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Liliana Capitão is an Auxiliary Researcher at the School of Psychology, University of Minho (Braga, Portugal). She is also an honorary member of the Department of Psychiatry from Oxford University. Liliana holds an MSc in Neurosciences (2009-2010) and a DPhil in Psychiatry/Affective Neurosciences (2010-2014) from Oxford University (UK), having previously completed her training in Clinical Psychology in Portugal (University of Minho, 2003-2008). Liliana's research interests lie at the interface between Neurosciences, Psychology and Psychopharmacology, with a focus on cognition and emotional processing. In her research, she uses a variety of techniques, including brain imaging, computational modelling, psychophysiology and psychopharmacology in a range of clinical and healthy populations.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Liliana Capitão

Citation names

  • Capitão, Liliana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3C11-8C1B-A17C
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3117-5156

Email addresses

  • liliana.capitao@psi.uminho.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • School of Psychology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Braga, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2019 - 2020
Concluded
 Next Generation Leaders course (Postgraduate Certificate)
University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division, United Kingdom
2018 - 2018
Concluded
 Computational modelling course (Postgraduate Certificate)
University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2010/10/01 - 2014/10/10
Concluded
 PhD in Psychiatry/Affective Neurosciences (Doctor of Philosophy)
Major in Neurosciences
University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
"Early effects of fluoxetine on emotional processing: implications for adolescent depression" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2014 - 2014
Concluded
 Teaching Skills Part 1 (tutorials and small group teaching) (Postgraduate Certificate)
University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division, United Kingdom
2014 - 2014
Concluded
 Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Course (Postgraduate Certificate)
Oxford University Medical Sciences Division, United Kingdom
2010 - 2011
Concluded
 fMRI postgraduate course (MRI physics and analysis), (Postgraduate Certificate)
University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
 Distinction
2009/10/01 - 2010/08/31
Concluded
 MSc in Neuroscience (Master)
Major in Neuroscience
University of Oxford Department of Experimental Psychology, United Kingdom
"First thesis - Cortical and subcortical contributions to motor response inhibition: a combined TMS and FMRI study Second thesis - Tissue oxygen signals in the hippocampus and amygdala of 5-HTT overexpressing mice during a fear conditioning task" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2007/09/01 - 2008/07/31
Concluded
 Clinical Psychology (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Psychology
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Hypersociability in Williams Syndrome: a neuroanatomical and neuropsychological study" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2003/09/01 - 2007/08/31
Concluded
 Clinical psychology (Licenciatura)
Major in Psychology
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 18
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/09/05 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
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2017/06/01 - 2022/06 Coordinating Researcher (Research) University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2014/10/20 - 2017/05/31 Postdoc (Research) University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2008/09/01 - 2009/08/31 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013/01/01 - 2015/05/31 Part-time consultancy work P1vital, United Kingdom
2009/01/01 - 2009/08/31 Part-time Clinical Psychologist Clinica Elogio dos Sentidos, Portugal
2008/09/01 - 2009/08/31 Part-time Clinical Psychologist Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2007/09/01 - 2008/08/31 Internship in Clinical Psychology Hospital Pedro Hispano, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2006/01/01 - 2006/12/31 Part-time internship in Neuropsychology Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2025/07 - Current PEERWISE: Peer Feedback Susceptibility in Adolescent Depression – Exploring Neurocognitive Mechanisms and Psychopharmacological Implications
16461
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2025/01/01 - Current Developmental pathways of mentalization and emotion regulation: Implications for peer relationships and neural processing of social acceptance and rejection in adolescence
2023.15138.PEX
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2023/04 - Current Anger in the mind and body: from unconscious cognitive mechanisms to psychophysiological and neural substrates
277/22
Principal investigator
Fundação Bial
Ongoing
2022 - Current Validation of online tasks to assess emotional processing in Portuguese and British Children.
PARSUK2022-3
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Portuguese Association of Researchers and Students in the UK (PARSUK)
Ongoing
2024/01 - 2030/01 How does the SSRI fluoxetine work in adolescent depression?
226772/Z/22/Z
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 Wellcome Trust
Ongoing
2020/03 - 2023 The effects of institutional care on emotional processing in Portuguese adolescents
PARSUK
Principal investigator
University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
 Portuguese Association of Researchers and Students in the UK (PARSUK)
Ongoing
2019 - 2023 Susceptibility to peer feedback and its relationship with emotional resilience following bullying experiences.
0006378
Principal investigator
Oxford University Medical Sciences Division
2018 - 2021 The effects of a probiotic on emotional and cognitive processing in participants experiencing low mood
OxPALM
Research Fellow
Protexin Probiotics
2020/06/01 - 2020/10/31 The knowns and unknowns of SSRI treatment in young people with depression and anxiety
Wellcome-Trust
Research Fellow
University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
 Wellcome Trust
Concluded
2015/01/01 - 2018/08/31 The effects of prebiotics administration on anxiety and cognition in children.
