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File336 - Research-inspired cognitive empowerment: Modulating Episodic Memory through Egocentric Navigational Training (MEMENT)2019-092023-04

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-2018-336
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
336 - Research-inspired cognitive empowerment: Modulating Episodic Memory through Egocentric Navigational Training (MEMENT)
Duration: 2019-09 - 2023-04
Researcher(s):
Giorgia Committeri, Carlo Sestieri, Matteo Frisoni, Agustina Fragueiro, Annalisa Tosoni
Institution(s): Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical sciences, Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, University G. d' Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Resarch Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Committeri, G.
Secondary author(s):
Sestieri, C., Frisoni, M., Fragueiro, A., Tosoni, A.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Empowerment / Episodic memory / Egocentric navigation / Path integration / Psychophysiology
DocumentEgocentric navigation abilities predict episodic memory performance2020

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-2018-336
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
336 - Research-inspired cognitive empowerment: Modulating Episodic Memory through Egocentric Navigational Training (MEMENT)
Duration: 2019-09 - 2023-04
Researcher(s):
Giorgia Committeri, Carlo Sestieri, Matteo Frisoni, Agustina Fragueiro, Annalisa Tosoni
Institution(s): Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical sciences, Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, University G. d' Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Resarch Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Committeri, G.
Secondary author(s):
Sestieri, C., Frisoni, M., Fragueiro, A., Tosoni, A.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Empowerment / Episodic memory / Egocentric navigation / Path integration / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-336.03
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Egocentric navigation abilities predict episodic memory performance
Publication year: 2020
URL:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2020.574224/full
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
The medial temporal lobe supports both navigation and declarative memory. On this basis, a theory of phylogenetic continuity has been proposed according to which episodic and semantic memories have evolved from egocentric (e.g., path integration) and allocentric (e.g., map-based) navigation in the physical world, respectively. Here, we explored the behavioral significance of this neurophysiological model by investigating the relationship between the performance of healthy individuals on a path integration and an episodic memory task. We investigated the path integration performance through a proprioceptive Triangle Completion Task and assessed episodic memory through a picture recognition task. We evaluated the specificity of the association between performance in these two tasks by including in the study design a verbal semantic memory task. We also controlled for the effect of attention and working memory and tested the robustness of the results by including alternative versions of the path integration and semantic memory tasks. We found a significant positive correlation between the performance on the path integration the episodic, but not semantic, memory tasks. This pattern of correlation was not explained by general cognitive abilities and persisted also when considering a visual path integration task and a non-verbal semantic memory task. Importantly, a cross-validation analysis showed that participants' egocentric navigation abilities reliably predicted episodic memory performance. Altogether, our findings support the hypothesis of a phylogenetic continuity between egocentric navigation and episodic memory and pave the way for future research on the potential causal role of egocentric navigation on multiple forms of episodic memory.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Committeri, G.
Secondary author(s):
Fragueiro, A., Campanile, M. M., Lagatta, M., Burles, F., Iaria, G., Sestieri, C., Tosoni, A.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
57.40|0.64
Reference:
Committeri, G., Fragueiro, A., Campanile, M. M., Lagatta, M., Burles, F., Iaria, G., Sestieri, C., & Tosoni, A. (2020). Egocentric navigation abilities predict episodic memory performance. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 14: 574224. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2020.574224
2-year Impact Factor: 3.169|2020
Impact factor notes: Impact factor not available yet for 2020
Times cited: 13|2026-02-12
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q2
Keywords: Egocentric navigation / Path integration / Episodic memory / Semantic memory / Medial temporal lobe

Egocentric navigation abilities predict episodic memory performance

Egocentric navigation abilities predict episodic memory performance
DocumentTravel in the Physical and Mental Space: A Behavioral Assessment of the Phylogenetic Continuity Hypothesis Between Egocentric Navigation and Episodic Memory2021

