Tadeu Mello e Souza
PhD in Biochemistry (UFRGS)
Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Graduated from UFRGS with a degree in Biological Sciences - Biophysics in 1994, a master's degree in Biological Sciences - Biochemistry in 1996, and a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences - Biochemistry in 2001. Additionally, completed a post-doctoral research in Neurophysiology at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in Gif-sur-Yvette, France in 2001. He has experience in various areas of Neuroscience involving psychopharmacology, immunology, biochemistry, behavioral sciences, and more recently, philosophy of mind. Research interests focus on evaluating the molecular mechanisms of memory and cognition in animal models and, through theoretical or computational approaches, seek to understand phenomenal consciousness and central nervous system processing.