One of the biggest differentials of the team of researchers from the Santos Dumont Institute is multidisciplinary. Scientific studies are conducted by doctors, veterinarians, engineers, physicists, biologists and physiotherapists.
Get to know the professors and researchers of the Postgraduate in Neuroengineering.
Miguel angelo laporta nicolelis |
emeritus researcher
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PhD in Sciences (General Physiology) from the University of São Paulo (USP), with postdoctoral research carried out in Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Hanhnemann, Germany. Graduated in Medicine (USP). He is Professor Emeritus at Duke University (USA), where served as Professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Co-Director of the Center for Neuroengineering. AND consultant for the Instituto Cérebro e Mente at the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne (EPFL), in Switzerland, and president of the Alberto Santos Dumont Association for Research Support (AASDAP).
Research lines: computational properties of large neuronal ensembles in primate behavior; sensorimotor plasticity in adult animals and in sensory development; neural bases of sensorimotor learning; development of brain-machine interfaces to restore neurological function; neural bases of tactile perception.
• Nicolelis Laboratory Series – 20 Years of Brain-Machine Interface Research – Volume 1, 2019
• Nicolelis Laboratory Series – 20 Years of Brain-Machine Interface Research – Volume 2, 2019
• Kunicki C, Moioli RC, Pais-Vieira M, Peres ASC, Morya E, Nicolelis MAL. Frequency-specific coupling in fronto-parieto-occipital cortical circuits underlie active tactile discrimination. Scientific Reports, 2019
• Shokur S, Donati ARC, Campos DSF, Gitti C, Bao G, Fischer D, Almeida S, Braga VAS, Augusto P, Petty C, Alho EJL, Lebediev M, Song AW, Nicolelis MAL. Training with brain-machine interfaces, visuotactile feedback and assisted locomotion improves sensorimotor, visceral, and psychological signs in chronic paraplegic patients. PLoS ONE, 2018
• Yin A, Tseng PH, Rajangam S, Lebedev MA, Nicolelis MAL. Place cell-like activity in the primary sensorimotor and premotor cortex during monkey whole-body navigation. Scientific Reports, 2018
• Tseng PH, Rajangam S, Lehew G, Lebedev MA, Nicolelis MAL. Interbrain cortical synchronization encodes multiple aspects of social interactions in monkey pairs, Scientific Reports, 2018
• Thomson E, Zea I, Windham W, Thenaisie Y, Walker C, Pedowitz P, França W, Graneiro AL, Nicolelis MAL. Merging visible and invisible light using a cortical neuroprosthesis without impairing native sensory function. eNeuro, 2017
• Ramakrishnan A, Byun YW, Rand K, Pedersen C, Lebedev MA, Nicolelis MA. Cortical Neurons Multiplex Reward-Related Signals along with Sensory and Motor Information. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 2017
• Miguel AL Nicolelis. Are we at risk of becoming biological digital machines? Nature Human Behavior, 2017
• Lebedev M, Nicolelis MAL. Brain-machine interfaces: from basic science to neuroprosthetic devices, and neurorehabilitation. Physiological Review, 2017
• Yadav A, Nicolelis MAL. Electrical stimulation of the dorsal columns of the spinal cord in Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders, 2017
Andre Dantas
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Doctor and Master in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). He holds a degree in Technology in Industrial Automation from the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Norte (IFRN), and in Computer Engineering from the Potiguar University (UnP). He has experience in Signal Processing and PID, Predictive, Fuzzy, Adaptive, Intelligent Control Systems.
Research lines: Computational Intelligence, Development of Sensors and Devices, and Control Systems Applied to Neurorehabilitation, Human-Machine and Brain-Computer Interfaces.
• Túlio Fernandes de Almeida, Edgard Morya, Abner Cardoso Rodrigues, André Felipe Oliveira de Azevedo Dantas. Development of a Low-Cost Open-Source Measurement System for Joint Angle Estimation. Sensors, 2021
• Emanoel RQ Chaves Jr., André FO de A. Dantas and André L. Maitelli. Unknown Input Observer-based Actuator and Sensor Fault Estimation Technique for Uncertain Discrete Time Takagi-Sugeno Systems. International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems, 2021
• Domingos LA Neto, André FOA Dantas, Túlio F. de Almeida, Junio A. de Lima, Edgard Morya. Comparison of Controller's Performance for a Knee Joint model based on Functional Electrical Stimulation Input. IEEE Xplore, 2021
• Amanda DOS Dantas, André FOA Dantas, Túlio FD Almeida, Carlos ET Dórea. Design of reduced complexity controllers for linear systems under constraints using data cluster analysis. International Journal of Systems Science, 2020
• Daniel Guerra Vale da Fonseca, André Felipe O. de A. Dantas, Carlos Eduardo Trabuco Dórea, André Laurindo Maitelli. Explicit Gpc Control Applied To An Approximate Linearized Crane System. (1687-5249) Journal of Control Science and Engineering, 2019
• Jan Erik Mont Gomery Pinto, André Felipe Oliveira de Azevedo Dantas, Andre Laurindo Maitelli, Amanda Danielle Oliveira da Silva Dantas, Carlos Eduardo Trabucco Dórea, João Tiago Loureiro Sousa Campos, Everton José de Castro Rego. PLC Implementation Of Piecewise Affine PI Controller Applied To Industrial Systems With Constrain. Journal of Control, Automation and Electrical Systems, 2019
• Emanoel RQ Chaves Jr., André FO de A. Dantas, André L. Maitelli. Robust Observer-Based Actuator And Sensor Fault Estimation For Discrete-Time Systems. Journal of Control, Automation and Electrical Systems, 2019
Andressa Radiske
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Bacharel em Biomedicina, Mestre em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde e Doutora em Gerontologia Biomédica com área de concentração em Neurociências pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS). Realizou pós-doutorado no Instituto do Cérebro da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Em 2022, venceu o Early Career Award da International Brain Research Organization. Tem experiência em comportamento animal, farmacologia, técnicas de biologia molecular, eletrofisiologia in vivo, neuromodulação elétrica e optogenética.
