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DocumentDisturbed dreaming and sleep quality: Altered sleep architecture in subjects with frequent nightmares2012

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-2010
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pastas 1 a 23
Title:
2010 Grants
Start date: 2011-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2010-055
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 11/2010
Title:
055 - The developmental and psychophysiological emergence of dreams and nightmares: state-dependent and state-independent fronto-cortical disconnectivity
Duration: 2011-03 - 2014-02
Researcher(s):
Róbert Bódizs, Peter Daniel Simor, Piroska Sándor, Szilvia Csóka, Klára Horváth
Institution(s): Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest (Hungary)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Financial report and expenditure documents
Progress report
Final reports
7 Articles ( published or submittedr publication)
5 Conference abstracts
Language: eng
Author:
Bódizs, R.
Secondary author(s):
Simor, P., Sándor, P., Csóka, S., Horváth, K.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Sleep and Dreams / Biopsychological problems / Mental health / Sleep disorders / Brain structure and function / Developmental psychology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2010-055.02
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 10/2010
Title:
Disturbed dreaming and sleep quality: Altered sleep architecture in subjects with frequent nightmares
Publication year: 2012
URL:
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00406-012-0318-7
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Nightmares are intense, emotionally negative mental experiences that usually occur during late-night sleep and result in abrupt awakenings. Questionnaire-based studies have shown that nightmares are related to impaired sleep quality; however, the polysomnographic profile of nightmare subjects has been only scarcely investigated. We investigated the sleep architecture of 17 individuals with frequent nightmares and 23 control subjects based on polysomnographic recordings of a second night spent in the laboratory after an adaptation night. Nightmare subjects in comparison with control subjects were characterized by impaired sleep architecture, as reflected by reduced sleep efficiency, increased wakefulness, a reduced amount of slow wave sleep, and increased nocturnal awakenings, especially from Stage 2 sleep. While these differences were independent of the effects of waking psychopathology, nightmare subjects also exhibited longer durations of REM sleep that was mediated by heightened negative affect. Our results support that nightmares are related to altered sleep architecture, showing impaired sleep continuity and emotion-related increase in REM propensity.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Copyright/Reproduction:
By permission
Language:
eng
Author:
Simor, P.
Secondary author(s):
Horváth, K., Gombos, F., Takács, K., Bódizs, R.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
88.31|1.98
Reference:
Simor, P., Horváth, K., Gombos, F., Takács, K., & Bódizs, R. (2012). Disturbed dreaming and sleep quality: Altered sleep architecture in subjects with frequent nightmares. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 262(8), 687-696. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-012-0318-7
2-year Impact Factor: 3.200|2012
Times cited: 75|2026-02-05
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q2
Keywords: Nightmares / Sleep / Dreaming / Electroencephalogram (EEG) / Polysomnography / Sleep quality

Disturbed dreaming and sleep quality: Altered sleep architecture in subjects with frequent nightmares

Disturbed dreaming and sleep quality: Altered sleep architecture in subjects with frequent nightmares
DocumentSpectral sleep EEG features of nightmare sufferers: evidence for a NREM disorder?2011

