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File229 - Sensory entrainment for improving spatial navigation2021-092025-04

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-2020-229
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
229 - Sensory entrainment for improving spatial navigation
Duration: 2021-09 - 2025-04
Researcher(s):
Mireia Torralba Cuello, Salvador Soto-Faraco, Lluis Fuentemilla, José Ángel Blat
Institution(s): Center for Brain and Cognition, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona (Spain); University of Barcelona (Spain)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Article
Author: Torralba, M.
Secondary author(s):
Soto-Faraco, S., Fuentemilla, L., Blat, J.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Spatial navigation / Theta rhythm / Entrainment / Electroencephalography / Psychophysiology
DocumentTravel in the Physical and Mental Space: A Behavioral Assessment of the Phylogenetic Continuity Hypothesis Between Egocentric Navigation and Episodic Memory2021

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-2018-336
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
336 - Research-inspired cognitive empowerment: Modulating Episodic Memory through Egocentric Navigational Training (MEMENT)
Duration: 2019-09 - 2023-04
Researcher(s):
Giorgia Committeri, Carlo Sestieri, Matteo Frisoni, Agustina Fragueiro, Annalisa Tosoni
Institution(s): Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical sciences, Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, University G. d' Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Resarch Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Committeri, G.
Secondary author(s):
Sestieri, C., Frisoni, M., Fragueiro, A., Tosoni, A.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Empowerment / Episodic memory / Egocentric navigation / Path integration / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-336.04
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Travel in the Physical and Mental Space: A Behavioral Assessment of the Phylogenetic Continuity Hypothesis Between Egocentric Navigation and Episodic Memory
Publication year: 2021
URL:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/14747049211040823
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Based on the neuro-functional association between navigation in the physical and the mental space at the level of the hippocampal-entorhinal system, Buzsáki and Moser (2013) have hypothesized a phylogenetic continuity between spatial navigation and declarative memory functions. According to this proposal, mechanisms of episodic and semantic memory would have evolved from mechanisms of self-based and map-based navigation in the physical space, respectively. Using classic versions of path integration and item recognition tasks in human subjects, we have recently described a correlation and a predictive relationship between abilities in egocentric navigation and episodic memory. Here we aim at confirming and extending this association to the dynamic component of sequential updating in the physical (egocentric navigation) and mental (episodic memory) space, and at investigating the relationship of these self-centered abilities with semantic memory. To this aim, we developed three new experimental tasks in which the dynamic component of updating information is particularly emphasized in the spatial, the temporal, and the semantic domain. The contribution of visual short-term memory to the three tasks was also controlled by including an additional task. The results confirmed the existence of a direct and predictive relationship between self-based spatial navigation and episodic memory. We also found a significant association between egocentric navigation and semantic memory, but this relationship was explained by short-term memory abilities and was mediated by episodic memory functions. Our results support the hypothesis of an evolutionary link between mechanisms that allow spatial navigation in the physical space and time travel in the mental space.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Fragueiro, A.
Secondary author(s):
Tosoni, A., Frisoni, M., Di Matteo, R., Sestieri, C., Committeri, G.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Fragueiro, A., Tosoni, A., Frisoni, M., Di Matteo, R., Sestieri, C., & Committeri, G. (2021). Travel in the Physical and Mental Space: A Behavioral Assessment of the Phylogenetic Continuity Hypothesis Between Egocentric Navigation and Episodic Memory. Evolutionary Psychology, 19(3), 14747049211040823. https://doi.org/10.1177/14747049211040823
2-year Impact Factor: 1.738|2021
Times cited: 6|2025-02-14
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q4
Keywords: Spatial navigation / Egocentric navigation / Episodic memory / Semantic memory

Travel in the Physical and Mental Space: A Behavioral Assessment of the Phylogenetic Continuity Hypothesis Between Egocentric Navigation and Episodic Memory

Travel in the Physical and Mental Space: A Behavioral Assessment of the Phylogenetic Continuity Hypothesis Between Egocentric Navigation and Episodic Memory
DocumentFinal report - Research-inspired cognitive empowerment: Modulating Episodic Memory through Egocentric Navigational Training 2023

