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Anabela Fernandes graduated in Biochemistry by the University of Porto in 2003 and completed a PhD degree in Health Sciences by the University of Minho in 2010. The work developed by Anabela Fernandes during his PhD was performed in the Neurosciences domain at ICVS focusing on the study of neurodegerenative diseases. Since 2016, she's a researcher in the Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory (PNL) at the Research Center on Psychology (CIPsi). Her major goal is to combine experimental physical evaluation, neuroimaging methods and molecular markers assessment to comprehensively study the relationship between these three domains through aging. She is also interested in the study of the pathologic mechanism of neurodegenerative disorders as well as rehabilitation strategies for age-related cognitive and motor decline.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Anabela SILVA-FERNANDES

Citation names

  • Silva-Fernandes, Anabela
  • Fernandes, Anabela

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4F13-76E5-BEE1
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1187-7815
Researcher Id
V-7050-2017
Scopus Author Id
16231803300

Email addresses

  • asfernandes@psi.uminho.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • University of Minho/Research Center on Psychology (CIPsi). Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Braga, Portugal (Professional)
  • Rua Dr Adolfo Vilela, nº 27A, 4720-019, Amares, Amares, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/09/15 - 2026/09/01
Ongoing
 Master's Degree in Medicine (MMED) (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2010/12/10
Concluded
 PhD in Health Sciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Development and characterization of transgenic mouse models for Machado-Joseph disease" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aproved with unanimity
2003
Concluded
 Degree in Biochemistry - Specialization in Applied Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Characterization of transgenic mice for Machado-Joseph disease" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/03/13 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
2016/07/01 - 2019/02/28 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
2013 - 2016 Postdoc (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/01/02 - Current "The Brain, the Bug, and the Binge: The interplay between binge drinking, gut microbiota and brain functioning"
PTDC/PSI-ESP/1243/2021
Researcher
Ongoing
2018 - Current Towards successful cognitive aging: role of the interaction between markers of cardiovascular resistance (CVR), systemic inflammation (IS) and reserve cognitive (RC)
0348_CIE_6_E
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
 Fundación General CSIC
Ongoing
2019 - 2023/10 CA18138 Research Innovation and Sustainable Pan-European Network in Peripartum Depression Disorder
CA18138
Researcher
Concluded
2022 - 2023 DECOVEXP - DEMENTIA AND COVID19: EXPERIENCES IN CARE
DECOVEXP
Researcher
Concluded
2016 - 2019 ActiveNeuron: Dissecting the effects of physical activity on the brain structure networks and function
SFRH/BPD/107732/2015
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
Concluded
2011 - 2013 Deciphering the role of Aß and TAU among neuronal subpopulations in Alzheimer´s disease network malfunction
PTDC/SAU-NSC/120590/2010
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2021 - 2023 Creation of a laboratory for practical teaching of neuroanatomy: PlastBRAINLab
Projetos IDEA 2ª Edição 2019
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
 Universidade do Minho
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Research Center in Psychology
UID/PSI/01662/2019
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/04/01 - 2013/09/30 Ataxin-3: gain and loss of function in Machado-Joseph disease
PTDC/SAU-GMG/101572/2008
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005/07/01 - 2008/06/30 Study of the involvement of the molecular chaperones and the ubiquitin-proteasome system in Machado-Joseph disease
POCI/SAU-MMO/60412/2004
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2024/03/31 - Current COST action CA22114: Maternal Perinatal Stress and Adverse Outcomes in the Offspring: Maximising infants´development (TREASURE)
CA22114
Researcher
2019/02 - Current Dissecting the effects of physical activity on the brain structure networks and function
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Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
Ongoing
2016 - Current - Getting the aging brain to train: a working memory and neurostimulation approach
BIAL 286/16
Researcher
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Ana Carolina Teixeira Santos; SILVA-FERNANDES, Anabela; Couto-Pereira, Natividade; Nobre, Clarisse; Sampaio, Adriana. "Working memory training associated with tDCS increases salivary IGF-1 levels in older adults". Paper presented in XIII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Psicofisiología y Neurociencia Cognitiva y Afectiva - SEPNECA 2023, 2023.
