The Mind, Body & Brain Research Group (formerly Neurocognition and Language) investigates language, learning, and cognitive processes using a combination of behavioral and neuroscientific approaches.
Research Topics:
Language, literacy, reading, and writing
Fundamental cognitive processes
Neurocognitive plasticity
Translational research in health and disease
Speech, Neurocognition and Language Lab (U.Porto)
Integrated Members
Collaborators
PhD Students
Coordinator of the MBB Research Group
Full Professor
University of Porto Representative
Researcher
Knowledge Transfer Active Representive
Professora Auxiliar
Team
Alessandra Souza
São Luís Castro
Rui Alves
External Partners
Reference:
COMPETE2030-FEDER-00776400
Sponsor:
FCT: Foundation for Science and Technology
Period: December 22, 2025 to October 20, 2028
UN 2030 Goals
Team
São Luís Castro
Rui Alves
Teresa Jacques
External Partners
Reference:
COMPETE2030-FEDER-00862200
Sponsor:
FCT: Foundation for Science and Technology
Period: December 19, 2025 to December 17, 2028
UN 2030 Goals
Team
Eva Conceição
Fernando Barbosa
Sandra Torres
External Partners
Reference:
COMPETE2030-FEDER-00905700
Sponsor:
FCT: Foundation for Science and Technology
Period: October 03, 2025 to October 01, 2028
UN 2030 Goals
Team
Eva Conceição
External Partners
University of Minho
Reference:
COMPETE2030-FEDER-00767700
Sponsor:
FCT: Foundation for Science and Technology
Period: September 10, 2025 to September 08, 2028
UN 2030 Goals
Team
Filipa Vieira, Raquel Barbosa, Carla Cunha
External Partners
FMUP
Reference:
NORTE2030-FEDER-02718800
Sponsor:
NORTE 2030
Period: May 01, 2025 to April 30, 2028
UN 2030 Goals
Team
Alessandra Souza
Isabel R. Pinto
São Luís Castro
Tiago Ferreira
External Partners
CIIE - Center for Educational Research and Intervention
Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto
Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto
Reference:
NORTE2030-FEDER-02717100
Sponsor:
NORTE 2031
Period: May 01, 2025 to April 30, 2028
UN 2030 Goals
Team
Ana Luísa Patrão
Pedro Nobre
Pedro Costa
Mariana Martins
Eva Conceição
Patrício Costa
External Partners
CINTESIS
LIACC
Reference:
NORTE2030-FEDER-02717600
Sponsor:
NORTE 2030
Period: April 01, 2025 to March 31, 2028
UN 2030 Goals
Team
Susana Silva
External Partners
Reference:
2022.04253.PTDC
Sponsor:
FCT: Foundation for Science and Technology
Period: March 12, 2023 to September 11, 2024
UN 2030 Goals
Team
Sandra Torres
Catherina Jonsson
External Partners
Kristianstad University, Sweden
Triskelion, Norway
Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus
Lithuanian Sports University, Lithuania
Paderborn University, Germany
Reference:
2022-1-SE01-KA220-HED-000088261
Sponsor:
Erasmus+ | European Commission
Period: September 01, 2022 to December 31, 2024
UN 2030 Goals
Team
São Luís Castro
Isabel Pinto
Maria Barbosa Ducharne
Isabel Abreu Lima
Alessandra Souza
Nuno Sobrinho
External Partners
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Reference:
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000071
Sponsor:
Norte2020 (Portugal 2020)
Period: July 01, 2021 to June 30, 2023
UN 2030 Goals
Team
Pedro Nobre | PI
Ana Gomes
São Luís Castro
Célia Sales
Priscila Vasconcelos
Rita Castro
Mariana Carrito
Inês Tavares
Diana Ferreira
Leonor Oliveira
Sandra Aguiar
Sonia Pieramico
External Partners
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto
Reference:
NORTE-45-2020-75 CPUP
Sponsor:
Norte2020 (Portugal 2020)
Period: May 01, 2021 to June 30, 2023
UN 2030 Goals
Team
Susana Silva
São Luís Castro
External Partners
Reference:
PTDC/PSI-GER/5845/2020
Sponsor:
FCT: Foundation for Science and Technology
Period: March 29, 2021 to September 28, 2023
UN 2030 Goals
Team
São Luís Castro | PI at CPUP
Isabel Guimarães
Teresa Limpo
Pedro Nobre
External Partners
Faculdade de Medicina U.Porto, Portugal | Proponent
Associação Fraunhofer Portugal Research, Portugal
Reference:
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-032069
Sponsor:
FCT
POR NORTE
Period: November 01, 2019 to April 30, 2023
UN 2030 Goals
Team
Rui Alves
External Partners
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Norway
Lancaster University, UK
Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc., Japan
The University of Manchester, UK
Universiteit van Amsterdam, Germany
et al.
Reference:
857897
Sponsor:
Euroepan Comission
Period: November 01, 2019 to February 29, 2024
UN 2030 Goals
Team
César Lima | PI
São Luís Castro | Co-PI
Marta Martins
Paulo Branco
Susana Silva
External Partners
Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da U.Lisboa
Reference:
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028274
Sponsor:
FCT: Foundation for Science and Technology
Period: March 06, 2019 to March 05, 2022
UN 2030 Goals
Team
Filipa Vieira
External Partners
Reference:
COST CA17117
Sponsor:
Horizon2020
Period: October 17, 2018 to April 16, 2023
UN 2030 Goals
Team
Orlanda Cruz
Catarina Canário
Isabel Abreu Lima
Sandra Torres
Margarida Rangel
Marina Serra de Lemos
External Partners
Reference:
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030715
Sponsor:
FCT: Foundation for Science and Technology
Period: July 01, 2018 to June 30, 2022
UN 2030 Goals
Team
Teresa Limpo | PI
Rui Alves | Co-PI
São Luís Castro
Marisa Filipe
Ana Isabel Vieira
Andreia Nunes
Carolina Cordeiro
External Partners
INESC TEC - Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência
Reference:
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028404
Sponsor:
FCT: Foundation for Science and Technology
Period: July 01, 2018 to March 31, 2022
UN 2030 Goals