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-2018-336
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
336 - Research-inspired cognitive empowerment: Modulating Episodic Memory through Egocentric Navigational Training (MEMENT)
Duration: 2019-09 - 2023-04
Researcher(s):
Giorgia Committeri, Carlo Sestieri, Matteo Frisoni, Agustina Fragueiro, Annalisa Tosoni
Institution(s): Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical sciences, Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, University G. d' Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Resarch Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Committeri, G.
Secondary author(s):
Sestieri, C., Frisoni, M., Fragueiro, A., Tosoni, A.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Empowerment / Episodic memory / Egocentric navigation / Path integration / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-336.01
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Final report - Research-inspired cognitive empowerment: Modulating Episodic Memory through Egocentric Navigational Training
Publication year: 2023
Abstract/Results:
ABSTRACT:
According to the phylogenetic continuity hypothesis (Buzsáki and Moser, 2013), mechanisms supporting declarative memory (episodic-EM and semantic-SM) might have evolved from mechanism of navigation (egocentric-EN and allocentric-AN) in the physical world. In a series of studies, using measures of human performance, we tested if traces of this phylogenetic continuity may be observed in human behavior and its neural underpinnings. Using classic versions of navigational and memory tasks, a specific correlation and predictive relationship was observed in Study 1 between EN and EM, but not SM, abilities. In Study 2, we extended the observed association between EN and EM to the dynamic component of sequential updating of information. An indirect relationship was also described between EN and SM mediated by EM. In Study 3, the complete 4 - components model was assessed using navigational (egocentric/route, allocentric/survey) and memory (EM, SM) tasks based on the same audio-visual material. Results indicated that route-based navigation specifically predicted EM performance while survey navigation specifically predicted SM performance. In Study 4, a navigational vs. control training protocol was employed to assess a causality relationship between navigation and memory. The results indicated a significant improvement of EM but not SM or short-term memory following the navigational but not the control training. Study 5 explored the neurophysiological similarities between spatial navigation and memory through EEG, finding a specific theta band modulation during temporal memory and, on the other side, an alpha and beta band modulation during the spatial and semantic tasks. Of relevance, the observation of a shared pattern of alpha/beta strong desynchronization for the processing of spatial and conceptual information support the recent conceptual framework of a spatial representational format for high-level cognition including memory and knowledge representation (Bellmund 2018). In summary, the results provide consistent support to the phylogenetic continuity hypothesis between mechanisms of spatial navigation and declarative memory and offer new insights for application of navigational training programs for memory rehabilitation and empowerment.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Committeri, G.
Secondary author(s):
Tosoni, A.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Committeri, G., & Tosoni, A. (2023). Final report - Research-inspired cognitive empowerment: Modulating Episodic Memory through Egocentric Navigational Training.
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Spatial navigation / Egocentric navigation / Episodic memory / Empowerment

Final report - Research-inspired cognitive empowerment: Modulating Episodic Memory through Egocentric Navigational Training

Final report - Research-inspired cognitive empowerment: Modulating Episodic Memory through Egocentric Navigational Training

DocumentReference frames for spatial navigation and declarative memory: Individual differences in performance support the phylogenetic continuity hypothesis2024

