Projects prepared for Bial Research Grants
Twelve projects were prepared in 2014 for that year's competition, during the installation of LIMMIT, to start in 2015. At the time, there was a pool of volunteers, attracted by the novelty that LIMMIT Lab was and who sought shelter for their projects and which they did not obtain in other research centers.
1. Pursuing Happiness: Psychophysiology and Neurophysiology of Altered States of Consciousness in a Multimodal Neurofeedback Environment
2. Bioelectromagnetic interaction between people on the basis of Alpha/ Theta synchrony of body movement, heart and brain waves synchronization.
3. Brain2Brain extrasensory communication and influence
4. Psychophysiological correlations in the integrative oncology approach
5. Mind to Mind: Brain Dynamics of Distant Focused Intention for Consciousness Expansion
6. Reconnective Healing™: a Search for Physiological Changes, Altered States of Consciousness and Expanded Awareness
7. Use of Ultra-high dilution of Ayahuasca and Prospective Neuropsychological Effects
8. Neural and Psychophysiological effects resulting from the application of a relaxing function Biomagnetic Pair onto the human body
9. P.L.A.N.T.S – Psychedelic plants and its use in psychiatric and neurologic diseases
10. T.E.S.L.A – Sound frequencies of traditional healing systems and its effects in the brain
11. Brain dynamics in Chronic Pain treated with Multimodal neurofeedback Environment, Hypnosis and Mindfulness
12. Induction of Peak Experience in laboratory environment through the application of a protocol of hypnotic induction
Other projects prepared for the coming years:
a. The neuroproteomics of Mindufulness Meditation (2016/2017)
b. Ayahuasca induced neural correlates and the reward system - Spiritual states induced by ayahuasca and the involvement of the reward system (2018)
c. Neuro Nutrition: study on the impact of food on conscious states (2020)
d. Psychophysiological Musical Pieces (2020)
Projects prepared for FCT Research Grants
The project Mind-Matter Interaction with Therapeutic Intention through Inside/Out Stimulation was presented to FCT. It was an interdisciplinary project, which involved several institutions, proposed by LIMMIT, through AIDFM. The institutions involved were:
- Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento da Faculdade de Medicina (AIDFM/FM/UL)
- BIOCANT Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia (BIOCANT/ U Coimbra)
- Departamento de Biologia Experimental - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FM/UP)
- Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa - (FFC/FC/UL) Lisboa
- Salivatec –ICS -Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP) Lisboa/ Viseu
- Unidade de Investigação Research Unit Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa (FM/UL) Av. Prof. Egas Moniz 1649028Lisboa
- Unidade de Investigação Adicional Additional Research Unit Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica (IBEB/FC/UL)
Approved Projects Leading to a Doctorate or Master's Degree
There are nineteen research projects, in the last 5 years, that were hosted, developed in the laboratory or in partnership and/or supported by LIMMIT Lab.
a) “MOLECULAR PROFILING IN NEUROTYPICAL YOUNG ADULTS: (i) mental health stratification and (ii) characterization of the neuronalsalivary proteome and neuropeptide/neuroimmune response" – Jorge E. Martins (PhD in neurosciences, FMUL) (Finished)
b) “Promoção de saúde mental e cidadania na adolescência – uso de técnicas psicoterapêuticas” – Paula Luísa Molarinho (FMUL), , accepted for discussion by the scientific committee.
c) “Intenção e comunicação cérebro-cérebro com técnicas não invasivas” – Anabela Ventura (FMUL). Bial Research Grant
d) “Experiências anómalas Humanas: Prevalência, Experiências Familiares e Esquemas precoces Mal adaptativos“ – Virgílio Baltazar (FPCE – Coimbra). Bial Research Grant
e) “Convicções e Experiências Excepcionais: um olhar pela psicologia social e teoria da vinculação” – Bruno Alexandre Gomes da Silva (FPCE – Porto)
f) “Para uma Filosofia da Educação Inclusiva, Integradora e Holística” – Eva Ndrio de Carvalho (FLUL) (Finished)
g) “Induced Near-Death- Experiences in Healthy Volunteers: Phenomenology, Psychophysiology and After Effects”- Sofia Machado Ferreira. Bial Research Grant
h) ”Mind the Brain: can mental phenomena modulate the nervous system?” – Inês Hipólito (Doutoramento em Neurociências, Universidade de Wollongong, Australia). Universidade de Wollongong Research Grant (Finished)
i) “Coaching Trajectória de Vida Positiva: uma intervenção Psicossocial para o Bem-estar Individual e Organizacional”- Marisa Oliveira (ISCSP, Lisboa)
j) "The Effects of Music on Pregnant Women and Their Fetus/ Newborn” - Ivany Carneiro Silva (UBI, Covilhã). (MSc Finished)
k) “Produção biofotónica estimulada por acupunctura e exposição a cenas emotivas”- José Ricardo Cabeças (FM, Coimbra)
l) “Neuro-psico-fisiologia da estimulação dos pontos Marma da Medicina Ayurvedica” - Ana Cadima (UBI, Covilhã)”
m) "Inteligência Espiritual : O Papel Protetor na Saúde Mental e de Promoção de Virtudes e Bem-Estar”- Sofia Manuel Rodrigues do Nascimento Fráguas (UA, Faro)
n) “Estudo Epidemiológico do Desenvolvimento e Intervenção em Crianças Refugiadas” – Elsa Figueiredo (ICBAS, Porto)
o) “De que modo a hipnose clínica modifica a prática da medicina, enfermagem e psicologia clínica” - Francisca Rato (ISPA). (Master's Thesis in Clinical Psychology, Finished)
p) “Espiritualidade, humanização e parto: estudo de métodos mistos à luz da perspectiva integral transpessoal de Ken Wilber” – Leonardo Xavier Silva. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brasil (Doctoral Thesis in Psychology, Finished)
q) “Psicofisiologia de alguns alimentos do Mediterrâneo“ – Teresa Pinto (PhD in FCT, UL, Costa da Caparica)
r) “Caracterização do estado emocional e utilização da música durante a pandemia por COVID-19 numa população adulta” - Ivany Carneiro Silva (UBI, Covilhã)
s) “O bom, o mau e o vilão, quando a gulodice é um caminho para a felicidade - Efeitos do cacau “ – Teresa Pinto (MSc (Ciências Gastronómicas) in FCT, UL, Finished, Costa da Caparica)
t) "Ayahuasca induced neural correlates and the reward system - Spiritual states induced by ayahuasca and the involvement of the reward system" – Gisela Lima (PhD (Ciências da Saúde) (FMUC - Coimbra). Bial Research Grant
