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File246 - The hidden rhythm of interpersonal (sub-)movement coordination2021-062023-06

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

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

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2020 Grants
Start date: 2021-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-246
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
246 - The hidden rhythm of interpersonal (sub-)movement coordination
Duration: 2021-06 - 2023-06
Researcher(s):
Alice Tomassini, Alessandro D'Ausilio, Julien Laroche
Institution(s): Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication - CTNSC, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Ferrara (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Tomassini, A.
Secondary author(s):
D'Ausilio, A., Laroche, J.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Social cognition / Neurobehavioral coordination / Hyperscanning / Intermittent motor control / Psychophysiology
DocumentInterpersonal synchronization of movement intermittency2022

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

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

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2020 Grants
Start date: 2021-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-246
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
246 - The hidden rhythm of interpersonal (sub-)movement coordination
Duration: 2021-06 - 2023-06
Researcher(s):
Alice Tomassini, Alessandro D'Ausilio, Julien Laroche
Institution(s): Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication - CTNSC, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Ferrara (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Tomassini, A.
Secondary author(s):
D'Ausilio, A., Laroche, J.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Social cognition / Neurobehavioral coordination / Hyperscanning / Intermittent motor control / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-246.02
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Interpersonal synchronization of movement intermittency
Publication year: 2022
URL:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222003662
Abstract/Results: Most animal species group together and coordinate their behavior in quite sophisticated manners for mating, hunting, or defense purposes. In humans, coordination at a macroscopic level (the pacing of movements) is evident both in daily life (e.g., walking) and skilled (e.g., music and dance) behaviors. By examining the fine structure of movement, we here show that interpersonal coordination is established also at a microscopic – submovement – level. Natural movements appear as marked by recurrent (2–3 Hz) speed breaks, i.e., submovements, that are traditionally considered the result of intermittency in (visuo)motor feedback-based control. In a series of interpersonal coordination tasks, we show that submovements produced by interacting partners are not independent but alternate tightly over time, reflecting online mutual adaptation. These findings unveil a potential core mechanism for behavioral coordination that is based on between-persons synchronization of the intrinsic dynamics of action-perception cycles.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Tomassini, A.
Secondary author(s):
Laroche, J., Emanuele, M., Nazzaro, G., Petrone, N., Fadiga, L., D'Ausilio, A.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
4
Reference:
Tomassini, A., Laroche, J., Emanuele, M., Nazzaro, G., Petrone, N., Fadiga, L. & D'Ausilio, A. (2022). Interpersonal synchronization of movement intermittency. iScience, 25(4), 104096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.104096
2-year Impact Factor: 5.800|2022
Times cited: 11|2024-02-15
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Interpersonal synchronization / Submovement level / Intermittency

Interpersonal synchronization of movement intermittency

Interpersonal synchronization of movement intermittency
DocumentSpeech listening entails neural encoding of invisible articulatory features2022

