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
Publications
2010
Orienting attention to objects in visual short-term memory Journal Article
In: Neuropsychologia, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 419–428, 2010.
Visual spatial attention and visual short-term memory: Electro-magnetic explorations of the mind Book Chapter
In: Coltheart, V. (Ed.): Tutorials in visual cognition, pp. 143–185, Hove (UK): Psychology Press, 2010.
2008
Il fenomeno attentional blink Journal Article
In: Giornale Italiano di Psicologia, vol. 35, pp. 539–560, 2008.
2007
Short-term consolidation of visual patterns interferes with visuo-spatial attention: Converging evidence from human electrophysiology Journal Article
In: Brain Res., vol. 1185, pp. 158–169, 2007.
P3 latency shifts in the attentional blink: Further evidence for second target processing postponement Journal Article
In: Brain Res., vol. 1137, no. 1, pp. 131–139, 2007.
2006
A neuropsychological assessment of dual-task costs in closed-head injury patients using Cohen's effect size estimation method Journal Article
In: Psychol Res, vol. 70, no. 6, pp. 553–561, 2006.
On the control of visual spatial attention: Evidence from human electrophysiology Journal Article
In: Psychol Res, vol. 70, no. 6, pp. 414–424, 2006.
Attentional blink and selection in the tactile domain Journal Article
In: Eur J Cogn Psychol, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 537–559, 2006.
Spatial attention freezes during the attention blink Journal Article
In: Psychophysiology, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 394–400, 2006.
Attentional control and capture in the attentional blink paradigm: Evidence from human electrophysiology Journal Article
In: Eur J Cogn Psychol, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 560–578, 2006.