53. Di Luzio P, Borgomaneri S, Sanchioni S, Tessari A, Romei V. Exposure to first-person shooter videogames is associated with multisensory temporal precision and migraine incidence. Cortex (in press).
52. Chiappini E, Borgomaneri S, Marangon M, Turrini S, Romei V, Avenanti A. Driving associative plasticity in premotor-motor connections through a novel paired associative stimulation based on long-latency cortico-cortical interactions. Brain Stimul. 2020 Sep-Oct;13(5):1461-1463. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2020.08.003. Epub 2020 Aug 11. PMID: 32791314.
51. Fenner B, Cooper N, Romei V, Hughes G. Individual differences in sensory integration predict differences in time perception and individual levels of schizotypy. Conscious Cogn. 2020 Sep;84:102979. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2020.102979. Epub 2020 Jul 20. PMID: 32702601.
50. Asher JM, Romei V, Hibbard PB. Spatial Frequency Tuning and Transfer of Perceptual Learning for Motion Coherence Reflects the Tuning Properties of Global Motion Processing. Vision (Basel). 2019 Sep 2;3(3):44. doi: 10.3390/vision3030044. PMID: 31735845; PMCID: PMC6802806.
49. Pietrelli M, Zanon M, Làdavas E, Grasso PA, Romei V, Bertini C. Posterior brain lesions selectively alter alpha oscillatory activity and predict visual performance in hemianopic patients. Cortex. 2019 Dec;121:347-361. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2019.09.008. Epub 2019 Oct 4. PMID: 31675675.
47. Cooke J, Poch C, Gillmeister H, Costantini M, Romei V. Oscillatory Properties of Functional Connections Between Sensory Areas Mediate Cross-Modal Illusory Perception. J Neurosci. 2019 Jul 17;39(29): 5711-5718. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3184-18.2019. Epub 2019 May 20. PMID: 31109964; PMCID: PMC6636074.
46. Bender M, Romei V, Sauseng P. Slow Theta tACS of the Right Parietal Cortex Enhances Contralateral Visual Working Memory Capacity. Brain Topogr. 2019 May;32(3):477-481. doi: 10.1007/s10548-019-00702-2. Epub 2019 Jan 29. PMID: 30694422.
45. Berntsen MB, Cooper NR, Hughes G, Romei V. Prefrontal transcranial alternating current stimulation improves motor sequence reproduction. Behav Brain Res. 2019 Apr 1;361:39-49. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2018.12.035. Epub 2018 Dec 19. PMID: 30578806.
44. Ferri F, Venskus A, Fotia F, Cooke J, Romei V. Higher proneness to multisensory illusions is driven by reduced temporal sensitivity in people with high schizotypal traits. Conscious Cogn. 2018 Oct;65:263-270. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2018.09.006. Epub 2018 Sep 19. PMID: 30243043.
43. Chiappini E, Silvanto J, Hibbard PB, Avenanti A, Romei V. Strengthening functionally specific neural pathways with transcranial brain stimulation. Curr Biol. 2018 Jul 9;28(13):R735-R736. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.05.083. PMID: 29990453.
42. Borghini G, Candini M, Filannino C, Hussain M, Walsh V, Romei V, Zokaei N, Cappelletti M. Alpha Oscillations Are Causally Linked to Inhibitory Abilities in Ageing. J Neurosci. 2018 May 2;38(18): 4418-4429. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1285-17.2018. Epub 2018 Apr 3. PMID: 29615485; PMCID: PMC6596011.
41. Wolinski N, Cooper NR, Sauseng P, Romei V. The speed of parietal theta frequency drives visuospatial working memory capacity. PLoS Biol. 2018 Mar 14;16(3):e2005348. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005348. PMID: 29538384; PMCID: PMC5868840.
40. Asher JM, O'Hare L, Romei V, Hibbard PB. Typical Lateral Interactions, but Increased Contrast Sensitivity, in Migraine-With-Aura. Vision (Basel). 2018 Feb 9;2(1):7. doi: 10.3390/vision2010007. PMID: 31735871; PMCID: PMC6836116.
39. Fiori F, Chiappini E, Candidi M, Romei V, Borgomaneri S, Avenanti A. Long- latency interhemispheric interactions between motor-related areas and the primary motor cortex: a dual site TMS study. Sci Rep. 2017 Nov 2;7(1):14936. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-13708-2. PMID: 29097700; PMCID: PMC5668244.
