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File092 - Attending mindfully: A psychophysiology study of sensory processing in meditators2019-042024-07

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

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

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2018 Grants
Start date: 2019-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-092
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
092 - Attending mindfully: A psychophysiology study of sensory processing in meditators
Duration: 2019-04 - 2024-07
Researcher(s):
Veena Kumari, Rakesh Pandey
Institution(s): Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge (UK); Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (India)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Kumari, V.
Secondary author(s):
Pandey, R.
Number of reproductions:
3
Keywords:
Mindfulness / Sensorimotor gating / Affect-modulated startle / Response consistency / Psychophysiology and Parapsychology
DocumentCoping with COVID-19: Mindfulness-based approaches for mitigating mental health crisis2021

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

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

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2018 Grants
Start date: 2019-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-092
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
092 - Attending mindfully: A psychophysiology study of sensory processing in meditators
Duration: 2019-04 - 2024-07
Researcher(s):
Veena Kumari, Rakesh Pandey
Institution(s): Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge (UK); Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (India)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Kumari, V.
Secondary author(s):
Pandey, R.
Number of reproductions:
3
Keywords:
Mindfulness / Sensorimotor gating / Affect-modulated startle / Response consistency / Psychophysiology and Parapsychology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-092.02
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Coping with COVID-19: Mindfulness-based approaches for mitigating mental health crisis
Publication year: 2021
URL:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.563417/full
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
The novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 that first emerged in Wuhan, China, in Nov-Dec 2019 has already impacted a significant proportion of the world population. Governments of many countries imposed quarantines and social distancing measures in 2020, many of which remain in place, to mitigate the spread of the SARS-Cov-2 virus causing the COVID-19 disease. The direct impact of COVID-19 on people infected with the virus, their families and the health care workers, as well as the impact of the mitigation measures such as quarantine, social distancing, and self-isolation on the rest of the population have contributed to a global mental health pandemic, including anxiety, depression, panic attacks, posttraumatic stress symptoms, psychosis, addiction, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and suicidality. These effects are present acutely (for example, due to fear of contamination or losing loved ones, effects of quarantine/isolation, withdrawal of community and social services, etc.) and may continue long after the pandemic is over (for example, due to bereavement, unemployment, financial losses, etc). The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered mental health problems in people without previous history of mental illness, as well as worsened the symptoms in those with pre-existing psychiatric diagnosis. Therefore, the global effort is called for to deal with this mental health pandemic secondary to COVID-19 itself to address the emergence of new as well as the exacerbation of the existing mental health issues. Conversely, this global context provides an extraordinary opportunity for studying individual differences in response to and resilience in the face of physical and psychological threat, challenge to “normal” way of life, and long-term uncertainty. In this viewpoint article we outline the particular suitability of mindfulness, its skills and mechanisms, as an approach to the prevention and management of mental health issues, as well as to the promotion of well-being and building the foundations of adaptability and flexibility in dealing with the long-term uncertainty and profound changes to the social, economic, and possibly political systems as this pandemic continues to unfold.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Related objects:
BL-2016-183.03
Author: Antonova, E.
Secondary author(s):
Schlosser, K., Pandey, R., Kumari, V.
Document type:
Article-d
Number of reproductions:
3
Reference:
Antonova, E., Schlosser, K., Pandey, R., & Kumari, V. (2021). Coping with COVID-19: Mindfulness-based approaches for mitigating mental health crisis. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12: 563417. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.563417
2-year Impact Factor: 5.435|2021
Times cited: 52|2025-02-14
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q2
Keywords: COVID-19 / Mental health / Mindfulness / Depression / Anxiety / PTSD / Psychosis / Coping

Coping with COVID-19: Mindfulness-based approaches for mitigating mental health crisis

Coping with COVID-19: Mindfulness-based approaches for mitigating mental health crisis
DocumentDispositional mindfulness, alexithymia and sensory processing: Emerging insights from habituation of the acoustic startle reflex response2023

