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DocumentFluctuations between sleep and wakefulness: Wake-like features indicated by increased EEG alpha power during different sleep stages in nightmare disorder2013

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2010
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pastas 1 a 23
Title:
2010 Grants
Start date: 2011-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2010-055
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 11/2010
Title:
055 - The developmental and psychophysiological emergence of dreams and nightmares: state-dependent and state-independent fronto-cortical disconnectivity
Duration: 2011-03 - 2014-02
Researcher(s):
Róbert Bódizs, Peter Daniel Simor, Piroska Sándor, Szilvia Csóka, Klára Horváth
Institution(s): Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest (Hungary)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Financial report and expenditure documents
Progress report
Final reports
7 Articles ( published or submittedr publication)
5 Conference abstracts
Language: eng
Author:
Bódizs, R.
Secondary author(s):
Simor, P., Sándor, P., Csóka, S., Horváth, K.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Sleep and Dreams / Biopsychological problems / Mental health / Sleep disorders / Brain structure and function / Developmental psychology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2010-055.04
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 10/2010
Title:
Fluctuations between sleep and wakefulness: Wake-like features indicated by increased EEG alpha power during different sleep stages in nightmare disorder
Publication year: 2013
URL:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301051113001609
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Although a growing body of research indicates that frequent nightmares are related to impaired sleep regulation, the pathophysiology of nightmare disorder is far from being fully understood. We examined the relative spectral power values for NREM and REM sleep separately in 19 individuals with nightmare disorder and 21 healthy controls, based on polysomnographic recordings of the second nights’ laboratory sleep. Nightmare subjects compared to controls exhibited increased relative high alpha (10–14.5 Hz) and fronto-central increases in high delta (3–4 Hz) power during REM sleep, and a trend of increased fronto-central low alpha (7.75–9 Hz) power in NREM sleep. These differences were independent of the confounding effects of waking emotional distress. High REM alpha and low NREM alpha powers were strongly related in nightmare but not in control subjects. The topographical distribution and spectral components of REM alpha activity suggest that nightmare disordered subjects are characterized by wake-like electroencephalographic features during REM sleep.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Copyright/Reproduction:
By permission
Language:
eng
Author:
Simor, P.
Secondary author(s):
Horváth, K., Ujma, P., Gombos, F., Bódizs, R.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Simor, P., Horváth, K., Ujma, P., Gombos, F., & Bódizs, R. (2013). Fluctuations between sleep and wakefulness: Wake-like features indicated by increased EEG alpha power during different sleep stages in nightmare disorder. Biological Psychology, 94(3), 592-600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2013.05.022
2-year Impact Factor: 3.473|2013
Times cited: 36|2025-02-10
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Alpha oscillations / Nightmares / Power spectral analysis / REM parasomnia / Sleep

Fluctuations between sleep and wakefulness: Wake-like features indicated by increased EEG alpha power during different sleep stages in nightmare disorder

Fluctuations between sleep and wakefulness: Wake-like features indicated by increased EEG alpha power during different sleep stages in nightmare disorder
DocumentIndividual differences in position tracking are related to peak occipital alpha frequency2016

