Nuno Dinis
Alves

I am a scientist with a doctoral degree in Health Sciences / Neurosciences, currently, working as Junior Scientist at Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS) in Braga, Portugal.

 

My main research interests are the understanding of the specific contribution of serotonergic projections in the brain to important behavioral functions, and its involvement in the manifestation of emotional and cognitive impairments.

 

Furthermore, I have vast research expertise in the mechanisms of adult neural plasticity (e.g., adult-generation of newborn neural cells, synapto-dendritic alterations, and epigenetic modifications) for the development, recurrence, and treatment of depressive-like symptoms.