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Joana Carvalheiro

Centro de Investigação em PsicologiaORCID 0000-0002-0520-5481Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Delineating In-Vivo T1-Weighted Intensity Profiles Within the Human Insula Cortex Using 7-Tesla MRI

Connor Dalby, Austin Jon Dibble, Joana Carvalheiro, Filippo Queirazza, Michele Sevegnani, M. Harvey, Michele Svanera, Alessio Fracasso

This paper uses 7-Tesla MRI to identify distinct T1-weighted intensity profiles within the human insula cortex, revealing compartment-specific signal variations and highlighting atlas-dependent parcellation.

Human Brain Mapping · Mar 1, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Acute stress blunts prediction error signals in the dorsal striatum during reinforcement learning

Joana Carvalheiro, Vasco A. Conceição, Ana Raquel Mesquita, Ana Seara‐Cardoso

This study shows acute stress reduces prediction error signals in the dorsal striatum during reinforcement learning, particularly for positive outcomes.

Neurobiology of Stress · Oct 27, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Acute stress impairs reward learning in men

Joana Carvalheiro, Vasco A. Conceição, Ana Raquel Mesquita, Ana Seara‐Cardoso

This study shows acute stress impairs reward learning in men by slowing learning from positive prediction errors, consistent with dopamine disruptions.

Brain and Cognition · Dec 17, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience