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Rita Vieira is a clinical researcher and Psychologist, currently working as a Clinical Research Assistant at 2CA-Braga. She holds a PhD in Health Sciences from University of Minho and double master's degree in Psychology from the University of Minho and University of Lille. Her research interests primarily focuses on the neural correlates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in major depression, utilizing multimodal magnetic resonance imaging techniques. She is an effective member of the Association of Portuguese Psychologists (Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, OPP).
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Rita Gonçalves Vieira

Citation names

  • Vieira, Rita

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3410-424B-961D
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6762-406X

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Psychology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine - Psychiatry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1)
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/02 - 2024/02
Concluded
 Health Sciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
"Multidimensional and predictive approach of suicide in Major Depression: from suicidal ideation to action. " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2021 - 2021
Concluded
 Suicide and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Instituto CRIAP, Portugal
2017/09 - 2018/07
Concluded
 Psychologie des Processus Neurocognitifs et Sciences Affectives (Master)
Université de Lille - Campus Pont-de-Bois, France
"The neural basis of intransitive gestures: An fMRI study" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2013/09 - 2018/07
Concluded
 Psychology (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
"The neural basis of intransitive gestures: An fMRI study" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024 - Current Researcher (Research) 2CA-Braga, Portugal
2018/09/10 - 2024 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2017/11/01 - 2017/12/20 Research Trainee (Research) Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR 9193) Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives, France
2013/10/04 - 2014/05/30 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/01/05 - 2018/07/02 Técnico Psicologia Estagiário (Técnico Psicologia) Associação de Psicologia (APsi), Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Associação de Psicologia (APsi), Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/09/10 - 2020/03/31 A novel multimodal predictive approach of the effects of antidepressants in the recovery, remission and relapse of depression.
PTDC/DTP-PIC/6936/2014
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/01/01 - 2024/06/30 A rigidez cerebral como um novo biomarcador do envelhecimento: da distinção de condições normais e patológicas até à identificação de placas de beta-amilóide
2022.06203.PTDC
10.54499/2022.06203.PTDC
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2022/01/01 - 2023/12/31 A influência do sexo e do género na resposta ao stress: ultrapassar o paradigma binário para melhorar os cuidados de saúde personalizados
EXPL/PSI-GER/1030/2021
10.54499/EXPL/PSI-GER/1030/2021
Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Spain

Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Esteves, Madalena; Magalhães, Ricardo; Picó-Perez, Maria; Vieira, Rita; Castanho, Costa Teresa; Amorim, Liliana; Sousa, Mafalda; et al. "Your brain on coffee: psychological and resting-state effects of coffee consumption.". Paper presented in 12th FENS Forum of Neuroscience, Glasgow UK, 2020.
  2. Ferreira, Sónia; Picó-Pérez, Maria; Machado Sousa, Mafalda; Vieira, Rita; Morgado, Pedro. "Magnetic resonance imaging-based neurofeedback improves obsessive-compulsive symptomatology". Paper presented in ECNP congress, 2020.
    10.1016/j.euroneuro.2019.12.104
  3. Ferreira, Sónia; Picó-Pérez, Maria; Machado Sousa, Mafalda; Vieira, Rita; Morgado, Pedro. "A feasibility study of fMRI neurofeedback for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder". Paper presented in RT-FIN conference, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Ariño-Braña, Paula; Vieira, Rita; Soriano-Mas, Carles; Radua, Joaquim; Picó-Pérez, Maria. "Uncovering the role of sociodemographic factors in sex/gender differences in emotional brain activation: an SDM-PSI meta-analysis of fMRI studies". NeuroImage 328 (2026): 121777. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2026.121777.
    10.1016/j.neuroimage.2026.121777
  2. Machado-Sousa, Mafalda; Bertolín, Sara; Picó-Pérez, Maria; Costa, Ana Daniela; Vieira, Rita; Alonso, Pino; Menchón, José M.; Morgado, Pedro; Soriano-Mas, Carles. "Neurobiological correlates of CBT response in OCD through the analysis of resting state networks". International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology 25 2 (2025): 100585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2025.100585.
    10.1016/j.ijchp.2025.100585
  3. Picó-Pérez, Maria; Coelho, Marisa S.; Vieira, Rita; Machado-Sousa, Mafalda; Morgado, Pedro. "Exploring the impact of gender-related variables on health measures and perceived stress". Frontiers in Psychology 16 (2025): https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1500674.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1500674
  4. Vieira, Rita; Faria, Ana Raquel; Ribeiro, Diogo; Picó-Pérez, Maria; Bessa, João M.. "Structural and functional brain correlates of suicidal ideation and behaviors in depression: A scoping review of MRI studies". Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry 126 (2023): 110799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2023.110799.
    10.1016/j.pnpbp.2023.110799
  5. Picó-Pérez, Maria; Magalhães, Ricardo; Esteves, Madalena; Vieira, Rita; Castanho, Teresa C.; Amorim, Liliana; Sousa, Mafalda; et al. "Coffee consumption decreases the connectivity of the posterior Default Mode Network (DMN) at rest". Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 17 (2023): https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1176382.
    Published • 10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1176382
  6. Ferreira, S.; Machado-Sousa, M.; Vieira, R.; Magalhaes, R.; Coelho, A.; Picó-Pérez, M.; Morgado, P.. "fMRI neurofeedback leads to long-term symptomatic reduction in treatment-resistant patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder". European Psychiatry 66 S1 (2023): S229-S230. https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.530.
    10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.530
  7. Vieira, Rita; Reis, Joana; Portugal-Nunes, Carlos; Coelho, Ana; Magalhães, Ricardo; Ferreira, Sónia; Moreira, Pedro Silva; et al. "Anticipatory cues in emotional processing shift the activation of a combined salience sensorimotor functional network in drug-naïve depressed patients". Journal of Affective Disorders 320 (2023): 509-516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.09.165.
    10.1016/j.jad.2022.09.165
  8. Picó-Pérez, Maria; Vieira, Rita; Fernández-Rodríguez, Marcos; De Barros, Maria Antónia Pereira; Radua, Joaquim; Morgado, Pedro. "Multimodal meta-analysis of structural gray matter, neurocognitive and social cognitive fMRI findings in schizophrenia patients". Psychological Medicine (2022): 1-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033291721005523.
    10.1017/s0033291721005523
  9. Joana Reis; Rita Vieira; Portugal-Nunes, Carlos; Ana Coelho; Ricardo Magalhães; Pedro Moreira; Sónia Ferreira; et al. "Suicidal ideation is associated with reduced functional connectivity and white matter integrity in drug-naïve patients with Major Depression". Frontiers in Psychiatry 13 838111 (2022): https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.838111/abstract.
    Accepted • https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.838111/abstract
  10. Reis, Joana Vanessa; Vieira, Rita; Portugal-Nunes, Carlos; Coelho, Ana; Magalhaes, Ricardo; Moreira, Pedro; Ferreira, Sonia; et al. "Suicidal Ideation Is Associated With Reduced Functional Connectivity and White Matter Integrity in Drug-Naive Patients With Major Depression". Frontiers in Psychiatry (2022): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/51887738/.
    10.3389/FPSYT.2022.838111
  11. Ricardo Magalhães; Maria Picó-Pérez; Madalena Esteves; Rita Vieira; Teresa C. Castanho; Liliana Amorim; Mafalda Sousa; et al. "Habitual coffee drinkers display a distinct pattern of brain functional connectivity". Molecular Psychiatry (2021): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-021-01075-4.
    10.1038/s41380-021-01075-4
  12. Vieira, Rita; Coelho, Ana; Reis, Joana; Portugal-Nunes, Carlos; Magalhães, Ricardo; Ferreira, Sónia; Moreira, Pedro Silva; Sousa, Nuno; Bessa, João M.. "White Matter Microstructure Alterations Associated With Paroxetine Treatment Response in Major Depression". Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 15 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2021.693109.
    10.3389/fnbeh.2021.693109
  13. Ferreira, Sónia; Couto, Beatriz; Sousa, Mafalda; Vieira, Rita; Sousa, Nuno; Picó-Pérez, Maria; Morgado, Pedro. "Stress Influences the Effect of Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms on Emotion Regulation". Frontiers in Psychiatry 11 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.594541.
    Published • 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.594541
  14. Cruz, Sara; Lifter, Karin; Barros, Catarina; Vieira, Rita; Sampaio, Adriana. "Neural and psychophysiological correlates of social communication development: Evidence from sensory processing, motor, cognitive, language and emotional behavioral milestones across infancy". Applied Neuropsychology: Child (2020): 1-20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21622965.2020.1768392.
    Published • 10.1080/21622965.2020.1768392
Activities

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/10/02 - 2021/10/05 Poster presentation P.0367 Reduced white-matter integrity in depressed non-responders to paroxetine: a diffusion tensor imaging study
Congress
 34th ECNP Congress Hybrid
European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Netherlands
2021/10/02 - 2021/10/05 Poster presentation P.0368 Disrupted white-matter integrity in drug-naïve depressed patients with suicidal ideation 34th ECNP Congress Hybrid
European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Netherlands
2020/01/30 - 2020/02/01 Poster presentation "Microstructural differences in white-matter integrity are associated with treatment response in Major Depression"
Congress
 XIV Congresso Nacional de Psiquiatria 2020
2019/05/03 - 2019/05/04 Poster presentation "The neural basis of intransitive gestures : An fMRI study"
Congress
 14.º Encontro Nacional da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental (APPE)
2018/05/26 - 2018/05/26 Poster presentation "O efeito de um programa de autorregulação no comprometimento das funções executivas: Um estudo de caso"
Conference
 Jornadas APsi: Autorregulação e Desenvolvimento Humano
Associação de Psicologia (APsi), Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2018/11/28 - Current Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses Effective member
Distinctions

Award

2018 Best Poster Prize at I Jornadas APsi: Autorregulação e Desenvolvimento Humano
Associação de Psicologia (APsi), Universidade do Minho, Portugal