BRAN Lab

Behavioral Research and Adaptive Networks
Bridging Minds, Behavior, and Society through Network Science

The BRAN Lab, led by Dr. Andreia Sofia Teixeira at the Network Science Institute, Northeastern University London, explores how behavior and mental health emerge from the interplay between brain dynamics, individual experience, and social environments. Drawing on network science, complex systems, and computational psychiatry, the lab develops multiscale models to study adaptive behavior across neural and social levels. Current theoretical work focuses on multimodal representations of human behavior and health, and on the dynamic evolution of affective and temporal networks. As society becomes increasingly shaped by AI, the lab also investigates how people engage with AI systems for mental and public health support, examining the risks, benefits, and safeguards of these emerging human–AI ecosystems.We combine expertise across neuroscience, AI, computational social sciences, and public health to address questions that are both methodologically rigorous and socially meaningful.

TEAM

PostDocs
– Haily Merritt, Network Science Institute, Northeastern University London

PhD Students
– Asia Maurich Novelli, Network Science Institute, Northeastern University London (PhD Student 2029)
– João Brazia, Network Science Institute, Northeastern University London (PhD Student 2028)

– Miguel González-Casado, Carlos III University of Madrid (PhD Student, 2027)

– Thomas Eisermann, LASIGE, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon (PhD Student 2027)
– Ricardo Carvalho, LASIGE, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon (PhD Student 2026)

Affiliated Member
– Marko Lalovic, Network Science Institute, Northeastern University London
– Istvan Kiss, Network Science Institute, Northeastern University London

External Members
– Anxo Sánchez, Carlos III University of Madrid
– Fernando Diaz-Diaz, Carlos III University of Madrid
– Alexandre P. Francisco, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon

Alumni
João Brazia, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (MSc Student 2024)
Jesper Rørvig, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon (MSc Student 2024)
Timofej Luitle, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon (MSc Student 2024)
Maria Wallis, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon (MSc Student 2023)
Fábio Cruz, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (MSc Student 2022)
Guilherme Ribeiro, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (MSc Student 2022)
Maria Jacinto, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (MSc Student 2022)
Paulo Dias, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (MSc Student 2021)
Luísa Costa, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (MSc Student 2021)
Catarina Martins, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (MSc Student 2021)