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DocumentThe impact of mindfulness meditation on visuomotor performance and awareness of action: an EEG study of short- and long-term meditators2010

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-2006-012
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 6/2006
Title:
012 - The impact of mindfulness meditation on visuomotor performance and awareness of action: an EEG study of short- and long-term meditators
Duration: 2007-05 - 2009-11
Researcher(s):
Stefan Schmidt, Jose Raul Naranjo
Institution(s): Institute of Environmental Medicine and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Freiburg (Germany)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Financial report and expenditure documents
Progress report
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Schmidt, S.
Secondary author(s):
Naranjo, J. R.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Body structure and function / Movement / Altered states of consciousness / Meditation / Self / Body awareness

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2006-012.02
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 6/2006
Title:
The impact of mindfulness meditation on visuomotor performance and awareness of action: an EEG study of short- and long-term meditators
Publication year: 2010
URL:
http://www.bial.com/simposio/Livro_de_Actas_8_Simposio.pdf
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
OBJECTIVES:
Awareness of action involves the ability to distinguish ones own actions and their sensory consequences from actions generated by external agents. It is still unclear if and how meditation enhances sensory-motor integration and awareness of action. The aim of this study was to investigate the motor error, the motor awareness and movement time (MT) in mindfulness meditators in a conflicting reaching task.
METHODS:
Participants were given a visual representation of their reaching movement by a video projector but they could not see their own movements directly. In the reaching task a gradually growing fals feedback was introduced by an angular deviation between the actual movement trajectory and the trajectory fed back to the participants. This task was presented to 11 novices in meditation before and after intensive 8 weeks of MBSR training. This sample was compared with a group of 9 long-term meditators and a group of 11 non-meditators. Dependent variables were (i) deviations of the reaching trajectory from a straight line (motor errors). (ii) angle at which participants got aware of the introduced mismatch (threshold) (iii) movement time to reach the target.
RESULTS:
Long-term meditators had lower motor errors (group x angle interaction: p=.08) than non-meditators. This was accompanied by larger movement time (side x group interaction: p=.056). Compared to non-meditators, novices to meditation had lower motor errors after the MBSR intervention (time x group interaction: p=.068), lower angular threshold (p=.06) and larger movement time (p=.016).
CONCLUSIONS:
Mindfulness meditation is associated with decreased behavioral reactivity and slowing down. These changes lead to better motor performance and to detect lower levels of perceptual-motor conflict. We propose that mindfulness meditation entails a behavioral shift towards an ‘expanded tempo’, which facilitates a broader access to sensorimotor and proprioceptive signals. With this ‘inner openness’ to the movement experience, moment-by-moment monitoring of body states could be realized and online re-adjustment of movement trajectory is optimized. These considerations reinforce the positive impact that mindfulness meditation has on perceptual-motor control and awareness of action.
Accessibility: Document does not exist in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Schmidt, S.
Secondary author(s):
Naranjo, J. R.
Document type:
Conference abstract
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Schmidt, S., & Naranjo, J. R. (2010). The impact of mindfulness meditation on visuomotor performance and
awareness of action: an EEG study of short- and long-term meditators. In Aquém e além do cérebro. Behind and beyond the brain. Proceedings of the 8th Symposium of Fundação Bial (p. 196). Porto: Fundação Bial.
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Motor awareness / Self-agency / Mindfulness meditation / Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR)

The impact of mindfulness meditation on visuomotor performance and awareness of action: an EEG study of short- and long-term meditators

The impact of mindfulness meditation on visuomotor performance and awareness of action: an EEG study of short- and long-term meditators
DocumentForward modeling mediates motor awareness2010

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-2008-192
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 8/2008
Title:
192 - Brain dynamics underlying motor awareness in language
Duration: 2009-10 - 2014-09
Researcher(s):
Francesca Carota, Angela Sirigu, Claude Delpuech, Andres Posada, Sylvain Harquel
Institution(s): Centre de Neuroscience Cognitive, Bron (France)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Financial report and expenditure documents
Progress report
Final report
Article
Language: eng
Author:
Carota, F.
Secondary author(s):
Sirigu, A., Delpuech, C., Posada, A., Marquel, S.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Cognitive processes / Language / Brain structure and function

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2008-192.03
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 8/2008
Title:
Forward modeling mediates motor awareness
Publication year: 2010
URL:
http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195381641.001.0001/acprof-9780195381641-chapter-10
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
This chapter focuses on the issue of motor awareness. It addresses three main questions: What exactly are we aware of when making a movement? What is the contribution of afferent and efferent signals to motor awareness? What are the neural bases of motor awareness? It reviews evidence that the motor system is mainly aware of its intention. As long as the goal is achieved, nothing reaches awareness about the kinematic details of the ongoing movements, even when substantial corrections have to be implemented to attain the intended state. The chapter also shows that motor awareness relies mainly on the central predictive computations carried out within the posterior parietal cortex. The outcome of these computations is contrasted with the peripheral reafferent input to build a veridical motor awareness. Some evidence exists that this process involves the premotor areas.
Accessibility: Document does not exist in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Carota, F.
Secondary author(s):
Desmurget, M., Sirigu, A.
Document type:
Book chapter
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Carota, F., Desmurget, M., & Sirigu, A. (2010). Forward modeling mediates motor awareness. In Sinnott-Armstrong, W., & Nadel, L. (Eds.), Conscious Will and Responsibility: A Tribute to Benjamin Libet (pp. 97-108). New York : Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195381641.003.0010
Indexed document: Yes
Keywords: Motor awareness / Movements / Afferent signals / Efferent signals / Central predictive computations