– The Neuropsychophysiology of Face (Barack Obama, Pope Benedict XVI, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, José Mourinho, players in FIFA World Cup South Africa (2000-2010)
– The Neuropsychophysiology of Basic Emotions (2003-2013)
– The Effect of Memory on the Perception of Psychological Face (2003-2008)
– A Decade of Smile in Portugal (2003-2013)
– The Psychophysiology of Crying: The Effect of Emotional Experience in Tears (2004-2007)
– The Brain and The Face (since 2008): with the participation of renowned scientists and academics like Joan Borod (University of New York), Jenny Yiend (University of Oxford), Jennifer Spielman (University of Colorado) James Laird (Clark University), Joshua Davis (Columbia University), Elaine Hatfield (University of Havaii), Meetu Khosla (University of Delhi), among others, the project develops studies on the structures of the brain and neuropsychological functions and their impact on facial expression of emotion. Three volumes were published by University Fernando Pessoa Press and are indexed in PsycINFO (http://www.apa.org).
– Lie Detection: The Effect of Looking (2008-2009)
– FACE: new Portuguese discoveries (2009)
– ForensicPsy (2009)
– Psychopathy and Emotions in Portugal (2010)
– Processing of Emotions in People with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Empirical Study with Portuguese FM with Recourse to Face Database (MPF-F) (2010)
– The Face of Pain (2010-2015)
– The Smile in a human fetus (2010-2015)
– Emotions and Autism spectrum disorders: Empirical Study with Portuguese FM with Recourse to Face Database (MPF-F) (2011)