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-2018-336
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
336 - Research-inspired cognitive empowerment: Modulating Episodic Memory through Egocentric Navigational Training (MEMENT)
Duration: 2019-09 - 2023-04
Researcher(s):
Giorgia Committeri, Carlo Sestieri, Matteo Frisoni, Agustina Fragueiro, Annalisa Tosoni
Institution(s): Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical sciences, Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, University G. d' Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Resarch Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Committeri, G.
Secondary author(s):
Sestieri, C., Frisoni, M., Fragueiro, A., Tosoni, A.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Empowerment / Episodic memory / Egocentric navigation / Path integration / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-336.04
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Travel in the Physical and Mental Space: A Behavioral Assessment of the Phylogenetic Continuity Hypothesis Between Egocentric Navigation and Episodic Memory
Publication year: 2021
URL:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/14747049211040823
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Based on the neuro-functional association between navigation in the physical and the mental space at the level of the hippocampal-entorhinal system, Buzsáki and Moser (2013) have hypothesized a phylogenetic continuity between spatial navigation and declarative memory functions. According to this proposal, mechanisms of episodic and semantic memory would have evolved from mechanisms of self-based and map-based navigation in the physical space, respectively. Using classic versions of path integration and item recognition tasks in human subjects, we have recently described a correlation and a predictive relationship between abilities in egocentric navigation and episodic memory. Here we aim at confirming and extending this association to the dynamic component of sequential updating in the physical (egocentric navigation) and mental (episodic memory) space, and at investigating the relationship of these self-centered abilities with semantic memory. To this aim, we developed three new experimental tasks in which the dynamic component of updating information is particularly emphasized in the spatial, the temporal, and the semantic domain. The contribution of visual short-term memory to the three tasks was also controlled by including an additional task. The results confirmed the existence of a direct and predictive relationship between self-based spatial navigation and episodic memory. We also found a significant association between egocentric navigation and semantic memory, but this relationship was explained by short-term memory abilities and was mediated by episodic memory functions. Our results support the hypothesis of an evolutionary link between mechanisms that allow spatial navigation in the physical space and time travel in the mental space.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Fragueiro, A.
Secondary author(s):
Tosoni, A., Frisoni, M., Di Matteo, R., Sestieri, C., Committeri, G.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
40.80|0.46
Reference:
Fragueiro, A., Tosoni, A., Frisoni, M., Di Matteo, R., Sestieri, C., & Committeri, G. (2021). Travel in the Physical and Mental Space: A Behavioral Assessment of the Phylogenetic Continuity Hypothesis Between Egocentric Navigation and Episodic Memory. Evolutionary Psychology, 19(3), 14747049211040823. https://doi.org/10.1177/14747049211040823
2-year Impact Factor: 1.738|2021
Times cited: 7|2026-02-13
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q4
Keywords: Spatial navigation / Egocentric navigation / Episodic memory / Semantic memory

Travel in the Physical and Mental Space: A Behavioral Assessment of the Phylogenetic Continuity Hypothesis Between Egocentric Navigation and Episodic Memory

Travel in the Physical and Mental Space: A Behavioral Assessment of the Phylogenetic Continuity Hypothesis Between Egocentric Navigation and Episodic Memory
DocumentFinal report - Research-inspired cognitive empowerment: Modulating Episodic Memory through Egocentric Navigational Training 2023

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-2018-336
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
336 - Research-inspired cognitive empowerment: Modulating Episodic Memory through Egocentric Navigational Training (MEMENT)
Duration: 2019-09 - 2023-04
Researcher(s):
Giorgia Committeri, Carlo Sestieri, Matteo Frisoni, Agustina Fragueiro, Annalisa Tosoni
Institution(s): Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical sciences, Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, University G. d' Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Resarch Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Committeri, G.
Secondary author(s):
Sestieri, C., Frisoni, M., Fragueiro, A., Tosoni, A.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Empowerment / Episodic memory / Egocentric navigation / Path integration / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-336.01
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Final report - Research-inspired cognitive empowerment: Modulating Episodic Memory through Egocentric Navigational Training
Publication year: 2023
Abstract/Results:
ABSTRACT:
According to the phylogenetic continuity hypothesis (Buzsáki and Moser, 2013), mechanisms supporting declarative memory (episodic-EM and semantic-SM) might have evolved from mechanism of navigation (egocentric-EN and allocentric-AN) in the physical world. In a series of studies, using measures of human performance, we tested if traces of this phylogenetic continuity may be observed in human behavior and its neural underpinnings. Using classic versions of navigational and memory tasks, a specific correlation and predictive relationship was observed in Study 1 between EN and EM, but not SM, abilities. In Study 2, we extended the observed association between EN and EM to the dynamic component of sequential updating of information. An indirect relationship was also described between EN and SM mediated by EM. In Study 3, the complete 4 - components model was assessed using navigational (egocentric/route, allocentric/survey) and memory (EM, SM) tasks based on the same audio-visual material. Results indicated that route-based navigation specifically predicted EM performance while survey navigation specifically predicted SM performance. In Study 4, a navigational vs. control training protocol was employed to assess a causality relationship between navigation and memory. The results indicated a significant improvement of EM but not SM or short-term memory following the navigational but not the control training. Study 5 explored the neurophysiological similarities between spatial navigation and memory through EEG, finding a specific theta band modulation during temporal memory and, on the other side, an alpha and beta band modulation during the spatial and semantic tasks. Of relevance, the observation of a shared pattern of alpha/beta strong desynchronization for the processing of spatial and conceptual information support the recent conceptual framework of a spatial representational format for high-level cognition including memory and knowledge representation (Bellmund 2018). In summary, the results provide consistent support to the phylogenetic continuity hypothesis between mechanisms of spatial navigation and declarative memory and offer new insights for application of navigational training programs for memory rehabilitation and empowerment.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Committeri, G.
Secondary author(s):
Tosoni, A.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Committeri, G., & Tosoni, A. (2023). Final report - Research-inspired cognitive empowerment: Modulating Episodic Memory through Egocentric Navigational Training.
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Spatial navigation / Egocentric navigation / Episodic memory / Empowerment

