WJCR

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 […]

In the Jornal de Notícias article, P.h.D. student Afonso Borja Santos explores how childhood adversity and masculinity norms may influence youth delinquency and the role of socialisation in shaping behaviour. Read the article with Afonso Borja Santos, HERE.

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 […]