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File194 - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence2013-042017-09

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-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
194 - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence
Duration: 2013-04 - 2017-09
Researcher(s):
Kristin Robin Laurens, Ruth E. Roberts
Institution(s): Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences,Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Laurens, K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Roberts, R.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Developmental psychology / Biopsychological problems / Mental health / Psychotic disorders / Brain structure and function
DocumentMismatch negativity (MMN) and sensory auditory processing in children aged 9–12 years presenting with putative antecedents of schizophrenia2013

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-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
194 - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence
Duration: 2013-04 - 2017-09
Researcher(s):
Kristin Robin Laurens, Ruth E. Roberts
Institution(s): Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences,Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Laurens, K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Roberts, R.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Developmental psychology / Biopsychological problems / Mental health / Psychotic disorders / Brain structure and function

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194.02
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
Mismatch negativity (MMN) and sensory auditory processing in children aged 9–12 years presenting with putative antecedents of schizophrenia
Publication year: 2013
URL:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3807658/
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Identification of markers of abnormal brain function in children at-risk of schizophrenia may inform early intervention and prevention programs. Individuals with schizophrenia are characterised by attenuation of MMN amplitude, which indexes automatic auditory sensory processing. The current aim was to examine whether children who may be at increased risk of schizophrenia due to their presenting multiple putative antecedents of schizophrenia (ASz) are similarly characterised by MMN amplitude reductions, relative to typically developing (TD) children. EEG was recorded from 22 ASz and 24 TD children aged 9 to 12 years (matched on age, sex, and IQ) during a passive auditory oddball task (15% duration deviant). ASz children were those presenting: (1) speech and/or motor development lags/problems; (2) social, emotional, or behavioural problems in the clinical range; and (3) psychotic-like experiences. TD children presented no antecedents, and had no family history of a schizophrenia spectrum disorder. MMN amplitude, but not latency, was significantly greater at frontal sites in the ASz group than in the TD group. Although the MMN exhibited by the children at risk of schizophrenia was unlike that of their typically developing peers, it also differed from the reduced MMN amplitude observed in adults with schizophrenia. This may reflect developmental and disease effects in a pre-prodromal phase of psychosis onset. Longitudinal follow-up is necessary to establish the developmental trajectory of MMN in at-risk children.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Copyright/Reproduction:
By permission
Language:
eng
Author:
Bruggeman, J. M.
Secondary author(s):
Stockill, H. V., Lenroot, R. K., Laurens, K. R.
Document type:
Article-d
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
6
Reference:
Bruggeman, J. M., Stockill, H. V., Lenroot, R. K., & Laurens, K. R. (2013). Mismatch negativity (MMN) and sensory auditory processing in children aged 9–12 years presenting with putative antecedents of schizophrenia. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 89(3), 374-380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2013.05.008
2-year Impact Factor: 2.648|2013
Times cited: 23|2024-02-06
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q2
Keywords: Event-related potentials (ERPS) / High-risk / Psychopathology / Development / Cognition / Biomarkers

Mismatch negativity (MMN) and sensory auditory processing in children aged 9–12 years presenting with putative antecedents of schizophrenia

Mismatch negativity (MMN) and sensory auditory processing in children aged 9–12 years presenting with putative antecedents of schizophrenia
DocumentToward earlier identification and preventative intervention in schizophrenia: evidence from the London Child Health and Development Study2016

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-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
194 - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence
Duration: 2013-04 - 2017-09
Researcher(s):
Kristin Robin Laurens, Ruth E. Roberts
Institution(s): Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences,Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Laurens, K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Roberts, R.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Developmental psychology / Biopsychological problems / Mental health / Psychotic disorders / Brain structure and function

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194.03
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
Toward earlier identification and preventative intervention in schizophrenia: evidence from the London Child Health and Development Study
Publication year: 2016
URL:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4823320/
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
PURPOSE:
The London Child Health and Development Study (CHADS) is a prospective, longitudinal investigation of children, sampled from the general community aged 9-11 years and assessed biennially, who present premorbid risk markers for schizophrenia. The study aims to characterise developmental trajectories of psychological, cognitive, and biological functioning in at-risk children and identify potential targets for early preventative intervention. This review summarises CHADS findings, discusses these in the context of recent theory regarding aetiology and prevention of schizophrenia, and highlights challenges to be addressed with future research.
METHODS:
We review (1) epidemiological information on the prevalence and correlates of developmental antecedents of schizophrenia in the general child population, (2) evidence of psychosocial, cognitive, and biological dysfunctions in at-risk children presenting multiple antecedents of schizophrenia and at-risk children with a family history of schizophrenia, and (3) related findings from an associated sample of help-seeking children receiving intervention.
RESULTS:
Community-based screening of 9-11-year olds identified ~9 % with a triad of antecedents of schizophrenia [including psychotic-like experiences (PLEs)] who are putatively at-risk of psychosis; these children reported greater exposure and responsivity to stressors, impairments in general intelligence and specific cognitive functions, brain structure and function abnormalities, and neuromotor dysfunction. Preliminary evidence suggests distressing PLEs are a viable target for cognitive-behavioural intervention in at-risk children.
CONCLUSIONS:
Intervention in early, premorbid phases of illness might alleviate current difficulties and avert future schizophrenia using benign treatments. The CHADS programme has identified several markers that may index early pathophysiology and constitute potential targets for preventative intervention.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Laurens, K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Cullen, A. E.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
4
Reference:
Laurens, K. R., & Cullen, A. E. (2016). Toward earlier identification and preventative intervention in schizophrenia: Evidence from the London Child Health and Development Study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 51(4), 475-491. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-015-1151-x
2-year Impact Factor: 2.922|2016
Times cited: 49|2024-02-07
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q2
Keywords: Adolescence / Developmental psychopathology / High-risk / Psychosis / Psychotic-like experiences

