Sayonara Pereira Da Silva

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PhD Candidate (SNSF funded)

RESEARCH TOPICS

Cognitive Reserve
Human aging
Dementia

BRIEF CURRICULUM VITAE

Education
February 2023		Master of Neuroengineering, Santos Dumont Institute, Brazil.
		Dissertation title: The Influence of Pathological and Sociodemographic Factors on Cortical Amyloid-Beta Accumulation in Older Adults with Neurocognitive Disorder (translated from Portuguese).
February 2021		Psychologist, Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil.
		Dissertation title: Neural Correlates of Cognitive Reserve based on EEG signals: A Systematic Review.

Research Experience
2021-2023	Master student, Santos Dumont Institute, Brazil.
Jun/2022 - Aug/2022	Research Assistant, Summer Research Program, EPFL, Switzerland.
2018-2020	Undergraduate research assistant, Laboratory of Aging and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil.
2017-2018	Undergraduate research assistant, Neuropsychology of Aging Service, Laboratory of Aging and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

da Silva, S. P., Lampraki, C., dos Santos Rêgo, T., Ghisletta, P., Kliegel, M., Maurer, J., Studer, M., Gouveia, E. R., de Maio Nascimento, M., & Ihle, A. (2025). Can cognitive reserve offset APOE-related Alzheimer’s risk? A systematic review. Ageing Research Reviews, 110, Article 102809. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2025.102809

Marinho Escarião, W. K., Viana da Silva, G. H., Clemente de Castro, H. S., da Silva, S. P., Martins de Santana, N. N., Lima, R. H., & Fiuza, F. P. (2025). Layer-Specific Colocalization of Microglia with Amyloid Plaques in the Middle Temporal Gyrus Predicts Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Disease. Aging and disease, 10.14336/AD.2025.0409. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.14336/AD.2025.0409

Rêgo, T.S., Silva, S.P., Vieira, D.V., Freitas-Júnior, R.A.O., Rodrigues, A.C. (2024). Maternal Near Miss in the State of Rio Grande Do Norte (Brazil) Between 2003 to 2019: A Preliminary Analysis of Identification and Monitoring. In: Marques, J.L.B., Rodrigues, C.R., Suzuki, D.O.H., Marino Neto, J., García Ojeda, R. (eds) IX Latin American Congress on Biomedical Engineering and XXVIII Brazilian Congress on Biomedical Engineering. CLAIB CBEB 2022 2022. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 101. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-49410-9_45

da Silva, S. P., Castro, C. C. M., Rabelo, L. N., Engelberth, R. C. G. J., Fernández-Calvo, B., Fiuza, F. P. (2023). Neuropathological and Sociodemographic Factors Associated with the Cortical Amyloid Load in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease. GeroScience. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-023-00982-4

Pereira da Silva, S., da Silva-Sauer, L., Karoline Gonçalves da Fonsêca, É., Basso Garcia, R., & Fernández-Calvo, B. (2023). Neural correlates of cognitive reserve based on EEG signals: A systematic review. Psychology & Neuroscience. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pne0000327

Castro, C. C. M., Silva, S. P., Rabelo, L. N., Queiroz, J. P. G., Campos, L. D., Silva, L. C., Fiuza, F. P. (2022). Age, Education Years, and Biochemical Factors Are Associated with Selective Neuronal Changes in the Elderly Hippocampus. Cells, 11, 4033. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11244033

Rabelo, L. N., Queiroz, J. P. G., Castro, C. C. M., Silva, S. P., Campos, L. D., Silva, L. C., Nascimento, E. B., Martínez-Cerdeño, V., & Fiuza, F. P. (2022). Layer-Specific Changes in the Prefrontal Glia/Neuron Ratio Characterizes Patches of Gene Expression Disorganization in Children with Autism. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 10.1007/s10803-022-05626-8.