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-2018-336
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
336 - Research-inspired cognitive empowerment: Modulating Episodic Memory through Egocentric Navigational Training (MEMENT)
Duration: 2019-09 - 2023-04
Researcher(s):
Giorgia Committeri, Carlo Sestieri, Matteo Frisoni, Agustina Fragueiro, Annalisa Tosoni
Institution(s): Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical sciences, Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, University G. d' Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Resarch Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Committeri, G.
Secondary author(s):
Sestieri, C., Frisoni, M., Fragueiro, A., Tosoni, A.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Empowerment / Episodic memory / Egocentric navigation / Path integration / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-336.05
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Reference frames for spatial navigation and declarative memory: Individual differences in performance support the phylogenetic continuity hypothesis
Publication year: 2024
URL:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090513823000685?utm_campaign=STMJ_AUTH_SERV_PUBLISHED&utm_medium=email&utm_acid=229199573&SIS_ID=&dgcid=STMJ_AUTH_SERV_PUBLISHED&CMX_ID=&utm_in=DM405096&utm_source=AC_
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Recent experimental evidence has led to the idea that the neural mechanisms supporting spatial navigation have been flexibly adapted to organize concepts and memories through spatial codes. The “phylogenetic continuity hypothesis” (Buszáki & Moser, 2013) further proposes that the mechanisms supporting episodic and semantic memory would have respectively evolved from self-based (i.e. egocentric) and map-based (i.e. allocentric) spatial navigation mechanisms. Recent studies have observed traces of this phylogenetic continuity in human behavior, but the full original model has not yet been tested. Here, we evaluated the relationships between the four model components by using two sets of tasks in the spatial navigation and declarative memory domains based on complex materials and emphasizing the self vs. map-based processing (i.e. route vs. survey component for spatial navigation and episodic vs. semantic component for declarative memory). Consistent with the model predictions, the results of a multiple multivariate regression analysis revealed a specific across-domain relationship, such that route-based navigation performance specifically predicted episodic memory performance (self-based, egocentric components), while survey navigation performance specifically predicted the semantic memory one (map-based, allocentric components). The results of an additional regression analysis on the within-domain transformation process from self-based to map-based representations confirmed that route-based navigation specifically predicted survey navigation, while episodic memory specifically predicted semantic memory. Our results provide further behavioral evidence in support of the general hypothesis that the neural machinery evolved to map the physical world might have been recycled to organize memory and conceptual knowledge. Crucially, they also support the more specific hypothesis that the organizational principles involved in higher-level processing of information have inherited the fundamental distinction between different reference frames (egocentric vs. allocentric) for navigation in the physical world.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Fragueiro, A.
Secondary author(s):
Tosoni, A., Boccia, M., Di Matteo, R., Sestieri, C., Committeri, G.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Fragueiro, A., Tosoni, A., Boccia, M., Di Matteo, R., Sestieri, C. & Committeri, G. (2024). Reference frames for spatial navigation and declarative memory: Individual differences in performance support the phylogenetic continuity hypothesis. Evolution and Human Behavior, 45(1), 20-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2023.08.001
2-year Impact Factor: 3.0|2023
Impact factor notes: Impact factor not available yet for 2024
Times cited: 0|2025-02-19
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Spatial navigation / Declarative memory / Self-based / Map-based / Episodic memory / Semantic memory

Reference frames for spatial navigation and declarative memory: Individual differences in performance support the phylogenetic continuity hypothesis

Reference frames for spatial navigation and declarative memory: Individual differences in performance support the phylogenetic continuity hypothesis
DocumentVisual vs. auditory landmark for vestibular self-motion perception2023

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-2020-041
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
041 - Luminous dancing fairies in weightlessness: How gravity shapes conscious experiences
Duration: 2021-12
Researcher(s):
Elisa Ferre
Institution(s): Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Articles
Language: eng
Notes:
Ongoing project
Author: Ferrč, E.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Gravity / Floatation tank / Vestibular system / Psychotic-like experiences / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-041.06
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Visual vs. auditory landmark for vestibular self-motion perception
Publication year: 2023
URL:
https://jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2791681
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Spatial navigation requires us to precisely perceive our position and the spatial relationships between our own and environmental objects’ location in space. As we move through the environment, multiple cues convey congruent spatial information: indeed, we rely both on inertial vestibular self-motion information and on visual and auditory landmarks. Here we directly investigate the perceptual interaction between inertial cues and environmental landmarks. Twenty-six healthy participants sat on a chair in a darkened room, leaning on a chin rest. On each trial, to test for self-motion detection, we delivered Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation (GVS) or sham stimulation pulse (0.7 mA of amplitude and 250 ms of duration). Critically, GVS activates the peripheral vestibular organs, i.e., the otoliths and semicircular canal afferents, eliciting a self-motion sensation (a roll tilt sensation). However, the chosen stimulation parameters induce a relatively weak virtual sensation of roll rotation. To test whether self-motion sensitivity could be aided by the environmental cue, participants performed the detection task with or without external visual (LED red light) or auditory landmark (pink noise sound emitted by a loudspeaker) both placed in front of them, in different blocks of trials. Participants’ ability to detect virtual vestibular-induced self-motion sensation with and without a landmark was measured using a signal detection approach. We computed the d prime as a measure of participants’ sensitivity and the criterion as an index of their response bias. Results showed that the sensitivity to detect self-motion was higher in the presence of the visual landmark, but not in the presence of the auditory one. The response bias remained unaffected. This finding shows that visual signals coming from the environment provide relevant information to enhance our ability to perceive inertial self-motion cues, suggesting a specific interaction between visual and vestibular systems in self-motion perception.
Accessibility: Document does not exist in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Zanchi, S.
Secondary author(s):
Cuturi, L. F., Sandini, G., Gori, M., Ferrč, E. R.
Document type:
Abstract
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Zanchi, S.., Cuturi, L. F., Sandini, G., Gori, M., & Ferrč, E. R. (2023). Visual vs. auditory landmark for vestibular self-motion perception. Journal of Vision, 23(9), 4821-4821. https://doi.org/10.1167/jov.23.9.4821
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Spatial navigation / Inertial cues / Environmental landmarks
DocumentVestibular contribution to spatial encoding2023