38. Berntsen MB, Cooper NR, Romei V. Transcranial alternating current stimulation to the inferior parietal lobe decreases mu suppression to egocentric, but not allocentric hand movements. Neuroscience. 2017 Mar 6;344:124-132. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.12.045. Epub 2017 Jan 3. PMID: 28057536.
37. Fiori F, Chiappini E, Soriano M, Paracampo R, Romei V, Borgomaneri S, Avenanti A. Long-latency modulation of motor cortex excitability by ipsilateral posterior inferior frontal gyrus and pre-supplementary motor area. Sci Rep. 2016 Dec 8;6:38396. doi: 10.1038/srep38396. PMID: 27929075; PMCID: PMC5144072.
35. Romei V, Chiappini E, Hibbard PB, Avenanti A. Empowering Reentrant Projections from V5 to V1 Boosts Sensitivity to Motion. Curr Biol. 2016 Aug 22;26(16):2155-60. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.06.009. Epub 2016 Aug 11. PMID: 27524488.
33. ten Oever S, Romei V, van Atteveldt N, Soto-Faraco S, Murray MM, Matusz PJ. The COGs (context, object, and goals) in multisensory processing. Exp Brain Res. 2016 May;234(5):1307-23. doi: 10.1007/s00221-016-4590-z. Epub 2016 Mar 1. PMID: 26931340.
32. Romei V, Bauer M, Brooks JL, Economides M, Penny W, Thut G, Driver J, Bestmann S. Causal evidence that intrinsic beta-frequency is relevant for enhanced signal propagation in the motor system as shown through rhythmic TMS. Neuroimage. 2016 Feb 1;126:120-30. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.11.020. Epub 2015 Nov 14. PMID: 26584867; PMCID: PMC4739512.
31. Murray MM, Thelen A, Thut G, Romei V, Martuzzi R, Matusz PJ. The multisensory function of the human primary visual cortex. Neuropsychologia. 2016 Mar;83:161-169. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2015.08.011. Epub 2015 Aug 11. PMID: 26275965.
30. Cecere R, Rees G, Romei V. Individual differences in alpha frequency drive crossmodal illusory perception. Curr Biol. 2015 Jan 19;25(2):231-235. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.11.034. Epub 2014 Dec 24. PMID: 25544613; PMCID: PMC4300399.
29. Sutherland CA, Thut G, Romei V. Hearing brighter: changing in-depth visual perception through looming sounds. Cognition. 2014 Sep;132(3):312-23. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2014.04.011. Epub 2014 May 22. PMID: 24858108.
28. Cecere R, Romei V, Bertini C, Làdavas E. Crossmodal enhancement of visual orientation discrimination by looming sounds requires functional activation of primary visual areas: a case study. Neuropsychologia. 2014 Apr;56:350-8. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2014.02.008. Epub 2014 Feb 15. PMID: 24534140.
27. Smittenaar P, FitzGerald TH, Romei V, Wright ND, Dolan RJ. Disruption of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex decreases model-based in favor of model-free control in humans. Neuron. 2013 Nov 20;80(4):914-9. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.08.009. Epub 2013 Oct 24. PMID: 24206669; PMCID: PMC3893454.
26. Romei V, Murray MM, Cappe C, Thut G. The contributions of sensory dominance and attentional bias to cross-modal enhancement of visual cortex excitability. J Cogn Neurosci. 2013 Jul;25(7):1122-35. doi: 10.1162/jocn_a_00367. Epub 2013 Feb 5. PMID: 23384192.
25. de Haas B, Cecere R, Cullen H, Driver J, Romei V. The duration of a co- occurring sound modulates visual detection performance in humans. PLoS One. 2013;8(1):e54789. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054789. Epub 2013 Jan 23. PMID: 23355900; PMCID: PMC3552845.
24. Romei V, Gross J, Thut G. Sounds reset rhythms of visual cortex and corresponding human visual perception. Curr Biol. 2012 May 8;22(9):807-13. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.03.025. Epub 2012 Apr 12. PMID: 22503499; PMCID: PMC3368263.
23. Romei V, Thut G, Mok RM, Schyns PG, Driver J. Causal implication by rhythmic transcranial magnetic stimulation of alpha frequency in feature-based local vs. global attention. Eur J Neurosci. 2012 Mar;35(6):968-74. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2012.08020.x. Epub 2012 Mar 7. PMID: 22394014.
