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DocumentHigh frequency heart rate variability is associated with sensitivity to affective touch 2024

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

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

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

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-320
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
320 - Affiliative Touch & Emotion Regulation
Duration: 2015-10 - 2023-10
Researcher(s):
Francis McGlone, Peter Cannon, Ralph Pawling, Susannah Claire Walker
Institution(s): Liverpool John Moores University (UK); Massey University, Albany (New Zealand)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
McGlone, F.
Secondary author(s):
Cannon, P., Pawling, R., Walker, S.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Touch / C-Tactile Afferents / Social / Stress / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-320.03
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
High frequency heart rate variability is associated with sensitivity to affective touch
Publication year: 2024
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2024.114600
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
C-tactile afferents (CTs) are a class of unmyelinated, mechanosensitive nerve fibre that respond optimally to skin temperature, slow moving touch typical of a caress. They are hypothesised to signal the rewarding value of affiliative tactile interactions. While CT firing frequency is positively correlated with subjective ratings of touch pleasantness, trait differences in sensitivity to the specific hedonic value of CT targeted touch have been reported.
Inter-individual differences in vagally mediated, high frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV) have been linked to variation in visual social cognition. Thus, the aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between resting state
HF-HRV and sensitivity to socially relevant CT targeted touch.
58 healthy participants first had a 5-minute electrocardiogram. They then rated the pleasantness of 5 randomly presented velocities of robotically delivered touch. Three velocities fell within (1, 3, 10 cm/s) and two outside (0.3, 30 cm/s)
the CT optimal range. Each velocity was delivered twice.
On a group level, affective touch ratings were described by a negative quadratic function, with CT optimal velocities rated as more pleasant than slower and faster speeds. Simple regression analysis confirmed participants’ HF-HRV was significantly predicted by the quadratic curve fit of their touch ratings, with higher HF-HRV was associated with a better quadratic fit.
These findings indicate that, in line with previous observations that higher HF-HRV is associated with enhanced sensitivity to visual social cues, trait differences in autonomic control could account for previously reported individual
differences in CT sensitivity.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Pawling, R.
Secondary author(s):
Pawling, R., Walker, S. C.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Pawling, R., McGlone, F., & Walker, S. C. (2024). High frequency heart rate variability is associated with sensitivity to affective touch. Physiology & Behavior, 114600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2024.114600
2-year Impact Factor: 2.5|2024
Times cited: 2|2025-09-26
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q2
Keywords: Social / Touch / C-tactile afferent / Affective touch / Heart rate variability

High frequency heart rate variability is associated with sensitivity to affective touch

High frequency heart rate variability is associated with sensitivity to affective touch