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2014 Grants
Start date: 2015-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-318
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
318 - Neural Correlates of Tracking Changing Positions of Objects
Duration: 2015-02 - 2017-07
Researcher(s):
Christina Jayne Howard, Matthew K Belmonte
Institution(s): Nottingham Trent University - NTU, Division of Psychology (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Howard, C. J.
Secondary author(s):
Belmonte, M. K.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Position perception / Electroencephalography / Multiple object tracking / Individual differences / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-318.02
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Individual differences in position tracking are related to peak occipital alpha frequency
Publication year: 2016
URL:
http://jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2551236&resultClick=1
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Although position tracking has been well studied, its underlying neurophysiological mechanisms remain poorly understood. Individual differences in temporal and spatial aspects of position tracking can be exploited to elucidate such mechanisms. Individual differences in peak alpha frequency (PAF) have been linked to several cognitive tasks. Because the phase of alpha oscillations appears to predict perception of stimuli (e.g. Busch et al., 2009) it has been suggested to be the cause of periodic updating of perception. How neural oscillations contribute to sustaining attention to moving targets has not, to our knowledge, been investigated. If rhythmic processes do play a role in position updating during tracking, this may have implications for parallel/serial tracking mechanisms. We asked observers to attempt to track the position of either one or both of two discs. After a period of semi-random motion, both discs disappeared and observers indicated the final position of one target. We calculated spatial errors: the distance between the final position and the reported final positions of queried objects. We found poorer spatial precision for monitoring two targets than a single target, consistent with a resource model of position perception. On average, people tended to report slightly out of date positions, that is to say that reports exhibited perceptual lags (e.g. Howard & Holcombe, 2008). In a separate recording block we recorded observers' resting alpha activity. We assessed individuals' PAF as the greatest mode of the occipital EEG power spectrum between 8-12 Hz. We did not observe a strong relationship between PAF and perceptual lags as may be predicted from oscillation-based explanations of lags. However individuals' PAF was correlated with position report precision such that slower peak alpha was associated with greater spatial precision. We suggest a possible role for the period of alpha oscillations in determining the accumulation of spatially precise position information.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Arnold, C. P.
Secondary author(s):
Belmonte, M. K., Howard, C. J.
Document type:
Abstract
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Arnold, C. P., Belmonte, M. K., & Howard, C. J. (2016). Individual differences in position tracking are related to peak occipital alpha frequency. Journal of Vision, 16(12), 1258. https://doi.org/10.1167/16.12.1258
Indexed document: Yes
Keywords: Attention / Vision / Contralateral delay activity / Alpha oscillations
File150 - An investigation into the causal role of alpha oscillations in attention2017-032023-02

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2016 Grants
Start date: 2017-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016-150
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
150 - An investigation into the causal role of alpha oscillations in attention
Duration: 2017-03 - 2023-02
Researcher(s):
Alexander Jones, Jonathan Silas, Lars Wicke
Institution(s): The Behavioural, Affective, and Cognitive Neuroscience research group - BACneuro, Middlesex University London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Author: Jones, A.
Secondary author(s):
Silas, J., Wicke, L.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Alpha oscillations / Attention / Touch / transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) / Psychophysiology
DocumentSlower resting alpha frequency is associated with superior localisation of moving targets2017

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2014 Grants
Start date: 2015-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-318
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
318 - Neural Correlates of Tracking Changing Positions of Objects
Duration: 2015-02 - 2017-07
Researcher(s):
Christina Jayne Howard, Matthew K Belmonte
Institution(s): Nottingham Trent University - NTU, Division of Psychology (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Howard, C. J.
Secondary author(s):
Belmonte, M. K.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Position perception / Electroencephalography / Multiple object tracking / Individual differences / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-318.03
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Slower resting alpha frequency is associated with superior localisation of moving targets
Publication year: 2017
URL:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278262617300192?via%3Dihub
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
We examined the neurophysiological underpinnings of individual differences in the ability to maintain up-to-date representations of the positions of moving objects. In two experiments similar to the multiple object tracking (MOT) task, we asked observers to monitor continuously one or several targets as they moved unpredictably for a semi-random period. After all objects disappeared, observers were immediately prompted to report the perceived final position of one queried target. Precision of these position reports declined with attentional load, and reports tended to best resemble positions occupied by the queried target between 0 and 30 ms in the past. Measurement of event-related potentials showed a contralateral delay activity over occipital scalp, maximal in the right hemisphere. The peak power-spectral frequency of observers’ eyes-closed resting occipital alpha oscillations reliably predicted performance, such that lower-frequency alpha was associated with superior spatial localisation. Slower resting alpha might be associated with a cognitive style that depends less on memory-related processing and instead emphasises attention to changing stimuli.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Copyright/Reproduction:
By permission
Language:
eng
Author:
Howard, C. J.
Secondary author(s):
Arnold, C. P., Belmonte, M. K.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Howard, C. J., Arnold, C. P., & Belmonte, M. K. (2017). Slower resting alpha frequency is associated with superior localisation of moving targets. Brain and Cognition, 117, 97-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2017.06.008
2-year Impact Factor: 2.574|2017
Impact factor notes: Impact factor not available yet for 2019
Times cited: 9|2025-02-11
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q3
Keywords: Attention / Spatial vision / Multiple object tracking / Alpha oscillations / Position monitoring
DocumentFinal report - Neural correlates of tracking changing positions of objects2016

