Bio & CV
Rafael Augusto Coelho do Nascimento
PhD Candidate/Researcher, Cognitive Science MSc | Writer | MusicianBiography (EN)
[Science and Philosophy] Master in Cognitive Science from the University of Lisbon, PhD researcher at the University of Edinburgh, funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), Rafael Augusto investigates the origin of reflective reasoning and consciousness, having also completed an internship at the Sackler Center for Consciousness Science (University of Sussex), where he worked on Neuroscience using Virtual Reality.
[Literature] In addition to scientific publications, he has published four books: Se a Lua Viesse de Manhã (2010), O Livro da Intranquilidade (2012), Fragmentos de Verdade (2016) and Leonel Coelho, meu avô (2023), the first being a collection of short stories and poems; the second a novel; the third a set of thoughts, excerpts and maxims of psychological and philosophical nature; and the fourth an autobiographical mourning.
[Music] Musically, he has published an album, Meio Cão Meio Deus (2018) and the singles Assim Fala Zaratustra (2019), Entre o Preto e o Branco (2019), O Meu Cão (2020), Por Mim (2021) and Nha Mãe (feat. Aliança Velha, 2022).
Biografia (PT)
[Ciência e Filosofia] Mestre em Ciência Cognitiva pela Universidade de Lisboa, investigador em doutoramento na Universidade de Edimburgo, financiado pela Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), investiga a origem do raciocínio reflexivo e da consciência, tendo também feito um estágio no Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science (Universidade de Sussex), onde trabalhou em Neurociência usando Realidade Virtual.
[Literatura] Para além das publicações científicas, tem quatro livros publicados: Se a Lua Viesse de Manhã (2010), O Livro da Intranquilidade (2012), Fragmentos de Verdade (2016) e Leonel Coelho, meu avô (2023), sendo o primeiro uma coletânea de contos e poemas, o segundo um romance, o terceiro um conjunto de pensamentos, trechos e máximas de teor sobretudo psicológico, e o quarto um luto autobiográfico.
[Música] Musicalmente, tem publicado um álbum, Meio Cão Meio Deus (2018) e os singles Assim Fala Zaratustra (2019), Entre o Preto e o Branco (2019), O Meu Cão (2020), Por Mim (2021) e Nha Mãe (feat. Aliança Velha, 2022).
Academic Positions
- University Of Edinburgh
2020 to 2024 | PhD Candidate/Researcher (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences)
Supervisors: Alistair Isaac and Tillmann Vierkant.
Project: How did the abilities associated with S2 emerge from S1’s pre-existing components? A Functional Mechanism for Reflexive Thinking.
- University of Sussex
2017 | Intern (Sackler Centre For Consciousness Science)
Supervisors: Keisuke Suzuki and Anil Seth.
Education
- Philosophy PhD
2020 to 2024 | University of Edinburgh (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences)
Supervisor: Alistair Isaac and Tillmann Vierkant
- Cognitive Science MSc
2012 to 2016 | University of Lisbon (Faculties of Medicine, Science, Letters and Psychology)
Supervisors: João Branquinho and Hélder Coelho
Project: The unconscious-conscious relationship in the production of conscious thought
- Portuguese and Lusophone Studies BA
2009 to 2012 | University of Lisbon (Faculty of Letters)
Scientific Publications
Review of Philosophy and Psychology | 2023| journal-article
Cognition | 2019 | journal-article
University Of Lisbon | 2016 | dissertation-thesis
Alêtheia | 2016 | book
ISBN: 978-989-622-820-0
Selected Talks and Events
1st Leonel Coelho Literary Contest | 50th Alhos Vedros Book Fair (Alhos Vedros, 2023)
Juri (contest), organizer (fair) | see event page.
4th International Conference on Philosophy of Mind: 4E's Approaches to the Mind/Brain (Braga, 2023)
Speaker | see conference page.
Dynamics of Agency: Automaticity, Intentionality, and Change (Helsinki, 2023)
Speaker | see workshop page.
18th Annual Conference of the Italian Association of Cognitive Sciences (Rovereto, Trento, 2022)
Speaker | see conference page.
National Meeting in Analytic Philosophy – ENFA 8 (Porto, 2022)
Speaker | see conference page.
European Researchers' Night - NEI '22 (Lisbon, 2022)
Speaker | see event page.
Óbidos International Literary Festival - FOLIO'18 (Óbidos, 2018)
Book presentation | see event page.
Grants
PhD Scholarship - Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
Project: How did the abilities associated with S2 emerge from S1’s pre-existing components? A Functional Mechanism for Reflexive Thinking.
Funding Agency: Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
Host Institution: University of Edinburgh - School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
2020 to 2024 | Research Grant
GRANT_NUMBER: SFRH/BD/147432/2019
Erasmus+ Internship Grant
Funding Agency: University of Lisbon
Host Institution: Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science (University of Sussex)
2017-03 to 2017-06 | Grant
GRANT_NUMBER: 2201/PT/2017
Other Works
2023| book
2018 | musical album
O Livro da Intranquilidade
2012 | book (novel)
Se a Lua Viesse de Manhã
2010| book (poems and short stories)
Other Relevant Jobs
Helen Doron Odivelas
English Teacher | 2019-2020
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Adress:
School of philosophy, psychology and language sciences, University of Edinburgh, 3 Charles St, Edinburgh EH8 9AD, United Kingdom
Phone:
+351 967257681