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I am currently a neuroscience researcher at the Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research (CIBIT) from the University of Coimbra, Portugal, working under the AIMS-2-TRIALs consortium. In 2011, I completed my MSc in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Coimbra. My thesis focused on the neuroanatomy and neurochemistry of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). After completing my MSc, I worked under European Era-Net projects investigating the impact of sensory deprivation on brain adult plasticity (blind and deaf-blind clinical populations). In 2016, I moved to London to pursue my passion and develop my research on ASD at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) from King’s College London in the UK, a worldwide leading centre for autism research. During my PhD I investigated the neurobiological responsivity to acute doses of a GABA-acting drug in ASD and showed, for the first time in humans, that it is possible to restore atypical GABA-dependent visual processing in ASD. I completed my PhD in Neuroscience in 2021. My research seeks to better understand the neurobiological mechanisms underlying ASD to identify clinically relevant biomarkers that may lead to tailored pharmacological therapies for ASD. In particular, I am involved in studies using multimodal neuroimaging techniques, such as magnetic resonance spectroscopy, electroencephalography, and Positron Emission Tomography, as well as drug challenges to probe the living human brain. I am passionate about neuroscience in general, with a special focus on ASD.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
ANDREIA SOFIA CARVALHO PEREIRA

Citation names

  • Pereira, Andreia
  • Andreia C. Pereira
  • Andreia Carvalho Pereira

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3011-D8EB-F611
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4418-2638

