Graduated in Psychology from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1985), Master degree in Psychology from Universidade de Brasilia (1993) and PhD in Psychology (Neurosciences and Behavior) from Universidade de São Paulo (2003). Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychobiology, EPM / Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Supervisor at Graduate Program in Education and Health in Childhood and Adolescence, Campus Guarulhos UNIFESP. Currently coordinator of the Neuropsychology field of National Association for Research and Post-graduation in Psychology (ANPEPP). Member of the board of the Brazilian Institute of Neuropsychology and Behavior, IBENeC. His research focuses on the areas of Cognitive Psychology and Developmental Neuropsychology, with emphasis on the following topics: Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, learning disorders), Behavior Genetics (investigation of the neuropsychological and behavioral phenotype In malfomative syndromes of genetic origin), Neuropsychology and endocrinology (influence of hormonal changes on cognitive development), Neuropsychological Assessment, Development and adaptation of neuropsychological tests. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The college students are considered a population at risk of mental health disorders, becoming even more vulnerable in the COVID 19 pandemic. Among the interventions to promote well-being, mindfulness practices are a viable and effective alternative. However, mindfulness impacts on interpersonal relationships and empathy are little explored in the scientific literature. Considering that, s…
The 22q11 deletion syndrome (also called Velocardiofacial syndrome) is the genetic disease with the highest risk for developing schizophrenia, where about 25% of the population with the syndrome develops the disease. However, evidence points out that changes in the cognitive profile may serve as discriminatory factors between conversion or not to schizophrenia. Objective: This study aims …
Sleep habits plays a determining role in the development of adolescents, so that their deprivation can impact both physical and mental health. Variations in circadian mechanisms allow the existence of different individual time preferences to remain active. Such variations are called chronotypes and can be: early, late and neutral. One of the parameters that influences the chronotype is ag…
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