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DocumentHow the vestibular system interacts with somatosensory perception: A sham-controlled study with galvanic vestibular stimulation2013

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-2010
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pastas 1 a 23
Title:
2010 Grants
Start date: 2011-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2010-215
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 7/2010
Title:
215 - Vestibular contributions to self-awareness
Duration: 2011-03 - 2012-11
Researcher(s):
Patrick Haggard, Elisa Raffaela Ferre
Institution(s): Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Financial report and expenditure documents
Progress report
Final report
2 Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Haggard, P.
Secondary author(s):
Ferrè, E. R.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Body structure and function / Somatosensory system / Cognitive processes / Perception / Self / Body awareness

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2010-215.06
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 7/2010
Title:
How the vestibular system interacts with somatosensory perception: A sham-controlled study with galvanic vestibular stimulation
Publication year: 2013
URL:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304394013005934
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
The vestibular system has widespread interactions with other sensory modalities. Here we investigate whether vestibular stimulation modulates somatosensory function, by assessing the ability to detect faint tactile stimuli to the fingertips of the left and right hand with or without galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS). We found that left anodal and right cathodal GVS, significantly enhanced sensitivity to mild shocks on either hand, without affecting response bias. There was no such effect with either right anodal and left cathodal GVS or sham stimulation. Further, the enhancement of somatosensory sensitivity following GVS does not strongly depend on the duration of GVS, or the interval between GVS and tactile stimulation. Vestibular inputs reach the somatosensory cortex, increasing the sensitivity of perceptual circuitry.
Accessibility: Document does not exist in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Ferrè, E. R.
Secondary author(s):
Day, B. L., Bottini, G., Haggard, P.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Ferrè, E. R., Day, B. L., Bottini, G., & Haggard, P. (2013). How the vestibular system interacts with somatosensory perception: A sham-controlled study with galvanic vestibular stimulation. Neuroscience Letters, 550, 35-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2013.06.046
2-year Impact Factor: 2.055|2013
Times cited: 46|2025-09-10
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q3
Keywords: Galvanic vestibular stimulation / Vestibular system / Tactile perception / Multisensory integration
File121 - Maternal Brain Gain: Changes in neural representations and body perception during pregnancy2015-112019-06

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-2014
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2014 Grants
Start date: 2015-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-121
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
121 - Maternal Brain Gain: Changes in neural representations and body perception during pregnancy
Duration: 2015-11 - 2019-06
Researcher(s):
Jane Aspell, Flavia Cardini
Institution(s): Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Progress report
Final report
Article
Language: eng
Author:
Aspell, J. E.
Secondary author(s):
Cardini, F.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Pregnancy / Peripersonal space / Interoception / Tactile perception / Psychophysiology
DocumentCortical signatures of vicarious tactile experience in four-month-old infants2019

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

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

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-074
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 14/2012
Title:
074- Mechanisms of self-other distinction in mirror-touch synaesthesia
Duration: 2013-10 - 2016-04
Researcher(s):
Michael Joseph Banissy, James Moore
Institution(s): Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths University of London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Banissy, M.
Secondary author(s):
Moore, J.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Self / Body awareness / Body structure and function / Somatosensory system

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-074.07
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 14/2012
Title:
Cortical signatures of vicarious tactile experience in four-month-old infants
Publication year: 2019
URL:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878929317300804
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
The human brain recruits similar brain regions when a state is experienced (e.g., touch, pain, actions) and when that state is passively observed in other individuals. In adults, seeing other people being touched activates similar brain areas as when we experience touch ourselves. Here we show that already by four months of age, cortical responses to tactile stimulation are modulated by visual information specifying another person being touched. We recorded somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) in 4-month-old infants while they were presented with brief vibrotactile stimuli to the hands. At the same time that the tactile stimuli were presented the infants observed another person’s hand being touched by a soft paintbrush or approached by the paintbrush which then touched the surface next to their hand. A prominent positive peak in SEPs contralateral to the site of tactile stimulation around 130 ms after the tactile stimulus onset was of a significantly larger amplitude for the “Surface” trials than for the “Hand” trials. These findings indicate that, even at four months of age, somatosensory cortex is not only involved in the personal experience of touch but can also be vicariously recruited by seeing other people being touched.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Rigato, S.
Secondary author(s):
Banissy, M. J., Romanska, A., Thomas, R., van Velzen, J., Bremner, A.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Rigato, S., Banissy, M. J., Romanska, A., Thomas, R., van Velzen, J., & Bremner, A. (2019). Cortical signatures of vicarious tactile experience in four-month-old human infants. Current Biology. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 35, 75-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2017.09.003
2-year Impact Factor: 4.966|2019
Times cited: 26|2025-09-17
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Multisensory development / Touch / Infancy / Empathic sensing / Somatosensory evoked potentials / Tactile perception / Social perceptual development