• Rossato J.I., Radiske A., Gonzalez M.C., Bevilaqua L.R.M., Cammarota M. On the effect of hippocampal c-Jun N-terminal kinase inhibition on object recognition memory. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2022
• Andressa Radiske, Maria Carolina Gonzalez, Diana A. Nôga, Janine I. Rossato, Lia RM Bevilaqua, Martín Cammarota. mTOR inhibition impairments extinction memory reconsolidation. Learning & Memory, 2021
• Maria Carolina Gonzalez, Andressa Radiske, Sergio Conde-Ocazionez, Janine I. Rossato, Lia RM Bevilaqua & Martín Cammarota. Reactivation-dependent amnesia for object recognition memory is contingent on hippocampal theta-gamma coupling during recall. Learning & Memory, 2021
• Andressa Radiske, Maria Carolina Gonzalez, Janine I. Rossato, Gênedy Apolinário, João R. de Oliveira, Lia RM Bevilaqua & Martín Cammarota. Avoidance memory requires CaMKII activity to persist after recall. Molecular Brain, 2021
• Andressa Radiske, Maria Carolina Gonzalez, Sergio Conde-Ocasionez, Janine I. Rossato, Cristiano A. Kohler and Martin Cammarota. Cross-Frequency Phase-Amplitude Coupling between Hippocampal Theta and Gamma Oscillations during Recall Destabilizes Memory and Renders It Susceptible to Reconsolidation Disruption. Journal of Neuroscience, 2020
• Maria Carolina Gonzalez, Andressa Radiske, Martín Cammarota. On the Involvement of BDNF Signaling in Memory Reconsolidation. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2019
• Janine I. Rossato, Maria Carolina Gonzalez, Andressa Radiske, Gênedy Apolinário, Sergio Conde-Ocazionez, Lia R. Bevilaqua and Martín Cammarota. PKMζ Inhibition Disrupts Reconsolidation and Erases Object Recognition Memory. Journal of Neuroscience, 2019
Caroline Cunha do Espírito Santo
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PhD in Neurosciences from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Master in Physiotherapy from the State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC) and graduated in Physiotherapy (UDESC). He developed post-doctoral research at UDESC and worked as a professor in the undergraduate Physiotherapy courses at UFSC (Campus Araranguá) and in the graduate course Lato sensu in Adult and Child Neurofunctional Physiotherapy at Faculdade Inspirar.
He has experience in pre-clinical research using spinal cord injury models and with clinical research targeting individuals with Spinal Cord Injury and Parkinson's Disease. It uses tools such as biomechanical analysis of human movement, electroencephalography and electromyography to assess aspects of locomotion. He has experience with exoskeleton for lower limbs, neuromodulation (tDCS and FES) in addition to neurofunctional physiotherapy approaches. He is interested in studying aspects related to motor control after central nervous system injuries.
Research lines: Applications of neuroengineering in clinical practice, neuroengineering of rehabilitation.
Denis Delisle Rodriguez
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PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Master in Biomedical Engineering from Universidad del Oriente Cuba and graduated in Engineering in Telecommunications and Electronics from Universidad del Oriente Cuba. Acts in development of systems that include biomedical signal processing and pattern recognition through Machine Learning and Deep Learning, especially with brain and myoelectric signals. He also works on the development and construction of signal acquisition prototypes, mobile robotic devices, brain-computer interfaces and human-machine interfaces for motor rehabilitation (upper or lower limbs), cognitive attention training, and increasing verbal and communication skills. non-verbal.