Toward earlier identification and preventative intervention in schizophrenia: evidence from the London Child Health and Development Study

Toward earlier identification and preventative intervention in schizophrenia: evidence from the London Child Health and Development Study
DocumentTrajectories of childhood internalizing and externalizing psychopathology and psychotic-like experiences in adolescence: A prospective population-based cohort study2016

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-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
194 - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence
Duration: 2013-04 - 2017-09
Researcher(s):
Kristin Robin Laurens, Ruth E. Roberts
Institution(s): Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences,Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Laurens, K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Roberts, R.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Developmental psychology / Biopsychological problems / Mental health / Psychotic disorders / Brain structure and function

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194.04
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
Trajectories of childhood internalizing and externalizing psychopathology and psychotic-like experiences in adolescence: A prospective population-based cohort study
Publication year: 2016
URL:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4855987/
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Adolescent internalizing and externalizing psychopathology is strongly associated with adult psychiatric morbidity, including psychotic disorders. This study examined whether internalizing or externalizing trajectories (continuity/discontinuity of symptoms) from middle childhood were associated with adolescent psychotic-like experiences (PLEs). Prospective data were collected from a community sample of 553 children (mean age = 10.4 years; 50% male) and their primary caregivers. Participants completed questionnaire reports of internalizing and externalizing psychopathology and PLEs at baseline, and again approximately 2 years later. Logistic regression was used to examine the association of adolescent PLEs with four trajectories of internalizing and externalizing psychopathology (persistent, incident, remitting, and none), controlling for a range of potential confounders and sampling bias. Significant associations were identified between adolescent PLEs and the incident internalizing (adjusted odds ratio [adj. OR] = 2.96; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.60–5.49) and externalizing psychopathology (adj. OR = 2.14; 95% CI = 1.11–4.14) trajectories, as well as the persistent internalizing (adj. OR = 1.90; 95% CI = 1.13–3.18) and externalizing (adj. OR = 1.81, 95% CI = 1.02–3.19) trajectories. Children with remitting psychopathology trajectories were no more likely to present later PLEs than those who never experienced psychopathology. While for many individuals symptoms and illness remit during development without intervention, this study provides important insights regarding potential targets and timing for delivery of early intervention and prevention programs.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Lancefield, K. S.
Secondary author(s):
Raudino, A., Downs, J. M., Laurens, K. R.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
5
Reference:
Lancefield, K. S., Raudino, A., Downs, J. M., & Laurens, K. R. (2016). Trajectories of childhood internalizing and externalizing psychopathology and psychotic-like experiences in adolescence: A prospective population-based cohort study. Development and Psychopathology, 28(2), 527-536. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579415001108
2-year Impact Factor: 3.244|2016
Times cited: 41|2024-02-07
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Adolescence / Developmental psychopathology / High-risk / Psychosis / Psychotic-like experiences

Trajectories of childhood internalizing and externalizing psychopathology and psychotic-like experiences in adolescence: A prospective population-based cohort study

Trajectories of childhood internalizing and externalizing psychopathology and psychotic-like experiences in adolescence: A prospective population-based cohort study
DocumentTrajectories of cognitive development during adolescence among youth at-risk for schizophrenia2018

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-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
194 - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence
Duration: 2013-04 - 2017-09
Researcher(s):
Kristin Robin Laurens, Ruth E. Roberts
Institution(s): Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences,Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Laurens, K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Roberts, R.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Developmental psychology / Biopsychological problems / Mental health / Psychotic disorders / Brain structure and function

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194.11
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
Trajectories of cognitive development during adolescence among youth at-risk for schizophrenia
Publication year: 2018
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jcpp.12912
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND:
Among adults with schizophrenia, evidence suggests that premorbid deficits in different cognitive domains follow distinct developmental courses during childhood and adolescence. The aim of this study was to delineate trajectories of adolescent cognitive functions prospectively among different groups of youth at-risk for schizophrenia, relative to their typically developing (TD) peers.
METHOD:
Using linear mixed models adjusted for sex, ethnicity, parental occupation and practice effects, cognitive development between ages 9 and 16 years was compared for youth characterised by a triad of well-replicated developmental antecedents of schizophrenia (ASz; N = 32) and youth with a least one affected relative with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (FHx; N = 29), relative to TD youth (N = 45). Participants completed measures of IQ, scholastic achievement, memory and executive function at three time-points, separated by approximately 24-month intervals.
RESULTS:
Compared to TD youth, both ASz and FHx youth displayed stable developmental deficits in verbal working memory and inhibition/switching executive functions. ASz youth additionally presented with stable deficits in measures of vocabulary (IQ), word reading, numerical operations, and category fluency executive function, and a slower rate of growth (developmental lag) on spelling from 9 to 16 years than TD peers. Conversely, faster rates of growth relative to TD peers (developmental delay) were observed on visual and verbal memory, and on category fluency executive function (ASz youth only) and on matrix reasoning (IQ) and word reading (FHx youth only).
CONCLUSIONS:
These differential patterns of deviation from normative adolescent cognitive development among at-risk youth imply potential for cognitive rehabilitation targeting of specific cognitive deficits at different developmental phases.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Copyright/Reproduction:
By permission
Language:
eng
Author:
Dickson, H.
Secondary author(s):
Cullen, A. E., Jones, R., Reichenberg, A., Roberts, R. E., Hodgins, S., Morris, R. G., Laurens, K. R.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
6
Reference:
Dickson, H., Cullen, A. E., Jones, R., Reichenberg, A., Roberts, R. E., Hodgins, S., Morris, R. G., & Laurens, K. R. (2018). Trajectories of cognitive development during adolescence among youth at-risk for schizophrenia. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 59(11), 1215-1224. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12912
2-year Impact Factor: 3.593|2018
Times cited: 16|2024-02-09
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Psychosis / Academic performance / Executive function / Intelligence / Memory
DocumentAdolescent trajectories of cognition and risk for psychosis2016