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-2020-041
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
041 - Luminous dancing fairies in weightlessness: How gravity shapes conscious experiences
Duration: 2021-12
Researcher(s):
Elisa Ferre
Institution(s): Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Articles
Language: eng
Notes:
Ongoing project
Author: Ferrč, E.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Gravity / Floatation tank / Vestibular system / Psychotic-like experiences / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-041.07
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Vestibular contribution to spatial encoding
Publication year: 2023
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ejn.16146
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Determining the spatial relation between objects and our location in the surroundings is essential for survival. Vestibular inputs provide key information about the position and movement of our head in the three-dimensional space, contributing to spatial navigation. Yet, their role in encoding spatial localisation of environmental targets remains to be fully understood. We probed the accuracy and precision of healthy participants' representations of environmental space by measuring their ability to encode the spatial location of visual targets (Experiment 1). Participants were asked to detect a visual light and then walk towards it. Vestibular signalling was artificially disrupted using stochastic galvanic vestibular stimulation (sGVS) applied selectively during encoding targets' location. sGVS impaired the accuracy and precision of locating the environmental visual targets. Importantly, this effect was specific to the visual modality. The location of acoustic targets was not influenced by vestibular alterations (Experiment 2). Our findings indicate that the vestibular system plays a role in localising visual targets in the surrounding environment, suggesting a crucial functional interaction between vestibular and visual signals for the encoding of the spatial relationship between our body position and the surrounding objects.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Zanchi, S.
Secondary author(s):
Cuturi, L. F., Sandini, G., Gori, M., Ferrč, E. R.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Zanchi, S., Cuturi, L. F., Sandini, G., Gori, M., & Ferrč, E. R. (2023). Vestibular contribution to spatial encoding. The European Journal of Neuroscience, 58(9), 4034–4042. 10.1111/ejn.16146
2-year Impact Factor: 2.7|2023
Times cited: 1|2025-02-18
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q3
Keywords: Galvanic vestibular stimulation / Sensory localisation / Spatial encoding / Spatial navigation / Vestibular system

Vestibular contribution to spatial encoding

Vestibular contribution to spatial encoding
DocumentEmpowering episodic memory through a model-based egocentric navigational training2023