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

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

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2018 Grants
Start date: 2019-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-092
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
092 - Attending mindfully: A psychophysiology study of sensory processing in meditators
Duration: 2019-04 - 2024-07
Researcher(s):
Veena Kumari, Rakesh Pandey
Institution(s): Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge (UK); Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (India)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Kumari, V.
Secondary author(s):
Pandey, R.
Number of reproductions:
3
Keywords:
Mindfulness / Sensorimotor gating / Affect-modulated startle / Response consistency / Psychophysiology and Parapsychology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-092.03
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Dispositional mindfulness, alexithymia and sensory processing: Emerging insights from habituation of the acoustic startle reflex response
Publication year: 2023
URL:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167876022002756?via%3Dihub
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
There is growing evidence of beneficial effects of mindfulness developed through engaging in mindfulness training/practices on sensory and cognitive processing, emotion regulation and mental health. Mindfulness has also been conceptualised as a dispositional ‘trait’, i.e. the naturally-occurring ability of meditation-naïve individuals to display, in varying degree, a non-judgmental non-reactive present-moment awareness in everyday life. In this study we examined possible associations between dispositional mindfulness, alexithymia and sensory processing. Eye-blink startle responses to acoustic stimuli of varying intensity [90-dB or 100-dB over 70-dB (A) background] were assessed in 26 meditation-naïve adults (50 % men) using electromyographic recordings of the orbicularis muscle. All participants completed the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire and the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale. A negative association was found between dispositional mindfulness and alexithymia (r = -0.513). There was stronger startle habituation to 100-dB, compared to 90-dB probes. Stronger startle habituation (larger negative habitation slope values) to 100-dB probes was significantly associated with higher dispositional mindfulness (r = -0.528) and with lower alexithymia at trend level (r = 0.333). As indicated by commonality analysis, 10.6 % of explained variance in habituation (100-dB probes) was common to both alexithymia and mindfulness, 17.3 % was unique to mindfulness, but alexithymia made negligible unique contribution (0.5 %). These findings indicate similar startle habituation pattern in people with a high level of dispositional mindfulness to that reported previously by Antonova et al. (2015) in people with moderate mindfulness meditation practice intensity. Future studies should investigate the mechanisms, such as interoceptive awareness, that might underly these relationships.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Kumari, V.
Secondary author(s):
Antonova, E., Mahmood, S., Shukla, M., Saifullah, A., Pandey, R.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
3
Reference:
Kumari, V., Antonova, E., Mahmood, S., Shukla, M., Saifullah, A., & Pandey, R. (2023). Dispositional mindfulness, alexithymia and sensory processing: Emerging insights from habituation of the acoustic startle reflex response. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 184, 20–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2022.12.002
2-year Impact Factor: 2.5|2023
Times cited: 4|2025-02-18
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q2
Keywords: Dispositional mindfulness / Alexithymia / Acoustic startle / Habituation / Sensory reactivity

Dispositional mindfulness, alexithymia and sensory processing: Emerging insights from habituation of the acoustic startle reflex response

Dispositional mindfulness, alexithymia and sensory processing: Emerging insights from habituation of the acoustic startle reflex response
DocumentAttenuated maladaptive emotion processing as a potential mediator of the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and mental health2023

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

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

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2018 Grants
Start date: 2019-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-092
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
092 - Attending mindfully: A psychophysiology study of sensory processing in meditators
Duration: 2019-04 - 2024-07
Researcher(s):
Veena Kumari, Rakesh Pandey
Institution(s): Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge (UK); Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (India)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Kumari, V.
Secondary author(s):
Pandey, R.
Number of reproductions:
3
Keywords:
Mindfulness / Sensorimotor gating / Affect-modulated startle / Response consistency / Psychophysiology and Parapsychology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-092.04
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Attenuated maladaptive emotion processing as a potential mediator of the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and mental health
Publication year: 2023
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21934
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
The emotion processing and regulation mechanisms by which dispositional (personality trait) mindfulness exerts its positive effects on mental health remain unclear. Here, we tested, using structural equation modeling, whether the relationship between higher dispositional mindfulness and better mental health is mediated by reduced maladaptive processing of emotional information (e.g., expressive suppression, impoverished emotional experiences, unprocessed emotions, avoidance, externalizing strategies) and associated lower negative affect, enhanced adaptive processing of emotional information (e.g., cognitive reappraisal) and associated higher positive affect, or a combination of these two emotion processing styles. Dispositional mindfulness, mental health, diverse emotional constructs with adaptive and maladaptive dimensions (including range and differentiation of emotional experiences, use of specific emotion regulation strategies, emotion processing deficits, negative affect repair strategies, negative mood regulation expectancies), and positive and negative affect were assessed using self-report measures in a non-clinical sample of 256 adults. The relationship between higher dispositional mindfulness and better mental health was found to be best explained by reduced maladaptive emotion processing styles and associated lower negative affect, rather than by enhanced adaptive emotion processing and higher positive affect. Further research should investigate whether the same mechanisms explain psychological benefits of cultivated mindfulness in people with low dispositional mindfulness and/or with mental health disorders following mindfulness skills training.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Pandey, R.
Secondary author(s):
Mandal, S. P., Shukla, M., Tripathi, V., Antonova, E., Kumari, V.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
3
Reference:
Pandey, R., Mandal, S. P., Shukla, M., Tripathi, V., Antonova, E., & Kumari, V. (2023). Attenuated maladaptive emotion processing as a potential mediator of the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and mental health. Heliyon, 9(11), e21934. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21934
2-year Impact Factor: 3.4|2023
Times cited: 3|2025-02-18
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Dispositional mindfulness / Mental health / Maladaptive emotion processing / Adaptive emotion processing / Negative affect / Positive affect / Emotional pathways

Attenuated maladaptive emotion processing as a potential mediator of the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and mental health

Attenuated maladaptive emotion processing as a potential mediator of the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and mental health
DocumentFinal report - Attending mindfully: A psychophysiology study of sensory processing in meditators2024