Final report - Research-inspired cognitive empowerment: Modulating Episodic Memory through Egocentric Navigational Training

Final report - Research-inspired cognitive empowerment: Modulating Episodic Memory through Egocentric Navigational Training

DocumentThe retrosplenial complex as an integration zone between self- and map-based components of spatial navigation and declarative memory: An activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis2026

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-2022
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2022 Grants
Start date: 2023-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2022-250
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
250 - Implicit generalization of experience in the human brain: Keep Information for Navigation and Memory IN a Distance map (Keep IN MIND)
Duration: 2023-11
Researcher(s):
Giorgia Committeri, Federica Santacroce, Agustina Fragueiro
Institution(s): Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, Universitŕ degli Studi "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti - Pescara (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Language: eng
Notes:
Ongoing project
Author: Committeri, G
Secondary author(s):
Santacroce, F., Fragueiro, A.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Map-based knowledge / Semantic memory / Allocentric navigation / Neural patterns similarity / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2022-250.03
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
The retrosplenial complex as an integration zone between self- and map-based components of spatial navigation and declarative memory: An activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis
Publication year: 2026
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2025.106470
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Although spatial navigation and declarative memory share overlapping neural mechanisms, they have traditionally been investigated as largely non-overlapping research domains. Recent theories suggest an evolutionary continuity, proposing that systems for navigating physical and mental spaces are linked through shared transformations between self-based (egocentric) and map-based (allocentric) reference frames. Yet, the extent to which these processes rely on common substrates remains unclear. This metanalysis used Activation Likelihood Estimation (ALE) to quantitatively compare fMRI studies on spatial navigation (egocentric or allocentric) and declarative memory (episodic or semantic), assessing convergence across domains. Results revealed extensive overlap, particularly in the retrosplenial complex (posterior cingulate cortex/retrosplenial cortex), which was consistently activated across all four conditions, highlighting its role in integrating and transforming reference frames. Episodic memory overlapped with egocentric navigation in the occipital place area (OPA), the angular gyrus (AG) and the parahippocampal place area (PPA), and with allocentric navigation in the PPA and hippocampus, suggesting flexible recruitment rather than strict mapping. The dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) emerged as a domain-general hub across memory and allocentric navigation, possibly supporting the regulation of internally vs. externally driven processing. These findings support a shared, large-scale network involving medial temporal, parietal, and cingulo-retrosplenial regions. The retrosplenial complex, anatomically positioned between the hippocampus and the posterior parietal cortex, appears crucial for converting information between egocentric and allocentric coordinates across domains. Future neuroimaging research could clarify how these transformations generalize across spatial and conceptual domains, and how the default mode and salience networks support adaptive cognition.
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eng
Author:
Fragueiro, A.
Secondary author(s):
Tosoni, A., Santacroce, F., Di Matteo, R., Raposo, A., Sestieri, C., Committeri, G.
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Article
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Reference:
Fragueiro, A., Tosoni, A., Santacroce, F., Di Matteo, R., Raposo, A., Sestieri, C., & Committeri, G. (2026). The retrosplenial complex as an integration zone between self- and map-based components of spatial navigation and declarative memory: An activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 180, 106470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2025.106470
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Keywords: Allocentric navigation / Cognitive maps / Egocentric navigation / Episodic memory / Reference frames / Retrosplenial/posterior cingulate cortex / Semantic memory

The retrosplenial complex as an integration zone between self- and map-based components of spatial navigation and declarative memory: An activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis

The retrosplenial complex as an integration zone between self- and map-based components of spatial navigation and declarative memory: An activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis