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José Tiago Pereira
Junior Researcher

José Tiago Costa Pereira is graduated in Biology from Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto (2012) and got a master’s degree in Cell and Molecular Biology (2014) at the same institution. He completed his PhD in Neurosciences at the Faculty of Medicine of Porto (2020). Currently, he is researcher in Pain Neurobiology at the Institute of Investigation and Innovation in Health (i3S) and Faculty of Medicine of Porto. José is also invited assistant professor at the University of Porto and Institute University of Health Sciences (IUCS) – CESPU (Porto).

Selected Publications

Costa-Pereira J.T., Oliveira R., Guadilla I., Guillén M.J., Tavares I., López-Larrubia P.,
Neuroimaging uncovers neuronal and metabolic changes in pain modulatory brain areas in a rat model of chemotherapy-induced neuropathy – MEMRI and ex vivo spectroscopy studies. Brain Research Bulletin192:12-20, 2023. [Journal: Article] [CI: 2] [IF: 3,8 (*)]
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2022.10.018 SCOPUS: 85141247285.


Costa-Pereira J.T., Serrão P., Martins I., Tavares I.,
Serotoninergic pain modulation from the rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM) in chemotherapy-induced neuropathy: The role of spinal 5-HT3 receptors. European Journal of Neuroscience51(8):1756-1769, 2020. [Journal: Article] [CI: 25] [IF: 3,4]
DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14614 SCOPUS: 85076114190.


Pereira-Silva R., Costa-Pereira J.T., Alonso R., Serrão P., Martins I., Neto F.L.,
Attenuation of the diffuse noxious inhibitory controls in chronic joint inflammatory pain is accompanied by anxiodepressive-like behaviors and impairment of the descending noradrenergic modulation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences21(8):, 2020. [Journal: Article] [CI: 9] [IF: 5,9]
DOI: 10.3390/ijms21082973 SCOPUS: 85083835689.


Costa-Pereira J.T., Ribeiro J., Martins I., Tavares I.,
Role of Spinal Cord a2-Adrenoreceptors in Noradrenergic Inhibition of Nociceptive Transmission During Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy. Frontiers in Neuroscience13:, 2020. [Journal: Article] [CI: 13] [IF: 4,7]
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.01413 SCOPUS: 85078812876.


Silva M., Costa-Pereira J.T., Martins D., Tavares I.,
Pain modulation from the brain during diabetic neuropathy: Uncovering the role of the rostroventromedial medulla. Neurobiology of Disease96:346-356, 2016. [Journal: Review] [CI: 25] [IF: 5]
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2016.10.002 SCOPUS: 84991573920.