Dr.ª Catarina Prata

Dr.ª Catarina Prata

Neurofeedback Technician

Academic Career

  • PhD in Cognitive and Affective Neurosciences from the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the University of Porto (FPCEUP, 2024);
  • Integrated Master's Degree in Justice and Deviance Psychology from the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the University of Porto (FPCEUP, 2018);
  • Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the University of Porto (FPCEUP, 2015).

Professional Career

  • Neurofeedback Technician: NeuroImprove Clinic (2024-Present)
  • PhD Research Fellow: FPCEUP (2019-2023)
  • Professional Internship: Neuropsychophysiology Laboratory at FPCEUP (2021-2022)

Other Certifications

  • Course "Initial Training of Trainers," by CRIAP/IEFP Institute (2023)
  • Course "Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Professionals," by NeuroGime Academy (2023)
  • Advanced Specialization in Child and Adolescent Neuropsychology – from Assessment to Intervention, by CRIAP Institute (2023)
  • VI CAN – 6th Cognitive and Affective Neurophysiology Summer School: Acquisition, Processing, and Analysis of EEG Signal, by the Neuropsychophysiology Laboratory of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the University of Porto (2017)
  • Workshop "Suicidal Behaviors in Children and Adolescents," by MDC Psychology and Training (2017)
  • Symposium "Depression and Suicide in Childhood and Adolescence," by Mil Razões...Simpósios (2015)
  • Symposium "Self-harm and Adolescence: Punishing the Body to Relieve the Soul," by Escutar – Association for Suicide Studies and Prevention (2014)
  • II Iberian Congress of Psycho-Oncology – Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry, and Neurology, by the Portuguese Cancer League (2014)

Publications

  • Prata, C., Almeida, R., Pasion, R., Almeida, P. R., Barbosa, F., & Ferreira-Santos, F. (2023). Amplitude modulation of the contingent negative variation in psychopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 155, 1-10, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105469
  • Prata, C., Pasion, R., Almeida, R., Almeida, P. R., Barbosa, F., & Ferreira-Santos, F. (2023). Mini systematic review: Event-related potential correlates of aversive conditioning in psychopathy. Psiquiatria, Psicologia e Justiça, (23), 1-32.
  • Botelho, C., Pasion, R., Prata, C., & Barbosa, F. (2022). Neuronal underpinnings of the attentional bias toward threat in the anxiety-spectrum: Meta-analytical data on P3 and LPP event-related potentials. Biological Psychology, 176, 1-16, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2022.108475
  • Prata, C., Pasion, R., Fernandes, M., Almeida, R., Pereira, M. R., Mazer, P., & Barbosa, F. (2019). Callousness and Meanness traits are associated with increased N2 amplitude in a community sample of adolescents and adults. Neuroscience Letters, 706, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2019.04.056
  • Pasion, R., Prata, C., Fernandes, M., Almeida, R., Garcez, H., Araújo, C., & Barbosa, F. (2019). N2 amplitude modulation across the antisocial spectrum: A meta-analysis. Reviews in the Neuroscience, 30(7), 781-794. https://doi.org/ 10.1515/revneuro-2018-0116
  • Almeida, R., Prata, C., Pereira, M. R., Barbosa, F., & Ferreira-Santos, F. (2024) Neuronal correlates of empathy: A systematic review of event-related potentials studies in perceptual tasks. Brain Sciences, 14, 504. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14050504

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