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2014 Grants
Start date: 2015-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-318
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
318 - Neural Correlates of Tracking Changing Positions of Objects
Duration: 2015-02 - 2017-07
Researcher(s):
Christina Jayne Howard, Matthew K Belmonte
Institution(s): Nottingham Trent University - NTU, Division of Psychology (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Howard, C. J.
Secondary author(s):
Belmonte, M. K.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Position perception / Electroencephalography / Multiple object tracking / Individual differences / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-318.01
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Final report - Neural correlates of tracking changing positions of objects
Publication year: 2016
Abstract/Results:
ABSTRACT:
Although the mechanisms with which we track moving objects have been well studied, the underlying neurophysiological mechanisms remain poorly understood. Individual differences in resting peak alpha frequency (PAF) have been linked to several cognitive tasks: the phase of alpha oscillations appears to predict accurate perception of stimuli (e.g. Busch et al., 2009) and therefore it has been suggested to underlie periodic updating of perception. Whether or not these neural oscillations contribute to updating representations of moving targets has not, to our knowledge, been investigated. In two experiments, we asked observers to track the position of either one, two or four discs. After a period of semi-random motion, discs disappeared and observers indicated the final position of a queried target. We calculated spatial errors: the distance between the final position and the reported final positions of queried objects. We found poorer spatial precision for monitoring two targets than a single target, and poorer precision for four targets than two targets - consistent with a resource model of position perception. On average, people tended to report slightly out of date positions, that is to say that reports exhibited perceptual lags (e.g. Howard & Holcombe, 2008; Howard, Masom & Holcombe, 2011). In a separate recording block we recorded observers' resting alpha activity over occipital sites. We assessed individuals' PAF as the greatest mode of the occipital EEG power spectrum between 8-12 Hz. We did not observe a strong relationship between PAF and perceptual lags as may be predicted from oscillation-based explanations of lags. However, in several instances, individuals' PAF was correlated with position report precision such that slower peak alpha frequency at rest was associated with more precise reporting of targets’ positions. We suggest a possible role for the period of alpha oscillations in determining the accumulation of spatially precise position information.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Howard, C. J.
Secondary author(s):
Belmonte, M. K.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
1
Indexed document:
No
Keywords: Attention / Vision / Contralateral delay activity / Alpha oscillations

Final report - Neural correlates of tracking changing positions of objects

Final report - Neural correlates of tracking changing positions of objects
DocumentFinal report - Does cortical excitability predict out of body experience and anomalous perception in the non-clinical population?2018

