During the outgoing phase and until the project’s early termination (at 15/07/2025), we achieved several of the tasks and deliverables towards the three objectives, in line with the set timeline.
In summary, in the context of the ROSEBuD project:
1. We designed and performed two complex studies in children 6-10 years old and their caregivers, addressing: (O1) The description of caregiver-child physiological synchrony in child stress and stress regulation, (O2) The description of the neural correlates of stress and stress regulation in childhood, and (O3) The characterization of stress and stress regulation effects on memory formation in childhood. The studies included behavioural tasks, neuroendocrine measures (cortisol and alpha-amylase), physiological measures (ECG & skin conductance), questionnaires, magnetoencephalography (MEG), and MRI.
2. We initiated collaborations between the two Institutes (Beneficiary: Foundation for Research & Technology, Hellas, Greece; Host: Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland) as well as with experts from other Institutes, to ensure cutting-edge methodologies in our settings, analyses, and perspectives.
3. We took part in advanced training activities (as educators and participants), and mentored and co-supervised (excellent) students to reinforce our project with up-to-date proficiency, creativity, and manpower.
4. We participated extensively in dissemination activities within and along with the Host Institute (including the Annual Research Fora of the Swiss Center of Affective Sciences, the Geneva Science Night, the Swiss and Global Stress Networks), getting direct feedback from experts and the general public for our project.
5. We have performed exploratory, preliminary analyses of our data in collaboration with excellent students and collaborators from the Beneficiary and Host Institutes, as well as from other Institutes. We intend to form an updated group of collaborators, including the central team from the two Institutes, students who participated in the project and are interested in taking part in the next steps, and external new collaborators who are interested in participating in analyses and writing. Our final aim is, in line with the original proposal and timeline, to achieve the objectives with publications of great quality and interdisciplinary impact, including methodological innovation within a reasonable time after the completion of the experiments.
