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DocumentFinal report - How do you know what others feel? A psychophysiological study of social cognition and aging2011

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-2008
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pastas 1 a
Title:
2008 Grants
Start date: 2009-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2008-077
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 4/2008
Title:
077 - How do you know what others feel? A psychophysiological study of social cognition and aging
Duration: 2009-01 - 2011-02
Researcher(s):
Sarah MacPherson, Edyta Monika Hunter, Louise H. Phillips
Institution(s): Human Cognitive Neuroscience Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Financial report and expenditure documents
Progress report
Final report
Article
Author: MacPherson, S.
Secondary author(s):
Hunter, E., Philips, L.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Developmental psychology / Cognitive development / Emotion

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2008-077.01
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 4/2008
Title:
Final report - How do you know what others feel? A psychophysiological study of social cognition and aging
Publication year: 2011
URL:
http://www.bial.com/download/2008/Bial_Dr%20S%20E%20MacPherson_7708_Results.pdf
Abstract/Results: RESULTS:
In Study 1, the results indicate that older adults benefit from congruent multisensory information in social situations, which is expressed by higher accuracy in cross-modal congruent condition but not in conditions where emotions were presented only in one modality i.e. faces and voice on their own.
The analysis of fixation time looking at facial features in Study 2 revealed that younger and older adults spend a similar amount of time looking at the eyes, mouth and periphery of the face and both groups looked longer at facial features in the incongruent condition than in the congruent condition. Older adults who looked less at the eye and mouth region were better at making matching decisions about congruent stimuli. In contrast, younger adults who looked longer at the facial features, performed better in matching cross-modal congruence than younger adults who spent less time looking at the faces.
The results from Study 3 suggest that older adults performed significantly more poorly than younger adults on both Theory of Mind tasks presented to multiple sensory modalities (video) and a single modality (text).
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Copyright/Reproduction:
By permission
Language:
eng
Author:
MacPherson, S.
Secondary author(s):
Hunter, E., Philips, L.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
1
Indexed document:
No
Keywords: Effects of age / Emotion recognition / Eye tracking / Multisensory integration of emotion / Aging

Final report - How do you know what others feel? A psychophysiological study of social cognition and aging

Final report - How do you know what others feel? A psychophysiological study of social cognition and aging
DocumentVisual search patterns during an emotion recognition task in presymptomatic and symptomatic patients with Huntington’s disease2010

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-2006
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pastas 1 a 22 /2006
Title:
2006 Grants
Start date: 2007-01 - 2013-11
Dimension/support:
22 caixas de arquivo

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2006-094
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 21/2006
Title:
094 - Feedback modulation of visual processing by limbic circuits: A functional connectivity approach to visual face processing
Duration: 2008-01 - 2011-02
Researcher(s):
Miguel Castelo-Branco, Cristina Januário, Solange Silva, Aldina Reis, Catarina Mateus, Miguel Cordeiro
Institution(s): IBILI - Faculdade de Medicina, Coimbra (Portugal)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Financial report and expenditure documents
Progress reports
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Castelo-Branco, M.
Secondary author(s):
Januário, C., Silva, S., Mateus, C., Cordeiro, M.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Cognitive processes / Brain structure and function / Emotion / Body structure and function / Vision

