Ana Maria Abreu
Professora Auxiliar
CIS-Iscte - Centre for Psychological Research and Social Intervention
Department of Social and Organizational Psychology (ECSH)
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Ana Maria Abreu is an Assistant Professor at ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa and an Integrated Researcher at CIS-ISCTE. She holds a Master’s degree in Neuropsychology from Université Paris 6 and a PhD in Brain, Cognition, and Behavior from Université Paris 6 and King’s College London, with postdoctoral training at La Sapienza University, UCP, and FMH – Universidade de Lisboa. Her research focuses on the impact of exercise on cognition, the perceptual and communication profiles of people with autism, and the effects of ICTs on cognition and mental health. She has published over 70 scientific works, supervised multiple PhD and MSc theses, and has taught in Portuguese, English, Italian, and French.
Academic Qualifications
University/Institution Type Degree Period
Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Motricidade Humana
Portugal - Cruz Quebrada
Post-Doc Sport Psychology 2010 - 2013
Universidade Catolica Portuguesa
Ciências da Saúde - Portugal - Lisboa
Post-Doc Psicologia Cognitiva 2008 - 2010
Université La Sapienza
Psicologia - Italy - Roma
Post-Doc Neuropsicologia Social e Afetiva 2006 - 2008
Université Pierre et Marie Curie + Kings College London
France - Paris + Londres
PhD École Doctorale 3C: Cerveau - Cognition – Comportement 2002 - 2006
Pierre et Marie Curie
France - Paris
M.Sc. Neuropsicologia 2001 - 2002
Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Psicologicas Sociais e da Vida
Portugal - Lisboa
Licenciate Psicologia Aplicada - Ramo Educacional 1996 - 2001
Research Interests
Screen-time, social networks and cognition: How screens affect social, mental and cognitive health and how social networks contribute to the polarization of opinions.
Exercise, Sports and Cognition: How exercise and sports impact cognition; The neural correlates of (motor) expert decision-making.
Developmental Disorders:  Perception and Information processing in Autism and links with atypical social interactions.
Gamification and learning: Impact of digital and analog gamification in learning.
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
Other Natural Sciences Natural Sciences
Health Sciences Medical and Health Sciences
Psychology Social Sciences