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Rita Canaipa holds a PhD in Biomedical Sciences with a specialization in Neurosciences and a master's degree in Human Development from the University of Lisbon, where she also earned her degree in Psychology. Accredited by the Portuguese Psychologists Association as a specialist in Neuropsychology and Psychotherapy, she is an assistant professor at the Portuguese Catholic University's Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing. With extensive clinical experience in Fibromyalgia, her research in pain neuroscience explores the relationships between pain, cognition, emotions, and interoception. She studies pain variability, cognitive functioning, social distress in pain reports, and pain response across diverse populations, including dancers, known for their unique physical demands. Her work is dedicated to elucidating the underlying mechanisms of pain perception and modulation to translate the knowledge to community and healthcare professionals and contribute to personalized clinical care, reducing patients' pain and suffering.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Social Distress And Pain Modulation: Findings From Healthy And Chronic Pain Patients, University of Lisbon
Award Date: 31 May 2016
Master, A Psicogénese dos Argumentos Operatórios: Identidade, Compensação e Reversibilidade em provas Piagetianas de conservação, University of Lisbon
Award Date: 10 Apr 2006
Licenciatura em Psicologia, University of Lisbon
Award Date: 31 Jul 2001
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CIIS: Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health
Barros, M. (PI), Rosa, N. (Researcher), Correia, M. J. (Researcher), Caldas, A. C. (Researcher), Amado, J. C. (Researcher), Figueiredo, A. S. (Researcher), Esteves, A. C. (Researcher), Mineiro, A. (Researcher), Abreu, A. M. (Researcher), Duarte, A. S. (Researcher), Almeida, S. F. (Researcher), Correia, A. (Researcher), Moura, A. (Researcher), Almeida, A. (Researcher), Araújo, B. (Researcher), Moura-Netto, C. (Researcher), Ferrito, C. (Researcher), Pais-Vieira, C. (Researcher), Festas, C. (Researcher), Marques-Vieira, C. (Researcher), Catré, D. (Researcher), Nunes, E. (Researcher), Jesus, É. (Researcher), Ribeiro, F. (Researcher), Rosário, F. (Researcher), Fernandes, G. (Researcher), Rato, J. R. (Scholarship holder), Salgado, J. R. (Researcher), Neves-Amado, J. (Researcher), Amendoeira, J. (Researcher), Sá, L. (Researcher), Capelas, M. L. (Researcher), Vieira, M. M. (Researcher), Nunes, M. V. S. (Researcher), Cardoso, M. (Researcher), Veiga, N. J. (Researcher), Fonseca, P. (Researcher), Correia, P. N. (Researcher), Couto, P. (Researcher), Pontífice-Sousa, P. (Researcher), Ravasco, P. (Researcher), Carvalho, P. V. D. (Researcher), Alves, P. (Researcher), Melo, P. (Researcher), Silva, R. (Researcher), Canaipa, R. (Researcher), Noites, R. (Researcher), Rio, R. (Researcher), Almeida, S. (Researcher), Deodato, S. (Researcher), Caldeira, S. (Researcher), Silva, S. (Researcher), Borges, T. (Researcher), Silva, V. (Researcher), Charepe, Z. (Researcher), Rodrigues-Pires, F. (Volunteer), Veludo, F. (Researcher), Carmo, H. (Scholarship holder), Romeiro, J. (Student), Melo, M. (Researcher), Braga, M. (Researcher), Amaral, T. (Researcher), Moreira, M. A. (Researcher), Guerra, N. (Student), Santos, P. (Researcher), Paço, S. (Student), Lynce, S. (Scholarship holder), Miguel, S. (Student), Costa, T. (Researcher), Silva-Neves, V. (Researcher), Silva, A. (Researcher), Carvalho, A. R. (Researcher), Almeida, B. (Researcher), Figueiredo, C. (Researcher), Esteves, E. (Scholarship holder), Araújo, F. M. (Researcher), Garcia, J. G. (Researcher), Santos, L. (Researcher), Santos, N. M. D. (Researcher), Lopes, P. (Researcher), Bornes, R. (Researcher), Silva, R. (Researcher), Costa, S. (Researcher), Silva, S. M. (Researcher), Marques, T. (Researcher), Almeida, A. (Researcher), Santos, M. (Scholarship holder), Santos, P. (Researcher), Miguel, S. (Researcher), Mendes, K. (Researcher), Gomes, A. P. (Researcher), Henriques, J. M. P. (Researcher), Costa, H. A. F. P. (Researcher) & Ribeiro, P. (Researcher)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
1/01/20 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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BBH: The Bayesian Brain Hypothesis and the pain perception in migraine
Canaipa, R. (PI) & Gil-Gouveia, R. (Researcher)
1/04/22 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Test-retest and interrater reliability of experimental within-subject variability of pain reports as assessed by the focused analgesia selection test
Agostinho, M., Shani, A., Canaipa, R. & Treister, R., Oct 2024, In: Pain Reports. 9, 5, p. e1175 8 p., e1175.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Correlations between within-subject variability of pain intensity reports and rubber hand illusion proprioceptive drift
Santos, D., Agostinho, M., Treister, R. & Canaipa, R., 27 Jul 2023, In: Neuroscience Letters. 810, 137319.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Is anxiety related to higher vulnerability to a body illusion? Results from the classical rubber hand illusion paradigm
Santos, D., Agostinho, M. & Canaipa, R., 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Mecanismos de dor nas espondiloartrites e a relação com o desempenho cognitivo
Müller, M. D. F., Canaipa, R. & Santos, F. M. P. D., 11 Dec 2023, In: Revista Liberato. 24, 42, p. 133-145 13 p.Translated title of the contribution :Mechanisms of pain in spondyloarthritis and the relationship with cognitive performance Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reliability of the within-subjects variability of pain reports as assessed by the focused analgesia selection test (fast)
Agostinho, M., Shehab, O., Hidjazi, S., Canaipa, R. & Treister, R., 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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A intervenção do assistente social em cuidados paliativos: uma scoping review
Canaipa, R. (President of Jury), Pedro Ramos Cortês, A. S. (Main Examiner) & Capelas, M. L. (Supervisor)
2023Activity: Examination
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A default mode network e as doenças de consciência: uma revisão scoping
Rato, J. R. (President of Jury), Canaipa, R. (Main Examiner) & Capelas, M. L. (Supervisor)
2023Activity: Examination
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A hipótese do cérebro bayesiano: estudo da relação entre o condicionamento e a variabilidade nos relatos de dor em indivíduos saudáveis
Silva Nunes, M. V. (President of Jury), Capelas, M. L. (Main Examiner) & Canaipa, R. (Supervisor)
2023Activity: Examination
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Sedação paliativa: uma revisão scoping
Canaipa, R. (President of Jury), Capelas, M. L. (Supervisor) & Neves, S. C. D. S. (Main Examiner)
2023Activity: Examination
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Memória de Dor induzida em laboratório em indivíduos saudáveis: relação com o desempenho em provas neuropsicológicas de memória verbal
Capelas, M. L. (President of Jury), Ribeiro, F. (Main Examiner) & Canaipa, R. (Supervisor)
2023Activity: Examination