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File269 - Electrophysiological and genetic factors associated with hypnosis, suggestibility and hypnotic phenomenology2019-062024-09

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-2018-269
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
269 - Electrophysiological and genetic factors associated with hypnosis, suggestibility and hypnotic phenomenology
Duration: 2019-06 - 2024-09
Researcher(s):
William McGeown, Irving Kirsch, Giuliana Mazzoni, Rothwelle Tate, Annalena Venneri
Institution(s): School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Article
Language: eng
Author:
McGeown, W.
Secondary author(s):
Kirsch, I., Mazzoni, G., Tate, R., Venneri, A.
Number of reproductions:
3
Keywords:
Hypnosis / Suggestibility / Electrophysiology / Genetics / Psychophysiology and Parapsychology
DocumentFinal report - Genetics of psychic ability2019

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

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

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

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-257
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
257 - Genetics of psychic ability
Duration: 2015-07 - 2019-06
Researcher(s):
Dean Radin, Garret Yount, Garry Nolan
Institution(s): IONS, Petaluma, California (USA); Stanford University (USA)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Radin, D.
Secondary author(s):
Yount, G., Nolan, G.
Number of reproductions:
2
Keywords:
Genomic analysis / Familial traits / DNA / Parapsychology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-257.01
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Final report - Genetics of psychic ability
Publication year: 2019
Abstract/Results:
ABSTRACT
Background
It is commonly believed that psychic ability, like many mental and physical traits, runs in families. This suggests the presence of a hereditary component. Using state-of-the-art genomic analysis techniques, such as Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS), this project is exploring if psychic ability has a discernible genetic component using a small case-control study design. If such a component is found, it could potentially lead to a biological marker of people with psychic ability. Such information might also be used to provide environmental or pharmacologic interventions to enhance or suppress such abilities.
Aim
The objective of this study is to correlate psychic ability with specific genes.
Method
We screened over 3,000 psychic candidates around the world through two online surveys. The goal was to locate people with claimed psychic ability in themselves and their family members, to rule out exclusions (e.g., psychotic or delusional tendencies), and to collect measures that correlate with psychic ability (e.g. absorption, sensitivity, empathy). A subset of these volunteers was selected by the research team to be interviewed via telephone and to take screening tests of psi ability. Then, using a case-control study design, 13 individuals were selected as psychic cases, and 10 age and gender-matched individuals with no claims of psychic ability were selected as controls. Saliva was collected from these 23 participants, and DNA from the saliva was whole-genome sequenced and mapped using advanced BINA alignment algorithms. Bioinformatics analyses were blindly performed on these samples to see if there were genes that discriminated between the cases and controls.
Results
After the case-control unblinding, 7 of 9 (78%) of the psychic cases with high accuracy genomic data (out of the 13 candidates) contained a gene mutation with an unknown variant, whereas none of 9 control (0%) cases contained that gene.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Radin, D.
Secondary author(s):
Yount, G., Nolan, G.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
2
Reference:
Radin, D., Yount, G., & Nolan, G. (2019). Final report - Genetics of psychic ability.
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Genetics / Psychic ability / Hereditary / Case-control trial

Final report - Genetics of psychic ability

Final report - Genetics of psychic ability
DocumentNeuroimaging genetics of oxytocin: A transcriptomics-informed systematic review2022

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-2016-292
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
292 - Oxytocin: On the psychophysiology of trust and cooperation
Duration: 2017-10 - 2023-11
Researcher(s):
Diana Prata, James Rilling, Manuel Lopes, Duarte Ferreira, Daniel Martins, Pedro Levy
Institution(s): FCiências.ID – Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Portugal); Emory University, Atlanta (USA)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Author: Prata, D.
Secondary author(s):
Rilling, J., Lopes, M., Ferreira, D. , Martins, D., Levy, P.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Oxytocin / Mentalizing / Theory of mind / Dopamine / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016-292.14
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Neuroimaging genetics of oxytocin: A transcriptomics-informed systematic review
Publication year: 2022
URL:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763422004018
Abstract/Results: Abstract
The last couple of decades have witnessed a rapid accumulation of studies implicating oxytocin (OT) in several neurobiological underpinnings of human behaviour and their impairment in psychiatric illness. Specifically, a neuroimaging genetics approach is helping elucidate the impact of variations in OT pathway genes on the human brain. In this review, we provide the first systematic account and discussion of all previous findings arising from human neuroimaging (epi)genetic studies of OT-related genes. To improve our mechanistic interpretation of such findings, we used data from the Genotype-Tissue Expression project to explore the functional impact the genetic variations may have on the human transcriptome. As a result, we provide an up-to-date summary of brain circuits found to be impacted by OT-relevant (epi)genetic variability, map brain pathways linking OT genes to disease, and highlight several (epi)genetic factors that modulate brain responses to intranasal OT. Finally, we provide some suggestions we believe might improve future research in the field.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Copyright/Reproduction:
by permission
Language:
eng
Author:
Prata, D.
Secondary author(s):
Silva, M.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Prata, D., & Silva, M. (2022). Neuroimaging genetics of oxytocin: A transcriptomics-informed systematic review. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 142, 104912. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104912
2-year Impact Factor: 8.200|2022
Times cited: 3|2025-09-24
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Oxytocin / CD38 / Neuroimaging / Genetics / Methylation / Pharmacogenetics / Social cognition / Neuropsychiatry

Neuroimaging genetics of oxytocin: A transcriptomics-informed systematic review

Neuroimaging genetics of oxytocin: A transcriptomics-informed systematic review
DocumentFinal report - Electrophysiological and genetic factors associated with hypnosis, suggestibility and hypnotic phenomenology2024

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-2018-269
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
269 - Electrophysiological and genetic factors associated with hypnosis, suggestibility and hypnotic phenomenology
Duration: 2019-06 - 2024-09
Researcher(s):
William McGeown, Irving Kirsch, Giuliana Mazzoni, Rothwelle Tate, Annalena Venneri
Institution(s): School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Article
Language: eng
Author:
McGeown, W.
Secondary author(s):
Kirsch, I., Mazzoni, G., Tate, R., Venneri, A.
Number of reproductions:
3
Keywords:
Hypnosis / Suggestibility / Electrophysiology / Genetics / Psychophysiology and Parapsychology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-269.01
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Final report - Electrophysiological and genetic factors associated with hypnosis, suggestibility and hypnotic phenomenology
Publication year: 2024
Abstract/Results:
ABSTRACT:
Aim: The aim was to investigate the neurobiology of suggestibility and brain changes linked to hypnotic response.
Method: Online questionnaires to assess personality traits were completed by 456 people, 328 were screened for suggestibility, 76 completed the behavioural tasks, 65 the resting state EEG, 64 the task-based EEG, 53 the genetic assessment, 62 the MRI scanning.
Results: Transliminality was weakly correlated with the imaginative suggestibility subjective measure, and the hypnotic suggestibility objective, subjective and involuntariness measures (Irving et al., 2014). The systematic review on the associations between genetic variants and hypnotic suggestibility found COMT to be the most studied, but the findings were inconsistent across studies. Our genetic analysis, limited by participant numbers (e.g., due to COVID restrictions), revealed no significant difference in suggestibility level according to COMT genotype (n=48), however, there was an association with self-reported dissociation. DTNBP1 genotype was linked to suggestibility level. One rsEEG microstate occurred more in those higher in suggestibility, whereas another was related to both hypnotic depth and relaxation.
Conclusions: This project has delivered an extremely well-characterised dataset for the study of suggestibility and hypnosis, and will enable investigation of the multimodal predictors of hypnotic suggestibility.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
McGeown, W. J.
Secondary author(s):
Kirsch, I., Mazzoni, G., Tate, R. J., Venneri, A.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
3
Reference:
McGeown, W. J., Kirsch, I., Mazzoni, G., Tate, R. J., & Venneri, A. (2024). Final report - Electrophysiological and genetic factors associated with hypnosis, suggestibility and hypnotic phenomenology.
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Hypnosis / Suggestibility / EEG / Genetics / Multimodal dataset

Final report - Electrophysiological and genetic factors associated with hypnosis, suggestibility and hypnotic phenomenology

Final report - Electrophysiological and genetic factors associated with hypnosis, suggestibility and hypnotic phenomenology