Notícias

Estudos sobre alegadas memórias de vidas passadas

Sabia que a maioria dos estudos sobre alegadas memórias de vidas passadas foram realizados sobretudo em países da Ásia?

Empatia em casais

Compreender o funcionamento adaptado dos casais é algo crucial dadas as consequências nefastas da violência conjugal.

Vai escolher o de sempre ou arriscar?

Escolhemos sempre o mesmo caminho de regresso a casa, mas um dia decidimos arriscar um percurso alternativo. O que nos leva a tomar esta decisão?

Sonhar enquanto se dorme e “sonhar acordado”: diferenças e semelhanças

Sabia que os sonhos “diurnos” refletem acontecimentos dos dois dias anteriores, enquanto os sonhos “noturnos” se assemelham a um enredo de ficção?

O seu cão tem competências sociais?

Estudo revela que a visualização do rosto do dono funciona como reforço social positivo para os cães. Conheça resultados intrigantes sobre o “melhor amigo do homem”.

Resultados de projeto apoiado pela Fundação BIAL apresentados na revista “Neuron”

Foi publicado o artigo Postingestive Modulation of Food Seeking Depends on Vagus-Mediated Dopamine Neuron Activity na revista Neuron, no âmbito do projeto de investigação 176/10 - Dopaminergic regulation of dietary learning in humans and rodents, financiado pela Fundação BIAL e coordenado por Albino Oliveira-Maia.

Investigadores apoiados pela Fundação BIAL publicam na revista “The Journal of Headache and Pain”

Isabel Pavão Martins e colaboradores publicaram no âmbito do projeto de investigação 63/10 - Mindful ageing. Avoiding age related cognitive decline, apoiado pela Fundação Bial, o artigo Cognitive aging in migraine sufferers is associated with more subjective complaints but similar age-related decline: a 5-year longitudinal study na revista científica The Journal of Headache and Pain.

“Cell Reports” apresenta resultados de projeto apoiado pela Fundação BIAL

A equipa de investigação do projeto 253/14 - The impact of lipid signaling modulation in cognition, liderada por Tiago Gil Oliveira, publicou na revista Cell Reports um artigo intitulado Phospholipase D1 Ablation Disrupts Mouse Longitudinal Hippocampal Axis Organization and Functioning.

Projeto apoiado pela Fundação BIAL é publicado na revista “Scientific Reports” (2)

Carlo Miniussi publicou no âmbito do projeto de investigação 51/16 - Cognitive plasticity: Modulation and monitoring through a neurophysiological approach, apoiado pela Fundação BIAL, o artigo Effects of different transcranial direct current stimulation protocols on visuo-spatial contextual learning formation: evidence of homeostatic regulatory mechanisms na revista Scientific Reports.

Prof. Maria de Sousa

A Fundação BIAL manifesta profundo pesar pela passagem da Prof. Maria de Sousa, uma figura ímpar da ciência a nível mundial, que marcou de forma incontornável o desenvolvimento científico e académico em Portugal.

Artigo publicado na revista “Brain Research”

João Filipe Oliveira e equipa, no âmbito de dois projetos de investigação apoiados pela Fundação BIAL, designadamente, “207/14 - The role of astrocytes in complex cognitive processing” e “37/18 - Decoding the neuron-astrocyte dialogue that supports cognitive processing”, publicaram o artigo de revisão Astrocyte signaling impacts the effects of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells secretome application into the hippocampus: A proliferation and morphometrical analysis on astrocytic cell populations na revista Brain Research.

Investigação na imunoterapia do cancro vence 1ª edição do novo prémio da Fundação BIAL no valor de 300 mil euros

Um trabalho de investigação liderado pelo imunologista português Caetano Reis e Sousa, do Laboratório de Imunobiologia do Francis Crick Institute, em Londres, venceu a primeira edição do BIAL Award in Biomedicine. O prémio instituído pela Fundação BIAL tem um valor de 300 mil euros e visa reconhecer o que de mais notável e relevante tem sido descoberto na área biomédica.

