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Nossa equipa
Our team

Dr.ª Catarina Prata

Neurofeedback Technique

Who am I?

Academic Experience

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

Professional Experience

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

Other certifications

  • Course “Initial Training of Trainers”, by the 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 of 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 A Thousand Reasons... Symposia (2015)
  • Symposium “Self-injury and Adolescence: Punishing the Body to Relieve the Soul”, by Listen — Association for Studies and Prevention of Suicide (2014)
  • II Iberian Congress of Psycho-Oncology — Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Neurology, by the Portuguese League against Cancer (2014)

Publications

  • ‍Barroso, B. C. R., Mendonça, F., Mazer, P., Prata, C., Pinto, J. O. (2025). Methylphenidate and P300 in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2025.112553
  • Prata, C., Almeida, R., Passion, 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
  • Silver, C., Passion, R., Almeida, R., Almeida, P. R., Barbosa, F., & Ferreira-Santos, F. (2023). Mini systematic review: Event-related potential correlates of aversive conditioning in psychopathy. Psychiatry, Psychology and Justice, (23), 1-32.
  • Botelho, C., Passion, R., Silver, C., & Barbosa, F. (2022). Neuronal underpinnings of the attentional bias toward threat in the anxiety spectrum: meta-analytic data on P3 and LPP event-related potentials. Biological Psychology, 176, 1-16, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2022.108475 ‍
  • Silver, 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
  • Passion, 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 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. Cerebral Sciences, 14, 504. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14050504