Silva, Marta Marques de Almeida e (Date of defense: 2023-10-13)
[eng] Since the moment of our birth, we are driven by an insatiable urge to understand and make sense of the world around us. To navigate the continuous flow of experiences, our minds instinctively break ...
López-Gamundí, Paula (Date of defense: 2023-12-11)
[eng] What drives behavior? This fundamental inquiry has been the cornerstone of disciplines spanning from philosophy to biology. In neuroscience and economics, however, the prevailing viewpoint posits ...
Hashemi, Amin (Date of defense: 2023-09-14)
[eng] Analogical reasoning is fundamental to human thinking; it plays an important role in a variety of problem-solving contexts. Analogical problem-solving involves recognizing relational similarities ...
Saint Amour di Chanaz, Ludovico (Date of defense: 2024-01-12)
[eng] Deciphering the mechanism of human memory formation and retrieval is one of the still unsolved mysteries of neurosciences. Theoretical models of underlying mechanisms of memory formation and ...