The Laboratory of Cognitive Clinical Sciences
We are the first Laboratory of Cognitive Clinical Sciences in the country, founded in 2017, and the first psychological research laboratory of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest.
The research directions of the Laboratory of Cognitive Clinical Sciences (LCCS) are stem from the premise of interdisciplinarity and integrate elements of psychology and psychopathology, while also addressing public health issues or digital mental health.
our mission
The mission of the LSCC is to advance the understanding of mental health as a public health issue through interdisciplinary research, grounded in cognitive science principles. We are dedicated to science communication and combating pseudoscience.
Research Directions
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DIGITAL MENTAL HEALTH Our work focuses on the development and optimization of conversational agents such as chatbots for diagnosing anxiety and depression (within the aiCARE project), as well as on the development of serious games addressing issues like eating disorders (within the SIGMA project). |
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HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION IN MENTAL HEALTH Studying the Uncanny Valley effect, which refers to the interaction between humans and anthropomorphized technological agents, is one of the priorities of the Laboratory of Cognitive Clinical Sciences (LSCC). Additionally, we focus on human-chatbot interaction through involvement in interdisciplinary research projects. |
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PSEUDOSCIENCE AND MALPRACTICE IN PSYCHOTHERAPY The LCCS team has launched an initiative to disseminate up-to-date scientific information, titled "Together, We Can Combat Pseudoscience!" Through this initiative, we aim to present scientifically validated alternatives to some of the most common examples of pseudoscience found online. |
PUBLICATIONS IN PRESTIGIOUS JOURNALS
Discover more about our publications in prestigious journals, such as Clinical Psychology Review, Cognitive Therapy and Research, Behavioural Brain Research, Clinical Psychology, and many others.
Published ISI - WOS Articles
Conferences
Chapters in Books
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The Latest News
Guide to Effective Decisions
The article has prepared a list of steps you can follow to make decisions efficiently, based on cognitive psychology.
UNESCO International Group
The director of LSCC, Prof. Dr. Ioana Podina, has been selected to join the UNESCO International Expert Group on the Ethics of Neurotechnologies.
Brain Awareness Week
From March 12 to 16, 2024, LSCC organized the 6th edition of the event "Brain Awareness Week."
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What Do Students Say?
Am intrat în LSCC așteptând calitate și dedicare din partea echipei. Am primit toate acestea, motiv pentru care pot afirma că echipa LSCC a devenit o parte semnificativă din mine.
LSCC reprezintă locul unde mi-am fructificat pasiunea pentru cercetare. De-a lungul anilor, am luat parte la multe experiențe de formare, prin proiectele pe care le-am desfășurat.
LSCC mi-a facilitat dezvoltarea atât pe latura academică, cât și pe cea umană. Acest laborator mi-a cultivat un spirit autodidactic profund și o cunoaștere accelerată a științei.
LSCC’s openminded, friendly culture gave me a unique chance to apply computational methods in psychiatry. Its interdisciplinary nature and global network inspired my further research.
The Laboratory of Cognitive Clinical Sciences
Location: Bulevardul Iuliu Maniu, nr. 1-3, Corp A, et. 5, camera 522, sector 6, București.
Email Address labstiintecognitiveclinice@gmail.com
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