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-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
194 - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence
Duration: 2013-04 - 2017-09
Researcher(s):
Kristin Robin Laurens, Ruth E. Roberts
Institution(s): Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences,Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Laurens, K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Roberts, R.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Developmental psychology / Biopsychological problems / Mental health / Psychotic disorders / Brain structure and function

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194.05
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
Adolescent trajectories of cognition and risk for psychosis
Publication year: 2016
URL:
http://www.nature.com/public/article-assets/npg/npjschz/abstracts/npjschz201610.pdf
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND
Impairments in multiple cognitive domains are apparent among youth who later develop schizophrenia, but it has been hypothesized that different impairments might follow distinct developmental courses from childhood into adolescence. The aim of the study was to examine developmental trajectories of cognitive growth during adolescence in youth at-risk for psychosis.
METHODS
104 participants were assessed at approximately 24-month intervals (time 1, aged 9-12 years; time 2, 11-14 years; and time 3,
13-17 years) on measures of scholastic achievement, memory, and executive function. Cognitive development between ages 9-17 years was compared between youth characterized by a triad of wellreplicated developmental antecedents of schizophrenia (ASz, N = 32); youth with a least one affected relative with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (FHx; N = 29); and typically developing youth (TD, N = 45).
RESULTS
longitudinal mixed models for repeated measures data indicated that, between the ages of 9-17 years, ASz and FHx groups (relative to TD youth) displayed static impairments on word reading, numerical operations, verbal working memory, visual memory and some aspects of executive functioning, but dynamically changing patterns of cognitive growth on spelling, verbal memory and verbal fluency subtests.
DISCUSSION
The present study identified two important patterns of cognitive growth among youth at-risk for psychosis that have also been observed premorbidly among individuals with schizophrenia. The stable cognitive deficits observed in this study may represent
more suitable targets for cognitive training interventions than dynamically changing patterns of cognitive growth that appear to reflect developmental plasticity and recuperation.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Dickson, H.
Secondary author(s):
Cullen, A. E., Jones, R., Reichenberg, A., Roberts, R. E., Hodgins, S., Morris, R. M., Laurens, K. R.
Document type:
Abstract
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Dickson, H., Cullen, A. E., Jones, R., Reichenberg, A., Roberts, R. E., Hodgins, S., Morris, R. M., & Laurens, K. R. (2016). Adolescent trajectories of cognition and risk for psychosis. Poster presentation at the 5th Biennial Schizophrenia International Research Society Conference, Florence, Italy. npj Schizophrenia 2, Article number: 16007, 15. https://doi.org/10.1038/npjschz.2016.7
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Developmental psychopathology / Adolescence / High-risk / Psychosis / Cognitive impairments

Adolescent trajectories of cognition and risk for psychosis

Adolescent trajectories of cognition and risk for psychosis
DocumentAdolescent trajectories of motor function and risk for psychosis2016

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-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
194 - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence
Duration: 2013-04 - 2017-09
Researcher(s):
Kristin Robin Laurens, Ruth E. Roberts
Institution(s): Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences,Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Laurens, K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Roberts, R.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Developmental psychology / Biopsychological problems / Mental health / Psychotic disorders / Brain structure and function

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194.06
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
Adolescent trajectories of motor function and risk for psychosis
Publication year: 2016
URL:
http://www.nature.com/public/article-assets/npg/npjschz/abstracts/npjschz20168.pdf
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND
Evidence indicates that individuals who subsequently develop schizophrenia/ schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SDD) in adulthood display poorer motor function during early and middle childhood than individuals who do not develop these disorders.
However, among individuals who develop schizophrenia/SSD in adulthood, motor dysfunction is not apparent at all stages of childhood development and may reduce with increasing age. Currently, little is known about the developmental trajectories of motor function in adolescence among youth at-risk for the disorder.
METHODS
94 participants were assessed at approximately 24-month intervals (time 1, aged 9-12 years; time 2, 11-14 years; and time 3, 13-17 years) on the Purdue Pegboard assessment, comprising four subtests: dominant hand, non-dominant hand, both hands, assembly subtest. Motor function between ages 9-16 years was compared between youth characterized by a triad of well-replicated developmental antecedents of schizophrenia (ASz, N = 29); youth with a least one affected relative with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (FHx; N = 26); and typically developing youth (TD, N = 42).
RESULTS
Longitudinal mixed models for repeated measures data indicated significant improvements with age in TD youth on the assembly subtest only. Relative to TD youth, FHx children exhibited an early deficit on the dominant hand and both hand subtests which was followed by faster rates of improvement with age, but a stable impairment on the assembly subtest across adolescence. In contrast, compared to the TD group, ASz youth showed an early deficit followed by significant improvements for the assembly subtest, but a stable impairment on the dominant hand and both hand subtests across adolescence.
DISCUSSION
Findings are consistent with existing literature indicating that risk for schizophrenia/SSD is associated with delayed motor development. The motor dysfunction observed in both at-risk groups may reflect cerebellar dysfunction, and provides additional support for a cognitive dysmetria model of schizophrenia.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Dickson, H.
Secondary author(s):
Roberts, R. E., To, M., Loh, M., Hodgins, S., Laurens, K. R.
Document type:
Abstract
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Dickson, H., Roberts, R. E., To, M., Loh, M., Hodgins, S., & Laurens, K. R. (2016). Adolescent trajectories of motor function and risk for psychosis. Poster presentation at the 5th Biennial Schizophrenia International Research Society Conference, Florence, Italy. npj Schizophrenia 2, Article number: 16008, 15. https://doi.org/10.1038/npjschz.2016.8
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Motor function / Developmental psychopathology / High-risk / Psychosis / Adolescence

