September 30, 2025
Mariana Pereira
Dreaming is a universal yet poorly understood phenomenon. This thesis investigates the neural mechanisms of dream traits and states using multimodal neuroimaging, including structural and functional MRI, diffusion imaging, and simultaneous EEG/fMRI. By addressing methodological challenges and leveraging large-scale datasets, the studies provide novel insights into the neural correlates of dream...
bioRxiv
May 21, 2025
Mariana Pereira, Paola Galdi, Ting Mei et al.
preprint
Dreaming represents a complex and universal aspect of human sleep, yet it remains an intriguing phenomenon, with the neural mechanisms underlying dream experiences and their frequency not fully understood. This study employs a multimodal neuroimaging approach, integrating quantitative multi-parameter mapping, diffusion tensor imaging, and resting-state functional MRI, to investigate the neural...
bioRxiv
July 3, 2024
Mariana Pereira, Noëlle Terpstra, Renate Rutiku et al.
preprint
Study Objectives: Nightmares are linked to daytime distress and psychiatric and neurological disorders. However, knowledge about the brain regions involved in nightmare production is sparse. This study aimed to examine the relationship between nightmare frequency and the functional connectivity of the amygdala with the prefrontal cortex, which is central to emotional regulation. Additionally,...
Seven Editora eBooks
August 12, 2023
Jorge Moreira, Patrícia Araújo, Mariana Pereira et al.
Deep and meaningful learning experiences are a privilege of human beings and nowadays, we live in a complex, rich and full of learning opportunities. Education is evolving in many ways, and new generations of youngsters are writing new paths to the future of humankind but still, we need to reconnect and restore the human-nature severance which has been occurring in the last decades, promoting a...