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2006-094.29
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 21/2006
Title:
Visual search patterns during an emotion recognition task in presymptomatic and symptomatic patients with Huntington’s disease
Publication year: 2010
URL:
http://eyetracking.ulusofona.pt/images/stories/abstracts/Visual%20search%20patterns%20during%20an%20emotion%20recognition%20task%20in.pdf
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Huntington’s disease (HD) is associated with a loss of the ability to recognize emotions. Recent studies have highlighted a controversy regarding a selective impairment for disgust recognition in presymptomatic HD patients. The current study was aimed at further investigating this issue and defining the contribution of visual search behavior to the claimed deficit. 9 early HD patients, 14 presymptomatic patients and 22 controls were tested. The visual tasks included an emotion recognition task, in which subjects had to evaluate one of six basic emotions. Eye movements were recorded during this task. There was also a similar task that offered only limited facial information to recognize an emotion (eyes/mouth). The goal of the masked tasks was to define whether the subject’s performance altered when forced to look at a specific face component. Behavioral results showed no differences in the ability to recognize emotions between gene carriers and controls. Thus, the finding of a specific deficit for recognizing disgust in presymptomatic HD could not be supported. An emotion recognition impairment was found in HD patients for all six emotions, even in the masked conditions. Eye movement data reveals a similar visual scanning strategy for gene carriers and controls. Finally, although patients show a global deficit in face emotion recognition, this impairment is not reflected in their visual search pattern. This suggests that their deficits are not a mere consequence of altered visual search but might be caused by an overall impairment in the perceptual domain.
Accessibility: Document does not exist in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Júlio, F.
Secondary author(s):
Van Asselen, M., Januário, C., Bobrowicz-Campos, E., Almeida, I., Freire, A., Castelo-Branco, M.
Document type:
Online abstract
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Júlio, F., Van Asselen, M., Januário, C., Bobrowicz-Campos, E., Almeida, I., Freire, A., & Castelo-Branco, M. (2010, October). Visual search patterns during an emotion recognition task in presymptomatic and symptomatic patients with Huntington’s disease. Paper presented at the 1st International Conference on Eye Tracking, Visual Cognition and Emotion, Lisbon, Portugal. Abstract retrieved from http://eyetracking.ulusofona.pt/images/stories/abstracts/Visual%20search%20patterns%20during%20an%20emotion%20recognition%20task%20in.pdf
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Huntington's disease / Emotion recognition / Eye tracking

Visual search patterns during an emotion recognition task in presymptomatic and symptomatic patients with Huntington’s disease

Visual search patterns during an emotion recognition task in presymptomatic and symptomatic patients with Huntington’s disease
DocumentHow do you know what others feel? A psychophysiological study of social cognition and aging2012

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-2008
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pastas 1 a
Title:
2008 Grants
Start date: 2009-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2008-077
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 4/2008
Title:
077 - How do you know what others feel? A psychophysiological study of social cognition and aging
Duration: 2009-01 - 2011-02
Researcher(s):
Sarah MacPherson, Edyta Monika Hunter, Louise H. Phillips
Institution(s): Human Cognitive Neuroscience Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Financial report and expenditure documents
Progress report
Final report
Article
Author: MacPherson, S.
Secondary author(s):
Hunter, E., Philips, L.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Developmental psychology / Cognitive development / Emotion

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2008-077.04
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 4/2008
Title:
How do you know what others feel? A psychophysiological study of social cognition and aging
Publication year: 2012
URL:
http://www.bial.com/imagem/Bial%20Sonhos%20Miolo_Total%20Bolsas.pdf
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Objectives: Efficient navigation of our social world depends on the generation, interpretation and
combination of social signals within different sensory systems. However, the influence of adult
aging on cross-modal integration of emotional stimuli remains poorly understood. Therefore, the
aim of this work is to understand the integration of visual and auditory cues in social situations.
Methods: A series of multisensory integration experiments were designed to compare the ability
of younger and older adults to identify whether emotional faces and voices were presented
congruently or not. In an additional eye tracking experiment, younger and older adults were
compared in terms of their gaze behavior when identifying emotions through multiple sensory
modalities e.g. face and voice versus unisensory modalities e.g. face or voice.
Results: The results suggest that older adults are significantly less accurate at correctly identifying
emotions from one modality (faces or voices alone) but perform as well as younger adults on tasks
where congruent auditory and visual emotional information are presented concurrently. In
contrast, older adults are poorer than younger adults at detecting incongruency from different
sensory modalities. Furthermore, older adults who looked for a shorter time at the eye and mouth
regions are better at detecting cross-modal congruence than older adults who looked for longer. In
contrast, younger adults who looked longer at the whole face i.e. the eyes, mouth and the
periphery of the face perform best in congruence detection.
Conclusions and Discussion: Across the studies we found clear evidence that older adults had
difficulty in identifying emotions from faces and voices. However, these age differences in emotion
perception disappear when congruent multimodal information was available. Therefore, older
adults appear to benefit from congruent multisensory information. Moreover, the results suggest
that the age differences in the processing of relevant and irrelevant visual and auditory social
information might be related to changes in gaze behaviour.
Accessibility: Document does not exist in file
Language:
eng
Author:
MacPherson, S.
Secondary author(s):
Hunter, E., Philips, L.
Document type:
Conference abstract
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
MacPherson, S., Hunter, E., & Philips, L. (2012). How do you know what others feel? A psychophysiological study of social cognition and aging. In Aquém e além do cérebro. Behind and beyond the brain. Proceedings of the 9th Symposium of Fundação Bial (p. 32/63). Porto: Fundação Bial.
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Aging / Multisensory integration / Social cognition / Eye tracking

