Music
Orchestras, chindigo music, teaching, and composition
Neuroscience • Music • Technology
Biomedical engineer and violinist. Recently completed PhD developing music as a real-time interface for fMRI neurofeedback.
I recently completed my PhD at CIBIT (University of Coimbra), working at the intersection of cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging, and music.
Learn more about meMy research focuses on using music as real-time feedback during fMRI neurofeedback experiments. As a trained violinist and orchestral musician, I bring a unique perspective to designing immersive, auditory-based brain-computer interfaces.
I have experience with real-time fMRI, sequence optimization, open science practices, data management (BIDS), and scientific software development in Python and MATLAB.
Selected work in neurofeedback, perception & music cognition
Sousa T, Sayal A, Duarte JV, Costa GN, Castelo-Branco M.
Read paperSayal A, Guedes AG, et al.
Read preprintOrchestras, chindigo music, teaching, and composition
Technical work at the intersection of brain imaging and software.
Sequence optimization, auditory feedback design using music, and closed-loop experimental frameworks.
BIDS organization, fMRI preprocessing, connectivity analysis (Granger, state-space), and open science tooling.
Translating musical expressivity features into neurofeedback parameters. Decoding valence & arousal from fMRI.