Research lines: brain-computer interface and human-machine interfaces for motor rehabilitation, cognitive attention training and increasing verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
• H. Rivera-Flor, C.D. Guerrero-Mendez, K.A. Hernandez-Ossa, D. Delisle-Rodriguez, R. Mello, T.F. Bastos-Filho. Compressive sensing applied to SSVEP-based brain–computer interface in the cloud for online control of a virtual wheelchair. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control 2023
• Lima, J.P.S.; Silva, L.A.; Delisle-Rodriguez, D.; Cardoso, V.F.; Nakamura-Palacios, E.M.; Bastos-Filho, T.F. Unraveling Transformative Effects after tDCS and BCI Intervention in Chronic Post-Stroke Patient Rehabilitation—An Alternative Treatment Design Study. Sensors 2023
• Cristian D Guerrero-Mendez7, Cristian F Blanco-Diaz, Andres F Ruiz-Olaya, Alberto López-Delis, Sebastian Jaramillo-Isaza, Rafhael Milanezi Andrade, Alberto Ferreira De Souza, Denis Delisle-Rodriguez, Anselmo Frizera-Neto, Teodiano F Bastos-Filho. EEG motor imagery classification using deep learning approaches in naïve BCI users. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express 2023
• Luana L. Cabral, Caroline K. da Silva, Denis Delisle-Rodriguez, Adriano E. Lima-Silva, Evangelos Galanis, Maurizio Bertollo, Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis, John J. Villarejo-Mayor & Gleber Pereira. Motivational self-talk mitigates the harmful impact of mental fatigue on endurance performance, Journal of Applied Sport Psychology 2023
• Cristian Felipe Blanco-Díaz, Cristian David Guerrero-Mendez, Denis Delisle-Rodriguez, Alberto Ferreira de Souza, Claudine Badue & Teodiano Freire Bastos-Filho Lower-limb kinematic reconstruction during pedaling tasks from EEG signals using Unscented Kalman filter. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 2023
• Denis Delisle-Rodriguez, Henrique Luiz de Oliveira Junior, Jade Carvalho da Silva, Mariane Lima de Souza, Teodiano Bastos, Ester Miyuki Nakamura-Palacios, Anselmo Frizera-Neto. Multi-channel EEG-based BCI using regression and classification methods for attention training by serious game. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control 2023
• Denis Delisle-Rodriguez, Leticia Silva, Teodiano Bastos-Filho. EEG changes during passive movements improve the motor imagery feature extraction in BCIs-based sensory feedback calibration. Journal of Neural Engineering 2020
• Milanés-Hermosilla, D.; Trujillo-Codorniú, R.; Lamar-Carbonell, S.; Sagaró-Zamora, R.; Tamayo-Pacheco, J.J.; Villarejo-Mayor, J.J.; Delisle-Rodriguez, D. Robust Motor Imagery Tasks Classification Approach Using Bayesian Neural Network. Sensors 2023
• H. Rivera-Flor, D. Gurve, A. Floriano, D. Delisle-Rodriguez, R. Mello and T. Bastos-Filho, CCA-Based Compressive Sensing for SSVEP-Based Brain-Computer Interfaces to Command a Robotic Wheelchair. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement 2022
• Lucas Côgo Lampier, Carlos Torturella Valadão, Leticia Araújo Silva, Denis Delisle-Rodríguez, Eliete Maria de Oliveira Caldeira, Teodiano Freire Bastos-Filho A deep learning approach to estimate pulse rate by remote photoplethysmography. Physiological Measurement 2022
• Silva L, Valadão C, Lampier L, Delisle-Rodríguez D, Caldeira E, Bastos-Filho T and Krishnan S (2022) COVID-19 respiratory sound analysis and classification using audio textures. Frontiers in Signal Processing 2022
Edgard Morya
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Doctor in Human Physiology from the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the University of São Paulo (USP) and Bachelor in Physiotherapy (USP). He developed Post-Doctoral research in Human Physiology at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences at USP.
Research lines: motor control, rehabilitation, plasticity, learning, EMG, EEG, psychophysics, perception-action, electroneurophysiology, virtual reality, eye-tracker.
• Daniel Gomes da Silva Machado, Marom Bikson, Abhishek Datta, Egas Caparelli-Dáquer, Gozde Unal, Abrahão F. Baptista, Edilson Serpeloni Cyrino, Li Min Li, Edgard Morya, Alexandre Moreira & Alexandre Hideki Okano. Acute effect of high-definition and conventional tDCS on exercise performance and psychophysiological responses in endurance athletes: a randomized controlled trial. Scientific Reports, 2021
• Alexandre Moreira, Daniel Gomes da Silva Machado, Marom Bikson, Gozde Unal, Paul S. Bradley, Luciane Moscaleski, Taline Costa, Gabriella C .SG Kalil, Liaw W. Chao, Abrahão F. Baptista, Edgard Morya, Alexandre H. Okano . Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Professional Female Soccer Players' Recovery Following Official Matches. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 2021