OxPiC
Post-doc Fellow
Clasado Ltd
Concluded
2010/01/01 - 2013/08/31 Understanding treatment effects in depressed adolescents
111/124
PhD Student Fellow
University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division, United Kingdom
 University of Oxford John Fell Fund
Concluded
2009 - 2013 Inhibited and indiscriminate attachment disordered behaviours in institutionally-reared children: a multilevel comparison with autism spectrum disorders and Williams Syndrome
PTDC/PSI-PCL/101506/2008
Research Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2017/04/06 - 2022 Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre
OHBRC
Research Fellow
University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
 National Institute for Health Research
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2022/01 - Current Returning Carers Fund to support research
RFOxf
Principal investigator
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
 University of Oxford
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Capitão, Liliana; Maia Angela; Carvalho Sara. "Maltreatment in childhood, psychopathology and life satisfaction: a study with young adults". Paper presented in 2nd National Congress of Family, Health and Illness, 2007.
    Published
  2. Capitão, Liliana; Maia Angela; Guimaraes Carmen; Carvalho Sara. "Adverse experiences and current functioning: a study with young adult volunteers". Paper presented in Sixth National Symposium of Psychological Research, 2006.
    Published
  3. Capitão, Liliana; Albuquerque Pedro; Ferreira AC. "Memory for life situations memories: analysis of the frequency of occurrence until 10 years of age". Paper presented in Galaico-Portuguese Congress in Pedagogy, 2005.
    Published
  4. Capitão, Liliana; Cruz OLGA; Machado Carla. "Discourse and practices of health professionals about domestic violence.". Paper presented in 1st National Congress of Family, Health and Illness, 2005.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Maia, Ângela; Guimarães, Cármen; Carvalho, Cláudia; Capitão, Liliana; Carvalho, Sara; Capela, Susana. "Maus-tratos na infância, psicopatologia e satisfação com a vida: um estudo com jovens portugueses". 2007.
  2. Maia, Ângela; Guimarães, Cármen; Magalhães, Eunice; Capitão, Liliana; Campos, Márcia; Capela, Susana. "Experiências adversas e funcionamento actual: um estudo com jovens portugueses". 2006.
Conference poster
  1. Saraiva, Fátima; Couto Pereira, Natividade S.; Nogueira, Marlene; Capela, Susana; Rosa, Francisco; Fagundes, Catarina; Harmer, Catherine; et al. "Feeling Angry? Exploring the Relationship Between Conscious and Non-conscious Detection of Angry Faces and Subjective Perception of Anger". Paper presented in 4.º Simpósio Doutoral de Psicologia U.NORTE - SimPsi U.Norte, 2025.
  2. Saraiva, Fátima; Capela, Susana; Fagundes, Catarina; Harmer, Catherine; Sampaio, Adriana; Coutinho, Joana F.; Capitão, Liliana. "Feeling Angry? Exploring the Relationship Between Conscious and Unconscious Detection of Angry Faces and Subjective Symptoms of State Anger". Paper presented in 2024 Global Neuropsychology Congress, 2024.
  3. Saraiva, Fátima; Couto-Pereira, Natividade; Nogueira, Marlene; Colwell, Michael; Capela, Susana; Rosa, Francisco; Fagundes, Catarina; et al. "The link between Anger and Impulsivity: Insights from the Affective Interference Go/No-Go Task". Paper presented in 2.ª Convenção Psicologia U.Norte / 3.º SIMPSI Simpósio Doutoral Psicologia U.Norte, 2024.
  4. Capitão, Liliana. "The effects of a prebiotic supplementation on sleep in elementrary school-aged children: a randomised placebo-controlled study.". Paper presented in Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology, 2019.
  5. Capitão, Liliana. "Acute neural effects of acute fluoxetine on emotional regulation in depressed adolescents.". Paper presented in Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting, 2019.
  6. Capitão, Liliana. "Reaction Time Modulation Deficit in Dysphorics: A Behavioral Study". Paper presented in Society of Biological Psychiatry - 68th Annual Scientific Meeting, 2013.
  7. Capitão, Liliana. "Haemodynamic measurements of fear-evoked basolateral amygdala responses in a mouse model of serotonin transporter variation.". Paper presented in British Neuroscience Association (BNA) Festival of Neuroscience, 2013.
  8. Capitão, Liliana. "The influence of anxiety and depressive symptoms on the access of emotional stimuli to awareness: a study using Continuous Flash Suppression (CFS).". Paper presented in 2012 Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology, 2012.
  9. Capitão, Liliana. "A single dose of fluoxetine modulates emotional processing in young healthy volunteers.". Paper presented in ECNP Workshop on Neuropsychopharmacology for Young Scientists in Europe, 2012.