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

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

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2018 Grants
Start date: 2019-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-092
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
092 - Attending mindfully: A psychophysiology study of sensory processing in meditators
Duration: 2019-04 - 2024-07
Researcher(s):
Veena Kumari, Rakesh Pandey
Institution(s): Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge (UK); Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (India)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Kumari, V.
Secondary author(s):
Pandey, R.
Number of reproductions:
3
Keywords:
Mindfulness / Sensorimotor gating / Affect-modulated startle / Response consistency / Psychophysiology and Parapsychology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-092.01
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Final report - Attending mindfully: A psychophysiology study of sensory processing in meditators
Publication year: 2024
Abstract/Results:
ABSTRACT:
Background
Startle modulation paradigms, namely habituation and prepulse inhibition (PPI), offer insight into the brain’s early information processing mechanisms. Habituation refers to decreasing response to a repeatedly-presented (non-consequential) startle stimulus. PPI refers to response reduction when a startling stimulus “pulse” is preceded briefly (30-150 ms) by a weaker stimulus “prepulse”, and indexes sensorimotor gating.
Aims
To examine startle habituation and PPI in regular meditators, relative to non-meditators, and examine the relationship of habituation and PPI with emotion regulation, within and across groups.
Method
Two independent samples (UK, India) involving regular meditators and non-mediators were assessed on habituation and PPI of the acoustic startle response, along with established measures of emotion regulation.
Results
In both samples, non-meditators had more emotion regulation difficulties and lower mindfulness, compared to meditators but there was no significant difference, on average, between the meditators and non-meditators in habituation or PPI. However, in the UK sample, there was more PPI in meditators who reported being able to experience non-dual awareness during their practice relative to those who could not. In the India sample, greater habituation correlated with a longer meditation practice (i.e., total practice hours/years practiced). There were small associations between habituation or PPI and some emotion regulation measures.
Conclusions
Taken together, our findings suggest that subjective quality as well as quantity-related differences in meditation experience are associated with differential early sensory information processing characteristics in meditators.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Veena, K.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
3
Reference:
Veena. K. (2024). Final report - Attending mindfully: A psychophysiology study of sensory processing in meditators.
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Keywords: Habituation / Prepulse inhibition / Startle reflex / Meditation / Non-dual awareness / Emotion regulation

Final report - Attending mindfully: A psychophysiology study of sensory processing in meditators

Final report - Attending mindfully: A psychophysiology study of sensory processing in meditators
DocumentNon-dual awareness and sensory processing in meditators: Insights from startle reflex modulation2024

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Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-092
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
092 - Attending mindfully: A psychophysiology study of sensory processing in meditators
Duration: 2019-04 - 2024-07
Researcher(s):
Veena Kumari, Rakesh Pandey
Institution(s): Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge (UK); Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (India)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Kumari, V.
Secondary author(s):
Pandey, R.
Number of reproductions:
3
Keywords:
Mindfulness / Sensorimotor gating / Affect-modulated startle / Response consistency / Psychophysiology and Parapsychology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-092.05
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Non-dual awareness and sensory processing in meditators: Insights from startle reflex modulation
Publication year: 2024
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2024.103722
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Startle modulation paradigms, namely habituation and prepulse inhibition (PPI), can offer insight into the brain’s early information processing mechanisms that might be impacted by regular meditation practice. Habituation refers to decreasing response to a repeatedly-presented startle stimulus, reflecting its redundancy. PPI refers to response reduction when a startling stimulus “pulse” is preceded by a weaker sensory stimulus “prepulse” and provides an operational measure of sensorimotor gating. Here, we examined habituation and PPI of the acoustic startle response in regular meditators (n = 32), relative to meditation-naïve individuals (n = 36). Overall, there was no significant difference between meditators and non-meditators in habituation or PPI, but there was significantly greater PPI in meditators who self-reported being able to enter and sustain nondual awareness during their meditation practice (n = 18) relative to those who could not (n = 14). Together, these findings suggest that subjective differences in meditation experience may be associated with differential sensory processing characteristics in meditators.
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Language:
eng
Author:
Kumari, V.
Secondary author(s):
Tailor, U., Saifullah, A., Pandey, R., Antonova, E.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
3
Reference:
Kumari, V., Tailor, U., Saifullah, A., Pandey, R., & Antonova, E. (2024). Non-dual awareness and sensory processing in meditators: Insights from startle reflex modulation. Consciousness and Cognition, 123, 103722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2024.103722
2-year Impact Factor: 2.1|2023
Impact factor notes: Impact factor not available yet for 2024
Times cited: 0|2025-02-19
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q2
Keywords: Habituation / Prepulse inhibition / Startle reflex / Mindfulness / Meditation / Non-dual awareness

Non-dual awareness and sensory processing in meditators: Insights from startle reflex modulation

Non-dual awareness and sensory processing in meditators: Insights from startle reflex modulation