• Valéria Azevedo de Almeida, Rafael Pauletti Gonçalves, Edgard Morya, Luiza Emilia Cavalcanti Simas, Nivia Maria Rodrigues Arrais, Lilian Lira Lisboa, Lucia Maria Costa Monteiro, Reginaldo Antônio de Oliveira Freitas Júnior. Evaluation of bladder and bowel functions in children with microcephaly and congenital zika syndrome. Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2021
• Domingos LA Neto, André FOA Dantas, Túlio F. de Almeida, Junio A. de Lima, Edgard Morya. Comparison of Controller's Performance for a Knee Joint model based on Functional Electrical Stimulation Input. IEEE Xplore, 2021
• Ledycnarf J. Holanda, Ana Paula M. Fernandes, Júlia Amorim, Aryel Matias, Severino P. Nunes, Danilo Nagem, Ricardo Valentim, Edgard Morya, Ana Raquel Lindquist. Adaptive algorithms as control strategies of smart upper limb orthosis: a protocol for a systematic scoping review. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021
• Rommel S. Araujo, Camille R. Silva, Severino PN Netto, Edgard Morya and Fabricio L. Brasil. Development of a low-cost EEG-controlled hand exoskeleton 3D printed on textiles. Frontiers In Neuroscience, 2021
• Mouhamed Zorkot, Alex Aquino dos Santos, Severino Peixoto Nunes Netto, José Pablo Gonçalves de Queiroz, Bruno Guedes Spinelli, Gabriela de Araújo Albuquerque, Fábio Evangelista de Santana, Edgard Morya, Fabricio Lima Brasil. Advances of the medical internet of things in healthcare and neuroengineering. New Technologies Applied to Health: innovation, internet of things, horizons and challenges, 2021
• Clecio Gabriel De Souza, Rodrigo Pegado, Jardson Costa, Edgard Morya, Abrahão Fontes Baptista, GozdeUnal, Marom Bikson, Alexandre and Hideki Okano. Alternate sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) reduce chronic pain in women affected by chikungunya. A randomized clinical trial. Brain Stimulation, 2021
• Alexandre Moreira, Daniel Gomes da Silva Machado, Luciane Moscaleski, Marom Bikson, Goz de Unal, Paul S. Bradley, Abrahão F. Baptista, Edgard Morya, Thais Cevada, Lucas Marques, Vinicius Zanetti, Alexandre Hideki Okano. Effect of tDCS on well-being and autonomic function in professional male players after official soccer matches. Psychology & Behavior, 2021
• Camila Rocha Simão, Ledycnarf J. de Holanda, Lilian F. Urbini, Matheus O. Lacerda, Karina da S. Fernandes, Patrícia M. da Silva, Edgard Morya, Ana R. Lindquist. Surface electromyography to identify top-down modulation in complete chronic spinal cord injury: case report. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 2021
• Túlio Fernandes de Almeida, Edgard Morya, Abner Cardoso Rodrigues, André Felipe Oliveira de Azevedo Dantas. Development of a Low-Cost Open-Source Measurement System for Joint Angle Estimation. Sensors, 2021
• José Micael Barbosa, Tássia Nunes, Tâmara Nunes, Abner Neto, Edgard Morya. Semi-automatic active contour-based segmentation to remove eyes, meninges, and skull from MRI. (2446-4740) Research on Biomedical Engineering, 2020.
• Álisson de Oliveira Alves, Edgard Morya, Alberto Signoretti, Felipe Denis Mendonça de Oliveira, Raul Benites Paradeda. Learning mathematics through a digital game. Brazilian Journal of Development, 2020
• Rodrigo Pegado, Antonio FL Cavalcante and Edgard Morya. Newer rehabilitation therapies: strategies in chikungunya chronic arthralgia. Clinical Medicine Journal, 2020
• Valeria Azevedo De Almeida, Nancy Sotero, Rafael Pauletti Gonçalves, Edgard Morya, Lilian Lira Lisboa, Lucia Maria Costa Monteiro, Reginaldo Antônio de Oliveira Freitas Júnior. Criteria for evaluating neurogenic bowel dysfunction in children with Congenital Zika Syndrome. Protocols.io, 2020
• Abrahão Fontes Baptista. Adriana Baltar, Alexandre Hideki Okano, Alexandre Moreira, Ana Carolina Pinheiro Campos, Ana Mércia Fernandes, André Brunoni, Bashar Badran, Clarice Tanaka, Daniel Andrade, Daniel Gomes Machado, Edgard Morya. Applications of Non-invasive Neuromodulation for the Management of Disorders Related to COVID-19. Frontiers in Neurology, 2020
• Carolina Kunicki, Renan C. Moioli, Miguel Pais-Vieira, André Salles Cunha Peres, Edgard Morya, Miguel AL Nicolelis. Frequency-specific coupling in fronto-parieto-occipital cortical circuits underlie active tactile discrimination. Scientific Reports, 2019
• Bárbara Meneses, Junio Lima, Ledycnarf Holanda, Marcela Pereira, Patrícia Silva, Severino Netto, Thaísa Dantas, Fabrício Brasil, Edgard Morya. Innovation in Assistive Technology: Opportunities and Challenges. New technologies applied to health: Development of Dynamic Systems - Concepts, applications and use of intelligent techniques and regulation, 2019
• Severino Netto, Rommel Araújo, Edgard Morya. Towards a Roadmap for Machine Learning and EEG-Based Brain Computer Interface. Communications in Computer and Information Science, 2019.