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DocumentFinal report - Implicit and explicit processing of emotion in healthy adult ageing2014

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-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-126
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 2/2012
Title:
126 - Implicit and explicit processing of emotion in healthy adult ageing
Duration: 2013-08 - 2014-10
Researcher(s):
Sarah MacPherson
Institution(s): Human Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, Department of Psychology, PPLS, University of Edinburgh (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Language: eng
Author:
MacPherson, S.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Emotion / Cognitive processes / Attention / Perception / Brain structure and function / Developmental psychology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-126.01
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 2/2012
Title:
Final report - Implicit and explicit processing of emotion in healthy adult ageing
Publication year: 2014
URL:
https://www.bial.com/imagem/Grant12612.pdf
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
While the aging literature contains a large number of studies demonstrating age-related differences in the ability to explicitly recognise emotions portrayed through facial expressions, there do not appear to be studies that have compared the ability of younger and older adults to implicitly identify facial expressions of emotion. Eye tracking during explicit emotion recognition studies has shown that older adults gaze less at the eye region of faces than younger adults which may explain their poorer ability to judge certain emotions. Yet, the fixation patterns of younger and older adults during implicit emotional processing remains unclear. Given that previous work in other research areas such as memory has shown that implicit processes are often spared in aging, it is hypothesised that older adults will not differ in their ability to implicitly process emotions compared to younger adults.
METHOD
In Experiment 1, 24 younger and 24 older adults performed explicit emotion and age categorisation tasks. In Experiment 2, 24 younger and 24 older adults performed implicit emotion and identity matching tasks.
RESULTS
Older adults were significantly poorer at explicitly but not implicitly identifying emotions compared to the younger adults. In terms of eye gaze patterns, older adults showed a reduced bias to inspect the top half of faces than younger adults across all tasks except in the implicit emotion matching task. During implicit emotion matching, older adults showed a negative bias towards the lower half of faces compared to younger adults whose bias was towards the top half.
CONCLUSIONS
These results suggest that explicit but not implicit emotion processing declines with age and the fewer fixations towards the top of a face in older adults may explain the age differences found in the explicit but not implicit processing of emotional faces.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
MacPherson, S.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
1
Indexed document:
No
Keywords: Implicit emotion / Explicit emotion / Aging / Eye tracking

Final report - Implicit and explicit processing of emotion in healthy adult ageing

Final report - Implicit and explicit processing of emotion in healthy adult ageing
DocumentThe role of working memory and attentional disengagement on inhibitory control: effects of aging and Alzheimer's disease2013

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-2004
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pastas 1 a 25/2004
Title:
2004 Grants
Start date: 2005-01 - 2012-09
Dimension/support:
25 caixas de arquivo

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2004-153
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 10/2004
Title:
153 - The neural basis of attention disorder in schizophrenia
Duration: 2005-02 - 2007-02
Researcher(s):
Trevor Crawford, Bill Deakin, Stephen Higham
Institution(s): Mental Health Research Unit (Lancaster) & Neuroscience and Psychiatry Unit (Manchester) (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Financial report and expenditure documents
Progress report
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Crawford, T. J.
Secondary author(s):
Deakin, B., Higham, S.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Cognitive processes / Attention / Brain structure and function / Biopsychological problems / Mental health / Psychotic disorders