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

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

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2020 Grants
Start date: 2021-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-246
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
246 - The hidden rhythm of interpersonal (sub-)movement coordination
Duration: 2021-06 - 2023-06
Researcher(s):
Alice Tomassini, Alessandro D'Ausilio, Julien Laroche
Institution(s): Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication - CTNSC, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Ferrara (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Tomassini, A.
Secondary author(s):
D'Ausilio, A., Laroche, J.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Social cognition / Neurobehavioral coordination / Hyperscanning / Intermittent motor control / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-246.03
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Speech listening entails neural encoding of invisible articulatory features
Publication year: 2022
URL:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S105381192200845X?via%3Dihub
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Speech processing entails a complex interplay between bottom-up and top-down computations. The former is reflected in the neural entrainment to the quasi-rhythmic properties of speech acoustics while the latter is supposed to guide the selection of the most relevant input subspace. Top-down signals are believed to originate mainly from motor regions, yet similar activities have been shown to tune attentional cycles also for simpler, non-speech stimuli. Here we examined whether, during speech listening, the brain reconstructs articulatory patterns associated to speech production. We measured electroencephalographic (EEG) data while participants listened to sentences during the production of which articulatory kinematics of lips, jaws and tongue were also recorded (via Electro-Magnetic Articulography, EMA). We captured the patterns of articulatory coordination through Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and used Partial Information Decomposition (PID) to identify whether the speech envelope and each of the kinematic components provided unique, synergistic and/or redundant information regarding the EEG signals. Interestingly, tongue movements contain both unique as well as synergistic information with the envelope that are encoded in the listener's brain activity. This demonstrates that during speech listening the brain retrieves highly specific and unique motor information that is never accessible through vision, thus leveraging audio-motor maps that arise most likely from the acquisition of speech production during development.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Pastore, A.
Secondary author(s):
Tomassini, A., Delis, I., Dolfini, E., Fadiga, L, D'Ausilio, A.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
7
Reference:
Pastore, A., Tomassini, A., Delis, I., Dolfini, E., Fadiga, L., & D'Ausilio, A. (2022). Speech listening entails neural encoding of invisible articulatory features. NeuroImage, 264, 119724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119724
2-year Impact Factor: 5.700|2022
Times cited: 1|2024-02-15
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Speech entrainment / Speech articulation / Electroencephalogram (EEG) / Partial information decomposition / Mutual Information / Audio-motor maps / Articulatory Synergies

Speech listening entails neural encoding of invisible articulatory features

Speech listening entails neural encoding of invisible articulatory features
DocumentInterpersonal sensorimotor communication shapes intrapersonal coordination in a musical ensemble2022

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

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

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2020 Grants
Start date: 2021-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-246
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
246 - The hidden rhythm of interpersonal (sub-)movement coordination
Duration: 2021-06 - 2023-06
Researcher(s):
Alice Tomassini, Alessandro D'Ausilio, Julien Laroche
Institution(s): Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication - CTNSC, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Ferrara (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Tomassini, A.
Secondary author(s):
D'Ausilio, A., Laroche, J.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Social cognition / Neurobehavioral coordination / Hyperscanning / Intermittent motor control / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-246.04
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Interpersonal sensorimotor communication shapes intrapersonal coordination in a musical ensemble
Publication year: 2022
URL:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2022.899676/full
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Social behaviors rely on the coordination of multiple effectors within one's own body as well as between the interacting bodies. However, little is known about how coupling at the interpersonal level impacts coordination among body parts at the intrapersonal level, especially in ecological, complex, situations. Here, we perturbed interpersonal sensorimotor communication in violin players of an orchestra and investigated how this impacted musicians' intrapersonal movements coordination. More precisely, first section violinists were asked to turn their back to the conductor and to face the second section of violinists, who still faced the conductor. Motion capture of head and bow kinematics showed that altering the usual interpersonal coupling scheme increased intrapersonal coordination. Our perturbation also induced smaller yet more complex head movements, which spanned multiple, faster timescales that closely matched the metrical levels of the musical score. Importantly, perturbation differentially increased intrapersonal coordination across these timescales. We interpret this behavioral shift as a sensorimotor strategy that exploits periodical movements to effectively tune sensory processing in time and allows coping with the disruption in the interpersonal coupling scheme. As such, head movements, which are usually deemed to fulfill communicative functions, may possibly be adapted to help regulate own performance in time.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Laroche, J.
Secondary author(s):
Tomassini, A., Volpe, G., Camurri, A., Fadiga, L., D'Ausilio, A.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
6
Reference:
Laroche, J., Tomassini, A., Volpe, G., Camurri, A., Fadiga, L., & D'Ausilio, A. (2022). Interpersonal sensorimotor communication shapes intrapersonal coordination in a musical ensemble. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 16: 899676. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2022.899676
2-year Impact Factor: 2.900|2022
Times cited: 4|2024-02-15
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q2
Keywords: Embodied music cognition / Interpersonal coordination / Intrapersonal coordination / Multiple timescale / Music ensemble performance