Email addresses

  • acpereira@fmed.uc.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine - Ophthalmology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Behavioural Sciences Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Social Sciences - Psychology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2016/10 - 2021/10
Concluded
 Forensic Psychiatry Research (Doctor of Philosophy)
Major in Neurosciences
Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, United Kingdom
"GABAB receptor-directed pharmacological challenge in adults with and without autism – probing glutamate, GABA, and glutathione neurochemistry" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2020/12 - 2020/12
Concluded
 Editing School on Advanced Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (Outros)
Johns Hopkins Medicine Russell H Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, United States
2019/06 - 2019/06
Concluded
 Leadership for Post Graduate Students (Outros)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2019/02 - 2019/02
Concluded
 Networking for Researchers (Outros)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2018/12 - 2018/12
Concluded
 Editing School on Advanced Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (Outros)
Johns Hopkins Medicine Russell H Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, United States
2018/04/30 - 2018/04/30
Concluded
 Clear and concise academic writing (Outros)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2018/03/12 - 2018/03/12
Concluded
 Assertiveness for Researchers (Outros)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2018 - 2018
Concluded
 Neuroanatomy for Imagers (Outros)
King's College London - Guy's Campus, United Kingdom
2017 - 2017
Concluded
 Good Clinical Practice (for non-CTIMP studies) (Outros)
King's College London - Guy's Campus, United Kingdom
2017 - 2017
Concluded
 MRC Social Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre EEG Analysis Summer School (Outros)
King's College London - Denmark Hill Campus, United Kingdom
2017 - 2017
Concluded
 Clinical Trials in Mental Health short course (Outros)
King's College London Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, United Kingdom
2017 - 2017
Concluded
 Autism Diagnostic Interview – Revised (ADI-R) (Outros)
Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, United Kingdom
2017 - 2017
Concluded
 Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule 2 (ADOS 2) (Outros)
King's College London Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, United Kingdom
2009 - 2011
Concluded
 Biologica Celular e Molecular (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Autism Spectrum Disorders - A brain morphometric and neurochemical study" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2004 - 2008
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/06 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Imagem Biomédica e Investigação Translacional, Portugal
2020/01 - 2020/12 Science and Technology Management Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal
2012 - 2016 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
CNC.IBILI, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021 - 2023/05 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016 - 2021 PhD student King's College London - Denmark Hill Campus, United Kingdom
2017 - 2018 Teaching assistant King's College London, United Kingdom
King's College London Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, United Kingdom
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019 - 2020 BIGDATIMAGE - From computational modelling and clinical research to the development of neuroimaging big data platforms for discovery of novel biomarkers
CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000016
Science and Technology Management Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal
Concluded
2018 - 2019 AIMS-2-TRIALS
AIMS-2-TRAILS
PhD Student Fellow
King's College London Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, United Kingdom
Concluded
2016 - 2018 European Autism Interventions - A Multicentre Study for Developing New Medications (EU-AIMS)
EU-AIMS
PhD Student Fellow
King's College London Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, United Kingdom
 Innovative Medicines Initiative
Concluded
2012 - 2014 European Consortium on Rare Diseases (ERA-Net) project: Comprehensive analysis of rod-cone photoreceptor degeneration associated with rhodopsin mutations.
RHORCOD
Research Fellow
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/06 - Current Multimodal neuroimaging in First Episode Psychosis: the quest for biomarkers of treatment response (INSPIRE: NeuroImagiNg FirSt PsychosIs TReatmEnt)
CE-021/2019
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Imagem Biomédica e Investigação Translacional, Portugal
2021 - Current AIMS-2-TRIALS
AIMS-2-TRIALS
Técnico Superior
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal
 Innovative Medicines Initiative
Ongoing
2014 - 2016 European young investigators network for Usher syndrome
EUR-USH
Research Fellow
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2019 - 2021 The neural circuitry underlying error monitoring during social cognition
306/2018
Colaborador
Fundação Bial
Concluded
2017 - 2020 Synaptic networks and Personalized Medicine Approaches to Understand Neurobehavioural Diseases Across the Life Span
MEDPSERSYST
Colaborador
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Imagem Biomédica e Investigação Translacional, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016 - 2019 Linking inhibition from molecular to systems and cognitive levels in neurodevelopmental disorders in the autism spectrum
FLAD Life Science 2020
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Dias, C.; Costa, D.M.; Sousa, T.; Castelhano, J.; Figueiredo, V.; Pereira, A.C.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Classification of erroneous actions using EEG frequency features: Implications for BCI performance". 2021.
    10.1109/EMBC46164.2021.9630509
Conference poster
  1. Ellis, C; Ahmad, J; Zoumpoulaki, A; Velthuis, H; Pereira, AC; Wong, N; Dimitrov, M; et al. "The Aperiodic 1/f signal as a proxy measure of E-I signalling in humans". Paper presented in AIMS-2-TRIALS General Assembly, 2022.
  2. Dimitrov, M; Wong, N; Batalle, D; O'Daly, O; Leaman, S; Franca, L; Pereira, AC; et al. "Comparison of single- and multi-echo pre-processing strategies for motion correction of rs-fMRI". Paper presented in OHBM, 2021.
  3. Ellis, C; Ahmad, J; Pereira, AC; Velthuis, H; Wong, N; Dimitrov, M; Kowaleski, L; et al. "Testing 1/f as a proxy marker of E/I ratio in EEG using Arbaclofen: evidence from adults with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD)". Paper presented in INSAR, 2020.
