A5015850441- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Sleep and related disorders
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Mind wandering and attention
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Nerve injury and regeneration
- Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function
Politecnico di Milano
2022
Sapienza University of Rome
2007-2021
Centro di Terapia Metacognitiva Interpersonale
2015-2021
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
2016
University of Turin
2016
University of Bologna
2010-2014
Humans have an individual profile of the electroencephalographic power spectra at 8 to 16 Hz frequency during non-rapid eye movement sleep that is stable over time and resistant experimental perturbations. We tested hypothesis this "fingerprint" genetically determined, by recording 40 monozygotic dizygotic twins baseline recovery after prolonged wakefulness. show a largely greater similarity within than pairs, resulting in heritability estimate 96%, not influenced need intensity. If...
Under the assumption that dream recall is a peculiar form of declarative memory, we have hypothesized (1) encoding contents during sleep should share some electrophysiological mechanisms with episodic memories awake brain and (2) recalling dream(s) after awakening from non-rapid eye movement (NREM) rapid (REM) be associated different oscillations. Here, report cortical oscillations human are predictive successful recall. In particular, morning REM sleep, higher frontal 5-7 Hz (theta)...
Abstract Although a large body of evidence indicates that sleep plays an important role in learning and memory processes, the actual existence sleep‐dependent spatial consolidation has been not firmly established. Here, by using computerized 3D virtual navigation tool, we were able to show topographical orientation humans largely benefits from after learning, while 10 h wakefulness during daytime do exert similar beneficial effects. In particular, performance enhancement needs first...
Feature selection is a common step in many ranking, classification, or prediction tasks and serves purposes. By removing redundant noisy features, the accuracy of ranking classification can be improved computational cost subsequent learning steps reduced. However, feature itself computationally expensive process. While for decades confined to theoretical algorithmic papers, quantum computing now becoming viable tool tackle realistic problems, particular special-purpose solvers based on...
There is compelling evidence indicating that sleep plays a crucial role in the consolidation of new declarative, hippocampus-dependent memories. Given increasing interest spatiotemporal relationships between cortical and hippocampal activity during sleep, this study aimed to shed more light on basic features human hippocampus.We recorded intracerebral stereo-EEG directly from hippocampus neocortical sites five epileptic patients undergoing presurgical evaluations. The time course classical...
The aim of the present study was to assess, intraindividually, relationship among slow eye movements, electroencephalogram (EEG) power, and subjective measures sleepiness during a 40-hour sleep deprivation comparing 2 experimental conditions: eyes-open eyes-closed. Nineteen normal subjects participated in sleep-deprivation protocol with recordings waking Cz-A1-2 EEG 36 sessions at 1-hour intervals starting 10:00 AM. Each session consisted 2-minute eyes-closed period, followed by 4-minute...
The capacity of understanding mental states is a complex function which involves several components. Single components can be selectively impaired in specific clinical populations. It has been suggested that impairments mindreading are central for borderline personality disorder (BPD). However, empirical findings inconsistent, and it debatable whether BPD presents profile impairments. aim this study to compare other PDs mindreading. Seventy-two patients with 125 PD diagnoses were assessed...
The ability to reflect on one's own states of mind and those others (metacognition or mindreading) is strongly implicated in personality disorders (PDs). Metacognition involves different abilities, there evidence that specific abilities can be selectively impaired PDs. purposes this study were compare metacognitive competence avoidant PD (AvPD) with other PDs investigate whether a profile for AvPD. Sixty-three patients AvPD 224 assessed using the Metacognitive Assessment Interview. showed...
Background Sleep electroencephalogram (EEG) brain oscillations in the low-frequency range show local signs of homeostatic regulation after learning. Such increases and decreases slow wave activity are limited to cortical regions involved specific task performance during wakefulness. Here, we test hypothesis that reorganization motor cortex produced by long-term potentiation (LTP) affects EEG this area subsequent sleep. Methodology/Principal Findings By pairing median nerve stimulation with...