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-2010
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pastas 1 a 23
Title:
2010 Grants
Start date: 2011-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2010-055
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 11/2010
Title:
055 - The developmental and psychophysiological emergence of dreams and nightmares: state-dependent and state-independent fronto-cortical disconnectivity
Duration: 2011-03 - 2014-02
Researcher(s):
Róbert Bódizs, Peter Daniel Simor, Piroska Sándor, Szilvia Csóka, Klára Horváth
Institution(s): Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest (Hungary)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Financial report and expenditure documents
Progress report
Final reports
7 Articles ( published or submittedr publication)
5 Conference abstracts
Language: eng
Author:
Bódizs, R.
Secondary author(s):
Simor, P., Sándor, P., Csóka, S., Horváth, K.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Sleep and Dreams / Biopsychological problems / Mental health / Sleep disorders / Brain structure and function / Developmental psychology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2010-055.09
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 10/2010
Title:
Spectral sleep EEG features of nightmare sufferers: evidence for a NREM disorder?
Publication year: 2011
URL:
http://www.cecog.eu/ducog_2011_abstractbook.pdf
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Nightmare disorder characterised by recurrent vivid, dysphoric dreams charged with negative emotions is one of the most common sleep problems. While there are two studies about the sleep architecture of nightmare sufferers (NS), as far as we know, the sleep EEG characteristics of them have not been investigated yet. Psychological (Beck Depression and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) and two-night polysomnographic testing were conducted on 21 university students (10 NS, 11 control) without any prior history of mental or chronic somatic disease. EEG spectra were obtained by using Fast-Fourier Transformation on the second night recordings for REM and NREM separately. We examined the group differences by ANCOVA controlling for the BDI and STAI score. In the nightmare group higher NREM theta (4,25-7,5 Hz) and high sigma (12,75-15 Hz) activities were found mainly at the centroparietal region and the frontal area, respectively. The frontal high sigma activity was correlated significantly with poor sleep assessed by the Groningen Sleep Quality Scale. No
significant differences in REM spectra have been observed. The results suggest that NS differ from controls more in NREM than in REM sleep. The covert REM sleep phenomena might explain the higher theta activity in NS.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Copyright/Reproduction:
By permission
Language:
eng
Author:
Horváth, K.
Secondary author(s):
Simor, P., Sándor, P., Vida, R., Lihi, R., Sulyok, Z., Bódizs, R.
Document type:
Abstract book
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Horváth, K., Simor, P., Sándor, P., Vida, R., Lihi, R., Sulyok, Z., & Bódizs, R. (2011). Spectral sleep EEG features of nightmare sufferers: evidence for a NREM disorder? In Central European Cognitive Science Association (CECOG) (Ed.), Abstract book of the 3rd Dubrovnik Conference on Cognitive Science - DuCog III: Implicit processes across the life span (p. 23). Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Nightmares / Sleep / Electroencephalogram (EEG) / Dreaming / Covert REM sleep / Sigma activity / Sleep quality

Spectral sleep EEG features of nightmare sufferers: evidence for a NREM disorder?

Spectral sleep EEG features of nightmare sufferers: evidence for a NREM disorder?
DocumentInsomnia really hurts: Effect of a bad night's sleep on pain increases with insomnia severity2018

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-2016-190
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
190 - Sleeping body, sentient mind? Searching for the neural bases of conscious experiences during sleep
Duration: 2017-10 - 2019-06
Researcher(s):
Eus Van Someren, Yishul Wei
Institution(s): Department of Sleep and Cognition, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Author: Van Someren, E.
Secondary author(s):
Wei, Y.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Interoception / Insomnia / Neural correlates of consciousness / Salience / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016-190.03
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Insomnia really hurts: Effect of a bad night's sleep on pain increases with insomnia severity
Publication year: 2018
URL:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6121188/
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Insomnia and chronic pain are highly prevalent conditions and are often comorbid. Somatic complaints other than pain are also often observed in insomnia. Poor sleep and pain are known to mutually reinforce each other. However, it is unknown whether the habitual severity of insomnia modulates the acute effect of a particularly bad night's sleep on the next day's pain severity, and whether it modulates the acute effect of pain on the following night's sleep quality. Using data from 3,508 volunteers (2,684 female, mean age 50.09 y), we addressed these questions in addition to the associations between the habitual severity of insomnia, somatic complaints, and pain. Results indicated that people suffering from more severe habitual insomnia showed stronger mutual acute within-day reactivity of pain and poor sleep quality. The same increased reactivity was found in people with more severe habitual pain. Interestingly, the acute within-day mutual reactivity of pain and sleep quality showed consistent asymmetry. Pain worsened more after a particularly bad night's sleep than it improved after a particularly good night's sleep. Likewise, sleep worsened more after a day with more-than-usual pain than it improved after a day with less-than-usual pain. Future interventions may profit from addressing this asymmetric mutual reactivity especially in people with severe comorbid insomnia and chronic pain.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Wei, Y.
Secondary author(s):
Blanken, T. F., Van Someren, E. J. W.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
85.46|1.75
Reference:
Wei, Y., Blanken, T. F., & Van Someren, E. J. W. (2018). Insomnia really hurts: Effect of a bad night's sleep on pain increases with insomnia severity. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9: 377. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00377
2-year Impact Factor: 3.161|2018
Times cited: 43|2026-02-11
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q2
Keywords: Sleep quality / Pain / Insomnia disorder / Somatic complaints / Symptom dynamics / Reactivity / Sensitization

Insomnia really hurts: Effect of a bad night's sleep on pain increases with insomnia severity

Insomnia really hurts: Effect of a bad night's sleep on pain increases with insomnia severity
DocumentThe matter dreams are made of: a dictionary-based analysis and categorization of dream reports2022