  4. Pereira, AC; Velthuis, Hester; Wong, NML; Kowalewski, L; Lythgoe, D; Rotaru, D; Edden, RAE; et al. "Excitatory-Inhibitory response to GABA-B challenge is different in adults with and without an Autism Spectrum Condition". Paper presented in IMFAR, 2019.
  5. Pereira, AC; Velthuis, H; Wong, NML; Kowalewski, L; Lythgoe, D; Rotaru, D; Edden, RAE; et al. "Excitatory-Inhibitory neurochemical response to GABAB receptor challenge is different in adults with and without an Autism Spectrum Condition". Paper presented in AIMS-2-TRIALS General Assembly, 2019.
  6. Pereira, AC; Velthuis, H; Wong, NML; Kowalewski, L; Lythgoe, D; Rotaru, D; Edden, RAE; et al. "Excitatory-Inhibitory neurochemical response to GABAB receptor challenge is different in adults with and without an Autism Spectrum Condition”. 32nd European College of Neuropsychopharmacology". Paper presented in ECNP, 2019.
  7. Pereira, AC; Velthuis, H; Wong, NML; Kowalewsi, L; Lythgoe, D; Rotaru, D; Edden, RAE; et al. "GABAB receptor system responsivity in adults with and without an Autism Spectrum Condition: a neurochemical study". Paper presented in International Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrist, 2019.
  8. Simões, M; Mouga, S; Pereira, AC; Carvalho, P; Oliveira, G; Castelo-Branco, M. "Can virtual reality be used for behavioral analysis in autism spectrum disorder? A simulation for interpersonal distance preference assessment". Paper presented in IMFAR, 2015.
  9. Pereira, AC; Violante, IR; Mouga, S; Oliveira, G; Castelo-Branco, M. "Neurochemical and Neuroanatomical changes in children, adolescents and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder". Paper presented in IMFAR, 2015.
  10. Ferreira, S; Pereira, AC; Ribeiro, JC; Reis, A; Duarte, C; Silva, E; Castelo-Branco, M. "Changes in Odor Detection Responses in Usher Syndrome Patients’ Brain". Paper presented in XIV Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences, 2015.
  11. Pereira, AC; Ribeiro, JC; Ferreira, S; Reis, A; Silva, E; Castelo-Branco, M. "Multisensory deprivation leads to regional decreases and increases in cortical gray matter volume in Usher Syndrome". Paper presented in XIV Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences, Póvoa de Varzim, 2015.
  12. Pereira, AC; Violante, IR; Mouga, S; Oliveira, G; Castelo-Branco, M. "Prefrontal cortex over-excitation and cortico-subcortical structural changes in Autism Spectrum Disorder". Paper presented in XIV Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences, 2015.
  13. Castelo-Branco, M; Ferreira, S; Pereira, AC; Quendera, B; Mateus, C; Almeida, MR; Silva, E. "Evidence for structural and functional reorganization of visual retinotopic and high level regions in a human model of genetically determined peripheral visual loss". Paper presented in SFN, 2014.
  14. Pereira, Andreia; Ferreira, Sónia; Quendera, Bruno; Mateus, Catarina; Almeida, Maria do Rosário; Silva, Eduardo; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Cortical reorganization upon peripheral visual loss in Retinitis Pigmentosa". Paper presented in ECVP, 2013.
    10.1177/03010066130420s101
  15. Ferreira, Sónia; Pereira, Andreia; Quendera, Bruno; Mateus, Catarina; Almeida, Maria Rosário; Silva, Eduardo; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Retinal Dystrophy and Functional Organization of Visual Cortex in Retinitis Pigmentosa.". Paper presented in ECVP, 2013.
    10.1177/03010066130420s101
  16. Ferreira, Sónia; Pereira, Andreia C; Quendera, Bruno; Mateus, Catarina; Almeida, Maria Rosário; Silva, Eduardo; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Peripheral Vision Loss and Visual Cortical Organization in Retinitis Pigmentosa". Paper presented in XIII Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences, 2013.
  17. Pereira, Andreia C; Ferreira, Sónia; Quendera, Bruno; Mateus, Catarina; Almeida, Maria Rosário; Silva, Eduardo; Castelo-Branco, M. "Cortical alterations due to peripheral visual loss in Retinitis Pigmentosa". Paper presented in XIII Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences, 2013.
  18. Ferreira, S; Pereira, AC; Quendera, B; Mateus, C; Almeida, MR; Silva, E; Castelo-Branco, M. "The Result of Peripheral Retinal Degeneration on the Functional Organizationof Visual Cortex". Paper presented in 4th PF2MUC Symposium - “Personalized Medicine: Myth or Reality?, 2013.
  19. Pereira, AC; Violante, IR; Mouga, S; Oliveira, G; Castelo-Branco, M. "Investigating the excitation/inhibition ratio in the pre-frontal cortex of subjects diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder". Paper presented in 4th PF2MUC Symposyum – “Personalized Medicine: Myth or Reality?, 2013.
  20. Andreia C. Pereira; Mateus, C; Quendera, B; Ferreira, S; Almeida, MR; Silva, E; Castelo-Branco, M. "Phenotypic Characterization in Two Patients with Identified Rhodopsin Gene Mutation: Impact of Retinal Degeneration on Cortical Structure". Paper presented in ARVO, 2012.
  21. Ferreira, S; Pereira, AC; Mateus, C; Quendera, B; Almeida, MR; Silva, E; Castelo-Branco, M. "Influence of Retinal Dystrophy on Brain Cortex Structure in Retinitis Pigmentosa". Paper presented in 29th ESMRMB Annual Scientific Meeting, 2012.
  22. Pereira, AC; Violante, IR; Mouga, S; Oliveira, G; Castelo-Branco, M. "Brain structure and neurochemistry in Autism Spectrum Disorders". Paper presented in 29th ESMRMB Annual Scientific Meeting, 2012.
Journal article
  1. John Tully; Andreia C. Pereira; Arjun Sethi; Julia Griem; Ben Cross; Steven Charles Rees Williams; RJ Blair; Declan G Murphy; Nigel Blackwood. "Impaired striatal glutamate/GABA regulation in violent offenders with antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy". Molecular Psychiatry (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41380-024-02437-4.
    10.1038/s41380-024-02437-4
  2. Ana Dionísio; Ana Espírito; Andreia C. Pereira; Susana Mouga; Otília C. d’Almeida; Guiomar Oliveira; Miguel Castelo-Branco. "Neurochemical differences in core regions of the autistic brain: a multivoxel 1H-MRS study in children". Scientific Reports (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-52279-x.
    10.1038/s41598-024-52279-x
  3. QIYUN HUANG; Hester Esme Velthuis; Andreia C. Pereira; Jumana Ahmad; Samuel Frazer Cooke; Claire Louise Ellis; Francesca M Ponteduro; et al. "Exploratory evidence for differences in GABAergic regulation of auditory processing in autism spectrum disorder". Translational psychiatry 13 1 (2023): 320-320. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/f33d66b7-a45e-4247-a9f4-0ab10cc79efe.
    10.1038/s41398-023-02619-8
  4. Ana Dionísio; Andreia C. Pereira; Mouga, Susana; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Simultaneous neurochemical changes in core regions of the autistic brain: a multivoxel 1 H-MRS study in children". Scientific Reports (2023):
