Research Areas
I have a strong background in cognitive sciences and neuroscience and in particular I have dealt with attention in the temporal dimension and visual working memory.
Currently, my “scientific” goal is to understand the role of the observer’s sensorimotor representations during the processing of facial expressions of others, an open question in the literature, which finds great supporters and equally great detractors.
I am also interested in the neural correlates of conscious processing of faces and facial expressions.
Selected Publications
2021
Blocking facial mimicry during binocular rivalry modulates visual awareness of faces with a neutral expression Journal Article
In: Scientific Reports, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 1–11, 2021.
Event-related network changes unfold the dynamics of cortical integration during face processing Journal Article
In: Psychophysiology, vol. 58, no. 5, pp. e13786, 2021.
Time-resolved connectivity reveals the “how” and “when” of brain networks reconfiguration during face processing Journal Article
In: Neuroimage: Reports, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 100022, 2021.
2020
Blocking facial mimicry affects recognition of facial and body expressions Journal Article
In: PloS one, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. e0229364, 2020.
2018
Neural measures of the causal role of observers’ facial mimicry on visual working memory for facial expressions Journal Article
In: Social cognitive and affective neuroscience, vol. 13, no. 12, pp. 1281–1291, 2018.
Publications
2024
On the functional independence of numerical acuity and visual working memory Journal Article
In: Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 15, no. 1335857, 2024.
Unmasking conscious fear perception from faces: Insights from high-density EEG and perceptual awareness scale with threshold stimuli Journal Article
In: Cortex, vol. 174, pp. 93-109, 2024.
2023
Nulla si crea, nulla si distrugge, tutto si trasforma Journal Article
In: Giornale Italiano di Psicologia, vol. 3, pp. 597-601, 2023.
2021
Blocking facial mimicry during binocular rivalry modulates visual awareness of faces with a neutral expression Journal Article
In: Scientific Reports, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 1–11, 2021.
Enhanced neural empathic responses in patients with spino-bulbar muscular atrophy: An electrophysiological study Journal Article
In: Brain sciences, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 16, 2021.
Event-related network changes unfold the dynamics of cortical integration during face processing Journal Article
In: Psychophysiology, vol. 58, no. 5, pp. e13786, 2021.
Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Covert Versus Overt Processing of Happy, Fearful and Sad Facial Expressions Journal Article
In: Brain Sciences, vol. 11, no. 7, pp. 942, 2021.
Time-resolved connectivity reveals the “how” and “when” of brain networks reconfiguration during face processing Journal Article
In: Neuroimage: Reports, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 100022, 2021.
Event-related network changes unfold the dynamics of cortical integration during face processing Journal Article
In: Psychophysiology, vol. 58, no. 5, pp. e13786, 2021.
Altering sensorimotor simulation impacts early stages of facial expression processing depending on individual differences in alexithymic traits Journal Article
In: Brain and Cognition, vol. 148, pp. 105678, 2021.