  10. Capitão, Liliana. "Hypersociability in Williams Syndrome: a neuroanatomical and neuropsychological study". Paper presented in Autumn School in Cognitive Neuroscience, 2009.
  11. Capitão, Liliana. "Hypersociability in Williams Syndrome: a neuroanatomical and neuropsychological study". Paper presented in Autumn School in Cognitive Neuroscience, 2009.
Journal article
  1. Shkreli, Lorika; Nettekoven, Caroline; Boessenkool, Sirius; Martens, Marieke; Filippini, Nicola; Capitão, Liliana; Cowen, Phil; Reinecke, Andrea. "Angiotensin receptor blockade modulates resting state functional connectivity in the memory network rather than fear network – implications for posttraumatic stress disorder". Psychiatry Research 348 (2025): 116458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116458.
    10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116458
  2. Zghoul, Tarek; Hortelano, Pilar Artiach; Kaltenboeck, Alexander; Wright, Lucy; Goodwin, Guy; Capitão, Liliana; Harmer, Catherine. "A single dose of lamotrigine induces a positive memory bias in healthy volunteers". Psychological Medicine (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.12.06.23299597.
    In press • 10.1101/2023.12.06.23299597
  3. Pelliet, Anna; Nogueira, Marlene; Fagundes, Catarina; Capela, Susana; Saraiva, Fátima; Pulcu, Erdem; Harmer, Catherine J.; Murphy, Susannah E.; Capitão, Liliana P.. "“Invisible Dangers”: Unconscious processing of angry vs fearful faces and its relationship to subjective anger". Consciousness and Cognition 130 (2025): 103848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2025.103848.
    Published • 10.1016/j.concog.2025.103848
  4. Martens, Marieke A. G.; Zghoul, Tarek; Watson, Evelyn; Rieger, Sebastian W.; Capitão, Liliana P.; Harmer, Catherine J.. "Acute neural effects of the mood stabiliser lamotrigine on emotional processing in healthy volunteers: a randomised control trial". Translational Psychiatry 14 1 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-024-02944-6.
    Published • 10.1038/s41398-024-02944-6
  5. Francesca Perini; Jadwiga Maria Nazimek; Shane Mckie; Liliana P. Capitão; Jessica Scaife; Deepa Pal; Michael Browning; et al. "Effects of ulotaront on brain circuits of reward, working memory, and emotion processing in healthy volunteers with high or low schizotypy". Schizophrenia (2023): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41537-023-00385-6.
    10.1038/s41537-023-00385-6
  6. Liliana P. Capitão; Robert Chapman; Nicola Filippini; Lucy Wright; Susannah E. Murphy; Anthony James; Philip J. Cowen; Catherine J. Harmer. "Acute neural effects of fluoxetine on emotional regulation in depressed adolescents". Psychological Medicine (2023): https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291722001805.
    10.1017/S0033291722001805
  7. Baião R; Capitão LP; Higgins C; Browning M; Harmer CJ; Burnet PWJ. "Multispecies probiotic administration reduces emotional salience and improves mood in subjects with moderate depression: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.". Psychological medicine (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/35129111.
    Published • 10.1017/s003329172100550x
  8. Murphy SE; Capitão LP; Giles SLC; Cowen PJ; Stringaris A; Harmer CJ. "The knowns and unknowns of SSRI treatment in young people with depression and anxiety: efficacy, predictors, and mechanisms of action.". The lancet. Psychiatry (2021): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/34419187.
    Published • 10.1016/s2215-0366(21)00154-1
  9. Susann Steudte-Schmiedgen; Emily Fay; Liliana Capitao; Clemens Kirschbaum; Andrea Reinecke. "Hydrocortisone as an adjunct to brief cognitive-behavioural therapy for specific fear: Endocrine and cognitive biomarkers as predictors of symptom improvement". Journal of Psychopharmacology (2021): 026988112110010-026988112110010. https://doi.org/10.1177/02698811211001087.
    Published • 10.1177/02698811211001087
  10. Liliana P Capitão; Robert Chapman; Nicola Filippini; Lucy Wright; Susannah E Murphy; Anthony James; Phil J Cowen; et al. "Neural effects of a single dose of fluoxetine on resting-state functional connectivity in adolescent depression". Journal of Psychopharmacology (2020): 026988112095960-026988112095960. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881120959608.
    Published • 10.1177/0269881120959608
  11. Shi Yu Chan; Liliana Capitão; Fay Probert; Corinna Klinge; Sebastian Hoeckner; Catherine J. Harmer; Philip J. Cowen; et al. "A single administration of the antibiotic, minocycline, reduces fear processing and improves implicit learning in healthy volunteers: analysis of the serum metabolome". Translational Psychiatry 10 1 (2020): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-020-0818-6.