Adolescent trajectories of motor function and risk for psychosis

Adolescent trajectories of motor function and risk for psychosis
DocumentMapping development of the MMN and P3a potentials during adolescence: A longitudinal investigation of healthy individuals and individuals at-risk for psychosis2015

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-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
194 - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence
Duration: 2013-04 - 2017-09
Researcher(s):
Kristin Robin Laurens, Ruth E. Roberts
Institution(s): Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences,Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Laurens, K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Roberts, R.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Developmental psychology / Biopsychological problems / Mental health / Psychotic disorders / Brain structure and function

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194.07
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
Mapping development of the MMN and P3a potentials during adolescence: A longitudinal investigation of healthy individuals and individuals at-risk for psychosis
Publication year: 2015
URL:
http://www.frontiersin.org/10.3389/conf.fnhum.2015.217.00267/1692/XII_International_Conference_on_Cognitive_Neuroscience_(ICON-XII)/all_events/event_abstract
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Adolescence marks a period of transition from childhood to adulthood that is characterised by major changes in brain structure and function, and increased vulnerability to psychiatric disorder, including psychosis. Characterising normative developmental trajectories of brain function establishes an important baseline against which to map mechanisms contributing to pathological development. Cross-sectional investigations measuring the mismatch negativity (MMN) and P3a event-related potential components in healthy children and young adults have typically inferred increasing amplitudes and decreasing latencies during adolescence, interpreted as improved efficiency of sensory and cognitive processing. We sought to characterise within-individual trajectories of brain function in adolescence using a longitudinal design incorporating up to three assessments from late childhood though adolescence. Using a duration deviant passive auditory oddball paradigm, MMN and P3a components were recorded from 49 healthy children at approximately 24-month intervals (spanning ages 9-17 years). Linear mixed models, accounting for repeated measures, examined MMN and P3a amplitude and latency data from electrode FCz. Children at early pubertal stages had smaller MMN amplitude than adolescents in later pubertal stages, whereas MMN latency did not change with age or pubertal status. Random intercept models revealed a significant linear increase in P3a amplitude with age, while P3a latency increased initially from 11 years and stabilised by around 15 years. Longitudinal data analysis in children at-risk for psychosis is being finalised, with the aim of identifying the age(s) at which developmental trajectories of these components begin to diverge from the norm, and the nature of these deviations (e.g., delay vs. arrest of development).
Accessibility: Document does not exist in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Laurens, K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Murphy, J., Dickson, H., Roberts, R.
Document type:
Abstract
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Laurens, K., Murphy, J., Dickson, H., & Roberts, R. (2015). Mapping development of the MMN and P3a potentials during adolescence: A longitudinal investigation of healthy individuals and individuals at-risk for psychosis. Frontiers Human Neuroscience. Conference Abstract: XII International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience (ICON-XII). https://doi.org/10.3389/conf.fnhum.2015.217.00267
Indexed document: Yes
Keywords: Attention / Psychosis / ERP / Developmental psychopathology / Child and adolescent developmen
DocumentSalience matters: Brain potentials distinguish premorbid attention problems among children at-risk for schizophrenia2014

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-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
194 - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence
Duration: 2013-04 - 2017-09
Researcher(s):
Kristin Robin Laurens, Ruth E. Roberts
Institution(s): Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences,Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Laurens, K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Roberts, R.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Developmental psychology / Biopsychological problems / Mental health / Psychotic disorders / Brain structure and function

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194.08
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
Salience matters: Brain potentials distinguish premorbid attention problems among children at-risk for schizophrenia
Publication year: 2014
URL:
http://www.schres-journal.com/article/S0920-9964(14)70207-5/pdf
Accessibility: Document does not exist in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Laurens, K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Hodgins, S., Murray, R.
Document type:
Abstract
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Laurens, K. R., Hodgins, S., & Murray, R. (2014). Salience matters: Brain potentials distinguish premorbid attention problems among children at-risk for schizophrenia. Oral presentation at the 4th Biennial Schizophrenia International Research Society Conference, Florence, Italy. Schizophrenia Research, 153(S1), S64.
Indexed document: Yes
DocumentContinuity of externalising and internalising psychopathology as predictors of psychotic-like experiences in a longitudinal general population cohort of teenagers2014

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-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
194 - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence
Duration: 2013-04 - 2017-09
Researcher(s):
Kristin Robin Laurens, Ruth E. Roberts
Institution(s): Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences,Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Laurens, K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Roberts, R.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Developmental psychology / Biopsychological problems / Mental health / Psychotic disorders / Brain structure and function