Interpersonal sensorimotor communication shapes intrapersonal coordination in a musical ensemble

Interpersonal sensorimotor communication shapes intrapersonal coordination in a musical ensemble
DocumentMotor invariants in action execution and perception2023

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

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

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2020 Grants
Start date: 2021-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-246
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
246 - The hidden rhythm of interpersonal (sub-)movement coordination
Duration: 2021-06 - 2023-06
Researcher(s):
Alice Tomassini, Alessandro D'Ausilio, Julien Laroche
Institution(s): Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication - CTNSC, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Ferrara (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Tomassini, A.
Secondary author(s):
D'Ausilio, A., Laroche, J.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Social cognition / Neurobehavioral coordination / Hyperscanning / Intermittent motor control / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-246.05
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Motor invariants in action execution and perception
Publication year: 2023
URL:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1571064522000720?via%3Dihub
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
The nervous system is sensitive to statistical regularities of the external world and forms internal models of these regularities to predict environmental dynamics. Given the inherently social nature of human behavior, being capable of building reliable predictive models of others' actions may be essential for successful interaction. While social prediction might seem to be a daunting task, the study of human motor control has accumulated ample evidence that our movements follow a series of kinematic invariants, which can be used by observers to reduce their uncertainty during social exchanges. Here, we provide an overview of the most salient regularities that shape biological motion, examine the role of these invariants in recognizing others' actions, and speculate that anchoring socially-relevant perceptual decisions to such kinematic invariants provides a key computational advantage for inferring conspecifics' goals and intentions.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Torricelli, F.
Secondary author(s):
Tomassini, A., Pezzulo, G., Pozzo, T., Fadiga, L., D'Ausilio, A.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
3
Reference:
Torricelli, F., Tomassini, A., Pezzulo, G., Pozzo, T., Fadiga, L., & D'Ausilio, A. (2023). Motor invariants in action execution and perception. Physics of Life Reviews, 44, 13-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plrev.2022.11.003
2-year Impact Factor: 11.700|2022
Impact factor notes: Impact factor not available yet for 2023
Times cited: 10|2024-02-16
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Internal models / Biological motion / Kinematic invariants / Motor control / Action perception / Bayesian inferencef

Motor invariants in action execution and perception

Motor invariants in action execution and perception
DocumentFinal report - The hidden rhythm of interpersonal (sub-)movement coordination2023

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

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

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2020 Grants
Start date: 2021-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-246
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
246 - The hidden rhythm of interpersonal (sub-)movement coordination
Duration: 2021-06 - 2023-06
Researcher(s):
Alice Tomassini, Alessandro D'Ausilio, Julien Laroche
Institution(s): Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication - CTNSC, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Ferrara (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Tomassini, A.
Secondary author(s):
D'Ausilio, A., Laroche, J.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Social cognition / Neurobehavioral coordination / Hyperscanning / Intermittent motor control / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-246.01
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Final report - The hidden rhythm of interpersonal (sub-)movement coordination
Publication year: 2023
Abstract/Results:
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND
Behind its smooth macroscopic appearance is a richer microscopic structure of movement, consisting of small ‘pulses’ engraved in the motor output every 300-500ms (2-3 Hz) – i.e., submovements. First observed in the 19th century, submovements are believed to reflect visual-based (micro)corrections resulting from intermittency in the updating of motor commands.
AIMS
People’s movements may appear to be properly sequenced or synchronized with each other. However, it is unclear how perceptual and motor processes are actually interlocked among individuals. Recently, we have shown that coordination also occurs at the microscopic level, as submovements generated by partners are tightly alternated over time. This project aims to explore the neural dynamics subtending individual-level control as well as dyadic-level coordination of submovements.
METHOD
We recorded kinematic and dual-EEG data while participants (n = 40) moved their right index finger either alone (solo condition) by seeing (vision) and not seeing (no vision) their hand, or together with a partner (dyadic condition) towards the same (in-phase) or opposite (anti-phase) directions.
RESULTS
Delta-band (1-4 Hz) EEG activities on left parietal electrodes (contralateral to the effector) are phase coupled with submovements generation. Such cortico-kinematic coupling is modulated by the availability of visual feedback and by the dyadic coordination mode, being stronger in the presence of feedback and during in-phase than anti-phase coordination.
CONCLUSIONS
These results suggest that the neural machinery controlling submovements generation may be pivotal in achieving effective interpersonal coordination by synchronizing processing within the visuo-motor loop.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Tomassini, A.
Secondary author(s):
D'Ausilio, A., Laroche, J.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Tomassini, A., D'Ausilio, A., & Laroche, J. (2023). Final report - The hidden rhythm of interpersonal (sub-)movement coordination.
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Neurobehavioral coordination / Submovements / Intermittent motor control / Sensorimotor loops