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2004-153.04
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 10/2004
Title:
The role of working memory and attentional disengagement on inhibitory control: effects of aging and Alzheimer's disease
Publication year: 2013
URL:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3776119/
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Patients with Alzheimer's disease have an impairment of inhibitory control for reasons that are currently unclear. Using an eye-tracking task (the gap-overlap paradigm), we examined whether the uncorrected errors relate to the task of attentional disengagement in preparation for action. Alternatively, the difficulty in correcting for errors may be caused by the working memory representation of the task. A major aim of this study was to distinguish between the effects of healthy aging and neurodegenerative disease on the voluntary control of saccadic eye movements. Using the antisaccade task (AST) and pro-saccade task (PST) with the 'gap' and 'overlap' procedures, we obtained detailed eye-tracking measures in patients, with 18 patients with probable Alzheimer's disease, 25 patients with Parkinson's disease and 17 healthy young and 18 old participants. Uncorrected errors in the AST were selectively increased in Alzheimer's disease, but not in Parkinson's disease compared to the control groups. These uncorrected errors were strongly correlated with spatial working memory. There was an increase in the saccade reaction times to targets that were presented simultaneously with the fixation stimulus, compared to the removal of fixation. This 'gap' effect (i.e. overlap-gap) saccade reaction time was elevated in the older groups compared to young group, which yielded a strong effect of aging and no specific effect of neurodegenerative disease. Healthy aging, rather than neurodegenerative disease, accounted for the increase in the saccade reaction times to the target that are presented simultaneously with a fixation stimulus. These results suggest that the impairment of inhibitory control in the AST may provide a convenient and putative mark of working memory dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Crawford, T. J.
Secondary author(s):
Higham, S., Mayes, J., Dale, M., Shaunak, S., Lekwuwa, G.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Crawford, T. J., Higham, S., Mayes, J., Dale, M., Shaunak, S., & Lekwuwa, G. (2013). The role of working memory and attentional disengagement on inhibitory control: effects of aging and Alzheimer's disease. Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands), 35(5), 1637–1650. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-012-9466-y
2-year Impact Factor: 3.445|2013
Times cited: 71|2025-02-10
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease / Parkinson's disease / Attention / Antisaccade / Working memory / Eye tracking

The role of working memory and attentional disengagement on inhibitory control: effects of aging and Alzheimer's disease

The role of working memory and attentional disengagement on inhibitory control: effects of aging and Alzheimer's disease
DocumentAge differences in resting state EEG and their relation to eye movements and cognitive performance2021