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2016 Grants
Start date: 2017-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016-086
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
086 - Does cortical excitability predict out of body experience and anomalous perception in the non-clinical population?
Duration: 2017-09 - 2018-12
Researcher(s):
Elizabeth Milne
Institution(s): Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Article
Author: Milne, E.
Number of reproductions:
3
Keywords:
Electroencephalogram (EEG) / Cortical excitability / Anomalous perception / Psychophysiology and Parapsychology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016-086.01
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Final report - Does cortical excitability predict out of body experience and anomalous perception in the non-clinical population?
Publication year: 2018
Abstract/Results:
ABSTRACT:
It has been suggested that individual differences in cortical excitability may explain why some people have out of body experiences (OBE) in the absence of any known pathological or psychiatric condition. Here we recorded EEG from people who either had, or had not experienced an OBE in order to investigate the neural dynamics of OBE in the non-clinical population. Specifically, we measured visually induced perturbations to on-going EEG activity, as well as resting levels of baseline EEG power, in order to test the hypotheses that EEG variables reflecting the timing and integration of visual information processing and the balance of neural excitation : inhibition may differ between those who have had an OBE and those who have not. A screening questionnaire was completed by 551 people, 24% of whom reported having at least one OBE. Participants who were free of any psychiatric or neurological diagnoses, including migraines, were invited to take part in EEG recording. EEG data were obtained from 19 people who had had an OBE and 20 who had not. Amplitude of the P1 ERP deflection, consistency of alpha-band phase locking and spontaneous gamma-band power were significantly reduced in the participants who had had an OBE. These results provide support for the claim that cortical differences, particularly with respect to the timing of visual information processing, may give rise to OBE in clinically healthy individuals. To our knowledge, this study is the first to compare EEG variables obtained from people who have, and have not, had an OBE.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Milne, E.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
3
Reference:
Milne, E. (2018). Final report - Does cortical excitability predict out of body experience and anomalous perception in the non-clinical population?
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Out-of-body-experience / EEG / Alpha oscillations / Inter-trial coherence / Anomalous perception

Final report - Does cortical excitability predict out of body experience and anomalous perception in the non-clinical population?

Final report - Does cortical excitability predict out of body experience and anomalous perception in the non-clinical population?
DocumentTuning alpha rhythms to shape conscious visual perception2022

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2018 Grants
Start date: 2019-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-347
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
347 - Driving synaptic plasticity in motor-to-visual neural pathways to enhance action prediction
Duration: 2019-10 - 2023-06
Researcher(s):
Alessio Avenanti, Marco Zanon
Institution(s): Department of Psychology, Alma Mater Studiorum - Universitŕ di Bologna (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Avenanti, A.
Secondary author(s):
Zanon, M.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Action observation / Prediction / Plasticity / Connectivity / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-347.16
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Tuning alpha rhythms to shape conscious visual perception
Publication year: 2022
URL:
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(22)00014-8
Abstract/Results: It is commonly held that what we see and what we believe we see are overlapping phenomena. However, dissociations between sensory events and their subjective interpretation occur in the general population and in clinical disorders, raising the question as to whether perceptual accuracy and its subjective interpretation represent mechanistically dissociable events. Here, we uncover the role that alpha oscillations play in shaping these two indices of human conscious experience. We used electroencephalography (EEG) to measure occipital alpha oscillations during a visual detection task, which were then entrained using rhythmic-TMS. We found that controlling prestimulus alpha frequency by rhythmic-TMS modulated perceptual accuracy, but not subjective confidence in it, whereas controlling poststimulus (but not prestimulus) alpha amplitude modulated how well subjective confidence judgments can distinguish between correct and incorrect decision, but not accuracy.
These findings provide the first causal evidence of a double dissociation between alpha speed and alpha amplitude, linking alpha frequency to spatiotemporal sampling resources and alpha amplitude to the internal, subjective representation and interpretation of sensory event
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Di Gregorio, F.
Secondary author(s):
Trajkovic, J., Roperti, C., Marcantoni, E., Di Luzio, P., Avenanti, A., Thut, G., Romei, V.
Document type:
Article-d
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Di Gregorio, F., Trajkovic, J., Roperti, C., Marcantoni, E., Di Luzio, P., Avenanti, A., Thut, G., & Romei, V. (2022). Tuning alpha rhythms to shape conscious visual perception. Current Biology, 32, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.003
2-year Impact Factor: 9.200|2021
Times cited: 58|2025-02-17
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Conscious perception / Alpha oscillations / Alpha amplitude / Alpha frequency / Visual perception / Confidence / Rhythmic transcranial magnetic stimulation / Alpha entrainment / Electroencephalography