• Ozair Silva, Danielly Miranda, Francisco Júnior, Edgard Morya, Reginaldo Freitas Jr., Manuela Nascimento. Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry Reveals Integrity of the Retrocochlear Pathway in Children with Microcephaly. IFMBE Proceedings XXVI CBEB, 2019
• Adam Pinto, Guilherme Nardari, Marco Mijam, Edgard Morya, Roseli Romero. A Serious Game to Build a Database for ErrP Signal Recognition. Advances in Computational Intelligence, 2019
• Natália MB Bezerra, Luana CFL Leal, Gentil GF Filho, Lorena Andreoli1, Lilian L Lisboa, Edgard Morya, Hougelle Simplício. Sacral Neuromodulation in Children with Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction. Surgical Medicine Open Access Journal, 2018
• Morya, Edgard; Nascimento, MSL ; Simplicio, H.; Freitas Jr, R.; Brazil, Fabricio L. Neuroengineering Applied to Assistive and Rehabilitation Technologies. In: Atson Carlos de S. Fernandes; Fernanda Ferraz de Castro; Claudio Reynaldo B. de Souza; Eduardo Manuel de F. Jorge; Josiane Dantas V. Barbosa. (Org.). Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Health: Science & Market. 10ed. Salvador: IFBA, 2018, v. 10, p. 111-120
• Andreoli L., Simplicio H., Morya E. Egg Model Training Protocol for Stereotaxic Neurosurgery and Microelectrode Implantation. World Neurosurgery, 2018
• Machado, Birajara Soares; Fonseca, André; Morya, Edgard; Amaro Jr., Edson. Chaotic dynamics in brain activity: An approach based on cross prediction errors for nonstationary signals. Advances in Data Science and Adaptive Analysis, 2018
• Celina A. Reis Paula, Camille Reategui, Bruna Karen de Sousa Costa, Caio Queiroz da Fonseca, Luana da Silva, Edgard Morya, and Fabricio Lima Brasil. High-Frequency EEG Variations in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder during Human Faces Visualization. BioMed Research International, 2017
• Ribeiro, MW; Neto, JF; Morya, E; Brazil, FL; from Araujo, MFP. OBAT: An open-source and low-cost operant box for auditory discriminative tasks. Behavior Research Methods, 2017
. Holanda LJ, Silva PMM, Amorim TC, Lacerda MO, Simao CR, Morya E. Robotic assisted gait as a tool for rehabilitation of individuals with spinal cord injury: a systematic review. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2017
Fabricio Lima Brazil
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Doctor in Neuroscience from the Max Planck Research School, University of Tübingen, Germany, Master in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) and Bachelor in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT). Possui experiência na área de Engenharia Biomédica, interface cérebro máquina/computador (ICM/ICC), projetos de equipamentos, reabilitação de pacientes que sofreram acidente vascular encefálico (AVE/AVC) ou com lesão medular, transtorno do espectro do autismo (TEA), plasticidade e estimulação cerebral através de estimulação magnética transcraniana (TMS) e estimulação transcraniana por corrente contínua (tDCS).
Research lines: Brain-Machine Interface, rehabilitation, plasticity, Neuromodulation (brain stimulation with TMS and tDCS), equipment development, assistive technology and projects in Biomedical Engineering.
• Rommel S. Araujo, Camille R. Silva, Severino PN Netto, Edgard Morya and Fabricio L. Brasil. Development of a low-cost EEG-controlled hand exoskeleton 3D printed on textiles. Frontiers In Neuroscience, 2021
• Mouhamed Zorkot, Alex Aquino dos Santos, Severino Peixoto Nunes Netto, José Pablo Gonçalves de Queiroz, Bruno Guedes Spinelli, Gabriela de Araújo Albuquerque, Fábio Evangelista de Santana, Edgard Morya, Fabricio Lima Brasil. Advances of the medical internet of things in healthcare and neuroengineering. New Technologies Applied to Health: innovation, internet of things, horizons and challenges, 2021
• Ander Ramos-Murguialday, Marco R Curado, Doris Broetz, Özge Yilmaz, Fabricio L Brasil, Giulia Liberati, Eliana Garcia-Cossio, Woosang Cho, Andrea Caria, Leonardo G Cohen, Niels Birbaumer. Brain-Machine Interface in Chronic Stroke: Randomized Trial Long-Term Follow-up. Neurorehabilitation And Neural Repair, 2019
• Bárbara Meneses, Junio Lima, Ledycnarf Holanda, Marcela Pereira, Patrícia Silva, Severino Netto, Thaísa Dantas, Fabrício Brasil, Edgard Morya. Innovation in Assistive Technology: Opportunities and Challenges, New technologies applied to health: Development of Dynamic Systems - Concepts, applications and use of intelligent techniques and regulation, 2019
• Kim Yano, Severino Netto, Mayara Silva, Alice Suassuna, Fernanda Mesquita, Mariana Araújo, Fabrício Brasil, Manuela Nascimento. SciTable: A 3D Printed Surgical Table for Spinal Cord Implant Procedures. IFMBE Proceedings XXVI CBEB, 2019
• Ribeiro, MW; Neto, JF; Morya, E; Brazil, FL; from Araujo, MFP. OBAT: An open-source and low-cost operant box for auditory discriminative tasks. Behavior Research Methods, 2017.
• McConnell, A; Moioli, R; Brazil, F ; Vallejo, M ; Corne, D; Vargas, P ; Stokes, A. Robotic devices and brain-machine interfaces for hand rehabilitation post-stroke. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2017
• McConnell, Alistair C.; Vallejo, Marta; Moioli, Renan Cipriano; Brazil, Fabricio L.; Secciani, NicolaI; Nemitz, Markusp P.; Riquart, Cecile P.; Corne, David W.; Vargas, Patricia A. ; Stokes, Adam A. SOPHIA: Soft Orthotic Physiotherapy Hand Interactive Aid. Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 2017
• Vargas, Patricia A.; Brazil, Fabricio Lima; McConnell, Alistair C.; Vallejo, Marta; Corne, David W.; Stokes, Adam A.; Moioli, Renan Cipriano. Combining Soft Robotics and Brain-Machine Interfaces for Stroke Rehabilitation. Biosystems & Biorobotics, 2016
Felipe Porto Fiuza
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Doctor in Psychobiology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), in the concentration area of physiological psychology, Master in Psychobiology (UFRN) and Bachelor in Biological Sciences from the State University of Ceará (UECE).
