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O WJCR e o ISPA informam a comunidade académica que o Professor Klaus Fiedler, da Universidade de Heidelberg, faleceu a 14 de maio de 2026. Este acontecimento representa uma grande perda para o campo da cognição social em geral, e em particular na Europa, uma vez que se tratava de um investigador com um papel […]

Prof. Dr. David Gonçalves (Ispa – Instituto Universitário, Portugal) will give a lecture entitled “Fish Muay Thai: the Biology of Winning in Siamese Fighting Fish”. About the Speaker:Dr. David Gonçalves is an  Associate Professor at ISPA – Instituto Universitário. His research focuses on the physiological mechanisms and evolutionary implications of animal behavior, with particular emphasis […]

The William James Center for Research (WJCR) is pleased to announce that Joana Dias will defend her Ph.D. thesis on the 24th April 2026, at 14h00 – Sala de Atos Académicos, Universidade de Aveiro. The thesis is entitled “Avaliação dos efeitos de videojogos de ação na cognição: Como os videojogos moldam aspetos emocionais e sociais”, […]

Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Štulhofer (University of Zagreb, Croatia) will give a lecture entitled “How to conceptualize and operationalize positive sexual aging?”. About the Speaker:Dr. Aleksandar Štulhofer is a Full Professor of Sociology at the University of Zagreb. His research focuses on human sexuality, sexual health, intimate relationships, and the social determinants of sexual behavior. He […]

Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Tourinho (Federal University of Pará, Brazil) will give a lecture entitled “Subjectivity and Behavioral Relations”. About the Speaker:Dr. Emmanuel Zagury Tourinho holds a Ph.D. in Psychology (Experimental Psychology) from the University of São Paulo (1994). He is a Full Professor at the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), where he teaches in the […]

Professor Dr. Linda M. Ercoli (University of California, USA) will give a workshop entitled “Cognitive Rehabilitation in Cancer – From Scientific Evidence to Person-centered Clinical Practices” About the instructor: Dr. Ercoli is a retired Health Sciences Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, in the Semel Institute, at the University of California, Los Angeles. She […]

Prof. Dr. Linda M. Ercoli (University of California, USA) will give a lecture entitled “Cognition and Cancer: Challenges and Interventions” About the Speaker:Dr. Ercoli is a retired Health Sciences Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, in the Semel Institute, at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is a geriatric neuropsychologist […]

The William James Center for Research (WJCR) is pleased to announce that Luiz Biondi will defend his Ph.D. thesis on the 20th February 2026, at 09h30 – Sala de Atos Académicos, Universidade de Aveiro. The thesis is entitled “Heranças de uma antiga relação ecológica: deteção visual e medo subjetivo de serpentes”, and was scientifically advised […]

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Andersson (Linköping University, Sweden) will give a lecture entitled “Internet interventions in Clinical Psychology: FromNetscape to Artificial Intelligence” About the Speaker:Gerhard Andersson is full professor in clinical psychology at Linköping University, Sweden and also guest professor at Lusófona University in Portugal. He is a trained psychologist and psychotherapist and also practices as […]