Meet the Team

We are a diverse group – biologists, psychologists, mathematicians, physicists, philosophers – and we code, record neuronal activity, look carefully at behavior and create theoretical models.

Lab Members

Zach Mainen, PhD

Zach Mainen, PhD

Principal Investigator

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Systems Neuroscience, Neural Computation, Decision-Making, Serotonin, Psychedelics, Philosophy, VR, Music & Dance

Adrian Razvan Sandru, PhD

Adrian Razvan Sandru, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Philosophy, Behavior

Catarina Pimentel, PhD

Catarina Pimentel, PhD

Lab Manager

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Neuroscience, Management, Books, Sunbathing

Elisabete Augusto, PhD

Elisabete Augusto, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Electrophysiology, Behaviour

Eric Lacosse, PhD

Eric Lacosse, PhD

Visiting Researcher

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Humans, Latent states, Video monitoring

Giorgio Gristina

Giorgio Gristina

External PhD Student

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Serotonin, Psychedelics, Social science

Inês Laranjeira

Inês Laranjeira

2021 INPDP PhD Student

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Learning, Behavior, Behavior variability

Jaime Arlandis

Jaime Arlandis

2019 INPDP PhD Student

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Serotonin, Place cells, Cognitive maps

Joana Catarino

Joana Catarino

Research Technician

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Decision-making, Behaviour, Cinema, Scuba-diving

 

José Teixeira

José Teixeira

External MSc Student

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Spatial Memory and Navigation, VR, Books and Inline Skating

Joshua Stern

Joshua Stern

Research Technician

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Serotonin, Hippocampus, Cognitive maps

Kcénia Bougrova

Kcénia Bougrova

2017 INDP PhD Student

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Behaviour, Serotonin, Motor control, Running

Laura Silva

Laura Silva

Research Technician

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Serotonin, Electrophysiology

Margarida Duarte, PhD

Margarida Duarte, PhD

Research Technician

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Colony management, Social/Sexual Behavior, Cinema, Music

Scott Rennie, PhD

Scott Rennie, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Solène Sautory

Solène Sautory

2017 INDP PhD Student

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Motor behaviour, Context, Serotonin, DJ’ing, Winning acting awards

Tiago Quendera

Tiago Quendera

2017 INDP PhD Student

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Game-design, Psychology, VJ’ing

International Brain Lab Staff hosted @ CCU

Olivier Winter

Olivier Winter

Lead DevOps Engineer

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Programming, Data integrity, Rocks & Physics, Surfing

Mayo Faulkner, PhD

Mayo Faulkner, PhD

User Experience Officer

Allumni

Guido Meijer, PhD

Guido Meijer, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Romain Ligneul, PhD

Romain Ligneul, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current: Principal investigator, INSERM, France

Cindy Poo, PhD

Cindy Poo, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current: Senior Scientist, Allen Institute, USA

Fanny Cazettes, PhD

Fanny Cazettes, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current: Principal Investigator, INT, France

Megha Patwa

Megha Patwa

Research Technician

Alireza Tavanfar, PhD

Alireza Tavanfar, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Dario Sarra

Dario Sarra

2016 INDP PhD Student

João Morais

João Morais

External MSc Student

Tor Stensola, PhD

Tor Stensola, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current: Associate Professor, Agder University, Norway

Hanne Stensola, PhD

Hanne Stensola, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current: Associate Professor, Agder University, Norway

Julia Huntenburg, PhD

Julia Huntenburg, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Margarida Nunes

Margarida Nunes

Lab Administrator

Pietro Vertechi

Pietro Vertechi

2014 INDP PhD Student

Eric DeWitt, PhD

Eric DeWitt, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Mattia Bergomi, PhD

Mattia Bergomi, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current: Principal Investigator, Veos Digital, Italy

Eleni Smaragdi

Eleni Smaragdi

Research Technician

Madalena Fonseca

Madalena Fonseca

2013 INDP PhD Student

Lucas Soares

Lucas Soares

External MSc Student

Beatriz Godinho

Beatriz Godinho

Research Assistant

Gautam Agarwal, PhD

Gautam Agarwal, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current: Assistant Professor, Claremont Colleges, USA

Bassam Atallah, PhD

Bassam Atallah, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Sandrine van Dommelen

Sandrine van Dommelen

External MSc Student

Niccolò Bonacchi, PhD

Niccolò Bonacchi, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current: Visiting Scientist, Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal

Eran Lottem, PhD

Eran Lottem, PhD

Research Associate

Current: Assistant Professor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Nicolas Gutierrez, PhD

Nicolas Gutierrez, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

 

Samuel Viana

Samuel Viana

External PhD Student

 

Masayoshi Murakami, PhD

Masayoshi Murakami, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current: Project Specific – Assistant Professor, Yamanashi University, Japan

Paul Bush, PhD

Paul Bush, PhD

Visiting Scientist

 

João Cruz

João Cruz

Lab Administrator

 

Maria Joana Rigato, PhD

Maria Joana Rigato, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

 

Ana Nunes, PhD

Ana Nunes, PhD

Lab Manager

Rita Venturini, MD

Rita Venturini, MD

Visiting Scientist

 

Sara Matias, PhD

Sara Matias, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Eva Kobak, PhD

Eva Kobak, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

André Mendonça, PhD

André Mendonça, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Patrícia Correia, PhD

Patrícia Correia, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current: Assistant Professor, American University in Cairo, Egypt

Ana Rita Fonseca

Ana Rita Fonseca

2008 INDP PhD Student

Maria Inês Vicente

Maria Inês Vicente

2007 INDP PhD Student

Gil Costa

Gil Costa

2006 BEB PhD Student

Magor Lorincz, PhD

Magor Lorincz, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current: Principal Investigator, University of Szeged, Hungary

Hope Johnson, PhD

Hope Johnson, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Guillaume Dugué, PhD

Guillaume Dugué, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current: Principal Investigator, Biology Institute at ENS, CNRS, France

Gidon Felsen, PhD

Gidon Felsen, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current: Associate Professor, University of Colorado, USA

Ninglong Xu, PhD

Ninglong Xu, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current: Principal Investigator, Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China

Matt Smear, PhD

Matt Smear, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current: Associate Professor, University of Oregon, USA

Adam Kepecs, PhD

Adam Kepecs, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current: Professor, Washington University in St.Louis, USA

Hirac Gurden, PhD

Hirac Gurden, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current: Principal Investigator, Neurosciences at CNRS, Laboratory of Adaptive & Functional Biology, France

Naoshige Uchida, PhD

Naoshige Uchida, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current: Professor, Harvard University, USA

Veronica Egger, PhD

Veronica Egger, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current: Professor, Regensburg University, Germany

Steve Mackink, PhD

Steve Mackink, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current: Professor, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, USA