Tuning alpha rhythms to shape conscious visual perception

Tuning alpha rhythms to shape conscious visual perception
DocumentFinal report - An investigation into the causal role of alpha oscillations in attention2023

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2016 Grants
Start date: 2017-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016-150
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
150 - An investigation into the causal role of alpha oscillations in attention
Duration: 2017-03 - 2023-02
Researcher(s):
Alexander Jones, Jonathan Silas, Lars Wicke
Institution(s): The Behavioural, Affective, and Cognitive Neuroscience research group - BACneuro, Middlesex University London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Author: Jones, A.
Secondary author(s):
Silas, J., Wicke, L.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Alpha oscillations / Attention / Touch / transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016-150.01
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Final report - An investigation into the causal role of alpha oscillations in attention
Publication year: 2023
Abstract/Results:
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND
Using electroencephalography (EEG) an event-related change in alpha activity has been observed over primary sensory cortices during the allocation of spatial attention. Whether these changes in alpha oscillatory activity are causally related to attentional resources, or to perceptual processes, or are simply epiphenomenal, is unknown. Moreover, research suggests that the individual peak frequency (IPF) may vary as a function of the task participants perform.
AIMS
This project uses EEG to investigate differences in alpha IPF as they relate to different attentional tasks. Moreover, using transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), we tested whether somatosensory alpha oscillations are causally related to endogenous and exogenous attention.
METHOD
The project consists of three full length studies. Participants were presented with tactile or visual stimuli and instructed to attend to or ignore stimulation. In two studies we recorded EEG and in a third study we presented tACS and investigate changes in behaviour.
RESULTS
The EEG studies demonstrated that alpha oscillations are influenced by task instructions. Passive perceptual and endogenous orienting of attention results in the largest alpha desynchronization whilst exogenous orienting modulated alpha less. The IPF in the different tasks differed in the time onset whilst not in frequency. The large scale tACS study resulted showed lateralised alpha tACS targeting sensorimotor cortex has no effect on exogenous or endogenous tactile attentional mechanisms.
CONCLUSIONS
This project adds novel neuroscientific methods in terms of data collection and analysis, open science procedures, as well as presents results advancing theoretical knowledge of perception and attention. Interestingly, we observe alpha changes using EEG in different tasks, associated with behaviour. However, applying the same oscillations to the brain using tACS does not alter behaviour. This contributes to the ongoing debate about the role of alpha in attentional processes and suggests that these findings support an account of alpha power not being casually involved in attention.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Jones, A.
Secondary author(s):
Silas, J., Wicke, L.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Jones, A., Silas, J., & Wicke, L. (2023). Final report - An investigation into the causal role of alpha oscillations in attention.
Indexed document: No
Keywords: tACS / Attention / Pre-registration / Alpha oscillations

Final report - An investigation into the causal role of alpha oscillations in attention

Final report - An investigation into the causal role of alpha oscillations in attention
DocumentAlpha-band oscillations and emotion: A review of studies on picture perception2023