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-2018-336
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
336 - Research-inspired cognitive empowerment: Modulating Episodic Memory through Egocentric Navigational Training (MEMENT)
Duration: 2019-09 - 2023-04
Researcher(s):
Giorgia Committeri, Carlo Sestieri, Matteo Frisoni, Agustina Fragueiro, Annalisa Tosoni
Institution(s): Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical sciences, Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, University G. d' Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Resarch Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Committeri, G.
Secondary author(s):
Sestieri, C., Frisoni, M., Fragueiro, A., Tosoni, A.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Empowerment / Episodic memory / Egocentric navigation / Path integration / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-336.06
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Empowering episodic memory through a model-based egocentric navigational training
Publication year: 2023
URL:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00426-022-01777-6
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Recent works have proposed that spatial mechanisms in the hippocampal-entorhinal system might have originally developed to represent distances and positions in the physical space and successively evolved to represent experience and memory in the mental space (Bellmund et al. 2018; Bottini and Doeller 2020). Within this phylogenetic continuity hypothesis (Buzsáki and Moser 2013), mechanisms supporting episodic and semantic memory would have evolved from egocentric and allocentric spatial navigation mechanisms, respectively. Recent studies have described a specific relationship between human performance in egocentric navigation and episodic memory (Committeri et al. 2020; Fragueiro et al. 2021), representing the first behavioral support to this hypothesis. Here, we tested the causal relationship among egocentric navigation and both episodic and semantic components of declarative memory. We conducted two experiments on healthy young adults: in the first experiment, participants were submitted to a navigational training based on path integration, while in the second experiment, participants completed a control training based on visual-perceptual learning. Performance in a set of memory tasks assessing episodic, semantic and short-term memory was compared among the pre- vs. post-training sessions. The results indicated a significant improvement of the episodic memory but not of the semantic or the short-term memory performance following the navigational training. In addition, no modulations of performance across the three memory tasks were observed following the control perceptual training. Our findings provide brand-new evidence of a potential causal association between mechanisms of egocentric navigation and episodic memory, thereby further supporting the phylogenetic continuity hypothesis between navigation and memory mechanisms as well as offering new insights about possible clinical applications of navigational trainings for memory functions/dysfunctions.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Fragueiro, A.
Secondary author(s):
Tosoni, A., Di Matteo, R., Committeri, G.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Fragueiro, A., Tosoni, A., Di Matteo, R., & Committeri, G. (2023). Empowering episodic memory through a model-based egocentric navigational training. Psychological Research, 87(6), 1743–1752. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-022-01777-6
2-year Impact Factor: 2.2|2023
Times cited: 1|2025-02-18
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q2
Keywords: Spatial navigation / Declarative memory / Episodic memory / Path integration / Semantic memory

Empowering episodic memory through a model-based egocentric navigational training

Empowering episodic memory through a model-based egocentric navigational training
DocumentFinal report - Sensory entrainment for improving spatial navigation2024

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-2020-229
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
229 - Sensory entrainment for improving spatial navigation
Duration: 2021-09 - 2025-04
Researcher(s):
Mireia Torralba Cuello, Salvador Soto-Faraco, Lluis Fuentemilla, José Ángel Blat
Institution(s): Center for Brain and Cognition, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona (Spain); University of Barcelona (Spain)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Article
Author: Torralba, M.
Secondary author(s):
Soto-Faraco, S., Fuentemilla, L., Blat, J.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Spatial navigation / Theta rhythm / Entrainment / Electroencephalography / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-229.01
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Final report - Sensory entrainment for improving spatial navigation
Publication year: 2024
Abstract/Results:
ABSTRACT:
Spatial Navigation (SN) is a complex skill essential for many animal species, including animals that requires coordination of several cognitive processes, for instance episodic and working memory. At present, both invasive and non-invasive neuroimaging studies in animals (specially rodents) and humans have revealed the relevance of the hippocampus and a wide-spread brain network in SN. Theta brain oscillatory have been proposed to be the responsible for the organization of SN information into cognitive maps and to be crucial both for encoding and retrieval of SN information. Recent studies suggest that Theta oscillatory activity can be entrained by means of rhythmic sensory stimulation and result in improved associative memory. The aim of current study was to improve SN in humans in a realistic SN task by means of rhythmic sensory stimulation in the Theta range. To do that, we developed a VR tool for generating realistic scenarios while sensory (visual or auditory) stimulation was provided. In addition, electroencephalographic activity of subjects was recorded during the SN task in order to verify successful entrainment of brain oscillations. We performed 3 experiments and we concluded that, although we found evidence of entrainment of brain oscillatory activity in the EEG recordings, this entrainment did not result in a behavioral benefit in any of the experiments. Therefore, we conclude that sensory (audio or visual) entrainment cannot be used in VR applications in humans to improve SN skills either at short or long term.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Cuello, M.
Secondary author(s):
Soto-Faraco, S., Garriga, L., Blat, J.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Cuello, M., Soto-Faraco, S., Garriga, L., & Blat, J. (2024). Final report - Sensory entrainment for improving spatial navigation.
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Spatial navigation / Electroencephalography / Brain oscillations / Sensory entrainment / Virtual reality

Final report - Sensory entrainment for improving spatial navigation

Final report - Sensory entrainment for improving spatial navigation