He did a sandwich PhD between 2017 and 2018 at the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Spain) and developed Postdoctoral research in the postgraduate program in Psychobiology - Department of Physiology at UFRN. Has experience in morphofunctional sciences, with an emphasis on quantitative neuroanatomy, working mainly on the following topics: Aging, Stereology, Chronobiology and Connectomics.
Research lines: development and aging of the nervous system in rodents, non-human primates and humans. His works involve the characterization of cellular changes during aging, the identification of factors that influence the expression of histopathological markers of Alzheimer's disease and neuropathologies associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Rabelo, Livia Nascimento; Queiroz, José Pablo Gonçalves; Castro, Carla Cristina Miranda; Silva, Sayonara Pereira; Campos, Laura Damasceno; Silva, Larissa Camila; Nascimento, Ezequiel Batista; Martínez-Cerdeño, Veronica; Fiuza, Felipe Porto. Layer-Specific Changes in the Prefrontal Glia/Neuron Ratio Characterizes Patches of Gene Expression Disorganization in Children with Autism. Journal Of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v. 52, p. 1-10, 2022.
- Castro, Carla Cristina Miranda; Silva, Sayonnara Pereira; Rabelo, Livia Nascimento; Queiroz, José Pablo Gonçalves; Campos, Laura Damasceno; Silva, Larissa Camila; Fiuza, Felipe Porto. Age, Education Years, and Biochemical Factors Are Associated with Selective Neuronal Changes in the Elderly Hippocampus. Cells, v. 11, p. 4033, 2022.
- Son, Gilberto; Junior, Claudio; Spinelli, Bruno; Damasceno, Igor; Fiuza, Felipe; Morya, Edgard. All-Polymeric Electrode Based on PEDOT:PSS for In Vivo Neural Recording. BIOSENSORS, v. 12, p. 853, 2022.
- Guedes Linhares, Sara Sophia ; Silva Rodrigues Meurer, Ywylliane; Aquino, Antonio; Aquino Camara, Diego; Mateus Bandão, Luiz Eduardo; Dierschnabel, Aline Lima; Porto Fiuza, Felipe; Hypólito Lima, Ramón; Engleberth, Rovena Clara; Cavalcante, Jeferson Souza. Effects of prenatal exposure to fluoxetine on circadian rhythmicity in the locomotor activity and neuropeptide Y and 5-HT expression in male and female adult Wistar rats. International Journal Of Developmental Neuroscience, v. 82, p. 1-16, 2022.
- Linhares, Sarah Sophia G. ; Meurer, Ywylliane da Silva R.; De Aquino, Antonio Carlos Queiroz; Chamber, Diego de Aquino; Brandão, Luiz Eduardo M.; Fiuza, Felipe Porto; Lima, Ramón Hypólito, Engelberth, Rovena Clara JG; Cavalcante, Jeferson Souza. Prenatal exposure to fluoxetine modulates emotionality and aversive memory in male and female rat offspring. BEHAVIORAL PHARMACOLOGY, v. 33, p. 575-588, 2022.
- Fiuza, Felipe P.; Queiroz, José Pablo G.; Aquino, Antonio Carlos Q.; Câmara, Diego A.; Brandão, Luiz Eduardo M.; Lima, Ramón H.; Cavalcanti, José Rodolfo LP; Engelberth, Rovena Clara GJ; Cavalcante, Jeferson S. Aging Alters Daily and Regional Calretinin Neuronal Expression in the Rat Non-image Forming Visual Thalamus. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, v. 13, p. 613305, 2021.
Gabriel Alves Vasiljevic Mendes
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Doutor em Ciência da Computação e Mestre em Sistemas e Computação pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sistemas e Computação, da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), desenvolvendo pesquisas com foco em Interfaces Cérebro-Computador. Possui bacharelado em Ciência da Computação pela UFRN e graduou-se com láurea, recebendo a Medalha de Mérito Acadêmico. Possui experiência em Processamento de Dados, Aprendizado de Máquina, Análise, Projeto e Desenvolvimento de Sistemas, Interfaces Não-Usuais, Engenharia de Software, Computação Fisiológica, EEG, Interação Gestual e Tangível, Desenvolvimento de Jogos, Eletrônica e Sistemas Embarcados, Sistemas Web, controle por neurofeedback e Interação Humano-Computador.
• VASILJEVIC, G. A. M.; MIRANDA, L. C. de; BENTO, M. de A. The PGIRec Software to Support the Evaluation of User-System Interaction with a Synchronous and Multi-perspective Recording System. Journal on Interactive Systems 2023
• BRIZOLARA, P. L. S.; MIRANDA, L. C. de; VASILJEVIC, G. A. M.; MENEZES, B. C. de. The Interactive Sphere for Three-Dimensional Control in Games and Virtual Reality. Journal on Interactive Systems 2023
Hougelle Simplicio
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PhD in Neurology from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (USP), specialist in Neurosurgery from Hospital Santa Marcelina (SP) with fellowship in Functional Neurosurgery. Bachelor of Medicine from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) and adjunct professor at the State University of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN).
Research lines: neuromodulation and functional neurosurgery, focused on Parkinson's, Epilepsy and chronic pain, in basic and applied research; development of translational research and innovation.