    Published • 10.1038/s41398-020-0818-6
  12. Johnstone A; Grigoras I; Petitet P; Capitão LP; Stagg CJ. "A single, clinically relevant dose of the GABAB agonist baclofen impairs visuomotor learning.". The Journal of physiology (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/33085094.
    10.1113/jp280378
  13. Chen, Runsen; Cui, Zaixu; Capitão, Liliana; Wang, Gang; Satterthwaite, Theodore D; Harmer, Catherine. "Precision biomarkers for mood disorders based on brain imaging". BMJ (2020): m3618. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3618.
    Published • 10.1136/bmj.m3618
  14. Schmaal, Lianne; Pozzi, Elena; C. Ho, Tiffany; van Velzen, Laura S.; Veer, Ilya M.; Opel, Nils; Van Someren, Eus J. W.; et al. "ENIGMA MDD: seven years of global neuroimaging studies of major depression through worldwide data sharing". Translational Psychiatry 10 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41398-020-0842-6.
    Published • 10.1038/s41398-020-0842-6
  15. Chen, Runsen; Capitão, Liliana P.; Cowen, Philip J.; Harmer, Catherine J.. "Effect of the NMDA receptor partial agonist, d-cycloserine, on emotional processing and autobiographical memory". Psychological Medicine 51 15 (2020): 2657-2665. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033291720001221.
    Published • 10.1017/s0033291720001221
  16. Capitão LP; Forsyth J; Thomaidou MA; Condon MD; Harmer CJ; Burnet PW. "A single administration of 'microbial' D-alanine to healthy volunteers augments reaction to negative emotions: A comparison with D-serine.". Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/32167001.
    10.1177/0269881120908904
  17. Capitão, Liliana; Johnstone Ainslie; Grigoras Ioanna; Petitet P; O'Shea Jacinta; Stagg Charlie. "A single, clinically relevant, dose of the GABAB agonist baclofen impairs visuomotor learning". The Journal of Physiology (2020): https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/JP280378.
    Published
  18. Lignou S; Capitao L; Hamer-Hunt JM; Singh I. "Co-Production: An Ethical Model for Mental Health Research?". The American journal of bioethics : AJOB (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/31544640.
    Published • 10.1080/15265161.2019.1619877
  19. Capitão LP; Baião R; Baek HK; Kappelmann N; Sharman R; Harvey CJ; Montgomery P; Burnet PW. "Prebiotic supplementation does not affect reading and cognitive performance in children: A randomised placebo-controlled study.". Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/31342840.
    Published • 10.1177/0269881119862534
  20. Capitão LP; Chapman R; Murphy SE; Harvey CJ; James A; Cowen PJ; Harmer CJ. "A single dose of fluoxetine reduces neural limbic responses to anger in depressed adolescents.". Translational psychiatry (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/30664639.
    Published • 10.1038/s41398-018-0332-2
  21. Chen R; Zhu X; Capitão LP; Zhang H; Luo J; Wang X; Xi Y; et al. "Psychoeducation for psychiatric inpatients following remission of a manic episode in bipolar I disorder: A randomized controlled trial.". Bipolar disorders (2018): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/29578271.
    Published • 10.1111/bdi.12642
  22. Capitão LP; Murphy SE; Browning M; Cowen PJ; Harmer CJ. "Acute fluoxetine modulates emotional processing in young adult volunteers.". Psychological medicine (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25864939.
    Published • 10.1017/s0033291715000240
  23. Capitão LP; Underdown SJ; Vile S; Yang E; Harmer CJ; Murphy SE. "Anxiety increases breakthrough of threat stimuli in continuous flash suppression.". Emotion (Washington, D.C.) (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25286072.
    Published • 10.1037/a0037801
  24. McHugh SB; Barkus C; Huber A; Capitão L; Lima J; Lowry JP; Bannerman DM. "Aversive prediction error signals in the amygdala.". The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/24990922.
    Published • 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4465-13.2014
  25. Barkus C; Line SJ; Huber A; Capitao L; Lima J; Jennings K; Lowry J; et al. "Variation in serotonin transporter expression modulates fear-evoked hemodynamic responses and theta-frequency neuronal oscillations in the amygdala.". Biological psychiatry (2013): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/24120093.
    Published • 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.09.003
  26. Capitão L; Sampaio A; Sampaio C; Vasconcelos C; Férnandez M; Garayzábal E; Shenton ME; Gonçalves OF. "MRI amygdala volume in Williams Syndrome.". Research in developmental disabilities (2011): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/21752593.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.05.033
  27. Capitão L; Sampaio A; Férnandez M; Sousa N; Pinheiro A; Gonçalves ÓF. "Williams syndrome hypersociability: a neuropsychological study of the amygdala and prefrontal cortex hypotheses.". Research in developmental disabilities (2011): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/21320764.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.01.006
  28. Machado C; Matos M; Saavedra R; Cruz O; Antunes C; Pereira M; Rato A; et al. "[Beliefs and attitudes of professionals about marital violence: studies with health professionals, policemen and teachers].". Acta medica portuguesa (2009): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/20350455.