Final report - The hidden rhythm of interpersonal (sub-)movement coordination

Final report - The hidden rhythm of interpersonal (sub-)movement coordination
DocumentThe microstructure of intra- and interpersonal coordination2023

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

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

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2020 Grants
Start date: 2021-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-246
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
246 - The hidden rhythm of interpersonal (sub-)movement coordination
Duration: 2021-06 - 2023-06
Researcher(s):
Alice Tomassini, Alessandro D'Ausilio, Julien Laroche
Institution(s): Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication - CTNSC, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Ferrara (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Tomassini, A.
Secondary author(s):
D'Ausilio, A., Laroche, J.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Social cognition / Neurobehavioral coordination / Hyperscanning / Intermittent motor control / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-246.06
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
The microstructure of intra- and interpersonal coordination
Publication year: 2023
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.1576
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Movements are naturally composed of submovements, i.e. recurrent speed pulses (2-3 Hz), possibly reflecting intermittent feedback-based motor adjustments. In visuomotor (unimanual) synchronization tasks, partners alternate submovements over time, indicating mutual coregulation. However, it is unclear whether submovement coordination is organized differently between and within individuals. Indeed, different types of information may be variably exploited for intrapersonal and interpersonal coordination. Participants performed a series of bimanual tasks alone or in pairs, with or without visual feedback (solo task only). We analysed the relative timing of submovements between their own hands or between their own hands and those of their partner. Distinct coordinative structures emerged at the submovement level depending on the relevance of visual feedback. Specifically, the relative timing of submovements (between partners/effectors) shifts from alternation to simultaneity and a mixture of both when coordination is achieved using vision (interpersonal), proprioception/efference-copy only (intrapersonal, without vision) or all information sources (intrapersonal, with vision), respectively. These results suggest that submovement coordination represents a behavioural proxy for the adaptive weighting of different sources of information within action-perception loops. In sum, the microstructure of movement reveals common principles governing the dynamics of sensorimotor control to achieve both intra- and interpersonal coordination.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Nazzaro, G.
Secondary author(s):
Emanuele, M., Laroche, J., Esposto, C., Fadiga, L., D'Ausilio, A., Tomassini, A.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
6
Reference:
Nazzaro, G., Emanuele, M., Laroche, J., Esposto, C., Fadiga, L., D'Ausilio, A., & Tomassini, A. (2023). The microstructure of intra- and interpersonal coordination. Proceedings. Biological Sciences, 290(2011), 20231576. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.1576
2-year Impact Factor: 4.7|2022
Impact factor notes: Impact factor not available yet for 2023
Times cited: 1|2024-02-16
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Interpersonal coordination / Motor control / Movement intermittency / Sensorimotor loops / Submovements

The microstructure of intra- and interpersonal coordination

The microstructure of intra- and interpersonal coordination
DocumentScale-invariant changes in corticospinal excitability reflect multiplexed oscillations in the motor output2024