• Ivanna Trícia Gonçalvez Fernandes, Patrícia Mayara da Silva, Barbara Osanilda Meneses, José Micael Barbosa, Junio Alves de Lima, Hougelle Simplício. Impact of emerging neurotechnologies on health 4.0. New Technologies Applied to Health: innovation, internet of things, horizons and challenges, 2021
• Bruno Braz Garcia. Edson Ricardo Junior, Mariana Ferreira Pereira de Araújo, Hougelle Simplício. History of and Insights Into Spinal Cord Stimulation in Parkinson Disease. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 2020
• Natália MB Bezerra, Luana CFL Leal, Gentil GF Filho, Lorena Andreoli1, Lilian L Lisboa, Edgard Morya, Hougelle Simplício. Sacral Neuromodulation in Children with Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction. Surgical Medicine Open Access Journal, 2018
• Morya, Edgard; Nascimento, MSL ; Simplicio, H.; Freitas Jr, R.; Brazil, Fabricio L. Neuroengineering Applied to Assistive and Rehabilitation Technologies. In: Atson Carlos de S. Fernandes; Fernanda Ferraz de Castro; Claudio Reynaldo B. de Souza; Eduardo Manuel de F. Jorge; Josiane Dantas V. Barbosa. (Org.). Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Health: Science & Market. 10ed. Salvador: IFBA, 2018, v. 10, p. 111-120
• Andreoli L., Simplicio H., Morya E. Egg Model Training Protocol for Stereotaxic Neurosurgery and Microelectrode Implantation. World Neurosurgery, 2018
Maria Carolina Gonzalez
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PhD in Physiological Sciences from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina and Licentiate in Biotechnology with an emphasis on Cellular and Molecular Biology from the National University of Quilmes, Argentina. Conducted postdoctoral research at the Memory Research Laboratory of the Instituto do Cérebro at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, as a scholarship holder in the modality Attracting Young Talents (A) of the Science without Borders Program and PNPD. In 2021, she won the Early Career Award from the International Brain Research Organization and, in 2022, she was one of the scientists selected in the Serrapilheira Institute Public Call for research promotion.
Research lines: – Influence of previous experience on new learning; Encoding and decoding of neural signals in cognitive processes and dynamics of mnemonic processing.
• Rossato J.I., Radiske A., Gonzalez M.C., Bevilaqua L.R.M., Cammarota M. On the effect of hippocampal c-Jun N-terminal kinase inhibition on object recognition memory. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2022
• Andressa Radiske, Maria Carolina Gonzalez, Diana A. Nôga, Janine I. Rossato, Lia RM Bevilaqua, Martín Cammarota. mTOR inhibition impairments extinction memory reconsolidation. Learning & Memory, 2021
• Maria Carolina Gonzalez, Andressa Radiske, Sergio Conde-Ocazionez, Janine I. Rossato, Lia RM Bevilaqua & Martín Cammarota. Reactivation-dependent amnesia for object recognition memory is contingent on hippocampal theta-gamma coupling during recall. Learning & Memory, 2021
• Andressa Radiske, Maria Carolina Gonzalez, Janine I. Rossato, Gênedy Apolinário, João R. de Oliveira, Lia RM Bevilaqua & Martín Cammarota. Avoidance memory requires CaMKII activity to persist after recall. Molecular Brain, 2021
• Andressa Radiske, Maria Carolina Gonzalez, Sergio Conde-Ocasionez, Janine I. Rossato, Cristiano A. Kohler and Martin Cammarota. Cross-Frequency Phase-Amplitude Coupling between Hippocampal Theta and Gamma Oscillations during Recall Destabilizes Memory and Renders It Susceptible to Reconsolidation Disruption. Journal of Neuroscience, 2020
• Maria Carolina Gonzalez, Andressa Radiske, Martín Cammarota. On the Involvement of BDNF Signaling in Memory Reconsolidation. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2019
• Janine I. Rossato, Maria Carolina Gonzalez, Andressa Radiske, Gênedy Apolinário, Sergio Conde-Ocazionez, Lia R. Bevilaqua and Martín Cammarota. PKMζ Inhibition Disrupts Reconsolidation and Erases Object Recognition Memory. Journal of Neuroscience, 2019
Ramon Hypolito Lima
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PhD in Neurosciences from the Department of Biomedical Gerontology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS), Master in Biomedical Gerontology (PUC-RS) and graduated in Biological Sciences (PUC-RS). He developed post-doctoral research at the Laboratory of Neurochemical Studies of the Graduate Program in Psychobiology at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) and at the Memory Persistence Laboratory of the Department of Psychology at the University of Birmingham, in the United Kingdom, under the guidance of from Prof. doctor Jonathan Lee.
Research lines: basic mechanisms of instrumental memory formation, behavioral changes in response to inescapable stressor stimuli and the synchronizing role of neural dynamics.
