1st Year

Santa Lucia - Neurosciences and Rehabilitation Sapienza University of Rome

The laboratory works thanks to the effort of its members that daily put professionality and passion in their research activity

Rita Castilho Lima

Rita Castilho Lima

I am a Neuroscience and Cognition master’s graduate from Utrecht University. During my studies, I focused on experimental and clinical neuroscience research. I conducted research on how environmental factors and socioeconomic status impact the brain development of preterm infants, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and behavioral and cognitive measures. Recently, I worked in Social Neuroscience, investigating the longitudinal effects of test-retest processes on electroencephalography (EEG) signals and cognitive performance, involved in studying how incarceration impacts cognitive processes in inmates. Subsequently, I have also explored the application of machine learning algorithms to EEG data, with the aim of translating findings into real-time applications in hospital settings. During my PhD, I aim to explore the neural correlates of the plasticity of the bodily self and interoceptive processing mechanisms in clinical populations, combining behavioral experiments with neuroimaging techniques (EEG) and immersive virtual reality.

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