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São Luís Castro

São Luís Castro

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Psychology

D-Index
34
Citations
5722
World Ranking
10142
National Ranking
21

Overview

São Luís Castro is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal. Their research spans multiple areas within psychology and social sciences, with a particular focus on education, developmental and educational psychology, and cognitive neuroscience.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including reading and literacy development, writing and handwriting education, neuroscience and music perception, music therapy and health, hearing loss and rehabilitation, child development and digital technology, and mindfulness and compassion interventions.

Frequent publication venues for their work include Frontiers in Psychology, Reading and Writing, Mindfulness, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, and Análise Psicológica. These platforms reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the scientist's work, bridging cognitive, developmental, and clinical psychology.

Recent papers authored by or connected to them cover diverse topics:

  • "Effectiveness of automated writing evaluation systems in school settings: A systematic review of studies from 2000 to 2020" (2021) published in Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
  • "Enhanced recognition of vocal emotions in individuals with naturally good musical abilities." (2020) published in Emotion
  • "Does music training enhance auditory and linguistic processing? A systematic review and meta-analysis of behavioral and brain evidence" (2022) published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "Psychological barriers moderate the attitude-behavior gap for climate change" (2023) published in PLoS ONE
  • "Effects of the Portuguese GraphoGame on Reading, Spelling, and Phonological Awareness in Second Graders Struggling to Read" (2020) published in Journal of Writing Research

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of their work, frequently coauthoring studies with Teresa Limpo, Susana Silva, Sofia Magalhães, Andreia Nunes, and Carolina Cordeiro. These collaborations indicate a strong network within the research community, particularly in domains related to educational psychology and cognitive processes.

São Luís Castro's contributions strongly address the intersection of psychological processes and educational outcomes, emphasizing empirical studies and systematic reviews. Their work also explores applied dimensions like automated writing evaluation and interventions for struggling readers, underlining a commitment to translational research applications.

Their research integrates neuroscience insights with applied education and psychology, reflecting an interest in multidisciplinary approaches to understanding learning, development, and mental health interventions.

Best Publications

  • Musical Training Influences Linguistic Abilities in 8-Year-Old Children: More Evidence for Brain Plasticity

    Sylvain Moreno;Carlos Marques;Andreia Santos;Manuela Santos

  • Music and emotions in the brain: familiarity matters

    Carlos Silva Pereira;João Teixeira;Patrícia Figueiredo;João Xavier

  • Musicians Detect Pitch Violation in a Foreign Language Better Than Nonmusicians: Behavioral and Electrophysiological Evidence

    Carlos Marques;Sylvain Moreno;São Luís Castro;Mireille Besson

  • The Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) in Parkinson's disease and correlations with formal measures of executive functioning.

    César F. Lima;Laura P. Meireles;Rosalia Fonseca;Sao Luis Castro

  • Speaking to the trained ear: musical expertise enhances the recognition of emotions in speech prosody.

    César F. Lima;São Luís Castro

  • When voices get emotional: A corpus of nonverbal vocalizations for research on emotion processing

    César F. Lima;São Luís Castro;Sophie K. Scott

  • Semantic, repetition and rime priming between spoken words: behavioral and electrophysiological evidence

    Monique Radeau;Mireille Besson;Elisabeth Fonteneau;Sao Luis Castro

  • Medir a empatia: Adaptação portuguesa do Índice de Reactividade Interpessoal

    Teresa Limpo;Rui A Alves;São Luís Castro

  • Execution and pauses in writing narratives: Processing time, cognitive effort and typing skill

    Rui Alexandre Alves;São Luís Castro;Thierry Olive

  • Cognitive processes in writing during pause and execution periods.

    Thierry Olive;Rui Alexandre Alves;São Luís Castro

  • The impact of promoting transcription on early text production: Effects on bursts and pauses, levels of written language, and writing performance.

    Rui A. Alves;Teresa Limpo;Raquel Fidalgo;Lénia Carvalhais

  • Recognizing emotions in spoken language: A validated set of Portuguese sentences and pseudosentences for research on emotional prosody

    São Luís Castro;César F. Lima

  • Developmental dyslexia in an orthography of intermediate depth: the case of European Portuguese

    Ana Sucena;São Luís Castro;Philip Seymour

  • Atypical Prosody in Asperger Syndrome: Perceptual and Acoustic Measurements

    Marisa G. Filipe;Sónia Frota;São Luís Castro;Selene G. Vicente

  • Emotion recognition in music changes across the adult life span.

    César F. Lima;São Luís Castro

  • In the ear of the beholder: how age shapes emotion processing in nonverbal vocalizations.

    César F. Lima;Tiago Alves;Sophie K. Scott;São Luís Castro

  • Acceptance of Mobile Health Applications: Examining Key Determinants and Moderators

    Andreia Nunes;Teresa Limpo;São Luís Castro

  • Phonological development in relation to native language and literacy: variations on a theme in six alphabetic orthographies.

    Lynne G. Duncan;São Luís Castro;Sylvia Defior;Philip H.K. Seymour

  • Short Scales for the Assessment of Personality Traits: Development and Validation of the Portuguese Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI).

    Andreia Nunes;Teresa Limpo;César F. Lima;São Luís Castro

  • The effects of literacy on the recognition of dichotic words

    José Morais;Sao Luis Castro;Leonor Scliar-Cabral;Régine Kolinsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Jose Morais
Jose Morais Université Libre de Bruxelles
Karl Magnus Petersson
Karl Magnus Petersson University of Algarve
Julie E. Dockrell
Julie E. Dockrell University College London
Sophie K. Scott
Sophie K. Scott University College London
Alexandra Reis
Alexandra Reis University of Algarve
Mireille Besson
Mireille Besson Aix-Marseille University
Sylvain Moreno
Sylvain Moreno Simon Fraser University
Elvira Brattico
Elvira Brattico University of Helsinki
E. Glenn Schellenberg
E. Glenn Schellenberg University of Toronto
Steve Graham
Steve Graham Arizona State University

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