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2020 Grants
Start date: 2021-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-287
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
287 - Emotional distraction: Contextual modulation of attentional capture
Duration: 2021-04 - 2023-02
Researcher(s):
Maurizio Codispoti, Cristina Filannino
Institution(s): Department of Psychology, University of Bologna (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Article
Language: eng
Author:
Codispoti, M.
Secondary author(s):
Filannino, C.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Attention / Emotional distractors / Inhibition / Electroencephalogram (EEG) / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-287.03
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Alpha-band oscillations and emotion: A review of studies on picture perception
Publication year: 2023
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/psyp.14438
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Although alpha-band activity has long been a focus of psychophysiological research, its modulation by emotional value during picture perception has only recently been studied systematically. Here, we review these studies and report that the most consistent alpha oscillatory pattern indexing emotional processing is an enhanced desynchronization (ERD) over posterior sensors when viewing emotional compared with neutral pictures. This enhanced alpha ERD is not specific to unpleasant picture content, as previously proposed for other measures of affective response, but has also been observed for pleasant stimuli. Evidence suggests that this effect involves a desynchronization of the upper alpha band and of the lower beta frequencies (10-20 Hz). The emotional modulation of alpha ERD occurs even after massive stimulus repetition and when emotional cues serve as task-irrelevant distractors, consistent with the hypothesis that evaluative processes are mandatory in emotional picture processing. A similar enhanced ERD has been observed for other significant cues (e.g., conditioned aversive stimuli, or in anticipation of a potential threat), suggesting that it reflects cortical excitability associated with the engagement of the motivational systems.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Codispoti, M.
Secondary author(s):
De Cesarei, A., Ferrari, V.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Codispoti, M., De Cesarei, A., & Ferrari, V. (2023). Alpha-band oscillations and emotion: A review of studies on picture perception. Psychophysiology, 60(12), e14438. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14438
2-year Impact Factor: 2.9|2023
Times cited: 9|2025-02-18
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Alpha oscillations / Emotion / Orienting response / Picture processing

Alpha-band oscillations and emotion: A review of studies on picture perception

Alpha-band oscillations and emotion: A review of studies on picture perception
DocumentThe role of alpha oscillations in free- and goal-directed semantic associations2024

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2018 Grants
Start date: 2019-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-138
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
138 - The neural signatures of leadership: Two-brain directed synchronization during eye contact
Duration: 2019-07 - 2023-09
Researcher(s):
Caroline Di Bernardi Luft, Isabelle Mareschal
Institution(s): School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Luft, C. D. B.
Secondary author(s):
Mareschal, I.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Brain-to-brain synchronization / Electroencephalogram (EEG) / Hyperscanning / Eye-tracking / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-138.05
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
The role of alpha oscillations in free- and goal-directed semantic associations
Publication year: 2024
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.26770
Abstract/Results: Abstract:
Alpha oscillations are known to play a central role in several higher-order cognitive functions, especially selective attention, working memory, semantic memory, and creative thinking. Nonetheless, we still know very little about the role of alpha in the
generation of more remote semantic associations, which is key to creative and semantic cognition. Furthermore, it remains unclear how these oscillations are shaped by the intention to “be creative,” which is the case in most creativity tasks.
We aimed to address these gaps in two experiments. In Experiment 1, we compared alpha oscillatory activity (using a method which distinguishes genuine oscillatory activity from transient events) during the generation of free associations which were
more vs. less distant from a given concept. In Experiment 2, we replicated these findings and also compared alpha oscillatory activity when people were generating free associations versus associations with the instruction to be creative (i.e. goal-directed).
We found that alpha was consistently higher during the generation of more distant semantic associations, in both experiments. This effect was widespread, involving areas in both left and right hemispheres. Importantly, the instruction to be creative
seems to increase alpha phase synchronisation from left to right temporal brain areas, suggesting that intention to be creative changed the flux of information in the brain, likely reflecting an increase in top-down control of semantic search processes. We
conclude that goal-directed generation of remote associations relies on top-down mechanisms compared to when associations are freely generated.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Zioga, I.
Secondary author(s):
Kenett, Y. N., Giannopoulos, A., Di Bernardi Luft, C.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Zioga, I., Kenett, Y. N., Giannopoulos, A., & Di Bernardi Luft, C. (2024). The role of alpha oscillations in free- and goal-directed semantic associations. Human Brain Mapping, 45(10), e26770. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.26770
2-year Impact Factor: 3.5|2023
Impact factor notes: Impact factor not available yet for 2024
Times cited: 0|2025-02-19
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: alpha oscillations / creativity / EEG / free associations / goal-directed / instructions / semantic associations / semantic cognition / semantic control

The role of alpha oscillations in free- and goal-directed semantic associations

The role of alpha oscillations in free- and goal-directed semantic associations