    Published
Preprint
  1. Liliana Capitao; Catarina Fagundes; Maarten Verbecke; Alkistis Stavropoulou-Deli; Davide Folloni; Alexandra Claire Pike; Stefan Van Duijvenboden; et al. "“Raging hearts”: Recalling an Anger Incident Increases Heart Rate Variability in Men Prone to Anger". 2025. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/rwap8_v1.
    10.31219/osf.io/rwap8_v1
  2. Ioana F Grigoras; Elias Geist; Ainslie Johnstone; William T Clarke; Uzay Emir; Caroline Nettekoven; Jacob M Levenstein; Liliana Capitao; Charlotte J Stagg. "Baclofen, a GABAB receptor agonist, impairs motor learning in healthy people and changes inhibitory dynamics in motor areas". 2025. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.27.645701.
    10.1101/2025.03.27.645701
  3. Saraiva, Fátima; Coutinho, Joana Fernandes Pereira; Capela, Susana; Rosa, Francisco; Fagundes, Catarina; Nogueira, Marlene; Couto Pereira, Natividade S.; et al. "Seen and Unseen: How Anger’s Conscious and Unconscious Detection Relates to Its Subjective Experience". 2025. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/7gnyk_v1.
    10.31219/osf.io/7gnyk_v1
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Capitão, Liliana. "Early effects of fluoxetine on emotional processing: implications for adolescent depression". PhD, University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, 2015.
  2. Capitão, Liliana. "Cortical and subcortical contributions to motor response inhibition: a combined TMS and FMRI study". Master, University of Oxford Department of Experimental Psychology, 2010.
  3. Capitão, Liliana. "Tissue oxygen signals in the hippocampus and amygdala of 5-HTT overexpressing mice during a fear conditioning task". Master, University of Oxford Department of Experimental Psychology, 2010.
  4. Capitão, Liliana. "Hypersociability in Williams Syndrome: a neuroanatomical and neuropsychological study". Master, Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, 2008.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/06 Early-life Deprivation: Understanding The Impact Of Institutionalization And Intervention Programs For Children Facing Early-life Challenges 27th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD)
International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD) (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/09 A single dose of lamotrigine increases functional connectivity in the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex (sgACC) in healthy volunteers V Iberoamerican Congress of Neuropsychology
(Portugal)
2023/07 A single dose of lamotrigine induces a positive bias on memory recall in a healthy volunteer sample. XIII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Psicofisiología y Neurociencia Cognitiva y Afectiva
(Spain)
2022/07 Emotional processing in portuguese adolescentes in institutional care International Conference on Attachment
(Portugal)
2021/10 How antidepressant treatment modulates neural circuitry relevant to emotional regulation in adolescents with depression using fMRI 34th ECNP congress
ECNP (Lisbon, Portugal)
2020/06 Efeitos da institucionalização no processamento emocional de adolescentes. ‘Conferência Luso’
PARSUK (Lisbon (online), Portugal)
2018/06/28 Cognitive neuropsychological model of antidepressant drug action: how can it help refine future treatment approaches? 72th Meeting for the Societat Catalana de Neuropsicologia
(Barcelona, Spain)
2018/03/22 New data from experimental medicine studies in mood disorders: the OxLith trial Experimental medicine in mood disorders - innovation in methods and targets
(Oxford, United Kingdom)
2017/07/24 Early effects of fluoxetine on emotional neural processing in depressed adolescents Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology
British Association for Psychopharmacology (Harrogate, United Kingdom)
2013/09/26 Early effects of fluoxetine on emotional processing in young adults and depressed adolescents. 43rd Annual Congress for the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies
European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (Marrakesh, Morocco)
2013/04/11 Haemodynamic measurements of fear-evoked basolateral amygdala responses in a mouse model of serotonin transporter variation. British Neuroscience Association (BNA) Festival of Neuroscience
British Neuroscience Association (London, United Kingdom)
2012/10/15 A single dose of fluoxetine modulates emotional processing in young healthy volunteers. Young Scientists Award symposia at the 25th ECNP Congress
European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (Vienna, Austria)
2012/07/24 The influence of anxiety and depressive symptoms on the access of emotional stimuli to awareness – a study using Continuous Flash Suppression (CFS). 2012 Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology
British Association for Psychopharmacology (Harrogate, United Kingdom)
2012/07/24 A single dose of fluoxetine modulates anger processing in young healthy volunteers. 2012 Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology
British Association for Psychopharmacology (Harrogate, United Kingdom)
