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Hello there! My name is João, I was born in Coimbra, Portugal.

I am a PhD in Health Sciences, specialized in biomedical sciences, with a background in Biomedical Engineering (MSc). My research at the University of Coimbra focus on the application of neuroimaging (MRI, EEG, OCT, fNIRS) and machine learning to cognitive neuroscience, namely visual perception in humans, and the development of novel medical neuroimaging biomarkers in neurological and psychiatric disorders (e.g. multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder).

Outside of my research, my interests lie in sports, traveling, writing, geography and languages.

Set 2021 "Your article A Fundamental Distinction in Early Neural Processing of Implicit Social Interpretation in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder will be published in
NeuroImage: Clinical."
(Madeira et al., 2021): A Fundamental Distinction in Early Neural Processing of Implicit Social Interpretation in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

Ago 2021 "We are pleased to inform you that your manuscript has been accepted for publication in European Journal of Neuroscience"
(Crisóstomo et al., 2021): A novel morphometric signature of brain alterations in type 2 diabetes: patterns of changed cortical gyrification

Mar 2021 "Congratulations on the publication of your article: Quantitative assessment of the impact of geometric distortions and their correction on fMRI data analyses"
Rodolfo Abreu & João Valente Duarte, published in Frontiers in Neuroscience, section Brain Imaging Methods.

Dec 2020 "I am pleased to inform you that your manuscript has been reviewed and accepted for publication in Human Brain Mapping."
Sousa T, et al. (2020): The dual nature of the BOLD signal: responses in visual area hMT+ reflect both input properties and perceptual decision

Dec 2020 "We are happy to inform you that the regular paper you have submitted to BIOSIGNALS, entitled ''On the optimal strategy for tackling head motion in fMRI data'' has been accepted as a Short Paper."

Jul 2020 "We are very pleased to inform you that your manuscript referenced above has been accepted for publication in NeuroImage."
Sayal A, et al. (2020): Identification of competing neural mechanisms underlying positive and negative perceptual hysteresis in the human visual system

Feb 2020 "We are very pleased to inform you that your manuscript has been accepted for publication in NeuroImage: Clinical."
Madeira N, (2020): Morphometry and gyrification in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia: a comparative MRI study

Jun 2019 "We are pleased to inform that your paper submitted for MEDICON2019 has been accepted as a regular full paper for publication."
Soares J, et al. (2019): Investigating whole-brain MRI markers in Multiple Sclerosis – emerging dimensions in morphometric space

May 2019 "A Janssen vem por este meio felicitá-lo na conquista do 1º lugar na categoria de Séries Clínicas do Janssen Neuroscience RWE Award 2019."

Jan 2019 "We are delighted to inform you that your application was successful and you have been accepted to attend the 7th ECTRIMS Summer School 2019 on
“Methodology of clinical research and statistics” in Dublin, Ireland

Dec 2018 "We are delighted to accept your manuscript for publication in Scientific Reports."
Sousa T, et al. (2019): Tracking perceptual decision mechanisms through changes in interhemispheric functional connectivity in human visual cortex

Nov 2018 Invited talk on visual perception studied with neuroimaging @CNC.IBILI - Coimbra, Portugal

Jun 2018 "We are very pleased to inform you that your manuscript referenced above has been accepted for publication in NeuroImage."
Sousa T, et al. (2018): Evidence for distinct levels of neural adaptation to both coherent and incoherently moving visual surfaces in visual area hMT+

May 2018 Invited talk on machine learning in neuroimaging @Meetup Data Science - Coimbra, Portugal

Mar 2018 Newly (first!) project funded as Principal Investigator - Novel multimodal imaging biomarkers of neuronal connectivity in Multiple Sclerosis