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-2020
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2020 Grants
Start date: 2021-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-091
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
091 - Mentation report analysis across distinct states of consciousness: A linguistic approach
Duration: 2021-02 - 2024-02
Researcher(s):
Giulio Bernardi, Giulia Avvenuti, Michele Bellesi, Valentina Elce, Emanuela Merelli
Institution(s): IMT School for Advanced Studies, Lucca (Italy); University of Camerino (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Bernardi, G.
Secondary author(s):
Avvenuti, G., Bellesi, M., Elce, V., Merelli, E.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Dreams / Daydreaming / Language / Consciousness / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-091.04
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
The matter dreams are made of: a dictionary-based analysis and categorization of dream reports
Publication year: 2022
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2022.05.123
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Elce, V.
Secondary author(s):
Lomi, F., Bergamo, D., Capriglia, E., Avvenuti, G., Bellesi, M., Handjaras, G., Bernardi, G.
Document type:
Abstract
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Elce, V., Lomi, F., Bergamo, D., Capriglia, E., Avvenuti, G., Bellesi, M., Handjaras, G., & Bernardi, G. (2022). The matter dreams are made of: a dictionary-based analysis and categorization of dream reports. Sleep Medicine, 100(Supplement 1), S41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2022.05.123
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Verbal reports / Sleep quality / Mental imagery
DocumentHyperarousal dynamics reveal an overnight increase boosted by insomnia2024

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

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

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2022
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2022 Grants
Start date: 2023-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2022-253
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
253 - Uncovering the dynamics of hyperarousal and restless sleep
Duration: 2023-10
Researcher(s):
Lara Rösler, Roy Cox, Eus Van Someren
Institution(s): Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Language: eng
Notes:
Ongoing project
Author: Rösler, L.
Secondary author(s):
Cox, R., van Someren, E. J. W,
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Hyperarousal / Restless sleep / Rapid eye movement (REM) / Headband EEG / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2022-253.02
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Hyperarousal dynamics reveal an overnight increase boosted by insomnia
Publication year: 2024
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.09.032
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Hyperarousal is a key symptom of anxiety, stress-related disorders, and insomnia. However, it has been conceptualized in many different ways, ranging from various physiological markers (e.g. cortisol levels, high-frequency EEG activity) to personality traits, or state assessments of subjective anxiety and tension. This approach resulted in partly inconsistent evidence, complicating unified interpretations. Crucially, no previous studies addressed the likely variability of hyperarousal within and across days, nor the relationship of such variability in hyperarousal with the night-by-night variability in sleep quality characteristic of insomnia. Here, we present a novel data-driven approach to understanding dynamics of state hyperarousal in insomnia. Using ecological momentary assessment, we tracked fluctuations in a wide range of emotions across 9 days in 169 people with insomnia disorders and 38 controls without sleep problems. Exploratory factor analysis identified a hyperarousal factor, comprised of items describing tension and distress. People with insomnia scored significantly higher on this factor than controls at all timepoints. In both groups, the hyperarousal factor score peaked in the morning and waned throughout the day, pointing to a potential contributing role of sleep or other circadian processes. Importantly, the overnight increase in hyperarousal was stronger in people with in insomnia than in controls. Subsequent adaptive LASSO regression analysis revealed a stronger overnight increase in hyperarousal across nights of worse subjective sleep quality. These findings demonstrate the relationship between subjective sleep quality and overnight modulations of hyperarousal. Disorders in which hyperarousal is a predominant complaint might therefore benefit from interventions focused on improving sleep quality.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Rösler, L.
Secondary author(s):
van Kesteren, E. J., Leerssen, J., van der Lande, G., Lakbila-Kamal, O., Foster-Dingley, J. C., Albers, A., van Someren, E. J.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
83.09|1.80
Reference:
Rösler, L., van Kesteren, E. J., Leerssen, J., van der Lande, G., Lakbila-Kamal, O., Foster-Dingley, J. C., Albers, A., & van Someren, E. J. (2024). Hyperarousal dynamics reveal an overnight increase boosted by insomnia. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 179, 279–285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.09.032
2-year Impact Factor: 3.2|2024
Times cited: 6|2026-02-16
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q2
Keywords: Actigraphy / Ecological momentary assessment / Exploratory factor analysis / Hyperarousal / Insomnia / Sleep quality

Hyperarousal dynamics reveal an overnight increase boosted by insomnia

Hyperarousal dynamics reveal an overnight increase boosted by insomnia