Time perception
How we estimate the passage of time and how emotional and social stimuli distort that perception.
Research
Research areas
The research I develop seeks to understand the cognitive, emotional and behavioural processes that influence how we perceive the world, make decisions and relate to one another.
I have developed research on different dimensions of human cognition, integrating an evolutionary perspective and combining experimental methods with behavioural and psychophysiological measures.
I have coordinated projects funded by the Fundação BIAL, the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia and the Marsden Fund, of the Royal Society of New Zealand, in the areas of time perception, interpersonal attractiveness and cognitive processes.
Attention and perception
The processes that determine what we pay attention to and how we interpret what surrounds us.
Decision-making
Choices in contexts of uncertainty, risk and reinforcement.
Attractiveness and romantic relationships
Interpersonal preferences, attractiveness and the dynamics of intimate relationships.
Evolutionary perspective
The origins and functions of the cognitive, emotional and behavioural processes that characterise us.
Animal and comparative cognition
The study of learning and cognition across different species, to understand what we have in common and what sets us apart.
Funding
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
- Fundação BIAL
- Marsden Fund, Royal Society of New Zealand