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-2016-176
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
176 - Age differences in resting state EEG and their relation to eye movements and cognitive performance
Duration: 2017-12 - 2021-05
Researcher(s):
Stephen Badham, Mark Crook-Rumsey, David Connelly, Trevor Crawford, Christina Howard
Institution(s): Division of Psychology, Nottingham Tent Univeristy (UK); Department of Psychology, Lancaster University (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Progress report
Final report
Author: Badham, S.
Secondary author(s):
Crook-Rumsey, M., Connelly, D., Crawford, T. J., Howard, C. J.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Ageing / Working Memory / Inhibition / Electroencephalography / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016-176.02
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Age differences in resting state EEG and their relation to eye movements and cognitive performance
Publication year: 2021
URL:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S002839322100138X#!
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
rior research has focused on EEG differences across age or EEG differences across cognitive tasks/eye tracking. There are few studies linking age differences in EEG to age differences in behavioural performance which is necessary to establish how neuroactivity corresponds to successful and impaired ageing. Eighty-six healthy participants completed a battery of cognitive tests and eye-tracking measures. Resting state EEG (n=75, 31 young, 44 older adults) was measured for delta, theta, alpha and beta power as well as for alpha peak frequency. Age deficits in cognition were aligned with the literature, showing working memory and inhibitory deficits along with an older adult advantage in vocabulary. Older adults showed poorer eye movement accuracy and response times, but we did not replicate literature showing a greater age deficit for antisaccades than for prosaccades. We replicated EEG literature showing lower alpha peak frequency in older adults but not literature showing lower alpha power. Older adults also showed higher beta power and less parietal alpha power asymmetry than young adults. Interaction effects showed that better prosaccade performance was related to lower beta power in young adults but not in older adults. Performance at the trail making test part B (measuring task switching and inhibition) was improved for older adults with higher resting state delta power but did not depend on delta power for young adults. It is argued that individuals with higher slow-wave resting EEG may be more resilient to age deficits in tasks that utilise cross-cortical processing.
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Copyright/Reproduction:
By permission
Language:
eng
Author:
Stacey, J. E.
Secondary author(s):
Crook-Rumsey, M., Sumich, A., Howard, C. J., Crawford, T., Livne, K., Lenozi, S., Badham, S.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Stacey, J. E., Crook-Rumsey, M., Sumich, A., Howard, C. J., Crawford, T., Livne, K., Lenozi, S., & Badham, S. (2021). Age differences in resting state EEG and their relation to eye movements and cognitive performance. Neuropsychologia, 157, 107887. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.107887
2-year Impact Factor: 3.054|2021
Times cited: 21|2025-02-14
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q2
Keywords: EEG / Eye tracking / Working memory / Inhibition / Ageing
DocumentFinal report - Age differences in resting state EEG and their relation to eye movements and cognitive 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-2016
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2016 Grants
Start date: 2017-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016-176
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
176 - Age differences in resting state EEG and their relation to eye movements and cognitive performance
Duration: 2017-12 - 2021-05
Researcher(s):
Stephen Badham, Mark Crook-Rumsey, David Connelly, Trevor Crawford, Christina Howard
Institution(s): Division of Psychology, Nottingham Tent Univeristy (UK); Department of Psychology, Lancaster University (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Progress report
Final report
Author: Badham, S.
Secondary author(s):
Crook-Rumsey, M., Connelly, D., Crawford, T. J., Howard, C. J.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Ageing / Working Memory / Inhibition / Electroencephalography / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016-176.01
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Final report - Age differences in resting state EEG and their relation to eye movements and cognitive performance
Publication year: 2020
URL:
https://www.bial.com/media/3608/age-differences-in-resting-state-eeg-and-their-relation-to-eye-movements-and-cognitive-performance.pdf
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND
Given the high proportion of older adults in society, it is important to understand age-related changes in brain activity as these changes may predict deficits in working memory and inhibitory control. Further research is needed to establish if EEG biomarkers relate to either cognitive decline or healthy adaption to ageing.
AIMS
The goal of the current study was to bridge the gap between cognitive and physiological (EEG) assessment in the context of age-related decline by assessing the relationship between changes in resting state brain activity and inhibitory eye-movements. The aims were: a) to compare brain activity across younger and older adults b) to see if brain activity relates to performance on the cognitive tests and c) to assess the relationship between inhibitory eye-movements and brain activity.
METHOD
Eighty-one healthy participants (32 younger adults, 48 older adults) completed a battery of cognitive tests to assess inhibitory control, attention switching and verbal/spatial working memory. Eye-tracking measures were also used to assess inhibitory control. EEG was used to measure alpha power, alpha peak frequency, beta, theta and delta activity. Older adults also completed assessments for depression and cognitive impairment.
RESULTS
When compared to younger adults, older adults showed increased beta activity and decreased alpha peak frequency overall. There was no relationship between frontal or parietal theta activity and any of the cognitive tests. However, there were relationships between alpha peak frequency and measures of inhibitory control, attention switching, and spatial working memory. Occipital beta and alpha power were able to predict performance on one of the inhibitory control (NoGo) eye-movement tasks.
CONCLUSIONS
The results were able to shed light on potential EEG biomarkers for healthy cognitive ageing using a combination of cognitive and physiological measures. Future research could extend these findings by testing patients with mild cognitive impairment.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Stacey, J. E.
Secondary author(s):
Crook-Rumsey, M., Sumich, A., Howard, C., Crawford, T., Badham, S.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Stacey, J. E., Crook-Rumsey, M., Sumich, A., Howard, C., Crawford, T., & Badham, S. (2020). Final report - Age differences in resting state EEG and their relation to eye movements and cognitive performance.
Indexed document: No
Keywords: EEG / Eye tracking / Working memory / Inhibition

Final report - Age differences in resting state EEG and their relation to eye movements and cognitive performance

