A5051568032- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Motor Control and Adaptation
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Multisensory perception and integration
- Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
University of Padua
2016-2025
IRCCS San Camillo Hospital
2016-2022
Institut des Sciences Cognitives Marc Jeannerod
2021
Fordham University
2020
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
2020
BioCruces Health research Institute
2020
Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
2020
Canadian Sleep & Circadian Network
2020
Université Laval
2020
Ospedale generale di zona San Camillo Treviso
2017-2020
A growing interest in cognitive effects associated with speech and hearing processes is spreading throughout the scientific community essentially guided by evidence that central peripheral loss decline. For present research, 125 participants older than 65 years of age (105 impairment 20 normal hearing) were enrolled, divided into 6 groups according to their degree assessed determine treatment applied. Patients our research program routinely undergo an extensive audiological evaluation...
The embodied cognition hypothesis suggests that motor and premotor areas are automatically necessarily involved in understanding action language, as word conceptual representations embodied. This transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) study explores the role of left primary cortex action-verb processing. TMS-induced motor-evoked potentials from right-hand muscles were recorded a measure M1 activity, while participants asked either to judge explicitly whether verb was action-related...
The involvement of right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (rDLPFC) in explicit temporal processing is well documented. Conversely, the role this area implicit (e.g., foreperiod [FP] effect) still poorly understood. FP effect, usually observed when a range variable FPs occur randomly and equiprobably, consists reaction times (RTs) decreasing as increases. Moreover, such paradigms, RTs increase function preceding (i.e., sequential effects). Patients with lesions rDLPFC do not show typical...
In a variable foreperiod (FP) paradigm, reaction times (RTs) decrease as function of FP on trial n (FP effect) but increase with - 1 (sequential effects). These phenomena have traditionally been ascribed to different strategic preparation processes. According an alternative explanation, common conditioning laws underlie both effects. The present study aims disentangle these opposite views using developmental perspective. Experiment 1A, 4- 11-year-old children and control group adults...
Abstract This study used fMRI to investigate the neural effects of increasing cognitive demands in normal aging and their role for performance. Simple complex go/no-go tasks were with two versus eight colored letters as go stimuli, respectively. In both tasks, no-go stimuli could produce high conflict (same letter, different color) or low (colored numbers) stimuli. Multivariate partial least square analysis data showed that older adults overengaged a cohesive pattern fronto-parietal regions...
Abstract Time processing may shape behavior in several ways, although the underlying neural correlates are still poorly understood. When preparatory intervals between stimuli vary randomly a block, for instance, responses faster as interval gets longer. This effect, known variable foreperiod (FP) has been attributed to process monitoring conditional probability of stimulus occurrence increases. Previous evidence points right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) possible node this...
Simultaneous interpretation is a cognitively demanding process that requires high level of language management. Previous studies on bilinguals have suggested extensive practice managing two languages leads to enhancements in cognitive control. Thus, interpreters may be expected show benefits beyond those seen bilinguals, either as an extension previously-seen or areas specific interpretation. The present study examined professional (N = 23) and matched multilinguals 21) memory tests, the...
Abstract The ability to step outside a routine—to select new response over habitual one—is cardinal function of the frontal lobes. A large body neuroimaging work now exists pointing increased activation within anterior cingulate when stimuli evoke competing responses (incongruent trials) relative converge (congruent trials). However, lesion evidence that ACC is necessary in this situation inconsistent. We hypothesized may be consequence different task procedures (context) used and studies....
This address provides a review of evidence for deconstruction executive functions, the set cognitive operations which allow goal-directed behaviour. The underlying working hypothesis is that some complementary and computationally diverse functions are dissociable not only functionally but also temporally anatomically, along left-right axis prefrontal cortex related neural networks. In particular, criterion setting—the capacity to flexibly up select task rules—is more left-lateralised;...
Abstract Temporal prediction (TP) is a flexible and dynamic cognitive ability. Depending on the internal or external nature of information exploited to generate TP, distinct brain mechanisms are engaged with same final goal reducing uncertainty about future. In this study, we investigated specific involved in internally externally driven TP. To end, employed an experimental paradigm purposely designed elicit compare TP combined approach based application distributed source reconstruction...
Temporal orienting (TO) is the allocation of attentional resources in time based on a priori generation temporal expectancy relevant stimuli as well posteriori updating this function both sensory-based evidence and elapsing time. These processes rely dissociable cognitive mechanisms neural networks. Yet, although there that TO may be core mechanism for functioning childhood, developmental spatiotemporal dynamics are little understood. In study we employed combined approach application...