    Submitted
  5. Cornelia Carey; Nisha Singh; Joel T. Dunn; Teresa Sementa; Maria Andreina Mendez; Hester Velthuis; Andreia C. Pereira; et al. "From bench to bedside: The mGluR5 system in people with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder and animal model systems". Translational Psychiatry (2022): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-02143-1.
    10.1038/s41398-022-02143-1
  6. Dias C; Costa D; Sousa T; Castelhano J; Figueiredo V; Pereira AC; Castelo-Branco M. "A neuronal theta band signature of error monitoring during integration of facial expression cues.". PeerJ (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/35194525.
    10.7717/peerj.12627
  7. QIYUN HUANG; Andreia C. Pereira; Hester Esme Velthuis; Nichol M. L. Wong; Claire Louise Ellis; Francesca M. Ponteduro; Mihail Dimitrov; et al. "GABAB receptor modulation of visual sensory processing in adults with and without autism spectrum disorder". Science translational medicine 14 626 (2022): eabg7859-eabg7859. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/gabab-receptor-modulation-of-visual-sensory-processing-in-adults-with-and-without-autism-spectrum-disorder(8b44ad47-8466-44b9-a569-9ce3126ceeff).html.
    10.1126/scitranslmed.abg7859
  8. Ferreira S; Duarte IC; Paula A; Pereira AC; Ribeiro JC; Quental H; Reis A; Silva ED; Castelo-Branco M. "Decreased activity of piriform cortex and orbitofrontal hyperactivation in Usher Syndrome, a human disorder of ciliary dysfunction.". Brain imaging and behavior (2021): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/34850367.
    10.1007/s11682-021-00594-6
  9. Marco Simõe; Susana Mouga; Andreia C. Pereira; Paulo de Carvalho; Guiomar Oliveira; Miguel Castelo-Branco. "Virtual Reality Immersion Rescales Regulation of Interpersonal Distance in Controls but not in Autism Spectrum Disorder.". Journal of autism and developmental disorders (2020): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04484-6.
    Open access • 10.1007/s10803-020-04484-6
  10. Ferreira, Sónia; Pereira, Andreia Carvalho; Quendera, Bruno; Reis, Aldina; Silva, Eduardo Duarte; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Enhanced Visual Attentional Modulation in Patients with Inherited Peripheral Retinal Degeneration in the Absence of Cortical Degeneration". Neural Plasticity 2019 (2019): 1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8136354.
    10.1155/2019/8136354
  11. Laura A. Ajram; Andreia C. Pereira; Alice M.S. Durieux; Hester E. Velthius; Marija M. Petrinovic; Grainne M. McAlonan. "The contribution of [1H] magnetic resonance spectroscopy to the study of excitation-inhibition in autism". Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry 89 (2019): 236-244. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.pnpbp.2018.09.010.
    10.1016/j.pnpbp.2018.09.010
  12. João Nuno Ramos; João Carlos Ribeiro; Andreia Carvalho Pereira; Sónia Ferreira; Isabel Catarina Duarte; Miguel Castelo-Branco. "Evidence for impaired olfactory function and structural brain integrity in a disorder of ciliary function, Usher syndrome". NeuroImage: Clinical 22 (2019): 101757-101757. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.nicl.2019.101757.
    10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101757
  13. Andreia C. Pereira; Violante, Inês R.; Mouga, Susana; Oliveira, Guiomar; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Medial Frontal Lobe Neurochemistry in Autism Spectrum Disorder is Marked by Reduced N-Acetylaspartate and Unchanged Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid and Glutamate¿+¿Glutamine Levels". Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 48 5 (2018): 1467-1482. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3406-8.
    10.1007/s10803-017-3406-8
  14. Ana Rita Machado; Andreia Carvalho Pereira; Fábio Ferreira; Sónia Ferreira; Bruno Quendera; Eduardo Silva; Miguel Castelo-Branco. "Structure-function correlations in Retinitis Pigmentosa patients with partially preserved vision: a voxel-based morphometry study". Scientific Reports 7 1 (2017): https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41598-017-11317-7.
    10.1038/s41598-017-11317-7
  15. Ferreira S; Pereira AC; Quendera B; Reis A; Silva ED; Castelo-Branco M. "Primary visual cortical remapping in patients with inherited peripheral retinal degeneration.". (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28116235.
    10.1016/j.nicl.2016.12.013
  16. PEREIRA, AC; FERREIRA, S; QUENDERA, B; MATEUS, C; SILVA, E; CASTELO-BRANCO, M. "Progressive visual loss in Retinitis Pigmentosa leads to cortical and subcortical reorganization of the human brain". Acta Ophthalmologica 92 (2014): 0-0. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.2014.3671.x.
    10.1111/j.1755-3768.2014.3671.x
  17. FERREIRA, S; PEREIRA, AC; QUENDERA, B; MATEUS, C; SILVA, E; CASTELO-BRANCO, M. "Brain structural and functional reorganization due to long term retinal peripheral degeneration in retinitis pigmentosa". Acta Ophthalmologica 92 (2014): 0-0. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.2014.3676.x.
    10.1111/j.1755-3768.2014.3676.x
Preprint
  1. Huang, Qiyun; Velthuis, Hester; Andreia C. Pereira; Ahmad, Jumana; Cooke, Samuel F.; Ellis, Claire L.; Ponteduro, Francesca M.; et al. "GABAergic regulation of auditory repetition suppression in adults with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder". 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.02.15.23285928.
    10.1101/2023.02.15.23285928
  2. Pereira, Andreia C.; Leonard, Alison; Velthuis, Hester; Wong, Nichol M. L.; Ponteduro, Francesca M.; Dimitrov, Mihail; Ellis, Claire L.; et al. "In vivo brain frontal and occipital glutathione levels are unchanged in autistic adults". 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3677300/v1.
    10.21203/rs.3.rs-3677300/v1
  3. Costa, Diana; Dias, Camila; Sousa, Teresa; Estiveira, João; Castelhano, João; Figueiredo, Verónica; Andreia C. Pereira; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Modulation of early level EEG signatures by distributed facial emotion cues". 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.03.03.433729.
    10.1101/2021.03.03.433729
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "GABAB receptor-directed pharmacological challenge in adults with and without autism – probing glutamate, GABA, and glutathione neurochemistry". PhD, King's College London Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, 2021.
  2. "Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Brain Morphometric and Neurochemical Study". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 2011. https://www.proquest.com/openview/666adb5fb8aaf0eeb6ca2cc95d254c8b/1?cbl=2026366&diss=y&pq-origsite=gscholar.