  2. FERREIRA, MARISA M.; Sousa, Sónia S.; Gomes, Inês; Torres, Leonor; Ramalho, Miguel; Carvalho, Joana; Sampaio, Adriana; Silva-Fernandes, Anabela. "Physical Activity Promotes Primary Motor Cortex Neuroplasticity over the Course of Aging". 2022.
  3. SILVA-FERNANDES, Anabela; Cruz, Sara; Sousa, Sónia; FERREIRA, MARISA M.; Gomes, Mariana; Pereira, Diana; Marques, Luís; Carvalho, Joana; Sampaio, Adriana. Corresponding author: SILVA-FERNANDES, Anabela. "Physical activity differentiates attention, processing speed and memory performance in elderly adults". Paper presented in INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS "PROMOTING BRAIN HEALTH THROUGH EXERCISE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN', 2021.
  4. Santos, M; Teixeira-Castro, Andreia; SILVA-FERNANDES, Anabela; Tavares, Hugo; Sousa, Nuno; Maciel, Patrícia. "Absence of MeCP2 increases postnatal dentate gyrus cell proliferation in a mouse model of Rett syndrome.". Paper presented in 6th FENS Forum of European Neuroscience, 2008.
Journal article
  1. Sousa, Mariana; Cruz, Sara; Silva-Fernandes, Anabela; Alves, Diana. "A structural equation model of emotion knowledge and verbal intelligence in peer acceptance in a sample of Portuguese preschoolers". Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 251 (2025): 106131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2024.106131.
    10.1016/j.jecp.2024.106131
  2. Teixeira-Santos, Ana C.; Leandro Gomes; Pereira, Diana R.; Fabiana Ribeiro; Carvalheiro, Joana; Godinho, Catarina; Anabela SILVA-FERNANDES; et al. Corresponding author: Teixeira-Santos, Ana C.. "A Randomized Clinical Trial of Mindfulness Training versus a Health Promotion Program: Impact on Cognitive and Mental Health in Older Immigrants". International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology (2025):
    Submitted
  3. Barros, Duarte; SILVA-FERNANDES, Anabela; Martins, Sandra; Guerreiro, Susana; Magalhães, José; Carvalho, Joana; Marques, Elisa A.. "Feasibility and Effectiveness of a 12-Week Concurrent Exercise Training on Physical Performance, Muscular Strength, and Myokines in Frail Individuals Living in Nursing Homes: A Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial". Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (IF=4.2) (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105271.
    10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105271
  4. Mariana Lopes De Sousa; Cruz, Sara; SILVA-FERNANDES, Anabela; Alves, Diana. Corresponding author: Mariana Lopes De Sousa. "Emotion Knowledge mediates the effect of Verbal Intelligence in Peer Acceptance in a sample of Portuguese Preschoolers ¿". Journal of Experimental Child Psychology (IF=1.8) (2024):
    Accepted
  5. Sourial, Nadia; Beuscart, Jean-Baptiste; Posluszny, Lukasz; Calafiore, Matthieu; Sousa, Sónia S.; Sansone, Esther; Zuber, Marcelina; Vedel, Isabelle; COVERAGE Collaborative Group. "Challenges and Solutions in Recruiting Older Vulnerable Adults in Research". International Journal of Public Health (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2024.1607247.
    10.3389/ijph.2024.1607247
  6. Anabela SILVA-FERNANDES; Liliana G. Ciobanu; Ana Conde; Margarida Marques; Rafael A. Caparros-Gonzalez; Emma Fransson; Ana Raquel Mesquita; Bárbara Figueiredo; Alkistis Skalkidou. "Inflammatory biomarkers and perinatal depression: A systematic review". PLOS ONE (IF=2.9) (2024): https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280612.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0280612
  7. Chatterjee, Arpita; Saha, Saikat; Chakraborty, Anirban; SILVA-FERNANDES, Anabela; Mandal, Santi M.; Neves-Carvalho, Andreia; Liu, Yongping; et al. "Correction: The Role of the Mammalian DNA End-processing Enzyme Polynucleotide Kinase 3'-Phosphatase in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3 Pathogenesis". PLOS Genetics 20 1 (2024): e1011124. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1011124.
    Published • 10.1371/journal.pgen.1011124
  8. Barros, Duarte; Borges-Machado, Flávia; SILVA-FERNANDES, Anabela; Ribeiro, Oscar; Carvalho, Joana. "Do physical fitness and cognitive function mediate the relationship between basic activities of daily living and quality of life in older adults with dementia?". Quality of Life Research (IF=3.3) (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-023-03570-3.
    Published • 10.1007/s11136-023-03570-3
  9. Teixeira-Santos, Ana C.; Gomes, Leandro; Pereira, Diana R.; Ribeiro, Fabiana; SILVA-FERNANDES, Anabela; Federspiel, Carine; Steinmetz, Jean-Paul; Leist, Anja K.. "The MEDITAGING study: protocol of a two-armed randomized controlled study to compare the effects of the mindfulness-based stress reduction program against a health promotion program in older migrants in Luxembourg". BMC Public Health (IF=3.5) (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17387-9.
    10.1186/s12889-023-17387-9