22. Cappe C, Thelen A, Romei V, Thut G, Murray MM. Looming signals reveal synergistic principles of multisensory integration. J Neurosci. 2012 Jan 25;32(4):1171-82. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5517-11.2012. PMID: 22279203; PMCID: PMC6796264.
21. Romei V, De Haas B, Mok RM, Driver J. Auditory Stimulus Timing Influences Perceived duration of Co-Occurring Visual Stimuli. Front Psychol. 2011 Sep 8;2:215. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00215. PMID: 21927609; PMCID: PMC3168883.
20. Thut G, Veniero D, Romei V, Miniussi C, Schyns P, Gross J. Rhythmic TMS causes local entrainment of natural oscillatory signatures. Curr Biol. 2011 Jul 26;21(14):1176-85. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.05.049. Epub 2011 Jun 30. PMID: 21723129; PMCID: PMC3176892.
19. Leo F, Romei V, Freeman E, Ladavas E, Driver J. Looming sounds enhance orientation sensitivity for visual stimuli on the same side as such sounds. Exp Brain Res. 2011 Sep;213(2-3):193-201. doi: 10.1007/s00221-011-2742-8. Epub 2011 Jun 4. PMID: 21643714; PMCID: PMC3155046.
18. Romei V, Driver J, Schyns PG, Thut G. Rhythmic TMS over parietal cortex links distinct brain frequencies to global versus local visual processing. Curr Biol. 2011 Feb 22;21(4):334-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.01.035. PMID: 21315592; PMCID: PMC3063337.
17. Hoogenboom N, Romei V. Probing different time-scales of oscillatory fluctuations in visual awareness: from behavior to phase. Front Hum Neurosci. 2010 Nov 2;4:178. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2010.00178. PMID: 21103007; PMCID: PMC2987511.
16. Cappe C, Thut G, Romei V, Murray MM. Auditory-visual multisensory interactions in humans: timing, topography, directionality, and sources. J Neurosci. 2010 Sep 22;30(38):12572-80. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1099-10.2010. PMID: 20861363; PMCID: PMC6633577.
15. Romei V, Gross J, Thut G. On the role of prestimulus alpha rhythms over occipito-parietal areas in visual input regulation: correlation or causation? J Neurosci. 2010 Jun 23;30(25):8692-7. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0160-10.2010. PMID: 20573914; PMCID: PMC6634639.
14. Brodbeck V, Thut G, Spinelli L, Romei V, Tyrand R, Michel CM, Seeck M. Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on spike pattern and topography in patients with focal epilepsy. Brain Topogr. 2010 Jan;22(4):267-80. doi: 10.1007/s10548-009-0125-2. Epub 2009 Dec 10. PMID: 20012349.
13. Romei V, Murray MM, Cappe C, Thut G. Preperceptual and stimulus-selective enhancement of low-level human visual cortex excitability by sounds. Curr Biol. 2009 Nov 17;19(21):1799-805. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.09.027. Epub 2009 Oct 15. PMID: 19836243.
12. Romei V, Thut G, Ramos-Estebanez C, Pascual-Leone A. M1 contributes to the intrinsic but not the extrinsic components of motor-skills. Cortex. 2009 Oct;45(9):1058-64. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2009.01.003. Epub 2009 Feb 5. PMID: 19243742.
11. Cappe C, Thut G, Romei V, Murray MM. Selective integration of auditory- visual looming cues by humans. Neuropsychologia. 2009 Mar;47(4):1045-52. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2008.11.003. Epub 2008 Nov 12. PMID: 19041883.
10. Romei V, De Gennaro L, Fratello F, Curcio G, Ferrara M, Pascual-Leone A, Bertini M. Interhemispheric transfer deficit in alexithymia: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study. Psychother Psychosom. 2008;77(3):175-81. doi: 10.1159/000119737. Epub 2008 Mar 10. PMID: 18332615.
9. Romei V, Rihs T, Brodbeck V, Thut G. Resting electroencephalogram alpha- power over posterior sites indexes baseline visual cortex excitability. Neuroreport. 2008 Jan 22;19(2):203-8. doi: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e3282f454c4. PMID: 18185109.
