). Her interest during the doctoral is study the spatio-temporal memory of the hummingbirds. Currently is working as Environmental Specialist in the Secretaria do Verde e Meio Ambiente at São Paulo's city hall.
Fields of interest:
neurosciences, behavior, neurophysiology, animal cognition, environmental management
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Arnaldo Cheixas Dias - Master degree
He has a Master degree by the Institute of Bioscience of University of Sao Paulo (2005) and he is gratuated in Psychology by unesp/Bauru (2002).
Fields of interest:
neuroscience, behaviour, neurophysiology, experimental psychology, epilepsy, attention, cognition, electrophysiology
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Edson A. Tanhoffer - PhD
He is graduated in biology and medicine, has a Masters Degree in Cellular Biology and has a PhD in Physiology/Neurosciences. Currently he is professor of neuroanatomy at UFPR and preceptor of the internship in clinical pratice of the Positivo University, Curitiba.
Fields of interest:
neuroprotection, memory and cognition
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Tatiana Nahas- Master degree Publicações
Biologist and master of sciences (Biosciences Institute - University of São Paulo); specialist in scientific divulgation (School of Communication and Arts - University of São Paulo). Is experimented in the following areas: Neurosciences, Clinical Research, Scientific Divulgation, Science Education and Educomunication. Currently, edits the blog Ciência na Mídia (Portuguese), administrates the portuguese version of the site Research.Blogging.org and is author of science textbooks for K-2 level.
Fields of interest:
divulgação científica, educação em ciências
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Lotte Renault- PhD
Concluded Master and Doctorate studies in the same institution (1999 and 2003), researching the neurochemistry of opiates in the hippocampus and its role on operational memory. In parallel, developed works in science education, with particular emphasis on teachers training.
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Lotte's main fields of interest are the neurochemistry of memory, science education and capacity building of education personnel. She is currently developing materials and guidelines for science and health education in multilingual settings at the Southeast Asia region.
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