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Biography
Alexandre Castro Caldas was a Full Professor of Neurology at the Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon and Director of the Neurology Service at Hospital de Santa Maria in Lisbon. In 2004, he became director of the Institute of Health Sciences, where he laid the foundations for the creation of the Integrated Master in Medicine, now in activity. He is currently the Coordinator of the National Council for the Health Sciences of the Universidade Catolica Portuguesa.
He obtained his MD and his PhD at the University of Lisbon - School of Medicine, where he started his career in 1974. He has been responsible for the Language Research Laboratory until 1998 and organized the Centre for Neurosciences of Lisbon in 1990. He was President of the International Neuropsychological Society (2000-2001).
His publications include textbooks of Neurosciences in Portuguese, papers in international journals, as: Brain, Neurology, NeuroImage, Journal of Cognitive Neurosciences, JINS, and multiple chapters in national and international books. He is member of the editorial board of several national and international journals. His current research interests include several topics in Cognitive Neurosciences and in particular, the modulatory effect of environmental stimulation in the human brain.
During these years his work has been recognized, having received several awards, from where we choose to mention the Great Price of Medicine from Bial Foundation and more recently the Distinguished Career Award of the International Neuropsychological Society.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Lisbon
Award Date: 1 Jan 1980
Bachelor, University of Lisbon
Award Date: 1 Jan 1973
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Post-doc project - CADOS/CIIS: Spiraling effects of socio-economic factors on child development
Fernandes, S. (PI), Caldas, A. C. (CoPI), Barros, V. (Student), Pereira, J. S. (Researcher), de Sousa, J. A. (Researcher), Nascimento, J. (Researcher) & Perestrello, M. (Researcher)
1/09/23 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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Lessons from the Pandemic. Learning from an extreme experience
Pereira, A. (Project Coordinator), Ilharco, F. (Project Coordinator), Caldas, A. C. (Researcher), Figueiredo, A. S. (Researcher), Resende, A. (Researcher), Peixinho, A. T. (Researcher), Almeida, A. (Researcher), Ferrito, C. (Researcher), Burnay, C. D. (Researcher), Santos, C. A. (Researcher), Garcia, E. M. B. (Researcher), Paulino, E. (Researcher), da Fonseca, E. (Researcher), Lopes, F. (Researcher), Sampaio, F. (Researcher), de Sousa, G. (Researcher), Gouveia e Melo, H. (Researcher), Martins Fournier, D. H. (Researcher), Assunção, J. B. (Researcher), Cortez de Lobão, J. (Researcher), Paiva, J. P. T. M. (Researcher), Guerreiro, J. P. (Researcher), Salgueiro, L. (Researcher), Garcia, M. D. G. (Researcher), Ribeiro Ferreira, N. M. (Researcher), Magalhães, O. E. (Researcher), Gaspar, Ó. (Researcher), Pontífice-Sousa, P. (Researcher), Valadas, R. (Researcher), Horta, R. (Researcher), Deodato, S. (Researcher), Romano, S. (Researcher), Vidal, T. R. (Researcher) & Mendes, Z. (Researcher)
1/01/21 → 1/01/23
Project: Research
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CIIS: Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health
Barros, M. (PI), Rosa, N. (Researcher), Correia, M. J. (Researcher), Caldas, A. C. (Researcher), Amado, J. C. (Researcher), Figueiredo, A. S. (Researcher), Esteves, A. C. (Researcher), Mineiro, A. (Researcher), Abreu, A. M. (Researcher), Duarte, A. S. (Researcher), Almeida, S. F. (Researcher), Correia, A. (Researcher), Moura, A. (Researcher), Almeida, A. (Researcher), Araújo, B. (Researcher), Moura-Netto, C. (Researcher), Ferrito, C. (Researcher), Pais-Vieira, C. (Researcher), Festas, C. (Researcher), Marques-Vieira, C. (Researcher), Catré, D. (Researcher), Nunes, E. (Researcher), Jesus, É. (Researcher), Ribeiro, F. (Researcher), Rosário, F. (Researcher), Fernandes, G. (Researcher), Rato, J. R. (Scholarship holder), Salgado, J. R. (Researcher), Neves-Amado, J. (Researcher), Amendoeira, J. (Researcher), Sá, L. (Researcher), Capelas, M. L. (Researcher), Vieira, M. M. (Researcher), Nunes, M. V. S. (Researcher), Cardoso, M. (Researcher), Veiga, N. J. (Researcher), Fonseca, P. (Researcher), Correia, P. N. (Researcher), Couto, P. (Researcher), Pontífice-Sousa, P. (Researcher), Ravasco, P. (Researcher), Carvalho, P. V. D. (Researcher), Alves, P. (Researcher), Melo, P. (Researcher), Silva, R. (Researcher), Canaipa, R. (Researcher), Noites, R. (Researcher), Rio, R. (Researcher), Almeida, S. (Researcher), Deodato, S. (Researcher), Caldeira, S. (Researcher), Silva, S. (Researcher), Borges, T. (Researcher), Silva, V. (Researcher), Charepe, Z. (Researcher), Rodrigues-Pires, F. (Volunteer), Veludo, F. (Researcher), Carmo, H. (Scholarship