  10. Irwin, Courtney L.; Coelho, Patrícia S.; Kluwe-Schiavon, Bruno; SILVA-FERNANDES, Anabela; Gonçalves, Óscar F.; Leite, Jorge; Carvalho, Sandra. "Non-pharmacological treatment-related changes of molecular biomarkers in major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis". International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology (IF=5.3) (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2023.100367.
    10.1016/j.ijchp.2023.100367
  11. Sabot, Philippe; Di Martino, Carla; Moroni, Christine; Pentini, Anna Aluffi; Pabjan, Barbara; Machado, Maria Manuela Pereira; Katkoniene, Agata; et al. "Reconsidering frailty from a human and social sciences standpoint: towards an interdisciplinary approach to vulnerability". Age and Ageing (IF=6) (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afad064.
    Published • 10.1093/ageing/afad064
  12. SILVA-FERNANDES, Anabela; Cruz, Sara; Moreira, Célia Sofia; Pereira, Diana R.; Sousa, Sónia S.; Sampaio, Adriana; Carvalho, Joana. "Processing speed mediates the association between physical activity and executive functioning in elderly adults". Frontiers in Psychology (IF=3.8) (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.958535.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2022.958535
  13. Sousa, Sónia S.; Ferreira, Marisa M.; Cruz, Sara; Sampaio, Adriana; SILVA-FERNANDES, Anabela. "A Structural Equation Model of Self-Regulation and Healthy Habits as an Individual Protective Tool in the Context of Epidemics–Evidence From COVID-19". Frontiers in Psychology (IF=4.232) (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.696813.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2021.696813
  14. Rosa, Alexandra Isabel; Duarte-Silva, Sara; SILVA-FERNANDES, Anabela; Nunes, Maria João; Carvalho, Andreia Neves; Rodrigues, Elsa; Gama, Maria João; et al. "Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid Improves Motor Symptoms in a Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease". Molecular Neurobiology (IF= 5.076) (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12035-018-1062-4.
    10.1007/s12035-018-1062-4
  15. Duarte-Silva, Sara; Neves-Carvalho, Andreia; Soares-Cunha, Carina; Silva, Joana M.; Teixeira-Castro, Andreia; Vieira, Rita; SILVA-FERNANDES, Anabela; Maciel, Patrícia. "Neuroprotective Effects of Creatine in the CMVMJD135 Mouse Model of Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3". Movement Disorders (IF=8.3) (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mds.27292.
    10.1002/mds.27292
  16. Chatterjee, Arpita; Saha, Saikat; Chakraborty, Anirban; SILVA-FERNANDES, Anabela; Mandal, Santi M.; Neves-Carvalho, Andreia; Liu, Yongping; et al. "The Role of the Mammalian DNA End-processing Enzyme Polynucleotide Kinase 3’-Phosphatase in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3 Pathogenesis". PLOS Genetics (IF=6.661) (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1004749.
    10.1371/journal.pgen.1004749
  17. Gao, Rui; Liu, Yongping; SILVA-FERNANDES, Anabela; Fang, Xiang; Paulucci-Holthauzen, Adriana; Chatterjee, Arpita; Zhang, Hang L.; et al. "Inactivation of PNKP by Mutant ATXN3 Triggers Apoptosis by Activating the DNA Damage-Response Pathway in SCA3". PLOS Genetics (IF=6.661) 11 1 (2015): e1004834. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1004834.
    10.1371/journal.pgen.1004834
  18. Esteves, S.; Duarte-Silva, S.; Naia, L.; Neves-Carvalho, A.; Teixeira-Castro, A.; Rego, A.C.; SILVA-FERNANDES, A.; Maciel, P.. "Limited effect of chronic valproic acid treatment in a mouse model of Machado-Joseph disease". PLoS ONE (IF=3.234) (2015): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84949591193&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0141610
  19. Vieira, J.P.; Lopes, F.; SILVA-FERNANDES, A.; Sousa, M.V.; Moura, S.; Sousa, S.; Costa, B.M.; et al. "Variant Rett syndrome in a girl with a pericentric X-chromosome inversion leading to epigenetic changes and overexpression of the MECP2 gene". International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience (IF: 2.380) (2015): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2015.07.010.
    10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2015.07.010
  20. Teixeira-Castro, A.; Jalles, A.; Esteves, S.; Kang, S.; Da Silva Santos, L.; SILVA-FERNANDES, A.; Neto, M.F.; et al. "Serotonergic signalling suppresses ataxin 3 aggregation and neurotoxicity in animal models of Machado-Joseph disease". Brain (IF=10.103) (2015): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4731417/.
    10.1093/brain/awv262
  21. Neves-Carvalho, Andreia; Logarinho, Elsa; Freitas, Ana; Duarte-Silva, Sara; Costa, Maria do Carmo; SILVA-FERNANDES, Anabela; Martins, Margarida; et al. "Dominant negative effect of polyglutamine expansion perturbs normal function of ataxin-3 in neuronal cells". Human Molecular Genetics (IF=6.393) (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddu422.
    10.1093/hmg/ddu422