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

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

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2020 Grants
Start date: 2021-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-246
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
246 - The hidden rhythm of interpersonal (sub-)movement coordination
Duration: 2021-06 - 2023-06
Researcher(s):
Alice Tomassini, Alessandro D'Ausilio, Julien Laroche
Institution(s): Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication - CTNSC, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Ferrara (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Tomassini, A.
Secondary author(s):
D'Ausilio, A., Laroche, J.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Social cognition / Neurobehavioral coordination / Hyperscanning / Intermittent motor control / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-246.07
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Scale-invariant changes in corticospinal excitability reflect multiplexed oscillations in the motor output
Publication year: 2024
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1113/JP284273
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
In the absence of disease, humans produce smooth and accurate movement trajectories. Despite such 'macroscopic' aspect, the 'microscopic' structure of movements reveals recurrent (quasi-rhythmic) discontinuities. To date, it is unclear how the sensorimotor system contributes to the macroscopic and microscopic architecture of movement. Here, we investigated how corticospinal excitability changes in relation to microscopic fluctuations that are naturally embedded within larger macroscopic variations in motor output. Participants performed a visuomotor tracking task. In addition to the 0.25 Hz modulation that is required for task fulfilment (macroscopic scale), the motor output shows tiny but systematic fluctuations at ~2 and 8 Hz (microscopic scales). We show that motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) elicited by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) during task performance are consistently modulated at all (time) scales. Surprisingly, MEP modulation covers a similar range at both micro- and macroscopic scales, even though the motor output differs by several orders of magnitude. Thus, corticospinal excitability finely maps the multiscale temporal patterning of the motor output, but it does so according to a principle of scale invariance. These results suggest that corticospinal excitability indexes a relatively abstract level of movement encoding that may reflect the hierarchical organisation of sensorimotor processes. KEY POINTS: Motor behaviour is organised on multiple (time)scales. Small but systematic ('microscopic') fluctuations are engrained in larger and slower ('macroscopic') variations in motor output, which are instrumental in deploying the desired motor plan. Corticospinal excitability is modulated in relation to motor fluctuations on both macroscopic and microscopic (time)scales. Corticospinal excitability obeys a principle of scale invariance, that is, it is modulated similarly at all (time)scales, possibly reflecting hierarchical mechanisms that optimise motor encoding.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Emanuele, M.
Secondary author(s):
D'Ausilio, A., Koch, G., Fadiga, L., Tomassini, A.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Emanuele, M., D'Ausilio, A., Koch, G., Fadiga, L., & Tomassini, A. (2024). Scale-invariant changes in corticospinal excitability reflect multiplexed oscillations in the motor output. The Journal of Physiology, 602(1), 205–222. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP284273
2-year Impact Factor: 5.5|2022
Impact factor notes: Impact factor not available yet for 2024
Times cited: 0|2024-02-16
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Corticospinal excitability / Motor control / Physiological tremor / Submovements / Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Scale-invariant changes in corticospinal excitability reflect multiplexed oscillations in the motor output

Scale-invariant changes in corticospinal excitability reflect multiplexed oscillations in the motor output
DocumentSpeech Perception Difficulty Modulates Theta-Band Encoding of Articulatory Synergies2024