2012/07/15 Serotonin transporter expression modulates fear-induced theta oscillations and hemodynamic responses in the basolateral amygdala. 8th FENS Forum of Neuroscience
(Barcelona, Spain)
2012/03/16 A single dose of fluoxetine modulates emotional processing in young healthy volunteers. ECNP Workshop on Neuropsychopharmacology for Young Scientists in Europe
European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (Nice, France)
2010/02/05 Hypersociability in Williams Syndrome: a neuroanatomical and neuropsychological study VII National Symposium on Research in Psychology
Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2008/07/13 MRI Studies in Williams Syndrome. 12th International Professional Conference on Williams Syndrome
(San Francisco, United States)
2008/04/05 MRI Findings in Williams Syndrome. Rencontres Internationales sur le Syndrome de Williams et Beuren
(Paris, France)
2007/10/18 Maltreatment in childhood, psychopathology and life satisfaction: a study with healthy adult volunteers. 2nd National Congress of Family, Health and Illness
Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2007/05/15 Relationship between adverse experiences, psychopathological symptoms and threat perception in undergraduate students. 1st Congress in Clinical Psychology
University deTrás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)
2006/11/29 Adverse experiences and current functioning: a study with healthy adult volunteers. Sixth National Symposium of Psychological Investigation
(Evora, Portugal)
2006/11/29 Positive and negative discrimination of elderly individuals and personal developmental variables. Sixth National Symposium of Psychological Investigation
Universitdade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2006/11/29 Discourse and practices of health professionals about domestic violence: a study with policemen, teachers and nurses. Sixth Symposium of Psychological Investigation
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2006/07/05 Generativity and self-transcendence in adult development: are they moving in the same or different directions? Third European Conference on Positive Psychology
Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2005/11/18 Relationships between young adults, adults and elderly individuals: negative and positive discrimination. 1st National Congress of Family, Health and Illness
Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2005/11/18 Discourse and practices of health professionals about domestic violence. 1st National Congress of Family, Health and Illness
Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/09 - Current Multidimensional Assessment of Anger: Exploring Attentional Biases, Neural Underpinnings, and Experiential Awareness in High Trait Anger Individuals
Supervisor of Fátima Saraiva
 Psicologia (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2019 - Current An exploration of the role of L-type calcium channels in mood and its cognitive and neural correlates
Supervisor of Lucy Colbourne
 DPhil in Psychiatry (PhD)
2023 - 2024 Emotional processing, empathy and emotional regulation in institutionalized adolescents
Supervisor of Ana Sofia
 Master in Clinical Psychology in Childhood and Adolescence (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Emotional processing and adversity in individuals predisposed to feel anger
Supervisor of Francisco Rosa
 Master in Psychology of Justice (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Exploring Responses to Feedback in Adolescents: The Contribution of self-esteem, Theory of Mind and Empathy
Supervisor of Louisa Grech
 Master in Clinical Psychology in Childhood and Adolescence (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2022 - 2022 A study on the cognitive and psychophysiological mechanisms underlying the perception and subjective experience of anger
Supervisor of Anna Pelliet
 MSc Clinical and Therapeutic Neuroscience (Master)
University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2020/04 - 2020/09 Investigating the effect of nicardipine on fMRI resting-state functional connectivity in volunteers with clinical mood instability
Supervisor of Philippa Warman
 MSc in Clinical and Therapeutic Neuroscience (Master)
Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2020/01/20 - 2020/09 The effects of lamotrigine on neural facial processing
Supervisor of Julia Versel
 MSc in Clinical and Therapeutic Neurosciences (Master)
University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2020/01/15 - 2020/09 The effects of fluoxetine on the experience of anger
Supervisor of Chloe Robins
 MSc in Clinical and Therapeutic Neurosciences (Master)
University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2019/06/10 - 2020/09 The effects of a single dose of fluoxetine on anger processing in males scoring high on trait anger
Supervisor of Maarten Verbecke
 Biology and Psychology (Master)
University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2017/10/10 - 2020/09 The effects of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor activation on emotional and neural processing.
