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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.
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
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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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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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. (Researcher) & Ribeiro, P. (Researcher)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
1/01/20 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Investigating the relationship between cardiac interoceptive accuracy and stress: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Izagirre, N. I., Palmer, R., Schulz, A., Agostinho, M., Canaipa, R., Lima-Araujo, G., Maeda, S., Millon, E. M., Plans, D., Treister, R., Williams, I. A. & Murphy, J., Jan 2026, In: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 180, 8 p., 106454.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Disentangling interoception and its links to cognitive functioning in fibromyalgia
Agostinho, M., Capelas, M. L., Pimentel-Santos, F. M. & Canaipa, R., Dec 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 11 p., 31403.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile5 Citations (Scopus)53 Downloads -
Expectations, conditioning, and the placebo effect do not differ between fibromyalgia patients and healthy controls but might be differently associated
Emergui, G., Agostinho, M., Canaipa, R. & Treister, R., Aug 2025, In: Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 195, 8 p., 112207.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)50 Downloads -
Expectations, conditioning and the placebo response do not differ between fibromyalgia and healthy controls, but they are differently associated
Agostinho, M., Emergui, G., Canaipa, R. & Treister, R., Nov 2025, In: European Journal of Pain. 29, S1, p. 20-20 1 p., II-A.03.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Memory and pain: lower memory performance is related to enhanced pain conditioning in migraine
Agostinho, M., Calado, C., Viveiros, L., Gil-Gouveia, R. & Canaipa, R., Nov 2025, In: European Journal of Pain. 29, S1, p. 22-23 2 p., II- A.14.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Funcionamento cognitivo e sistema modulador descendente da dor: comparação entre indivíduos saudáveis e com fibromialgia
Rato, J. R. (President of Jury), Capelas, M. L. (Main Examiner) & Canaipa, R. (Supervisor)
2025Activity: Examination
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Modelos de prestação de cuidados paliativos na doença renal avançada – revisão scoping
Canaipa, R. (President of Jury), Rodrigues Ferreira Dourado, M. A. (Main Examiner) & Capelas, M. L. (Supervisor)
2025Activity: Examination
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Cuidados paliativos na região autónoma dos Açores: proposta de um plano estratégico
Canaipa, R. (President of Jury), Nunes, E. (Main Examiner) & Capelas, M. L. (Supervisor)
2025Activity: Examination
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Memória da dor: fatores que influenciam a precisão da recordação de eventos dolorosos em indivíduos saudáveis
Capelas, M. L. (President of Jury), Ribeiro, F. (Main Examiner) & Canaipa, R. (Supervisor)
2025Activity: Examination
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Dor irruptiva em contexto de doença oncológica: avaliação do conhecimento de médicos e enfermeiros portugueses
Canaipa, R. (President of Jury), Almeida, A. (Main Examiner) & Capelas, M. L. (Supervisor)
2024Activity: Examination