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194.09
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
Continuity of externalising and internalising psychopathology as predictors of psychotic-like experiences in a longitudinal general population cohort of teenagers
Publication year: 2014
URL:
http://www.schres-journal.com/article/S0920-9964(14)70184-7/pdf
Accessibility: Document does not exist in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Raudino, A.
Secondary author(s):
Downs, J. M., Lancefield, K. S., Laurens, K. R.
Document type:
Abstract
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Raudino, A., Downs, J. M., Lancefield, K. S., & Laurens, K. R. (2014). Continuity of externalising and internalising psychopathology as predictors of psychotic-like experiences in a longitudinal general population cohort of teenagers. Oral presentation at the 4th Biennial Schizophrenia International Research Society Conference, Florence, Italy. Schizophrenia Research. 153(S1), S56-57.
Indexed document: Yes
DocumentFinal report - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence2017

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-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
194 - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence
Duration: 2013-04 - 2017-09
Researcher(s):
Kristin Robin Laurens, Ruth E. Roberts
Institution(s): Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences,Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Laurens, K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Roberts, R.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Developmental psychology / Biopsychological problems / Mental health / Psychotic disorders / Brain structure and function

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194.01
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
Final report - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence
Publication year: 2017
URL:
https://www.bial.com/imagem/Grant_19412.pdf
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND
Little longitudinal data is available tracking cognitive development using event-related potentials (ERP) during adolescence, either in typically developing (TD) youth or in high-risk youth.
AIMS
1. To delineate a normative pattern of development on multiple indices of cognitive function;
2. To determine anomalies of development on these brain function indices among high-risk youth.
METHOD
The project used longitudinal data from the London Child Health and Development Study to examine the development of brain function among TD youth and among youth at high-risk for the development of schizophrenia, including a high-risk group with family history of schizophrenia (FHx), and another high-risk group presenting a triad of developmental antecedents of schizophrenia (ASz; i.e., motor/speech delays, social/emotional/behavioral problems, and psychotic-like experiences). Data from three assessments in the cohort were used, spanning middle childhood (9-11 years), early adolescence (11-13 years), and mid-adolescence (13-16 years).
RESULTS
We characterised the trajectories of normative development among TD youth, and demonstrated that high-risk ASz and FHx youth display some early cognitive deficits that remain stable during adolescence. On other cognitive measures, ASz and FHx children showed faster rates of development during adolescence than their TD peers, so that early delays observed in brain function normalised later in adolescence.
CONCLUSION
These differential patterns of deviation from normative adolescent cognitive development among high-risk youth imply scope for targeting interventions to specific cognitive deficits at different developmental phases.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Laurens, K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Roberts, R.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
1
Indexed document:
No
Keywords: Child and adolescent development / Developmental psychopathology / Cognition / Event-related potentials

Final report - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence

Final report - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence
DocumentPsychometric comparability of self-report by children aged 9–10 versus 11 years on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)2020

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-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
194 - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence
Duration: 2013-04 - 2017-09
Researcher(s):
Kristin Robin Laurens, Ruth E. Roberts
Institution(s): Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences,Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Laurens, K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Roberts, R.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Developmental psychology / Biopsychological problems / Mental health / Psychotic disorders / Brain structure and function

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194.10
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
Psychometric comparability of self-report by children aged 9–10 versus 11 years on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
Publication year: 2020
URL:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12187-019-09633-7
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT
The 25-item Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a popular screening instrument that assesses childhood psychopathology and prosocial behaviour. While the value of acquiring multi-informant perspectives in the assessment of childhood psychopathology is recognised, the use of the self-report version of the questionnaire is recommended only for children aged 11 years and older. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric comparability of self-report on the SDQ by children aged 9–10 years relative to children aged 11 years using item response modelling. Item response models were used in a community sample of 7959 children to investigate the structure, item characteristics, and age differences related to self-report by children aged 9–10 years (n?=?6004), relative to children aged 11 years (n?=?1955), on the SDQ. Internalizing, externalizing, and prosocial factors explained the covariance of the questionnaire items. There were statistically significant age-related differences on only two items (the “worries” and “distractible” items), but these differences were small in magnitude and did not affect the precision of measurement of the SDQ. Self-report by children aged 9 and 10 years on the SDQ is psychometrically comparable to reports by children aged 11 years after controlling for differences in latent severity. This work expands the utility of the self-report SDQ to children aged as young as 9 years.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Copyright/Reproduction:
By permission
Language:
eng
Related objects:
BL-2006-036.19
Author: Hobbs, M.
Secondary author(s):
Laurens, K.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
6
Reference:
Hobbs, M., & Laurens, K. (2020). Psychometric comparability of self-report by children aged 9–10 versus 11 years on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Child Indicators Research, 3, 301–318. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-019-09633-7
2-year Impact Factor: 2.420|2020
Impact factor notes: Impact factor not available yet for 2020
Times cited: 6|2024-02-12
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q2
Keywords: Differential item functioning / Latent structure / Development / Psychopathology / Community screening

DocumentAdolescent trajectories of fine motor and coordination skills and risk for schizophrenia2020

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-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
194 - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence
Duration: 2013-04 - 2017-09
Researcher(s):
Kristin Robin Laurens, Ruth E. Roberts
Institution(s): Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences,Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Laurens, K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Roberts, R.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Developmental psychology / Biopsychological problems / Mental health / Psychotic disorders / Brain structure and function

