A5032813116- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Face Recognition and Perception
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
- Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Face recognition and analysis
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Impulse Buying and Technology Impacts
- Visual Attention and Saliency Detection
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Gordon Center for Medical Imaging
2022-2025
Harvard University
2022-2025
Massachusetts General Hospital
2022-2025
Berenson Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation
2022-2025
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2022-2025
University of Bari Aldo Moro
2021-2025
Technische Universität Dresden
2023-2025
Abstract The combination of TMS and EEG has the potential to capture relevant features Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathophysiology. We used a machine learning framework explore time-domain characterizing AD patients compared age-matched healthy controls (HC). More than 150 including some related local distributed evoked activity were extracted from TMS-EEG data fed into Random Forest (RF) classifier using leave-one-subject out validation approach. best classification accuracy, sensitivity,...
Abstract Pareidolia refers to the perception of ambiguous sensory patterns as carrying a specific meaning. In its most common form, pareidolia involves human-like facial features, where random objects or are illusionary recognized faces. The current study investigated neurophysiological correlates face via transcranial alternating stimulation (tACS). tACS was delivered at gamma (40 Hz) frequency over critical nodes “face perception” network (i.e., right lateral occipito-temporal and left...
Investigating the biophysiological substrates of psychiatric illnesses is great interest to our understanding disorders’ etiology, identification reliable biomarkers, and potential new therapeutic avenues. Schizophrenia represents a consolidated model γ alterations arising from aberrant activity parvalbumin-positive GABAergic interneurons, whose dysfunction associated with perineuronal net impairment neuroinflammation. This pathogenesis supported by molecular, cellular, functional evidence....
Faces are fundamental stimuli for social interactions since they provide significant information about people's identity and emotional states. With the outburst of COVID-19 pandemic, global use preventive measures, such as disposable surgical face masks (DSFMs), has been imposed. The massive DSFMs covering a large part could interfere with emotion recognition. Thus, main aim current study was (i) to assess how affect recognition (Experiment 1), (ii) 2), (iii) whether individual empathy...
Face Recognition Ability (FRA) varies widely throughout the population. Previous research highlights a positive relationship between self-perceived and objectively measured FRA in healthy population, suggesting that people do have insight into their FRA. Given this has not been investigated Italian samples yet, main aim of present work was to develop an translation Prosopagnosia Index-20 (PI-20), self-report measure FRA, investigate PI-20 performances objective assessment given by Cambridge...
With the outburst of COVID-19 pandemic, disposable surgical face-masks (DSFMs) have been widely adopted as a preventive measure. DSFMs hide bottom half face, thus making identity and emotion recognition very challenging, both in typical atypical populations. Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are often characterized by face processing deficits; thus, could pose even greater challenge for this population compared to typically development (TD) individuals. In study, 48 ASDs level...
ABSTRACT Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by impaired inhibitory circuitry and GABAergic dysfunction, which associated with reduced fast brain oscillations in the gamma band (γ, 30–90 Hz) several animal models. Investigating such activity human patients could lead to identification of novel biomarkers diagnostic prognostic value. The current study aimed test a multimodal “Perturbation‐based” transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation‐Electroencephalography (tACS)‐EEG...
Containing aggressive behavior is an ongoing challenge in modern society. Aggressiveness a multi-level construct that can be driven by emotions (reactive aggression) or "cold-blooded" and goal-directed (proactive). Aggressive could arise because of misjudgment others' intentions follow frontal brain lesions leading to reduction impulse control emotion regulation. In the last few years, interventional basic research studies adopting Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS) have significantly...
The accurate recognition of others' facial expressions is a core skill for social interactions. left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (L-DLPFC) represents key node in the network emotion recognition. However, its specific role still under debate. As such, aim current neuromodulation study was to assess causal L-DLPFC humans' rating emotions and implicit attitudes toward other races. In this sham-controlled single-blind between-subject experiment, we offline administered transcranial direct...
Abstract Pareidolia refers to the perception of ambiguous sensory patterns as carrying a specific meaning. In its most common form, pareidolia involves human-like facial features, where random objects or are illusionary recognized faces. The current study investigated neurophysiological correlates face via transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS). tACS was delivered at gamma (40 Hz) frequency over critical nodes “face perception” network (the right lateral occipito-temporal and...
Over the last decade, much research has adopted transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to study eating behavior and its neurophysiological underpinnings. Two interesting targets have been dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) involved in cognitive control midbrain, rewarding motivational processes. While effects of DLPFC tDCS on eating-related measures extensively assessed with contrasting findings, less is known about effect midbrain modulation via tDCS. Hence, based available...