Congratulations to Paolo Di Luzio for passing his PhD VIVA with honours!!!
Congratulations to Riccardo Bertaccini for his first publication!
Parietal alpha oscillatory peak frequency mediates the effect of practice on visuo-spatial working memory performance Bertaccini R, Ellena G, Macedo-Pascual J, Carusi F, Trajkovic J, Poch C, Romei V. Visuospatial working memory (WM) requires the activity of a spread network, including right parietal regions, to sustain storage capacity, attentional deployment, and active manipulation of information. […]
TMS/EEG Protocol and neural correlates of consciousness published
A TMS/EEG protocol for the causal assessment of the functions of the oscillatory brain rhythms in perceptual and cognitive processes Trajkovic J, Di Gregorio F, Marcantoni E, Thut G, Romei V The combined use of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), Electroencephalogram (EEG) and behavioral performance allows investigation of causal relationships between neural markers and their functional […]
A collaborative work with Elia Valentini just published in NeuroImage!
Assessing the specificity of the relationship between brain alpha oscillations and tonic pain Valentini E, Halder S, McInnerney D, Cooke J, Gyimes IL, Romei V Abstract Recent research proposed that the slowing of individual alpha frequency (IAF) could be an objective marker of pain. However, it is unclear whether this research can fully address the […]
Our latest effort published in Current Biology!
Tuning alpha rhythms to shape conscious visual perception Di Gregorio F, Trajkovic J, Roperti C, Marcantoni E, Di Luzio P, Avenanti A, Thut G, Romei V. Abstract It is commonly held that what we see and what we believe we see are overlapping phenomena. However, dissociations between sensory events and their subjective interpretation occur […]
Our new Review article just accepted for publication in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews!
Predictive waves in the autism-schizophrenia continuum: a novel biobehavioral model. Tarasi L, Trajkovic J, Diciotti S, di Pellegrino G, Ferri F, Ursino M, Romei V. Abstract The brain is a predictive machine. Converging data suggests a diametric predictive strategy from autism spectrum disorders (ASD) to schizophrenic spectrum disorders (SSD). Whereas perceptual inference in ASD is […]
Congratulations to Luca Tarasi for his first publication!
The directionality of fronto-posterior brain connectivity is associated with the degree of individual autistic traits. Tarasi L, Magosso E, Ricci G, Ursino M, Romei V. Abstarct Altered patterns of brain connectivity have been found in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and associated with specific symptoms and behavioral features. Growing evidence suggests that the autistic peculiarities are […]
Congratulations to Jelena Trajkovic for her 1st publication!
Abstract Schizophrenia is among the most debilitating neuropsychiatric disorders. However, clear neurophysiological markers that would identify at-risk individuals represent still an unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate possible alterations in the resting alpha oscillatory activity in normal population high on schizotypy trait, a physiological condition known to be severely altered in patients […]
Our Latest publication in Consciousness & Cognition
The temporal sensitivity to the tactile-induced Double Flash Illusion mediates the impact of beta oscillations on schizotypal personality traits Fotia F, Cooke J, Van Dam L, Ferri F, Romei V. The coherent experience of the self and the world depends on the ability to integrate vs. segregate sensory information. Optimal temporal integration between the senses […]
Congratulations to Giulia Ellena for her new article in Neuropsychologia!
Fearful faces modulate spatial processing in peripersonal space: an ERP study Ellena G, Starita F, Haggard P, Romei V, Làdavas E. Peripersonal space (PPS) represents the region of space surrounding the body. A pivotal function of PPS is to coordinate defensive responses to threat. We have previously shown that a centrally-presented, looming fearful face, signalling […]