A5008176061- Face Recognition and Perception
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Color perception and design
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Technology and Human Factors in Education and Health
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
University of Milano-Bicocca
2020-2025
ABSTRACT Evaluating whether someone's behavior is praiseworthy or blameworthy a fundamental human trait. A seminal study by Hamlin and colleagues in 2007 suggested that the ability to form social evaluations based on third‐party interactions emerges within first year of life: infants preferred character who helped, over hindered, another tried but failed climb hill. This sparked new line inquiry into origins evaluations; however, replication attempts have yielded mixed results. We present...
Background: Research indicates that traumatic events, such as interpersonal violence, can significantly affect how individuals perceive facial characteristics and assess trust. This study aims to explore trustworthiness emotional perception in women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). Methods: Twenty-four who have experienced IPV twenty-four control participants completed an online task. They rated the of male female faces, chose more trustworthy face a pairwise task, identified...
Research has shown that adults are better at processing faces of the most represented ethnic group in their social environment compared to from other ethnicities, and they rely more on holistic/configural information for identity discrimination own-race than other-race faces. Here, we applied a spatial filtering approach investigation trustworthiness perception explore whether which judgments based differs according face race. European participants (N = 165) performed an online-delivered...
Evidence on newborns' discrimination of emotional facial expressions is scarce, and the question what nature visual information that newborns rely to perform such remains open. Here, we manipulated spatial frequency (SF) content stimuli by selectively removing low (LSF) high bands using newborn-appropriate cutoffs investigate use when preferring discriminating between dynamic displays showing happy fearful unfolding over time. Using a preferential looking paradigm, in Study 1 (
In mammals, including humans, affective touch (AT) supports the establishment and maintenance of social connections mitigates effects conflict ostracism. AT is used to describe slowly moving, low-forced mechanical stimulation that frequently perceived as pleasant. has been addressed particularly for its role in promoting bonding emotional regulation during early development; however, more recent studies have suggested also preserves physical well-being adulthood. Here, we investigated...
Abstract A crucial aspect of human social competence is the ability to spontaneously and rapidly infer from facial cues whether others are likely approach us with friendliness or hostility—that is, trustworthiness. The rapid automatic nature these inferences has prompted claim that they may originate evolutionary pressures detect potential threats, thus enhancing our chances survival. However, developmental origins this skill remain a topic ongoing debate. Recent evidence shows infants'...
Persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have impaired mentalizing skills. In this study, a group of persons ASD traits (high-AQ scores) initially received sham tDCS before completing pre-test in two tasks: false belief and self-other judgments. Over the next week, on four consecutive days, they sessions anodal electrical stimulation (a-tDCS) over right temporo-parietal junction (rTPJ), region frequently associated theory mind. On last day, after session, completed new set tasks. A...
Abstract Basic visual functions have evolved to allow for rapid detection of dynamic stimuli in our surrounding environment. In particular, looming are relevance because they expected enter the individual’s interpersonal space representing a potential threat. Different studies showed that emotions can modulate perception and borders space, defined as area around body individuals maintain between themselves others during social interactions. Here, we investigated how physiological correlates...