Research Areas
Cognitive systems and their interaction
Unconscious processing and beliefs
Beliefs acquisition and revision
Semantics, concepts, knowledge
Visual word recognition and reading aloud
Driving and driving assessment
Publications
2017
Advanced driver assistance systems: Using multimodal redundant warnings to enhance road safety Journal Article
In: Appl Ergon, vol. 58, pp. 238–244, 2017.
How to drive drivers nuts: Effect of auditory, vibrotactile and multimodal warnings on perceived urgency, annoyance and acceptability Technical Report
2017.
2016
Statistical learning and dyslexia: A systematic review Journal Article
In: Ann Dyslexia, 2016.
Axiom, anguish, and amazement: How autistic traits modulate emotional mental imagery Journal Article
In: Front Psychol, vol. 7, pp. 757, 2016.
Caffeinated chewing gum as countermeasure to drivers’ passive task-related fatigue caused by monotonous roadway Journal Article
In: Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, no. 2602, pp. 26–34, 2016.
2015
No matter who, no matter how... and no matter whether the white matter matters. Why theories of bilingual advantage in executive functioning are so difficult to falsify Journal Article
In: Cortex, vol. 73, pp. 349–351, 2015.
Distinguishing Target From Distractor in Stroop, Picture-Word, and Word-Word Interference Tasks Journal Article
In: Front Psychol, vol. 6, pp. 1858, 2015.
Evaluation of Surface Unevenness Considering Mental Fatigue based on Heart Rate Variability Analysis Journal Article
In: Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. E1 (Pavement Engineering), vol. 71, no. 3, 2015.
On the nature and composition of abstract (theoretical) concepts: the X-ception theory and methods for its assessment Book Chapter
In: Magnani, L.; Ping, L.; Park, W. (Ed.): Philosophy and Cognitive Science II, pp. 35–58, Springer, Heidelberg/Berlin, 2015.
Semantic effects in the word--word interference task: a comment on Roelofs, Piai, and Schriefers (2013) Journal Article
In: Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, vol. 30, no. 6, pp. 700–703, 2015.
What can we learn about visual attention to multiple words from the word-word interference task? Journal Article
In: Mem Cognit, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 121–132, 2015.
2014
The cumulative semantic interference effect in normal and pathological ageing Journal Article
In: Neuropsychologia, vol. 65, pp. 125–130, 2014.
Color naming of colored non-color words and the response-exclusion hypothesis: a comment on Mahon et al. and on Roelofs and Piai Journal Article
In: Cortex, vol. 52, pp. 120–122, 2014.
The role of the sound of objects in object identification: evidence from picture naming Journal Article
In: Front Psychol, vol. 5, pp. 1139, 2014.
Colors, colored overlays, and reading skills Journal Article
In: Front Psychol, vol. 5, pp. 833, 2014.
Traffic-Calming Measures Affecting Perceived Speed in Approaching Bends: On-Field Validated Virtual Environment Journal Article
In: Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, no. 2434, pp. 35–43, 2014.
Measuring inconsistencies can lead you forward: Imageability and the x-ception theory Journal Article
In: Front Psychol, vol. 5, pp. 708, 2014.
Beeping ADAS: Reflexive effect on drivers’ behavior Journal Article
In: Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour, vol. 25, pp. 27–33, 2014.
Imageability: now you see it again (albeit in a different form) Journal Article
In: Front Psychol, vol. 5, pp. 279, 2014.
2013
Age-of-acquisition effects in delayed picture-naming tasks Journal Article
In: Psychon Bull Rev, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 148–153, 2013.
Warning sound to affect perceived speed in approaching roundabouts: Experiments with a driving simulator Journal Article
In: Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, vol. 87, pp. 269–278, 2013.
Artifact and tool categorization Journal Article
In: Review of Philosophy and Psychology, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 407–418, 2013.
2012
Reading nonwords aloud: evidence for dynamic control in skilled readers Journal Article
In: Psychon Bull Rev, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 1135–1141, 2012.
Reading aloud: the cumulative lexical interference effect Journal Article
In: Psychon Bull Rev, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 662–667, 2012.