Cortical signatures of vicarious tactile experience in four-month-old infants

Cortical signatures of vicarious tactile experience in four-month-old infants
DocumentFinal report - The power of mind: Altering cutaneous sensations by autosuggestion2023

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-2018-296
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
296 - The power of mind: Altering cutaneous sensations by autosuggestion
Duration: 2019-07 - 2023-11
Researcher(s):
Elena Azanon, Esther Kuehn
Institution(s): Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg (Germany)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Azanon, E.
Secondary author(s):
Kuehn, E.
Number of reproductions:
3
Keywords:
Autosuggestion / Somatosensory perception / Ultra-high resolution fMRI / Electorencephalography / Psychophysiology and Parapsychology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-296.01
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Final report - The power of mind: Altering cutaneous sensations by autosuggestion
Publication year: 2023
Abstract/Results:
ABSTRACT:
Background
Autosuggestion, a form of self-suggestion, follows the idea that the inner repetition of a thought can influence perception. Although widely integrated into modern life, the empirical evidence on whether autosuggestion can alter one’s own perception is scarce.
Aims
This research investigates the modulatory effects of autosuggestion on perception, emotion and body representation, across six studies, using psychophysics and electrophysiological recordings.
Method
In Study 1, we designed an implicit experimental measure to assess the effects of reiterating the thought that a touch felt strong or weak, while minimizing response biases. Studies 2 and 3 examined the effects of autosuggestion and placebo. Studies 4 and 5 focused on the generalization of the autosuggestive phenomena to tactile localization and emotion attribution. Finally, Study 6 focused on the impact of haptic experiences with extreme body types on subsequent body perception.
Results
Study 1 revealed significant modulation of tactile perception through autosuggestion. However, Study 2 did not yield similar effects, highlighting potential limitations and challenges in the experimental design. Study 3 showed similar electrophysiological responses in placebo and autosuggestion. Study 4 did not yield statistically significant differences. Study 5's findings showed that autosuggestion exerts an influence on emotion attribution of facial expression. Finally, Study 6, revealed adiposity aftereffects in the haptic modality.
Conclusions
This investigation contributes valuable insights into the potential factors influencing the efficacy of autosuggestion. The findings encourage further exploration of these phenomena and opens avenues for developing targeted interventions in patient care and rehabilitation.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Myga, K.
Secondary author(s):
Kühn, E., Azañón, E.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
3
Reference:
Myga, K., Kühn, E., & Azañón, E. (2023). Final report - The power of mind: Altering cutaneous sensations by autosuggestion.
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Autosuggestion / Placebo / Tactile perception / Emotion / Body representation

Final report - The power of mind: Altering cutaneous sensations by autosuggestion

Final report - The power of mind: Altering cutaneous sensations by autosuggestion
DocumentHow the inner repetition of a desired perception changes actual tactile perception2024

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-2018-296
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
296 - The power of mind: Altering cutaneous sensations by autosuggestion
Duration: 2019-07 - 2023-11
Researcher(s):
Elena Azanon, Esther Kuehn
Institution(s): Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg (Germany)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Azanon, E.
Secondary author(s):
Kuehn, E.
Number of reproductions:
3
Keywords:
Autosuggestion / Somatosensory perception / Ultra-high resolution fMRI / Electorencephalography / Psychophysiology and Parapsychology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-296.03
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
How the inner repetition of a desired perception changes actual tactile perception
Publication year: 2024
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53449-7
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Autosuggestion is a cognitive process where the inner repetition of a thought actively influences one's own perceptual state. In spite of its potential benefits for medical interventions, this technique has gained little scientific attention so far. Here, we took advantage of the known link between intensity and frequency perception in touch ('Békésy effect'). In three separate experiments, participants were asked to modulate the perceived intensity of vibrotactile stimuli at the fingertip through the inner reiteration of the thought that this perception feels very strong (Experiment 1, n = 19) or very weak (Experiments 2, n = 38, and 3, n = 20), while they were asked to report the perceived frequency. We show that the task to change the perceived intensity of a tactile stimulus via the inner reiteration of a thought modulates tactile frequency perception. This constitutes the first experimental demonstration that an experimental design that triggers autosuggestion alters participants' tactile perception using a response orthogonal to the suggested variable. We discuss whether this cognitive process could be used to influence the perception of pain in a clinical context.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Myga, K. A.
Secondary author(s):
Kuehn, E., Azañón, E.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
3
Reference:
Myga, K. A., Kuehn, E., & Azañón, E. (2024). How the inner repetition of a desired perception changes actual tactile perception. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 3072. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53449-7
2-year Impact Factor: 3.9|2024
Times cited: 2|2025-09-26
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Autosuggestion / Intensity perception / Frequency perception / Tactile perception

How the inner repetition of a desired perception changes actual tactile perception

How the inner repetition of a desired perception changes actual tactile perception