• Felipe Porto Fiuza, José Pablo Queiroz, Antônio Carlos Aquino, Diego Câmara, Luiz Eduardo Brandão, Ramon Hypólito Lima, José Rodolfo Cavalcanti, Rovena Clara Engelberth and Jeferson Cavalcante. Aging alters daily and regional calretinin neuronal expression in the rat non-image forming visual thalamus. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2021
• Luana Carla dos Santos, Décio Dutra Junqueira Ayres, Ícaro Alekseide Sousa Pinto, Marana Ali Silveira, Maryelle de Cássia Albino, Victor Anastácio Duarte Holanda, Ramón Hypolito Lima, Eunice André, Cláudia Maria Padovan, Elaine Cristina Gavioli, Vanessa de Paula Soares. Early and late behavioral consequences of ethanol withdrawal: focus on brain indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase activity. Alcohol, 2021
• Phietica RR Silva, Regina H. Silva, Ramón Hypolito Lima, Ywlliane S. Meurer, Bruno Ceppi and Maria Emilia Yamamoto. Are There Multiple Motivators for Helping Behavior in Rats? Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
• Clarissa A. Moura, Matheus C. Oliveira, Layse F. Costa, Pamella RF Tiago, Victor AD Holanda, Ramon H. Lima, Fernanda C. Cagni, Bruno Lobão-Soares, Franscico Bolaños-Jiménez, Elaine C. Gavioli. Prenatal restraint stress impairments recognition memory in adult male and female offspring, Acta Neuropsychiatrica, 2020
• Ingrid Brasilino Montenegro Bentode Souza, Ywlliane da Silva Rodrigues Meurer, Priscila Macedo Tavares, Karen Cristina Pugliane, Ramón Hypolito Lima, Regina Helena Silva, Flávio Freitas Barbosa. Episodic-like memory impairment induced by sub-anaesthetic doses of ketamine. Behavioral Brain Research, 2019
Reginaldo Freitas Junior
PhD in Medical Sciences from the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (USP), Master in Medical Sciences (USP), specialist in Gynecology and Obstetrics, Fetal Medicine and Education for the Health Professions. He is Associate Professor II of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) and General Director of the Santos Dumont Institute (ISD).
Lsearch lines: Gynecology and Maternal and Child Health.
• Valéria Azevedo de Almeida, Rafael Pauletti Gonçalves, Edgard Morya, Luiza Emilia Cavalcanti Simas, Nivia Maria Rodrigues Arrais, Lilian Lira Lisboa, Lucia Maria Costa Monteiro, Reginaldo Antônio de Oliveira Freitas Júnior. Evaluation of bladder and bowel functions in children with microcephaly and congenital zika syndrome. Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2021
• Reginaldo Antônio de Oliveira Freitas Júnior, Rafael Antônio Santana de Oliveira Freitas, Marcelo Pacheco Carvalho, Samantha Santos de Albuquerque Maranhão, Lilian Lira Lisboa, George Dantas de Azevedo. Inclusion of health care for people with disabilities in medical curricula in Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Medical Education, 2021
• Reginaldo Freitas Jr., Carolina Barreto, Alexandra Lima, Carla Glenda Silva. Development of Medical Students' Communication Skills for HIV Pre-Test Counseling at Prenatal Care. Rev. Brazilian Association of Medical Education, 2020
• Reginaldo Antônio de Oliveira Freitas Júnior. Avoidable maternal mortality as social injustice. Brazilian Journal of Maternal and Child Health, 2020
• Valeria Azevedo De Almeida, Nancy Sotero, Rafael Pauletti Gonçalves, Edgard Morya, Lilian Lira Lisboa, Lucia Maria Costa Monteiro, Reginaldo Antônio de Oliveira Freitas Júnior. Criteria for evaluating neurogenic bowel dysfunction in children with Congenital Zika Syndrome. Protocols.io, 2020
• Carolina Araujo Damasio Santos, Lilian Lira Lisboa, Alexandra Nascimento Cassiano, Alexandra Silva de Lima, Reginaldo Antonio de Oliveira Freitas-Junior. The art of being born. Education for Health, 2020
• Reginaldo Antonio de Oliveira Freitas-Junior, Carolina Araujo Damasio Santos, Lilian Lira Lisboa, Ana Karla Monteiro Santana de Oliveira Freitas, George Dantas Azevedo. An innovative educational strategy to address cultural competence in healthcare for quilombola women. Education for Health, 2020
• Samantha Maranhão, Lilian Lisboa, Celina Reis, Reginaldo Freitas Júnior. Education and Interprofessional Work in the Care of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Need for Comprehensive Care in the SUS. Context & Health Magazine, 2019
• Morya, Edgard; Nascimento, MSL ; Simplicio, H.; Freitas Jr, R.; Brazil, Fabricio L. Neuroengineering Applied to Assistive and Rehabilitation Technologies. In: Atson Carlos de S. Fernandes; Fernanda Ferraz de Castro; Claudio Reynaldo B. de Souza; Eduardo Manuel de F. Jorge; Josiane Dantas V. Barbosa. (Org.). Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Health: Science & Market. 10ed. Salvador: IFBA, 2018, v. 10, p. 111-120.
Postdoctoral Researchers
nelyane martins de santana
PhD and Master in Psychobiology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), with a specialization in Neurosciences from the Faculty of Educational Excellence of Rio Grande do Norte (Fatern) and a degree in Biological Sciences from the Potiguar University (UnP). Has experience in morphofunctional sciences and neurophysiology, with main activity in the subjects of development and aging of the nervous system, comparative neuroanatomy of image-forming and non-image-forming systems and stereology.
Rodrigo Marques de Melo Santiago
Doutor e Mestre em Neurociências e Engenheiro Eletricista pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Possui experiência em neurociência computacional e análise de dados eletrofisiológicos com foco nos processos de formação de memórias.
