Mariana Pereira (marianapereira.bsky.social)
@mari_ecpereira
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Find me at @marianapereira.bsky.social | Postdoc @DondersInst @RadboudUMC studying and imaging the brain during sleep & dreams | Former @HalkesNetwork (she/her)
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Joined March 2018
π¨ New Paper Alert! π¨ Excited to share our latest review on Sleep Neuroimaging, now published! Huge thanks to my amazing co-authors for this collaboration - I learned so much along the way! #sleeppeeps @dreslerlab @DondersInst
https://t.co/C8tzm768Rv
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Sleep research has evolved considerably since the first sleep electroencephalography recordings in the 1930s and the discovery of well-distinguishable sleep stages in the 1950s. While electrophysio...
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I am currently trying to put together a symposium for WorldSleep on Open Science Practices in Sleep and Dream Research. If you are doing any (e.g., Many Labs, Citizen Science, Multiverse, etc.) in your research, please reach out or share and forward! #sleeppeeps
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π Join us for the Halkes Women+ Faculty Network Annual Roundtable Discussion! ποΈ Monday, 28 October π 14:00-16:00 π 00.53, Erasmus building Let's reflect & share experiences on key topics like inclusion in academic mobility & embracing diversity π
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Looking forward to presenting at this year's @ESRS_Sleep Congress! πβ¨ Join me on Thursday 26.09 to explore our latest EEG findings on out-of-body experiences, body hallucinations and lucid dreams. Don't miss it! #SleepEurope2024 Details: https://t.co/tm16JcwiXX
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Very excited to share that our first MRI paper from the @con_arch/#skuldnet dataset is now out in @NatureComms
https://t.co/xpDssI55IJ! Using graph theory, we examine structural+functional frontoparietal network organization in relation to assessments of musical aptitude.
nature.com
Nature Communications - Here, the authors show through an analysis of brain scans from over 200 non-musicians that individuals with an efficiently organized network connecting frontal and parietal...
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We invite you to our Annual Roundtable Discussion event! Our roundtable discussions aim to create an opportunity for reflection and facilitate the sharing of experiences and ideas around urging matters in our daily life as women+ members of the academic community.
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Are dreams related to the consolidation of memory during sleep? Excellent very critical review now published by Anthony Bloxham @NottmTrentUni & Caroline Horton @sleepandmemory @BGULincoln. https://t.co/HvYpLlSJuc
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New, theoretical paper out on mental imagery.
Mental imagery is like sensory perception, but stands apart as a more complex cognitive process. It's deeply tied to introspection and shares similarity with interoception, mindfulness, and correlates with personality traits 1/2 π§΅
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Check out Yevgenia's newest pre-print on aperiodic activity between phasic and tonic REM sleep! @DreslerLab @m_dresler
Aperiodic neural activity distinguishes between phasic and tonic REM sleep https://t.co/H6K9TjGNzm
#biorxiv_neursci
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We completed data collection on our Registered Report on Dreaming and Memory Consolidation! It was an enormous effort across 1.5 years, during which I spent over 1100 hours in the lab in 108 sleepless nights. @DondersInst @DreslerLab @PCI_RegReports #sleeppeeps
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During the Summer School Neuroscience of Dreaming and subsequent @DreamScholars Conference, we came up with a short questionnaire on the background of sleep and dream researchers. If you work in this field, consider filling it in: https://t.co/EelpyMtHIo
@DreslerLab #sleeppeeps
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Itβs finally out! Thanks Rushd and Jeroen for the great work and for inviting me to join this much-needed meta analysis. Cerebral Blood Flow in Sleep: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Our short video on dreaming and memory consolidation has now been added to the @NaturePortfolio science in shorts library. A great collaboration with @StarryGene
https://t.co/fbATUVnycU
@DondersInst @DreslerLab #sleeppeeps
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Excited to share our pre-print on the neural correlates of nightmares! With 400+ participants, we explore amygdala-PFC connectivity & ReHo differences in nightmare frequency, tackling reproducibility & sleep neuroimaging challenges. Thanks to my amazing co-authors & collaborators
Neural correlates of nightmares revisited: findings from large-scale fMRI cohorts https://t.co/luuggV8NVq
#biorxiv_neursci
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Are you a good sleeper who frequently remembers your dreams and in the Netherlands in May-July? Participate in our study on dreaming and memory consolidation and earn 250β¬ https://t.co/1KCY4XhuY6 or contact us for more info dreamstudy@donders.ru.nl
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It's finally published! https://t.co/pSa6ib4Inn
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Objective Recent evidence shows that during slow-wave sleep (SWS), the brain is cleared from potentially toxic metabolites, such as the amyloid-beta protein. Poor sleep or elevated cortisol levels...
I'm delighted to share our new study, led by the amazing Yevgenia Rosenblum, using concurrent all-night PSG and blood sampling to investigate amyloid-beta (AΞ²) clearance: Divergent associations of slow-wave sleep vs. REM sleep with plasma amyloid-beta
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Two more weeks to apply to the summer school "Neuroscience of dreaming" taking place at the @DondersInst 03. - 07. June 2024 in collaboration with the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience. To get more info and apply, go to https://t.co/UtpNOuEAHW
@DreslerLab #sleeppeeps
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Come and celebrate the end of the year with us on ποΈWednesday 6th December! Register for our end of year lecture and lunch here:
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Please RT Job Alert: Postdoc Researcher @UMmalta π§ Join "Operation TOM" funded by @mt_mcst ! Seeking a PhD holder with skills in #Python, #MATLAB, or R. Dive into spaceflight brain research. π° β¬31K/yr π
Apply by 21 Nov: https://t.co/WWpEfr7nJe
#ResearchOpportunity #Hiring
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