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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