Investigadores apoiados pela Fundação BIAL publicam na revista “Trends in Cognitive Sciences”

No âmbito do projeto de investigação Characterization of “Near-Death Experiences” through the comparison of experiencers and non-experiencers’ particularities: inter-individual differences in cognitive characteristics and susceptibility to false memories, apoiado pela Fundação BIAL, a equipa de investigação, liderada por Steven Laureys, publicou o artigo Near-Death Experience as a Probe to Explore (Disconnected) Consciousness na revista Trends in Cognitive Sciences.

A revista "Current Opinion in Neurobiology" publica resultados de projeto apoiado pela Fundação BIAL

Carlos Ribeiro publicou, no âmbito do projeto de investigação 279/16 - Harnessing the power of closed-loop neuronal control to identify the circuit basis of decision making, apoiado pela Fundação Bial, o artigo Nutrient homeostasis — translating internal states to behavior na revista científica Current Opinion in Neurobiology.

The quest of physiological markers for the experience of pain

Researcher: Elia Valentini - Department of Psychology & Centre for Brain Science, University of Essex Summary: The aim of this project is to improve measurement of the human experience of pain by investigating a combination of psychophysical and physiological responses during mild noxious stimulation. More specifically, we want to investigate how sensitive and specific to pain the brain oscillatory responses are. We use EEG as the main technique, but we are keen to collaborate with neuroscientists using fMRI, autonomic measures and brain stimulation as well as with computational neuroscientists. A clinical collaborator would also be very much welcome.

EEG investigation of hypnosis and decision-making

Researcher: Rinaldo Livio Perri - University Niccolò Cusano Rome, Italy Summary: I work in the field of hypnosis and cognitive neuroscience. In particular, I adopt the event-related potentials (ERPs) to investigate the effect of the hypnotic suggestions on sensory processing and cognitive performance. I am an expert in decision-making and proactive brain processes before the stimulus administration (e.g., the perceptual, prefrontal and premotor readiness during the expectancy stage). I could help colleagues to properly analyze the ERP signal in the pre-stimulus stage of processing. Also, I would be happy to share my EEG data for re-analyzing them in the frequency domain (e.g., wavelet or coherence analysis in the hypnosis research). Feel free to contact me for any question! More information on my papers: https://scholar.google.it/citations?user=-8e_V64AAAAJ&hl=it Possible collaborations: neuroscientist with experience in the EEG frequency analysis Email: perri.rinaldo@gmail.com

Transparent Psi Project - looking for collaborators

Summary: We are running a fully transparent, expert consensus-base multilab replication of Bem’s (2011) experiment 1. The project features state of the art methods to maximize transparency and study integrity. The study involves a computerized experiment taking about 20 minutes per session. Group testing is possible in a computer lab, no specialized equipment needed. Labs are expected to recruit at least 100 participants. Participants will be exposed to images with explicit erotic/sexual content in the experiment. No financial compensation is required for the participants. Data collection is expected to take place in the 2020 fall semester. Every material is provided for ethics/IRB submissions and data collection in English (translation of materials might be necessary by the collaborators). The study is pre-registered and the manuscript is accepted in principle for publication in the journal Royal Society Open Science. All collaborators who meet the minimum sample size criterion will get authorship on this paper reporting the results of the replication study. More information in the preprint: https://psyarxiv.com/uwk7y/ Indicate interest in the collaboration via the following form: https://tinyurl.com/tpp-labs With any question contact the lead investigator: Dr. Zoltan Kekecs, kekecs.zoltan@gmail.com

Cognitive control and learning

Researcher: Ignacio Obeso, Ph.D. / CINAC - HM Puerta del Sur Summary: The aim of our projects is to understand the behavioral and neural mechanisms used to learn how humans establish adaptive behaviour in changing contexts. More specifically, we want to decipher how stopping abilities are initially learned and later executed under automatic control. We use task-related fMRI, brain stimulation and clinical models to test our predictions in laboratory settings as well as online home-based paradigms. Possible collaborations: computational scientist Email contact: i.obesomartin@gmail.com https://iobesomartin.wixsite.com/cognitivecontrol