Final report - Age differences in resting state EEG and their relation to eye movements and cognitive performance
File185 - The curious child: Unveiling the neurophysiological and parental roots of early curiosity

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-2024
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2024 Grants
Start date: 2025-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2024-185
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
185 - The curious child: Unveiling the neurophysiological and parental roots of early curiosity
Researcher(s): Maria Spinelli, Prachi E. Shah, Pierpaolo Arturo Croce
Institution(s): Department of Psychology, Università degli Studi "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara (Italy); Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan (USA)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Language: eng
Notes:
This project has not started yet
Author: Spinelli, M.
Secondary author(s):
Shah, P. E., Croce, P.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Curiosity / EEG / Parenting / Eye Tracking / Psychophysiology
DocumentPrenatal glucocorticoid-exposed infants do not show an age-typical fear bias at 8 months of age - Preliminary findings from the finnbrain birth cohort study2021

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-2016-030
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
030 - Exploring the neural basis of motivation
Duration: 2017-01 - 2020-03
Researcher(s):
Ana João Rodrigues, Nivaldo Vasconcelos, Carina Cunha, Bárbara Coimbra, Laura Silva, Patrícia Monteiro, Sónia Borges, Pedro Morgado
Institution(s): Life and Health Sciences Research Institute - ICVS, School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga (Portugal)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Author: Rodrigues, A. J.
Secondary author(s):
Vasconcelos, N., Cunha, C., Coimbra, B., Silva, L., Monteiro, P., Borges, S., Morgado, P.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Reward / Reinforcement / Mesolimbic system / Behavior / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016-030.17
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Prenatal glucocorticoid-exposed infants do not show an age-typical fear bias at 8 months of age - Preliminary findings from the finnbrain birth cohort study
Publication year: 2021
URL:
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.655654
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Synthetic glucocorticoids (sGC) are frequently administered to pregnant women at risk for preterm delivery to promote fetal lung maturation. Despite their undeniable beneficial effects in lung maturation, the impact of these hormones on developing brain is less clear. Recent human studies suggest that emotional and behavioral disorders are more common among sGC-exposed vs. non-exposed children, but the literature is sparse and controversial. We investigated if prenatal sGC exposure altered fear bias, a well-established infant attention phenotype, at 8-months. We used eye tracking and an overlap paradigm with control, neutral, happy, and fearful faces, and salient distractors, to evaluate infants' attention disengagement from faces, and specifically from fearful vs. neutral and happy faces (i.e., a fear bias) in a sample (N = 363) of general population from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study. sGC exposed infants (N = 12) did not differ from non-exposed infants (N = 351) in their overall probability of disengagement in any single stimulus condition. However, in comparison with non-exposed infants, they did not show the age-typical fear bias and this association remained after controlling for confounding factors such as prematurity, gestational age at birth, birth weight, sex, and maternal postnatal depressive symptoms. Prenatal sGC exposure may alter emotional processing in infants. The atypical emotion processing in turn may be a predictor of emotional problems later in development. Future longitudinal studies are needed in order to evaluate the long-term consequences of sGC exposure for the developing brain.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Kataja, E. L.
Secondary author(s):
Rodrigues, A. J., Scheinin, N. M., Nolvi, S., Korja, R., Häikiö, T., Ekholm, E., Sousa, N., Karlsson, L., Karlsson, H.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Kataja, E. L., Rodrigues, A. J., Scheinin, N. M., Nolvi, S., Korja, R., Häikiö, T., Ekholm, E., Sousa, N., Karlsson, L., & Karlsson, H. (2021). Prenatal glucocorticoid-exposed infants do not show an age-typical fear bias at 8 months of age - Preliminary findings from the finnbrain birth cohort study. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 655654. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.655654
2-year Impact Factor: 4.232|2021
Times cited: 0|2025-02-28
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Attention / Emotion processing / Eye tracking / Fear bias / Prenatal / Synthetic glucocorticoids

Prenatal glucocorticoid-exposed infants do not show an age-typical fear bias at 8 months of age - Preliminary findings from the finnbrain birth cohort study

Prenatal glucocorticoid-exposed infants do not show an age-typical fear bias at 8 months of age - Preliminary findings from the finnbrain birth cohort study