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

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

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2020 Grants
Start date: 2021-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-246
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
246 - The hidden rhythm of interpersonal (sub-)movement coordination
Duration: 2021-06 - 2023-06
Researcher(s):
Alice Tomassini, Alessandro D'Ausilio, Julien Laroche
Institution(s): Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication - CTNSC, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Ferrara (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Tomassini, A.
Secondary author(s):
D'Ausilio, A., Laroche, J.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Social cognition / Neurobehavioral coordination / Hyperscanning / Intermittent motor control / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-246.08
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Speech Perception Difficulty Modulates Theta-Band Encoding of Articulatory Synergies
Publication year: 2024
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00388.2023
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
The human brain tracks available speech acoustics and extrapolates missing information such as the speaker's articulatory patterns. However, the extent to which articulatory reconstruction supports speech perception remains unclear. This study explores the relationship between articulatory reconstruction and task difficulty. Participants listened to sentences and performed a speech-rhyming task. Real kinematic data of the speaker's vocal tract were recorded via electromagnetic articulography (EMA) and aligned to corresponding acoustic outputs. We extracted articulatory synergies from the EMA data using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and employed Partial Information Decomposition (PID) to separate the electroencephalographic (EEG) encoding of acoustic and articulatory features into unique, redundant, and synergistic atoms of information. We median-split sentences into easy (ES) and hard (HS) based on participants' performance and found that greater task difficulty involved greater encoding of unique articulatory information in the theta band. We conclude that fine-grained articulatory reconstruction plays a complementary role in the encoding of speech acoustics, lending further support to the claim that motor processes support speech perception.
Accessibility: Document does not exist in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Corsini, A.
Secondary author(s):
Tomassini, A., Pastore, A., Delis, I.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Corsini, A., Tomassini, A., Pastore, A., Delis, I., Fadiga, L., & D'Ausilio, A. (2024). Speech perception difficulty modulates theta-band encoding of articulatory synergies. Journal of Neurophysiology, 131(3), 480–491. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00388.2023
2-year Impact Factor: 2.5|2022
Impact factor notes: Impact factor not available yet for 2024
Times cited: 0|2024-03-97
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q3
Keywords: Articulatory synergies / Electroencephalogram (EEG) / Mutual information / Partial information decomposition / Speech entrainment
DocumentSubmovement interpersonal coupling is associated to audio-motor coordination performance2024

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

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

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2020 Grants
Start date: 2021-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-246
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
246 - The hidden rhythm of interpersonal (sub-)movement coordination
Duration: 2021-06 - 2023-06
Researcher(s):
Alice Tomassini, Alessandro D'Ausilio, Julien Laroche
Institution(s): Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication - CTNSC, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Ferrara (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Tomassini, A.
Secondary author(s):
D'Ausilio, A., Laroche, J.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Social cognition / Neurobehavioral coordination / Hyperscanning / Intermittent motor control / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-246.09
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Submovement interpersonal coupling is associated to audio-motor coordination performance
Publication year: 2024
URL:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-51629-z
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Acting in concert with others, a key aspect of our social life, requires behavioral coordination between persons on multiple timescales. When zooming in on the kinematic properties of movements, it appears that small speed fluctuations, called submovements, are embedded within otherwise smooth end-point trajectories. Submovements, by occurring at a faster timescale than that of movements, offer a novel window upon the functional relationship between distinct motor timescales. In this regard, it has previously been shown that when partners visually synchronize their movements, they also coordinate the timing of their submovement by following an alternated pattern. However, it remains unclear whether the mechanisms behind submovement coordination are domain-general or specific to the visual modality, and whether they have relevance for interpersonal coordination also at the scale of whole movements. In a series of solo and dyadic tasks, we show that submovements are also present and coordinated across partners when sensorimotor interactions are mediated by auditory feedback only. Importantly, the accuracy of task-instructed interpersonal coordination at the movement level correlates with the strength of submovement coordination. These results demonstrate that submovement coordination is a potentially fundamental mechanism that participates in interpersonal motor coordination regardless of the sensory domain mediating the interaction.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Laroche, J.
Secondary author(s):
Tomassini, A., Fadiga, L., D'Ausilio, A.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Laroche, J., Tomassini, A., Fadiga, L., & D'Ausilio, A. (2024). Submovement interpersonal coupling is associated to audio-motor coordination performance. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 4662. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51629-z
2-year Impact Factor: 4.6|2022
Impact factor notes: Impact factor not available yet for 2024
Times cited: 0|2024-03-07
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q2
Keywords: Interpersonal coordination / Submovements / Auditory feedback

Submovement interpersonal coupling is associated to audio-motor coordination performance

Submovement interpersonal coupling is associated to audio-motor coordination performance