Other

Other output
  1. Flash electroretinogram as a potential biomarker of GABAergic dysfunction in adults with autism spectrum disorder. Conference presentation at the 60th Annual Symposium of the International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision. 2023. Huang, Q; Ellis, C; Leo, S; Velthuis, H; Pereira, AC; Dimitrov, M; Ponteduro, F; et al.
  2. Identifying EEG markers of Excitation and Inhibition in the living human brain. Panel presentation at INSAR conference. 2022. Ellis, C; Huang, Q; Velthuis, H; Pereira, AC; Wong, N; Ponteduro, F; Dimitrov, M; et al.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021 Probing the excitatory-inhibitory system in Autism Spectrum Disorder - a GABAB receptor pharmacological challenge study
Department of Psychology, City University, London, UK (London, United Kingdom)
2019 GABAB regulation of excitation-inhibition and antioxidant metabolism in adults with and without an Autism Spectrum Condition 5th International Symposium on GABA and Advanced Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
John Hopkins University School of Medicine (Salt Lake City, United States)
2019 Probing Dynamics of Excitation/Inhibition Pathways in Autism Spectrum Condition - a Pharmacological Neuroimaging Approach 7th Annual Molecular Psychiatry Meetin
Molecular Psychiatry Association (San Francisco, United States)
2019 Shifting glutamate-GABA metabolism in adults with and without autism spectrum disorder
Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences Department Science Meeting, KCL (London, United Kingdom)
2017 Neurochemistry of ASD – Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy approaches EU-AIMS Annual Meeting
(Paris, France)
2015 A role for N-acetylaspartate and N-acetylaspartylglutamate in the neurochemical imbalance in Autism Spectrum Disorder VII Annual Meeting of Institute of Biomedical Research in Light and Image
Institute of Biomedical Research in Light and Image (Coimbra, Portugal)
2014 Progressive visual loss in Retinitis Pigmentosa leads to cortical and subcortical reorganization of the human brain European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER)
European Association for Vision and Eye Research (Nice, France)
2014 Brain structural reorganization in pigmentary retinopathy Vision and Imaging Consortium for Translational Research Meeting
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2013 Investigating GABA and Glx levels in the pre-frontal cortex of subjects diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder 2nd Cardiff International Symposium on MR Spectroscopy of GABA
Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC) (Cardiff, United Kingdom)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2018 - 2019 A Double-Blind Placebo Randomised Control Trial, Differences in the Behavioural Profile of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Determining the Effect of Arbaclofen on State Anxiety
Co-supervisor
 Clinical Neurodevelopmental Sciences (Master)
King's College London, United Kingdom