8. Romei V, Brodbeck V, Michel C, Amedi A, Pascual-Leone A, Thut G. Spontaneous fluctuations in posterior alpha-band EEG activity reflect variability in excitability of human visual areas. Cereb Cortex. 2008 Sep;18(9):2010-8. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhm229. Epub 2007 Dec 18. PMID: 18093905; PMCID: PMC2517102.
7. Romei V, Murray MM, Merabet LB, Thut G. Occipital transcranial magnetic stimulation has opposing effects on visual and auditory stimulus detection: implications for multisensory interactions. J Neurosci. 2007 Oct 24;27(43):11465-72. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2827-07.2007. PMID: 17959789; PMCID: PMC6673223.
6. Ramos-Estebanez C, Merabet LB, Machii K, Fregni F, Thut G, Wagner TA, Romei V, Amedi A, Pascual-Leone A. Visual phosphene perception modulated by subthreshold crossmodal sensory stimulation. J Neurosci. 2007 Apr 11;27(15):4178-81. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5468-06.2007. PMID: 17428995; PMCID: PMC6672536.
5. Bertini M, De Gennaro L, Ferrara M, Curcio G, Romei V, Fratello F, Cristiani R, Pauri F, Rossini PM. Reduction of transcallosal inhibition upon awakening from REM sleep in humans as assessed by transcranial magnetic stimulation. Sleep. 2004 Aug 1;27(5):875-82. doi: 10.1093/sleep/27.5.875. PMID: 15453545.
4. De Gennaro L, Bertini M, Ferrara M, Curcio G, Cristiani R, Romei V, Fratello F, Pauri F, Rossini PM. Intracortical inhibition and facilitation upon awakening from different sleep stages: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study. Eur J Neurosci. 2004 Jun;19(11):3099-104. doi: 10.1111/j.0953-816X.2004.03411.x. PMID: 15182318.
3. De Gennaro L, Cristiani R, Bertini M, Curcio G, Ferrara M, Fratello F, Romei V, Rossini PM. Handedness is mainly associated with an asymmetry of corticospinal excitability and not of transcallosal inhibition. Clin Neurophysiol. 2004 Jun;115(6):1305-12. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2004.01.014. PMID: 15134697.
2. Bertini M, Ferrara M, De Gennaro L, Curcio G, Fratello F, Romei V, Pauri F, Rossini PM. Corticospinal excitability and sleep: a motor threshold assessment by transcranial magnetic stimulation after awakenings from REM and NREM sleep. J Sleep Res. 2004 Mar;13(1):31-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2869.2003.00379.x. PMID: 14996032.
1. De Gennaro L, Ferrara M, Bertini M, Pauri F, Cristiani R, Curcio G, Romei V, Fratello F, Rossini PM. Reproducibility of callosal effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) with interhemispheric paired pulses. Neurosci Res. 2003 Jun;46(2):219-27. doi: 10.1016/s0168-0102(03)00060-9. PMID: 12767485.
Submitted Papers
Trajkovic J, Di Gregorio F, Ferri F, Diciotti S, Romei V. Resting-state alpha oscillations and connectivity as valid and reliable markers of schizotypy: a machine learning approach. Submitted
Fotia F, Cooke J, Van Dam L, Ferri F, Romei V. The temporal sensitivity to the tactile-induced Double Flash Illusion mediates the impact of beta oscillations on schizotypal personality traits. Under revision.
Valentini E, Halder S, McInnersey D, Cooke J Romei V. Assessing the specificity of the relationship between brain alpha oscillations and tonic pain. Under revision. Preprint Available at BioRxiV
Di Gregorio F, Trajkovic J, Roperti C, Avenanti A, Romei V. Oscillatory correlates of subjective confidence, objective accuracy and their interplay in conscious perception. Submitted.
Ellena G, Starita F, Haggard P, Romei V, Ladavas E. Fearful faces modulate spatial attention in peripersonal space: an ERP study. Submitted.
Chapters in edited books
Romei V. (2015). Assessing fluctuations in cortical excitability with TMS-evoked phosphenes. Webclip: Research spotlight 3.2. In the book “Essentials of Cognitive Neuroscience” by Prof. Brad Postle, University of Wisconsin, edited by Wiley. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHPAtJX_Ccs&t=23s
Murray MM, Cappe C, Romei V, Martuzzi R and Thut G. (2012). Auditory-Visual Multisensory Interactions in Human Primary Cortices: Synthesis and Controversies. Book chapter in The New Handbook of Multisensory Processes edited by Barry E.Stein (MIT press).