Co-supervisor of Runsen Chen
 DPhil in Psychiatry (PhD)
University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2020/01/20 - 2020/04/08 The acute effects of lamotrigine on resting state functional connectivity
Supervisor of Philippa Warman
 Clinical and Therapeutic Neurosciences (Master)
University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2016/10/06 - 2018/12/17 The Effects of Prebiotics on Sleep Functions in Children
Supervisor of Hee Baek
 MSc Biomedical Sciences Neurobiology (Master)
University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2016/06/06 - 2017/03/10 The effects of D-Alanine and D-Serine on cognition and emotional processing in healthy volunteers
Supervisor of Jessica Forsyth
Cell & Systems Biology, Medical Sciences & Neuroscience (Degree)
University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2015/01/05 - 2015/04/27 Exploring the anti-agressive effects of fluoxetine: acute administration and its impact on emotional processing in high-anger trait males
Supervisor of Alkistis Stavropoulou Deli
 Neurosciences (Master)
University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2012/02/13 - 2012/09 Using Continuous Flash Suppression to explore the effects of low-level spatial information in the fear advantage effect
Supervisor of Samuel Vile
 Psychology, Philosophy and Physiology (Degree)
University of Oxford Department of Experimental Psychology, United Kingdom
2011/02/01 - 2012/02/01 The Influence of Anxiety on Visual Awareness of Emotional Stimuli Presented with Continuous Flash Suppression (CFS)
Supervisor of Stacey Underdown
 Experimental Psychology (Degree)
University of Oxford Department of Experimental Psychology, United Kingdom

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2018 - 2018 Open day for the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (2018)
Symposium
 University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2017 - 2017 Open day for the Adult Mental Health and Experimental Medicine themes, part of the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (2017)
Symposium

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2014/05/15 - Current Responsible for practical Neuroscience demonstrations during the Brain awareness week, Museum of the History of Science, Oxford.
Workshop
 Brain awareness week
2013/09/11 - Current I gave a talk entitled: “Emotional biases and depression” at the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, Oxford University, during a workshop for underprivileged high-school students.
Workshop
University of Oxford Department of Experimental Psychology, United Kingdom

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/02/20 The effects of angiotensin-receptor blockade on mood and vigilance behaviour in a gamified foraging task
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Lauren Morse (Master)
University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2024/01/24 How anxiety drives our predictive value: perceiving our social environment when under threat
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Fábio Alexandre Gomes da Silva (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/10/16 The role of functional connectivity in the treatment of depression: exploring novel neuroimaging techniques
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joana Vanessa Santos dos Reis (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/05/09 MRI biomarkers of the stressed brain: disclosing interactions between perception, morphology and functioning
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Inês Caetano Costa Campos (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/11/29 The effects of losartan and diazepam on emotional processin
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Theodora Thoroddsen (PhD)
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
2019/03/18 The effect of hydrocortisone on fear information processing and fear extinction
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Emily Fay (Master)
2018/11/14 Relationship between the gut microbiome and behaviour at the molecular, organism, population and evolutionary levels
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Katerina Johnson (PhD)
University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2019/01/06 - Current Green/Environmental group
Member
 University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2018/01/05 - Current Academic Career Development Working group.
Member
 University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2017/09/01 - Current Patient and Research Group
Coordinator
 University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2013/02/01 - 2015/10/31 Provided training in the administration of the emotion-potentiated startle in two American Clinical Research Units (CRUs), Miami & Albuquerque, US (February-March 2013). - Analysed a startle dataset from a clinical trial (March 2013 until April 2014). - Provided training in the administration of psychological tasks for staff based at a Clinical Research Unit, Hammersmith Medicines Research, London (October 2015). P1vital, United Kingdom

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/10 - Current MRI techniques and analysis MRes Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology (Master) University College London Centre for Behaviour Change, United Kingdom
2020/02/10 - Current Human experimental models in depression: psychology and drug testing Clinical and Therapeutics Neuroscience (Master) University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2019/03/05 - Current Understanding and treating mood disorders (Bachelor) University College London Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, United Kingdom
2019/01/10 - Current Neuroimaging tecnhiques Oxford Postgraduate Psychiatry course (Postgraduate Certificate) University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2019/01/04 - Current Ethics approval processes Experimental Medicine for Mental Health (Postgraduate Certificate) University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2019/01/04 - Current Study design Experimental Medicine for Mental Health (Postgraduate Certificate) University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2022/09/01 - 2033/02/01 Psychopathology Psicologia (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/02 Neurosciences of Cognitive and Socio-Emotional Development Psicologia (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2023/02/01 - 2023/07/01 Quantitative Methods Psicologia (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2023/03 - 2023/03 Developmental Psychology Psicologia (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2020/01/13 - Current Part of evaluation committee for shortlisting and interviewing candidates for the MSc in Neuroscience.
Evaluator
 University of Oxford Department of Experimental Psychology, United Kingdom
2019/01/15 - Current Part of evaluation committee for shortlisting and interviewing candidates for the MSc in Clinical and Therapeutic Neurosciences.
Evaluator
 University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2018/12/06 - Current Part of evaluation committee for shortlisting and interviewing candidates for the DPhil in Psychiatry.