holder), Romeiro, J. (Student), Melo, M. (Researcher), Braga, M. (Researcher), Amaral, T. (Researcher), Moreira, M. A. (Researcher), Guerra, N. (Student), Santos, P. (Researcher), Paço, S. (Student), Lynce, S. (Scholarship holder), Miguel, S. (Student), Costa, T. (Researcher), Silva-Neves, V. (Researcher), Silva, A. (Researcher), Carvalho, A. R. (Researcher), Almeida, B. (Researcher), Figueiredo, C. (Researcher), Esteves, E. (Scholarship holder), Araújo, F. M. (Researcher), Garcia, J. G. (Researcher), Santos, L. (Researcher), Santos, N. M. D. (Researcher), Lopes, P. (Researcher), Bornes, R. (Researcher), Silva, R. (Researcher), Costa, S. (Researcher), Silva, S. M. (Researcher), Marques, T. (Researcher), Almeida, A. (Researcher), Santos, M. (Scholarship holder), Santos, P. (Researcher), Miguel, S. (Researcher), Mendes, K. (Researcher), Gomes, A. P. (Researcher), Henriques, J. M. P. (Researcher), Costa, H. (Researcher) & Ribeiro, P. (Researcher)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
1/01/20 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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PRO_LGP: Uma Licenciatura à distância em LGP
Mineiro, A. (PI), Caldas, A. C. (Researcher) & Lagarto, J. R. (Researcher)
1/01/11 → 31/12/12
Project: Research
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AQUI_LGP: Longitudinal Corpus on Portuguese Sign Language Acquisition
Mineiro, A. (PI), Nunes, M. V. S. (CoPI), De Quadros, R. M. (CoPI), Caldas, A. C. (CoPI) & Lynce, S. (CoPI)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
22/12/10 → 21/12/13
Project: Research
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Who performs best under pressure? The role of sleep, anxiety, and attention in exam performance across medical, law, and economics students
Ferreira, C., Castro-Caldas, A. & Rato, J., 1 Mar 2026, In: Trends in Higher Education. 5, 1, 13 p., 3.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inteligência vital, estupidez artificial
Castro-Caldas, A., Mar 2025, Contraponto Editores. 192 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Shades of poverty. Desafios ao desenvolvimento humano integral
Fernandes, S., Caeiro, A. W. D. C., de Araújo, M. A., Caldas, A. C. & Hanenberg, P., 2025, (Accepted/In press) UCP Editora.Research output: Book/Report › Edited book
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At-distance neurocognitive rehabilitation during COVID-19 pandemic: a first glance of patients’ perspectives about the process and an online platform
Geraldo, A., Dores, A. R., Carvalho, I. P., Guerreiro, S., Castro-Caldas, A. & Barbosa, F., 2024, In: Applied Neuropsychology: Adult. 31, 5, p. 974-983 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Free will, neurosciences & robotics
Fernandes, S., Almeida, L. & Caldas, A. C., 2024, In: Studium Ricerca. p. 158-167 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile44 Downloads
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Dataset from literate and illiterate Portuguese older adults: performance on a brief neuropsychological evaluation and on language tasks and temporal modulation structure of speech.
Araújo, J. (Data Curator) & Caldas, A. C. (Contributor), Open Science Framework, 25 Sept 2018
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Prizes
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Neuroenhancement: anthropological & neuroethical challenges
Fernandes, S. (Speaker) & Caldas, A. C. (Speaker)
8 Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Um estudo exploratório de metodologia mista de um programa de estimulação com arte visual para pessoas com demência em contexto de museu.
Ribeiro, F. (President of Jury), Nunes, M. V. S. (Main Examiner) & Caldas, A. C. (Supervisor)
19 Dec 2022Activity: Examination
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Cuidados paliativos em contexto de crise humanitária e pandemia covid-19: uma revisão scoping
Caldas, A. C. (President of Jury), Feliciano, A. M. D. S. (Main Examiner) & Capelas, M. L. (Supervisor)
2022Activity: Examination
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Impacto clínico de uma linha de apoio especializada no cuidado aos doentes paliativos e famílias em contexto comunitário
Caldas, A. C. (President of Jury), Oliveira Pinto, S. M. (Main Examiner) & Capelas, M. L. (Supervisor)
2022Activity: Examination
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Place of death in the adult portuguese population between 1980 and 2018 – a retrospective cohort study
Caldas, A. C. (President of Jury), Almeida, A. (Main Examiner) & Capelas, M. L. (Supervisor)
2022Activity: Examination