Vitória Piai

Vitória Piai is an Associate Professor at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour within Radboud University Nijmegen. She leads the Language Function and Dysfunction Lab, focusing on the interplay between language production, comprehension, and cognitive neuroscience through behavioral studies, electrophysiology, and neuroimaging.

Research Interests:

• Bi-directional approach connecting cognitive neuroscience with clinical language disorders
• Neural oscillations in language processing
• Neuroplasticity after brain damage
• Word production mechanisms in neurological populations

Key Methodologies: Behavioral measures, EEG/MEG, diffusion-weighted imaging, and non-invasive brain stimulation. Her work bridges psycholinguistics with clinical applications, particularly in aphasia and cognitive impairment.

Notable Scientific Contributions: Investigating temporal lobe white matter differences between humans and chimps, stroke lesion effects on MEG reconstruction, and neurocognitive impacts of head/neck cancer treatments. Her recent publications focus on semantic control networks and neural oscillations in speech production.

Students and Collaborators: Supervises PhD candidates Irina Chupina, Christina Papoutsi, Arushi Garg, and Adrian Jodzio. Collaborates with researchers across Europe on aphasia studies, neuroplasticity, and cognitive-linguistic interactions.