bachelor's at Medicina from Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (1990), master's at Psychiatry from Universidade de São Paulo (1998) and doctorate at Psychiatry from Universidade de São Paulo (2002). Has experience in Medicine, acting on the following subjects: esquizofrenia, schizophrenia, epilepsia, temporal lobe epilepsy and spect. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The National Institute of Translational Medicine (NITM) was created in 2008 with the purpose of establishing a national network of research centers with outstanding experience in the investigation of biomarkers and new therapeutic targets and molecules in neuropsychiatric disorders, acting in the strategic area of Health and Medicines defined by the Federal Government. In the base of all …
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a psychopathology with a high rate of non-responders to the drugs that exist on the market today. Despite that, these drugs may take weeks to start producing their effects. Ayahuasca and ketamine have shown rapid (hours/days) and persistent (weeks) therapeutic effects on MDD. The main active ingredient of ayahuasca is dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a psychede…
Schizophrenia (SZ) is one of the most debilitating mental disorders. The cause of the disorder is unknown, but the main hypothesis points to anomalies occurring during neurodevelopment that may culminate in the onset of symptoms during adolescence. Symptoms are generally classified into five broad categories: positive, negative, disorganized, affective, and cognitive deficits. A significa…
Several psychiatric disorders are associated with deficits in social cognition and in the recognition of facial expressions. Moreover, the available pharmacological treatments are not effective for many patients and may produce significant adverse effects. Ayahuasca is a psychoactive beverage traditionally used by indigenous groups from the Amazon for therapeutic purposes. Animal and huma…
Rationale: fear and anxiety are important evolutive acquisitions that favor individual integrity and adequate performance in different contexts. Neuropsychological disturbances may cause dysfunctional activation of these adaptive reactions impairing the individual's life and constituting the so-called anxiety disorders. Among those, social anxiety - currently regarded as a severity contin…
Sleep disorders are highly prevalent worldwide and often emerge as a symptom of psychiatric conditions such as depression and anxiety. On the other hand, sleep regulation and improvements in sleep quality are related to better life quality and health in general. Within this context, there is preliminary evidence that ayahuasca, a classical hallucinogen and other serotoninergic hallucinoge…
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