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Adriana Sampaio

Adriana Sampaio

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Psychology

D-Index
32
Citations
3643
World Ranking
10989
National Ranking
25

Overview

Adriana Sampaio is affiliated with the University of Minho in Portugal and conducts research primarily in the fields of neuroscience and psychology. Their work spans various subfields, including cognitive neuroscience, social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, and developmental and educational psychology.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Neural and behavioral psychology studies
  • Functional brain connectivity studies
  • EEG and brain-computer interfaces
  • Autism spectrum disorder research
  • Action observation and synchronization
  • Tactile and sensory interactions
  • Anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, cognitive processes

Among their recent published papers are:

  • Social Camouflaging in Females with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review (2020) published in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Is There a Bias Towards Males in the Diagnosis of Autism? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2024) published in Neuropsychology Review
  • Executive Functioning: A Mediator Between Sensory Processing and Behaviour in Autism Spectrum Disorder (2020) published in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Electroencephalographic Signatures of the Binge Drinking Pattern During Adolescence and Young Adulthood: A PRISMA-driven Systematic Review (2020) published in NeuroImage Clinical
  • Telephone-based Psychological Crisis Intervention: The Portuguese Experience with COVID-19 (2020) published in Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Sampaio frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Alberto Crego, Sara Cruz, Eduardo López-Caneda, Natália Almeida-Antunes, and Diego Pinal. These coauthor collaborations have resulted in multiple joint publications.

Sampaio's work has been published in several recurring academic venues, reflecting the breadth of research interests. Notable publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Scientific Reports
  • PLoS ONE
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Best Publications

  • A Hitchhiker's Guide to Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    José Miguel Montenegro Soares;Ricardo José Silva Magalhães;Pedro Miguel Silva Moreira;Alexandre Sousa

  • Default mode network dissociation in depressive and anxiety states

    Joana Fernandes Coutinho;Sara Veiga Fernandesl;José Miguel Soares;Liliana Maia

  • Stress-induced changes in human decision-making are reversible

    José Miguel Soares;Adriana Sampaio;Adriana Sampaio;Luís Miguel Ferreira;N. C. Santos

  • Stress Impact on Resting State Brain Networks.

    José Miguel Soares;Adriana Sampaio;Adriana Sampaio;Luís Miguel Ferreira;Nadine Correia Santos

  • Social Camouflaging in Females with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review

    María Tubío-Fungueiriño;Sara Cruz;Adriana Sampaio;Angel Carracedo

  • Affective picture modulation: valence, arousal, attention allocation and motivational significance.

    Jorge Leite;Sandra Carvalho;Santiago Galdo-Alvarez;Jorge Alves

  • The Big Five default brain: functional evidence

    Adriana Sampaio;José Miguel Soares;Joana Coutinho;Nuno Sousa

  • Non-pharmacological cognitive intervention for aging and dementia: Current perspectives.

    Jorge Alves;Rosana Magalhães;Álvaro Machado;Óscar F Gonçalves

  • Mood is a key determinant of cognitive performance in community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional analysis

    Nadine Correia Santos;Patrício Soares Costa;Pedro Miguel Guimarães Marques da Cunha;Jorge Cotter

  • Is there evidence for cognitive intervention in Alzheimer disease? A systematic review of efficacy, feasibility, and cost-effectiveness

    Jorge Alves;Rosana Magalhães;Roger E Thomas;Oscar F Gonçalves

  • Reviewing working memory training gains in healthy older adults: A meta-analytic review of transfer for cognitive outcomes

    Ana C. Teixeira-Santos;Célia S. Moreira;Rosana Magalhães;Carina Magalhães

  • Memory abilities in Williams syndrome: dissociation or developmental delay hypothesis?

    Adriana Sampaio;Nuno Sousa;Montse Férnandez;Margarida Rangel Henriques

  • Brain mechanisms for processing discriminative and affective touch in 7-month-old infants.

    Helga O. Miguel;Isabel C. Lisboa;Óscar F. Gonçalves;Óscar F. Gonçalves;Adriana Sampaio

  • Executive Functioning: A Mediator Between Sensory Processing and Behaviour in Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Montse Fernandez-Prieto;Célia Moreira;Sara Cruz;Vânia Campos

  • Patterns of Default Mode Network Deactivation in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

    Óscar F. Gonçalves;José Miguel Soares;Sandra Carvalho;Sandra Carvalho;Jorge Leite;Jorge Leite

  • Brain correlates of pro-social personality traits: a voxel-based morphometry study

    Joana Coutinho;Adriana Sampaio;Miguel Ferreira;José Miguel Soares

  • Cognitive and emotional impairments in obsessive–compulsive disorder: Evidence from functional brain alterations

    Óscar F. Gonçalves;Sandra Carvalho;Sandra Carvalho;Jorge Leite;Jorge Leite;Ana Fernandes-Gonçalves

  • Abnormal processing of emotional prosody in Williams syndrome: an event-related potentials study.

    Ana P. Pinheiro;Santiago Galdo-Álvarez;Andréia Schurt Rauber;Adriana Sampaio

  • Obsessive–compulsive disorder as a visual processing impairment

    Óscar Filipe Coelho Neves Gonçalves;Tiago Reis Marques;N.F. Lori;A. Sampaio

  • Touch Processing and Social Behavior in ASD

    Helga O. Miguel;Adriana Sampaio;Rocío Martínez-Regueiro;Lorena Gómez-Guerrero

  • Plasticity of resting state brain networks in recovery from stress

    Jose Miguel Soares;Adriana Sampaio;Adriana Sampaio;Paulo Marques;Luis Miguel Ferreira

  • Cognitive stimulation for Portuguese older adults with cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial of efficacy, comparative duration, feasibility, and experiential relevance.

    Jorge Alves;Filipa Alves-Costa;Rosana Magalhães;Óscar F. Gonçalves

Frequent Co-Authors

Óscar F. Gonçalves
Óscar F. Gonçalves University of Coimbra
Angel Carracedo
Angel Carracedo University of Santiago de Compostela
Martha E. Shenton
Martha E. Shenton Harvard University
Jay Belsky
Jay Belsky University of California, Davis
Pedro Rosário
Pedro Rosário University of Minho
Bárbara Figueiredo
Bárbara Figueiredo University of Minho
Paulo P. P. Machado
Paulo P. P. Machado University of Minho
Luis A. Pérez-Jurado
Luis A. Pérez-Jurado Pompeu Fabra University
Craig S. Neumann
Craig S. Neumann University of North Texas
Bauke Ylstra
Bauke Ylstra Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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