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194.12
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
Adolescent trajectories of fine motor and coordination skills and risk for schizophrenia
Publication year: 2020
URL:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920996419304293
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Premorbid motor dysfunction is one of the earliest of developmental antecedents identified among individuals who develop schizophrenia in adulthood. However, among individuals with schizophrenia, premorbid motor dysfunction is not apparent at all stages of childhood development and may reduce with increasing age. Currently, little is known about the trajectories of motor development during adolescence among youth at-risk for the disorder. One hundred and one participants were assessed repeatedly, at approximately 24-month intervals (time 1, aged 9–12 years; time 2, 11–14 years; and time 3, 13–16 years), on the Purdue Pegboard assessment, comprising four subtests: Dominant Hand (DH), Non-Dominant Hand (NDH), Both Hands (BH), and Assembly. Fine motor and coordination skills development between ages 9–16 years was compared between youth characterised by a triad of developmental antecedents of schizophrenia (ASz, N?=?32); youth with at least one affected relative with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder (FHx; N?=?26); and typically developing youth without antecedents or family history (TD, N?=?43). Longitudinal mixed models for repeated measures indicated significant motor skills improvements with age in TD youth on the Assembly subtest only. Relative to TD youth, we found evidence for developmental deficits (i.e., dysfunction that emerged early and remained stable) among ASz youth on DH and BH subtests, and among FHx youth on the Assembly subtest. ASz youth were characterised by a developmental delay on the Assembly subtest (i.e., initial performance decrement in middle childhood that caught up with peers’ performance during adolescence). These divergences from normative motor development may reflect differences in structural and functional neural correlates.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Dickson, H.
Secondary author(s):
Roberts, R. E., To, M., Wild, K., Loh, M., Laurens, K. R.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
6
Reference:
Dickson, H., Roberts, R. E., To, M., Wild, K., Loh, M., & Laurens, K. R. (2020). Adolescent trajectories of fine motor and coordination skills and risk for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 215, 263-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2019.10.018
2-year Impact Factor: 4.939|2020
Times cited: 9|2024-02-13
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Psychosis / Motor development / Psychotic-like experiences / Genetic high-risk / Pegboard / Antecedents

Adolescent trajectories of fine motor and coordination skills and risk for schizophrenia

Adolescent trajectories of fine motor and coordination skills and risk for schizophrenia
DocumentCriterion validity of the Psychotic-Like Experiences Questionnaire for Children (PLEQ-C)2020

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-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
194 - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence
Duration: 2013-04 - 2017-09
Researcher(s):
Kristin Robin Laurens, Ruth E. Roberts
Institution(s): Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences,Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Laurens, K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Roberts, R.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Developmental psychology / Biopsychological problems / Mental health / Psychotic disorders / Brain structure and function

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194.13
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
Criterion validity of the Psychotic-Like Experiences Questionnaire for Children (PLEQ-C)
Publication year: 2020
URL:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S092099642030178X
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) are perceptual and thought disturbances that, although common among children, increase risk for future psychopathology, particularly if persistent. Clinical interviews are too time-consuming and costly to administer at a population level, but the criterion validity of a brief questionnaire for screening community samples of children as young as 9 years for PLEs has not been established. This study aimed to test the criterion (concurrent and predictive) validity of the Psychotic-Like Experiences Questionnaire for Children (PLEQ-C). The PLEQ-C (9-item self- and 10-item parent-report versions) was administered to 139 children aged 9–12 years and their caregivers recruited from Greater London, UK. Children additionally completed a diagnostic interview assessing hallucinations and delusions and three further PLEQ-C assessments at approximately 24-month intervals. Concordance of child- and caregiver-reports of PLEs on questionnaire (PLE-Q) was low. Self-reports of any PLE-Q demonstrated good sensitivity (73.3%), specificity (78.5%), positive and negative predictive values (PPV: 72.1%; NPV: 79.5%) for any PLE determined by interview (PLE-I), whereas caregiver-reports of any PLE-Q performed poorly (sensitivity 51.7%, specificity 78.5%, PPV 64.6%, NPV 68.1%). Multinomial regression analyses indicated that children reporting any PLE-Q at screening were at significantly increased risk of reporting PLEs on multiple assessments during adolescence relative to no PLEs, closely replicating the pattern and magnitude of effects (large-to-very large) obtained for children with any PLE-I. The PLEQ-C offers a valid, brief, feasible, and cost-effective means of community screening to identify children who present with PLEs and could be assessed with clinical interview.
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Language:
eng
Related objects:
BL-2006-035.25
Author: Gutteridge, T. P.
Secondary author(s):
Lang, C. P., Turner, A. M., Jacobs, B. W., Laurens, K. R.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
5
Reference:
Gutteridge, T. P., Lang, C. P., Turner, A. M., Jacobs, B. W., & Laurens, K. R. (2020). Criterion validity of the Psychotic-Like Experiences Questionnaire for Children (PLEQ-C). Schizophrenia Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2020.03.067
2-year Impact Factor: 4.939|2020
Times cited: 15|2024-02-13
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Psychometric properties / Concurrent validity / Predictive validity / Cross-informant reports / Psychopathology / Psychotic symptoms
DocumentTrajectories of mismatch negativity and P3a amplitude development from age 9 to 16 years in childrenwith risk factors for schizophrenia2020

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-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
194 - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence
Duration: 2013-04 - 2017-09
Researcher(s):
Kristin Robin Laurens, Ruth E. Roberts
Institution(s): Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences,Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Laurens, K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Roberts, R.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Developmental psychology / Biopsychological problems / Mental health / Psychotic disorders / Brain structure and function

