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

Quettier, Thomas; Gambarota, Filippo; Tsuchiya, Naotsugu; Sessa, Paola

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.

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Maffei, Antonio; Sessa, Paola

Event-related network changes unfold the dynamics of cortical integration during face processing Journal Article

In: Psychophysiology, vol. 58, no. 5, pp. e13786, 2021.

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Maffei, Antonio; Sessa, Paola

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.

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2020

Borgomaneri, Sara; Bolloni, Corinna; Sessa, Paola; Avenanti, Alessio

Blocking facial mimicry affects recognition of facial and body expressions Journal Article

In: PloS one, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. e0229364, 2020.

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2018

Sessa, Paola; Lomoriello, Arianna Schiano; Luria, Roy

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.

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2024

Dell'Acqua, Roberto; Sessa, Paola; Brigadoi, Sabrina; Gervain, Judit; Luria, Roy; Doro, Mattia

On the functional independence of numerical acuity and visual working memory Journal Article

In: Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 15, no. 1335857, 2024.

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Maffei, Antonio; Gambarota, Filippo; Liotti, Mario; Dell’Acqua, Roberto; Tsuchiya, Naotsugu; Sessa, Paola

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.

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2023

Dell'Acqua, Roberto; Sessa, Paola; Sabrina, Brigadoi

Nulla si crea, nulla si distrugge, tutto si trasforma Journal Article

In: Giornale Italiano di Psicologia, vol. 3, pp. 597-601, 2023.

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2021

Quettier, Thomas; Gambarota, Filippo; Tsuchiya, Naotsugu; Sessa, Paola

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.

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Palmieri, Arianna; Meconi, Federica; Vallesi, Antonino; Capizzi, Mariagrazia; Pick, Emanuele; Marcato, Sonia; Kleinbub, Johann R; Sorar`u, Gianni; Sessa, Paola

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.

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Maffei, Antonio; Sessa, Paola

Event-related network changes unfold the dynamics of cortical integration during face processing Journal Article

In: Psychophysiology, vol. 58, no. 5, pp. e13786, 2021.

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Maffei, Antonio; Goertzen, Jennifer; Jaspers-Fayer, Fern; Kleffner, Killian; Sessa, Paola; Liotti, Mario

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.

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Maffei, Antonio; Sessa, Paola

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.

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Maffei, Antonio; Sessa, Paola

Event-related network changes unfold the dynamics of cortical integration during face processing Journal Article

In: Psychophysiology, vol. 58, no. 5, pp. e13786, 2021.

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Lomoriello, Arianna Schiano; Maffei, Antonio; Brigadoi, Sabrina; Sessa, Paola

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.

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