  22. Ramos, Amanda; Kazachkova, Nadiya; Silva, Francisca; Maciel, Patrícia; SILVA-FERNANDES, Anabela; Duarte-Silva, Sara; Santos, Cristina; Lima, Manuela. "Differential mtDNA Damage Patterns in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Machado–Joseph Disease (MJD/SCA3)". Journal of Molecular Neuroscience (IF=2.352) (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12031-014-0360-1.
    10.1007/s12031-014-0360-1
  23. Duarte-Silva, S.; Neves-Carvalho, A.; Soares-Cunha, C.; Teixeira-Castro, A.; Oliveira, P.; SILVA-FERNANDES, A.; Maciel, P.. "Lithium Chloride Therapy Fails to Improve Motor Function in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Machado-Joseph Disease". The Cerebellum (IF=2.717) (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84905553639&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s12311-014-0589-9
  24. SILVA-FERNANDES, A.; Duarte-Silva, S.; Neves-Carvalho, A.; Amorim, M.; Soares-Cunha, C.; Oliveira, P.; Thirstrup, K.; Teixeira-Castro, A.; Maciel, P.. "Chronic Treatment with 17-DMAG Improves Balance and Coordination in A New Mouse Model of Machado-Joseph Disease". Neurotherapeutics (IF=5.054) (2014): https://doi.org/10.1007/s13311-013-0255-9.
    10.1007/s13311-013-0255-9
  25. Kazachkova, N.; Raposo, M.; Montiel, R.; Cymbron, T.; Bettencourt, C.; SILVA-FERNANDES, A.; Silva, S.; MacIel, P.; Lima, M.. "Patterns of mitochondrial DNA damage in blood and brain tissues of a transgenic mouse model of machado-joseph disease". Neurodegenerative Diseases (IF=3.454) (2013): https://doi.org/10.1159/000339207.
    10.1159/000339207
  26. Temudo, T.; Santos, M.; Ramos, E.; Dias, K.; Vieira, J.P.; Moreira, A.; Calado, E.; et al. "Rett syndrome with and without detected MECP2 mutations: An attempt to redefine phenotypes". Brain and Development (IF=2.119) (2011): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.braindev.2010.01.004.
    10.1016/j.braindev.2010.01.004
  27. Pinho, T.; SILVA-FERNANDES, A.; Bousbaa, H.; MacIel, P.. "Mutational analysis of MSX1 and PAX9 genes in Portuguese families with maxillary lateral incisor agenesis". European Journal of Orthodontics (IF=0.932) (2010): https://doi.org/10.1093/ejo/cjp155.
    10.1093/ejo/cjp155
  28. SILVA-FERNANDES, A.; Costa, M.D.C.; Duarte-Silva, S.; Oliveira, P.; Botelho, C.M.; Martins, L.; Mariz, J.A.; et al. "Motor uncoordination and neuropathology in a transgenic mouse model of Machado-Joseph disease lacking intranuclear inclusions and ataxin-3 cleavage products". Neurobiology of Disease (IF=5.121) (2010): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbd.2010.05.021.
    10.1016/j.nbd.2010.05.021
  29. SILVA-FERNANDES, A.; Oliveira, P.; Sousa, N.; Maciel, P.. "Motor and behavioural abnormalities associated with persistent spontaneous epilepsy in the fvb/n mouse strain". Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science (IF=0.231) (2010): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80051901783&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  30. Santos, M.; Summavielle, T.; Teixeira-Castro, A.; SILVA-FERNANDES, A.; Duarte-Silva, S.; Marques, F.; Martins, L.; et al. "Monoamine deficits in the brain of methyl-CpG binding protein 2 null mice suggest the involvement of the cerebral cortex in early stages of Rett syndrome". Neuroscience (IF=3.215) (2010): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.07.010.
    10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.07.010
  31. SILVA-FERNANDES, Anabela; Costa, Maria Do Carmo; Duarte-Silva, Sara; Costa, Cristina; Oliveira, Pedro; Maciel, Patricia. "Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Machado-Joseph Disease". Neurology (2009): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/7571444/.
  32. Cruto, Teresa; Teixeira-Castro, Andreia; SILVA-FERNANDES, Anabela; Costa, Maria do Carmo; Duarte-Silva, Sara; Maciel, Patricia. "Region-Specific Changes in the Expression of Hsp70 in the Central Nervous System of a Transgenic Mouse Model of Machado-Joseph Disease". Neurology (2009): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/30410186/.
  33. Santos, M.; SILVA-FERNANDES, A.; Oliveira, P.; Sousa, N.; Maciel, P.. "Evidence for abnormal early development in a mouse model of Rett syndrome". Genes, Brain and Behavior (IF=3.533) (2007): https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1601-183X.2006.00258.x.
    10.1111/j.1601-183X.2006.00258.x
Newspaper article
  1. https://www.diariodominho.pt/noticias/braga/autocontrolo-tem-influencia-positiva-no-confinamento-diz-estudo-da-uminho-20. "Self-regulation has a positive influence on confinement,’ says UMinho study", Diario do Minho, 2021, https://www.diariodominho.pt/noticias/braga/autocontrolo-tem-influencia-positiva-no-confinamento-diz-estudo-da-uminho-201808.
Report
  1. Irwin, Courtney L.; Coelho, Patrícia S.; Kluwe-Schiavon, Bruno; SILVA-FERNANDES, Anabela; Gonçalves, Óscar F.; Leite, Jorge; Carvalho, Sandra. 2021. Treatment-related changes of molecular biomarkers in major depressive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2021.10.0105.
    10.37766/inplasy2021.10.0105