Evaluator
 Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2025/01/05 Anger, often referred to as the "forgotten emotion," has been gaining increasing scientific interest due to its significant implications for mental and physical health. Recent studies indicate that individuals with a higher propensity for anger may exhibit distinct physiological and behavioral responses, influencing how they perceive and react to emotional stimuli. Understanding the underlying mechanisms of this emotion is crucial for developing effective interventions that promote better emotional regulation. Público
2021/10 News press release about work entitled 'How antidepressant treatment modulates neural circuitry relevant to emotional regulation in adolescents with depression using fMRI'
2019/02/21 My work on the early effects of antidepressants in young people was featured in a news story. University of Oxford Newsletter

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2023/05/18 - Current RUM UMinho I&D Pessoas que sentem raiva de forma mais intensa têm um risco superior de desenvolver problemas como depressão
2020/10 - Current https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL4q1R53CWI SSRI Treatment in Young People with Depression and Anxiety
2018/06/12 - Current Witney Talking News Patient and Public Involvement in research

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020/06 - Current Frontiers in Psychiatry - Neuroimaging and Stimulation.
2020/06 - Current Frontiers in Neurology - Neuroimaging and Stimulation
2019 - Current Frontiers in Neuroscience
2019 - Current Brain Behavior and Immunity
2017 - Current Human Brain Mapping
2016 - Current Psychological Medicine
2015 - Current Journal of Affective Disorders
2014 - Current Nature Scientific Reports
2013 - Current Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
2013 - Current Cognition and Emotion
2012 - Current Journal of Affective Disorders
2012 - Current Cognitive Therapy and Research

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2020/02/10 - Current To what extent is Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) curable? Ioannis Pantelidakis
2019 - 2020 Effects of serotonin on emotion and motivation processing in Parkinson’s Disease Lisa Nobis
2019 - 2020 The effect of atomoxetine on learning and memory in healthy volunteers Renée Koolschijn
2018 - 2020 The effects of acute baclofen (GABAB agonist) administration on visuomotor adaptation Ainslie Johnstone
2018 - 2020 The effects of sub-anaesthetic doses of NMDA receptor antagonist ketamine and anaesthetic doses of ketamine and dexmedetomidine on EEG signatures of information processing in healthy volunteers Layla Stahr
2018 - 2019 The interaction of COMT genotype, tolcapone and acute stress on brain activity and working memory performance. Marieke Martens
2017 - 2019 The effects of prebiotic administration on reading and cognition in children Rita Baiao
2018 - 2018 Are military drone pilots more likely to suffer from mental health problems than other military pilots? If so, what could be done to remedy this? Tom Christensen
2016/02/06 - 2016/06/16 Which is the most effective mood stabilizing drug for the treatment of Bipolar Disorder? Effie Alden
2015/02/02 - 2015/06/06 To what extent do the Internet and social media increase the risk of developing depression, particularly in today's adolescents? Jemma Kernan
2014/02/06 - 2014/06/26 What are the causes of the ‘gender gap’ in depression? Nessie Bridgland

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2019/12/08 - 2019/12/08 Arguer in transfer viva for PhD. Thesis title: Characterization of C-terminal regions in L-type calcium channels in human brain University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2018/06/11 - 2018/06/11 Arguer in transfer viva for PhD. Thesis title: An exploration of the role of L-type calcium channels in mood and its cognitive and neural correlates Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2018 - 2018 Provided an external evaluation/assessment for the PhD thesis from the student Rita Baiao, based at the University of Minho. The thesis was entitled 'The Role of Maternal Oxytocin Receptor Gene Polymorphism in Maternal Interactive Behavior and its Consequent Impact on Children’s Neuroendocrine and Socio-Emotional Functioning'. This is a requirement for international PhDs. Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/03/21 - 2016/03/21 Arguer in transfer viva for MSc. Thesis title: The Effects of a COMT Inhibitor and COMT Genotype on Emotional Processing Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2015 - 2015 Provided an external evaluation for a PhD thesis by the student Marisa Fonseca, based at the Falcultat de Psicologia, Ciències de l'Educació i de l'Esport Blanquerna i en el Departament de Psicología, Universitat Ramon Hull, the title “Enfoque ecológico dos determinantes de la calidad del apego a los 36 meses: Contribuciones de los contextos parental, marital y família” [title in spanish].
Distinctions

Award

2022 Early Career Researcher (ECR) Award
Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2019 Guarantors of Brain Travel Award
2019 Excellence Award for exceptional work performance
University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2016 Poster prize
University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2014 Faith Ivens-Franklin Travel Award
2013 Keble Association Award
University of Oxford Keble College, United Kingdom
2012 European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) travel bursary
European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Netherlands
2012 ECNP Young Scientist Award
European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Netherlands
2012 European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) travel bursary
2012 British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) travel bursary
British Association for Psychopharmacology, United Kingdom
2009 Santander-Abbey Scholarship
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
2009 Scatcherd European Scholarship
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
2009 Medical Research Council Scholarship
Medical Research Council, United Kingdom
2009 Foundation for Science and Technology doctoral grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2008 Engenheiro António de Almeida award
Fundação Engenheiro António de Almeida, Portugal
2008 Governo Civil de Braga award
Governo Civil de Braga, Portugal
2004 University of Minho Merit award
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2003 University of Minho Merit award
Universidade do Minho, Portugal