Picture-word interference and the response-exclusion hypothesis Journal Article
In: Cortex, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 363–372, 2012.
Event-related potential evidence for two functionally dissociable sources of semantic effects in the attentional blink Journal Article
In: PLoS ONE, vol. 7, no. 11, pp. e49099, 2012.
Evaluating the Impact of Processing Spoken Words on Driving: Experiments with Driving Simulator Journal Article
In: Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, no. 2321, pp. 66–72, 2012.
Il linguaggio: processi di comprensione e produzione. Book Chapter
In: Job, R.; Cubelli, R. (Ed.): Psicologia dei processi cognitivi, pp. 189-239, Roma: Carocci Editore, 2012.
2011
What phonological facilitation tells about semantic interference: A dual-task study Journal Article
In: Front Psychol, vol. 2, pp. 57, 2011.
c, oltre l'individuo: l'intelligenza collettiva Journal Article
In: Giornale italiano di psicologia, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 355–362, 2011.
Perceptual and motor spatial representations in word recognition Book Chapter
In: Cadine, M.; Galdi, S.; Maass, A. (Ed.): Social perception, cognition, and language, pp. 151-165, CLEUP, Padova, 2011.
2010
ERP evidence for ultra-fast semantic processing in the picture-word interference paradigm Journal Article
In: Front Psychol, vol. 1, pp. 177, 2010.
The development of lexical representations: evidence from the position of the diverging letter effect Journal Article
In: J Exp Child Psychol, vol. 106, no. 2-3, pp. 177–183, 2010.
Speed of processing explains the picture-word asymmetry in conditional naming Journal Article
In: Psychol Res, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 71–81, 2010.
2008
The turple effect is modulated by base word frequency: implications for models of lexical and semantic access Journal Article
In: Psychon Bull Rev, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 1078–1082, 2008.
Reading nonwords aloud: The "changed letter" effect varies as a function of reading abilities Inproceedings
In: International Journal of Psychology, pp. 689–690, 2008.
Serial effects in reading: The case of the pseudoword-to-baseword consistency effect. Book Chapter
In: Arcuri, L.; Boscolo, P.; Peressotti, F. (Ed.): Cognition and Language: A long story, pp. 117-134, Cleup: Padova, 2008.
2007
Zeading and reazing: which is faster? The position of the diverging letter in a pseudoword determines reading time Journal Article
In: Q J Exp Psychol (Hove), vol. 60, no. 7, pp. 1005–1014, 2007.
Do Computational Models of Reading Need a Bit of Semantics? Book Chapter
In: Magnani, L; Li, P (Ed.): Model-Based Reasoning in Science, Technology, and Medicine, vol. 64, pp. 511–525, Springer, Berlin, 2007.
2006
The acquisition of literacy in Italian Book Chapter
In: Joshy, R. M.; Aaron, P. G. (Ed.): Handbook of orthography and literacy, pp. 105–120, Mahwah NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006.
Neighborhood effects in reading aloud: New findings and new challenges for computational models. Journal Article
In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 799, 2006.
Considerazioni preliminari sull’implementazione di un modulo semantico in un modello computazionale della lettura. Book Chapter
In: Giarretta, P.; Cherubini, P; Marraffa, M (Ed.): Cognizione e computazione, Cleup: Padova, 2006.
(Non) automaticità: la presentazione dello stimolo non è suffciente ad innescare l'elaborazione funzionale Journal Article
In: Giornale italiano di psicologia, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 207–0, 2006.
2004
Implementing the DRC model of reading aloud in Italian Journal Article
In: International Journal of Psychology, vol. 39, no. 5-6, pp. 70–71, 2004.
2003
Lettura di parole isolate: Un simulatore, un esperimento e una simulazione Journal Article
In: Laboratorio di Scienze Cognitive, Università degli studi di Trento, Report, no. 19, 2003.
Esperimento con parole ‘straniere’: effetto di regolarità ed effetto di posizione dell’irregolarità Journal Article
In: Giornale italiano di psicologia, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 883–894, 2003.
2002
Moduli, modelli e livelli esplicativi Journal Article
In: Giornale Italiano di Psicologia, vol. 29, pp. 307-313, 2002.
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