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023 - 2023 Science Club for primary school children - Session lead "Neuroscientist for one day" (2023 - 2033)
2022 - 2022 Autism Awareness Week for High School Students (2022 - 2022)
2019/10/19 - 2019/10/19 Panel "Excitatory-Inhibitory Dynamics From Synapses to Systems: Bridging Rodents to Humans to Examine how the Brain Responds to Perturbation in Neurodevelopmental Conditions" (2019/10/19 - 2019/10/19)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Molecular Psychiatry Association, United States
2015 - 2015 Brain Awareness Week (2015 - 2015)
2014 - 2014 Brain Awareness Week at the Science Museum Coimbra (2014 - 2014)
2013 - 2013 Brain Awareness Week for highschool students (2013 - 2013)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/09/30 - 2033/09/30 Tertúlia "Literacia em Saúde"
Round table
 PicNic com Saúde
2023/03/22 - 2033/03/22 Training on inclusive language for Autism
Workshop
 ECRAN Workshop
2020/10/02 - 2020/10/02 Introduction to mixed modeling in R and SPSS
Workshop
 ECRAN Workshop
2020/07/06 - 2020/07/08 3 day workshop on several topics: autism participatory research, brainstorming about projects, biomarker discovery, elevator pitch and removing jargon, Individual development plan,
Workshop
 ECRAN Workshop

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2018 - Current Early Career Research Autism Network (ECRAN)
2013 - Current Associação Portuguesa para as Perturbações do Desenvolvimento e Autismo - Coimbra (APPDA - C) (Portuguese Autism Association - Coimbra node) Membro da Direcção/Board Member
2019 - 2022 International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Student and Early Career Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2018 - 2019 Statistics Module - practical classes MSc in Clinical Neurovelopmental Sciences (Master) King's College London, United Kingdom
2018 - 2018 Neuroquimica. VI Curso teórico-prático Autismo – do diagnóstico e intervenção precoce à vida adulta (Outros) Associação Portuguesa para as Perturbações do Desenvolvimento e Autismo – Coimbra, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Ressonância Magnética Cerebral Perturbação do Espectro do Autismo: Uma perspetiva longitudinal (Outros) Associação Portuguesa para as Perturbações do Desenvolvimento e Autismo – Coimbra, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023 - Current PloS One (1932-6203)
2021 - Current Scientific Reports (2045-2322)
2020 - Current Molecular Autism (2040-2392)
2018 - Current Autism Research (1939-3806)

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2014 - 2016 Visual cortical atrophy in retinitis pigmentosa patients with partially preserved vision: a voxel-based morphometry study Ana Rita de Brito Machado
2014 - 2016 Dimensions of the olfactory bulb and sulcus and their relation with olfactory cortical regions in Usher Syndrome João Nuno Pinto Ramos
Distinctions

Award

2019 Young Investigator Travel Award - 7th Annual Molecular Psychiatry Meeting ($1500)
Molecular Psychiatry Association, United States
2019 Guarantors of the Brain Travel Award (£900)
Guarantors Of Brain, United Kingdom
2019 Travel Award for Best Abstracts (500 EUR)
European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Netherlands
2019 Student/Trainee Travel Award ( $500)

Other distinction

2022 INSAR Dissertation Award Finalist
International Society for Autism Research, United States