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Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioural Intervention

Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo Comportamental

Reference
UID/00730/2025
Project Start Date
2025-01-01
Project End Date
2029-12-31
Principal Investigator
Funding Program
Avaliação UID 2023/2024

Abstract

CINEICC (founded in 2003), is based at the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Coimbra, and has established itself as an inter/national reference in psychological science (rated as Excellent in the previous FCT evaluations). CINEICC has 206 researchers: 63 integrated members (including 19 full-time researchers) and 143 collaborators (76 are PhD students). CINEICC focuses on fundamental and applied research, aiming to contribute to paradigm shifts in (neuro)psychological and social science. Its scientific aims involve investigating: basic neural and cognitive processes contributing to understanding how the brain generates mental experiences; (neuro)psychological factors and processes in health, psychopathology and aging; empirically-based (neuro)psychological interventions for promoting health/well-being in clinical/community settings, across the lifespan; (neuro)psychological assessment tools; and knowledge transfer for implementation of evidence-based interventions within real-life settings in health, education and other areas of psychological intervention In face of the growing number of PhD researchers and the acquired specialization, for 2025-2029 it will be organized into 4 Research Groups (RG): (1) CBPI–Cognitive and Behavioral Processes and Interventions; (2) RD&H–Relationships, Development & Health; (3) NAI–Neuropsychological Assessment and Interventions; and (4) CBB–Cognition, Brain and Behavior. All RGs converge into CINEICC’s strategic vision, benefiting from a collaborative research environment and co-joint projects. It hosts large international grants (e.g., ERC Starting Grant “ContentMAP”; ERA Chair “CogBooster”). CINEICC’s research is supported by many infrastructures: e.g., Proaction Lab, an internationally established Cognitive Neuroscience lab working on visual object processing; PsyAssessment Lab, a major lab developing and validating assessment tools widely implemented in clinical and educational settings; “Testoteca”, the largest Portuguese test library. Since 2020, the Cognitive-Behavioral Clinical Psychology Unit (UpC3) offers clinical services to the community, supervision to therapists, advanced training, and external consultancy, playing a crucial role in clinical research, ensuring the long-term dissemination of intervention programs. CINEICC aims to further increase inter/national networks/partnerships with other centers and public/private organizations, to increase the amount of external funding, to integrate young researchers into permanent career positions, to expand knowledge transfer to society, namely concerning the implementation of empirically based interventions, and to promote fundamental science literacy. CINEICC will continue to foster novel and innovative approaches to the Psychological Sciences, disseminating research findings in relevant inter/national scientific journals, following an Open Science policy, and to the lay community in science dissemination events.

Institutions

Main Institutions

  • Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental (UC CINEICC)
  • Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

Funding 2.054.429,59 €

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) - Portugal

2.054.429,59 €