Other

Other output
  1. PROSPERO Protocol Registration - A systematic review on the association between maternal depression and summary cortisol indices during the perinatal period. PROSPERO Protocol Registration - A systematic review on the association between maternal depression and summary cortisol indices during the perinatal period. 2024. Maria Inês Bessa; Conde, Ana Albertina; Anabela SILVA-FERNANDES. https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42024546945.
  2. PROSPERO Protocol Registration - A systematic review on the association between Inflammatory biomarkers and perinatal depression.. PROSPERO Protocol Registration - A systematic review on the association between Inflammatory biomarkers and perinatal depression.. 2020. SILVA-FERNANDES, Anabela; Ana Raquel Mesquita; Conde, Ana Albertina; Rafael A. Caparros-Gonzalez; Bárbara Figueiredo; Alkistis Skalkidou. https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42020210080.
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019 - 2020 Cognitive, structural and physical effects of a multicomponent exercise intervention in older adults - A pilot study.
Supervisor of Marisa Mota Ferreira
 Master in Applied Psichology (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Exploring the impact of physical activity on the healthy aging brain: a volumetric study
Co-supervisor
 Master in Biomedical Research (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2017/09 - 2018/10 Effect of physical fitness on cognitive functions in healthy young and old adults. (October 2018)
Supervisor
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Association between executive funciton, physical activity and aerobic fitness in healthy elderly adults.
Co-supervisor
 Master Physical Activity for the Elderly (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/05 “Precursores do Comportamento Antissocial: Associação com Potenciais Fatores de Risco e de Proteção"
(Thesis) Arguer
 Patricia Cristina Silva Figueiredo (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
2022/09 Mycobacterium avium chronic infection differently affects the cytokine profile in the hippocampus from Balb/c, C57BL/6 and CD-1 mice but has no impact in behavior
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Susana Cristina Roque Oliveira (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2019/10/31 Neurocognitive Rehabilitation combined with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in aphasia
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Juliana Rute Ribeiro Rocha. (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
2019/10/29 Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined with Neurocognitive Training in Chronic Aphasia
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Sofia Carolina Santos Ferreira. (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/05 - 2024/05 Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology (0264-6838) Taylor & Francis
2024/05 - 2024/05 Frontiers in Psychology Section Psychology of Aging (1664-1078) Frontiers Media
2020 - 2020 BMC Neuroscience (1471-2202) Springer Nature (New York, US)

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021/05 - Current le COVERAGE International Network Researcher

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2019/05 - 2023/10 Management Committee of COST Action: Research Innovation and Sustainable Pan-European Network in Peripartum Depression Disorder-Riseup-PPD CA18138
Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/02 - 2020/06 Professor of the module 4 of the curricular unit "Diversidade na Psicologia" Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2019/09 - 2020/01 Professor at the curricular unit of Introduction of Neurosciences (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/06/01 - 2024/11/05 Effects of multicomponent training on brain structure in the elderly – a voxel-based morphometry pilot study Andreia Alexandra Neves de Carvalho
Distinctions

Award

2013 Best poster presentation