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194.14
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
Trajectories of mismatch negativity and P3a amplitude development from age 9 to 16 years in childrenwith risk factors for schizophrenia
Publication year: 2020
URL:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451902220302020
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND
Mismatch negativity (MMN) and P3a amplitude reductions are robust abnormalities of sensory information processing in schizophrenia, but are variably present in different profiles of risk (family history vs. clinical high-risk) for the disorder. This study aimed to determine whether these abnormalities characterize children presenting replicated risk factors for schizophrenia, using longitudinal assessment over ages 9-16 years in children with multiple replicated antecedents of schizophrenia (ASz), and with family history of schizophrenia (FHx), relative to typically developing (TD) peers.
METHODS
105 children (52 female) sampled from the community were assessed aged 9-12 years and approximately 2 and 4 years later. Linear mixed models were fit to MMN and P3a peak amplitudes and latencies, with intercept and slope estimates from 32 ASz and 28 FHx children compared to those of 45 TD peers.
RESULTS
In ASz relative to TD children, MMN amplitude initially increased and then prominently decreased during adolescence. Both ASz and FHx children had greater P3a amplitude than TD children at 11 years which reduced with age, in contrast to P3a amplitude increases during adolescence in TD youth. MMN abnormalities were specific to ASz children who continued to present symptoms during follow-up.
CONCLUSIONS
Age-dependent MMN and P3a abnormalities demarcate adolescent development of ASz and FHx from TD children, with auditory change detection abnormalities specific to ASz children with continuing symptoms, and attention orienting abnormalities characterizing both ASz and FHx risk profiles. Follow-up is required to determine whether these abnormalities index vulnerability for schizophrenia or an illness non-specific developmental delay.
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Language:
eng
Related objects:
BL-2006-035.26
Notes: genetic high-riskevent-related potentialssensory information processinglongitudinal analysis
Author: Laurens K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Murphy J. R., Dickson H., Roberts R. E., Gutteridge T. P.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
7
Reference:
Laurens K. R., Murphy J. R., Dickson H., Roberts R. E., & Gutteridge T. P. (2020). Trajectories of mismatch negativity and P3a amplitude development from age 9 to 16 years in children with risk factors for schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2020.07.01
2-year Impact Factor: 6.204|2020
Times cited: 7|2024-02-13
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: MMN / Psychotic-like experiences / Genetic high-risk / Event-related potentials / Sensory information processing / Longitudinal analysis
DocumentIdentification of children at risk of schizophrenia via deep learning and EEG responses2021

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-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
194 - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence
Duration: 2013-04 - 2017-09
Researcher(s):
Kristin Robin Laurens, Ruth E. Roberts
Institution(s): Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences,Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Laurens, K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Roberts, R.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Developmental psychology / Biopsychological problems / Mental health / Psychotic disorders / Brain structure and function

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194.15
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
Identification of children at risk of schizophrenia via deep learning and EEG responses
Publication year: 2021
URL:
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9070217
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
The prospective identification of children likely to develop schizophrenia is a vital tool to support early interventions that can mitigate the risk of progression to clinical psychosis. Electroencephalographic (EEG) patterns from brain activity and deep learning techniques are valuable resources in achieving this identification. We propose automated techniques that can process raw EEG waveforms to identify children who may have an increased risk of schizophrenia compared to typically developing children. We also analyse abnormal features that remain during developmental follow-up over a period of ~4 years in children with a vulnerability to schizophrenia initially assessed when aged 9 to 12 years. EEG data from participants were captured during the recording of a passive auditory oddball paradigm. We undertake a holistic study to identify brain abnormalities, first by exploring traditional machine learning algorithms using classification methods applied to hand-engineered features (event-related potential components). Then, we compare the performance of these methods with end-to-end deep learning techniques applied to raw data. We demonstrate via average cross-validation performance measures that recurrent deep convolutional neural networks can outperform traditional machine learning methods for sequence modeling. We illustrate the intuitive salient information of the model with the location of the most relevant attributes of a post-stimulus window. This baseline identification system in the area of mental illness supports the evidence of developmental and disease effects in a pre-prodromal phase of psychosis. These results reinforce the benefits of deep learning to support psychiatric classification and neuroscientific research more broadly.
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Language:
eng
Related objects:
BL-2006-036.29
Author: Ahmedt-Aristizabal, D.
Secondary author(s):
Fernando, T., Denman, S., Robinson, J. E., Sridharan, S., Johnston, P. J., Laurens, K. R., Fookes, C.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
4
Reference:
Ahmedt-Aristizabal, D., Fernando, T., Denman, S., Robinson, J. E., Sridharan, S., Johnston, P. J., Laurens, K. R., & Fookes, C. (2021). Identification of children at risk of schizophrenia via deep learning and EEG responses. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 25(1), 69-76. https://doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2020.2984238
2-year Impact Factor: 5.772|2020
Impact factor notes: Impact factor not available yet for 2021
Times cited: 35|2024-02-14
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Early stages of psychosis / Abnormal brain activity / Convolutional neural networks / Recurrent neural networks
DocumentCortisol levels in childhood associated with emergence of attenuated psychotic symptoms in early adulthood2022

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-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
194 - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence
Duration: 2013-04 - 2017-09
Researcher(s):
Kristin Robin Laurens, Ruth E. Roberts
Institution(s): Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences,Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Laurens, K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Roberts, R.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Developmental psychology / Biopsychological problems / Mental health / Psychotic disorders / Brain structure and function

