Understanding the neurocognitive mechanisms of vocal communication in health and disease
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2022 SIRS Rising Star Award – Dr. Ana Pinheiro

2022 SIRS Rising Star Award – Dr. Ana Pinheiro

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It is with great pleasure and pride that we congratulate our Lab director, Dr. Ana Pinheiro, on receiving the Rising Star Award at the 2022 Congress of the Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS) in Florence, Italy! Warmest congratulations on your achievement!

Congratulations – MSc Students

Congratulations – MSc Students

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Congratulations to Lucas and Ricardo for their successful Master Thesis defenses on the 16th of December. Excellent work and presentations! Best wishes to both of them in their future plans and endeavors!

Meetings
VoicES Lab – Current semester meetings

VoicES Lab – Current semester meetings

Meetings

This semester, the VoicES Lab Meetings take place on Wednesdays, at 11:00 am, online. Contact us if you want to learn more about how the brain perceives voice, emotion & speech!

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Pointing with words – Language as a social motor activity?

Pointing with words – Language as a social motor activity?

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Language is everywhere and the use of it is one of the defining features of the human species. But how does it come that we can transmit even complex ideas by uttering a number of different sounds? Why do we understand those sounds as meaningful? Here I want to introduce you to one recently proposed…

WHY DO WE GET CHILLS WHEN LISTENING TO MUSIC?
Why do we get chills when listening to music?

Why do we get chills when listening to music?

WHY DO WE GET CHILLS WHEN LISTENING TO MUSIC?

Have you ever experienced a pleasant chill running up your spine when listening to a piece of music or a given harmony? Or goose bumps raising up your arms? Musical frisson… This phenomenon is defined as music frisson. Listening to emotionally moving music can trigger a strong emotional reaction (e.g., joy, nostalgia) and influence our…

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Faculty of Psychology
University of Lisbon
Alameda da Universidade
1649-013 Lisboa
Portugal

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The VoicES Lab is part of the CICPSI CO2 Research Group.

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