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194.16
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Cortisol levels in childhood associated with emergence of attenuated psychotic symptoms in early adulthood
Publication year: 2022
URL:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006322321015298
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND
In youth at clinical high-risk for psychosis, elevated cortisol levels predict subsequent onset of psychotic disorder. However, it is unclear whether cortisol alterations are evident at an earlier clinical stage and promote progression of psychosis expression. The present study aimed to address this issue by investigating whether cortisol levels in childhood were associated with the emergence of attenuated psychotic symptoms in early adulthood. In exploratory analyses, we examined whether cortisol and psychosocial stress measures interacted in predicting attenuated psychotic symptoms.
METHODS
A sample of children (N=109) enriched for psychosis risk factors were recruited at age 9-12 years and assessed at age 11-14 years (T1) and 17-21 years (T2). Measures of psychopathology, psychosocial stressors, and salivary cortisol were obtained at T1. Attenuated psychotic symptoms were assessed at T2 using the Prodromal Questionnaire (PQ).
RESULTS
Diurnal cortisol (ß = 0.915, 95% CI: 0.062, 1.769) and daily stressors (ß = 0.379, 95% CI: 0.034, 0.723) at T1 were independently associated with total PQ scores at T2 after accounting for demographic factors and prior psychopathology. Exploratory analyses indicated a significant interaction between diurnal cortisol and daily stressors (ß = 0.743, 95% CI: 0.081, 1.405), with the highest predicted T2 total PQ scores occurring when both diurnal cortisol and daily stressors were increased.
CONCLUSIONS
Our findings suggest that daily stressors and elevations in diurnal cortisol in late childhood/early adolescence increases risk for developing attenuated psychotic symptoms. These findings emphasise the importance of assessing environmental and biological risk factors for psychosis during neurodevelopmentally vulnerable time-periods.
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Language:
eng
Related objects:
BL-2006-035.28
Author: Cullen, A.
Secondary author(s):
Fisher, H., Gullett, N., Fraser, E., Roberts, R. E., Zahid, U., To, M., Yap, N., Zunszain, P., Pariante, C., Wood, S., McGuire, P., Murray, R., Mondelli, V., Laurens, K. R.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
4
Reference:
Cullen, A., Fisher, H., Gullett, N., Fraser, E., Roberts, R. E., Zahid, U., To, M., Yap, N., Zunszain, P., Pariante, C., Wood, S., McGuire, P., Murray, R., Mondelli, V., & Laurens, K. R. (2022). Cortisol levels in childhood associated with emergence of attenuated psychotic symptoms in early adulthood. Biological psychiatry, 91(2), 226-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.08.009
2-year Impact Factor: 10.600|2022
Times cited: 8|2024-02-15
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Schizophrenia / Psychosis / HPA axis / Salivary cortisol / Stress / Adversity
DocumentIncreased likelihood of distressing and functionally impairing psychotic-like experiences among children with co-occurring internalising and externalising problems2023

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-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 25/2012
Title:
194 - Characterising developmental trajectories of brain function from childhood into adolescence
Duration: 2013-04 - 2017-09
Researcher(s):
Kristin Robin Laurens, Ruth E. Roberts
Institution(s): Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences,Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Laurens, K. R.
Secondary author(s):
Roberts, R.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Developmental psychology / Biopsychological problems / Mental health / Psychotic disorders / Brain structure and function

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-194.17
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Increased likelihood of distressing and functionally impairing psychotic-like experiences among children with co-occurring internalising and externalising problems
Publication year: 2023
URL:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0920996423000294?via%3Dihub
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Among children with psychotic-like experiences (PLEs), the presence of co-occurring psychopathology may distinguish children's self-report of clinically significant experiences (i.e., PLEs that are distressing and/or impairing of daily functioning) from reports of more benign experiences. The aim of this study was to examine whether the likelihood of distressing or impairing PLEs differed according to type of co-occurring psychopathology symptoms. A community sample of 5268 children aged 9-12 years were recruited from Greater London, UK. Participants completed the Psychotic-Like Experiences Questionnaire for Children, and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire to measure internalising and externalising problems. Multinomial logistic regressions were used to determine the likelihood of PLEs being distressing and/or impairing (vs. not) among children with different co-occurring symptom profiles (PLEs only; PLEs with internalising problems only - PLE-I; PLEs with externalising problems only - PLE-E; and PLEs with both internalising and externalising problems - PLE-IE). Children with co-occurring internalising and/or externalising problems had greater odds of distressing and/or impairing PLEs compared to children without co-occurring psychopathology (PLEs only). These associations were moderate for PLE-E and strong for PLE-I and PLE-IE, with the greatest odds of distressing and impairing PLEs evident in the presence of internalising plus externalising comorbidities (odds ratios [with 99 % confidence intervals] for PLE-IE relative to PLE-I = 2.00 [1.34-2.99]; PLE-IE relative to PLE-E = 5.46 [3.78-7.90]). These results affirm the importance of screening for the presence and type of co-occurring psychopathology among children with PLEs to demarcate potentially different treatment needs.
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Language:
eng
Related objects:
BL-2006.035.31
Author: Gutteridge, T. P.
Secondary author(s):
Kelly, A. B., Laurens, K. R.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
4
Reference:
Gutteridge, T. P., Kelly, A. B., & Laurens, K. R. (2023). Increased likelihood of distressing and functionally impairing psychotic-like experiences among children with co-occurring internalising and externalising problems. Schizophrenia Research, 252, 225-230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2023.01.017
2-year Impact Factor: 3.6|2023
Times cited: 2|2024-02-16
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q2
Keywords: Community screening / Developmental psychopathology / Early intervention / Middle childhood / Psychosis symptoms