ROBERTO DELL’ACQUA
Professor
Telephone: 0498276545
Via Venezia 8 – Room 01.010
dar@unipd.it
Via Venezia 8 – Room 01.010
dar@unipd.it
Research Areas
Behavioral investigations of attention limitations in the temporal domain
Neuropsychological assessment of attention functions following brain damage
Cognitive electrophysiology of attention functions in human adults
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy of attention functions in human adults
Selected Publications
1998
Jolicœur, P.; Dell'Acqua, R.
The demonstration of short-term consolidation Journal Article
In: Cogn Psychol, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 138-202, 1998.
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Publications
2026
Petrin, Alberto; Brigadoi, Sabrina; Doro, Mattia; Sessa, Paola; Dell'Acqua, Roberto
An electroencephalographic investigation of the impact of eye movements in a memory probe task Journal Article
In: Psychophysiology, vol. 63, no. e70220, 2026.
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abstract = {Lateral saccades represent a major source of noise and confounds, particularly for event-related potentials (ERPs) that rely on hemispheric imbalances in neural activity elicited by lateralized stimuli during central fixation. These include lateralized ERPs such as the sustained posterior contralateral negativity (SPCN), which indexes visual working memory (VWM) load. Due to its relatively small amplitude and strict fixation requirement, the SPCN is particularly vulnerable to contamination from eye movements, which usually cause the contaminated trial to be discarded. In this context, independent component analysis (ICA) offers an alternative to the traditional epoch rejection method, as it removes ocular artifacts without discarding entire trials. However, ICA’s effectiveness may be limited if saccade-related activity is not fully removed or if stimulus timing undermines the lateralization required for SPCN measurement. In the present study, we compared the efficacy of ICA and epoch rejection in preserving SPCN features when participants were allowed to saccade. Participants were asked to memorize an array composed of a variable number of laterally displayed colored squares. In half of the experiment, participants had to keep their gaze at fixation, whereas they had to saccade towards the memoranda in the other half. The memory array was displayed for either 100 ms or 500 ms to examine how the post-saccade physical availability of the memoranda influenced SPCN amplitude and latency. The results were clear-cut in showing that, relative to epoch rejection, ICA correction preserved both quality and features of SPCN component. Notably, the post-saccade physical availability of the memoranda affected the latency of the CDA, with shorter offset latency observed when the memoranda were exposed for 500 ms compared to 100 ms, likely reflecting post-saccade retinotopic recoding of the memoranda.},
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Lateral saccades represent a major source of noise and confounds, particularly for event-related potentials (ERPs) that rely on hemispheric imbalances in neural activity elicited by lateralized stimuli during central fixation. These include lateralized ERPs such as the sustained posterior contralateral negativity (SPCN), which indexes visual working memory (VWM) load. Due to its relatively small amplitude and strict fixation requirement, the SPCN is particularly vulnerable to contamination from eye movements, which usually cause the contaminated trial to be discarded. In this context, independent component analysis (ICA) offers an alternative to the traditional epoch rejection method, as it removes ocular artifacts without discarding entire trials. However, ICA’s effectiveness may be limited if saccade-related activity is not fully removed or if stimulus timing undermines the lateralization required for SPCN measurement. In the present study, we compared the efficacy of ICA and epoch rejection in preserving SPCN features when participants were allowed to saccade. Participants were asked to memorize an array composed of a variable number of laterally displayed colored squares. In half of the experiment, participants had to keep their gaze at fixation, whereas they had to saccade towards the memoranda in the other half. The memory array was displayed for either 100 ms or 500 ms to examine how the post-saccade physical availability of the memoranda influenced SPCN amplitude and latency. The results were clear-cut in showing that, relative to epoch rejection, ICA correction preserved both quality and features of SPCN component. Notably, the post-saccade physical availability of the memoranda affected the latency of the CDA, with shorter offset latency observed when the memoranda were exposed for 500 ms compared to 100 ms, likely reflecting post-saccade retinotopic recoding of the memoranda.
2025
Franco-Martínez, A.; [...],; Dell’Acqua, R.; [...],; Gambarota, F.; [...],; Sessa, P.; al.,
Replicating the unconscious working memory effect: A multisite preregistered study Journal Article Forthcoming
In: Neuroscience of Consciousness, Forthcoming.
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abstract = {Although in recent years some studies have found evidence suggesting that working memory (WM) may operate on unconscious perceptual contents, decisive demonstrations of the existence of unconscious WM are lacking. In the present Registered Report, we replicate the first study on this topic by Soto et al. (2011): a visual discrimination task asking participants to report the direction in which a subliminal Gabor grating was rotated after a 2-second delay. We acquired a multisite sample from 19 laboratories, with a larger number of participants (N = 531) and trials (720 in two sessions) than those typically used in previous studies. As a result, a large-sample, international, and open-access dataset is now available for researchers and future analyses. Furthermore, some minimal baseline requirements were guaranteed for the experimental task (i.e., number of valid trials, motivation, and consistent labels for the Perceptual Awareness Scale). The results showed: (1) above-chance WM performance in trials reported as unseen (.55 accuracy), (2) a significant positive correlation between WM performance and cue detection sensitivity (r = .228), and (3) a significant above-chance intercept in the regression of performance on sensitivity (β0 = .521). These findings suggest that WM can operate on unconscious representations, although it remains positively associated with perceptual sensitivity. Crucially, because measurement error could compromise the interpretation of these three results, we provide evidence for our measures’ excellent reliability and, more fundamentally, for their validity.},
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Although in recent years some studies have found evidence suggesting that working memory (WM) may operate on unconscious perceptual contents, decisive demonstrations of the existence of unconscious WM are lacking. In the present Registered Report, we replicate the first study on this topic by Soto et al. (2011): a visual discrimination task asking participants to report the direction in which a subliminal Gabor grating was rotated after a 2-second delay. We acquired a multisite sample from 19 laboratories, with a larger number of participants (N = 531) and trials (720 in two sessions) than those typically used in previous studies. As a result, a large-sample, international, and open-access dataset is now available for researchers and future analyses. Furthermore, some minimal baseline requirements were guaranteed for the experimental task (i.e., number of valid trials, motivation, and consistent labels for the Perceptual Awareness Scale). The results showed: (1) above-chance WM performance in trials reported as unseen (.55 accuracy), (2) a significant positive correlation between WM performance and cue detection sensitivity (r = .228), and (3) a significant above-chance intercept in the regression of performance on sensitivity (β0 = .521). These findings suggest that WM can operate on unconscious representations, although it remains positively associated with perceptual sensitivity. Crucially, because measurement error could compromise the interpretation of these three results, we provide evidence for our measures’ excellent reliability and, more fundamentally, for their validity.
Lomoriello, Arianna Schiano; Sessa, Paola; Dux, Paul E.; Doro, Mattia; Dell’Acqua, Roberto
The time course of attention engagement in a single-stream rapid serial visual presentation design Journal Article Forthcoming
In: Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, Forthcoming.
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abstract = {When two stimuli are presented at the same spatial location in close temporal proximity — typically less than 500 milliseconds apart — the second stimulus is often not perceived, a phenomenon known as attentional blink (AB). This striking failure of visual awareness is thought to reflect limitations in the allocation of attention for the selection and consolidation of visual input. While existing models of the AB differ in their predictions regarding when and why attentional engagement is required, no direct neural correlate has yet been identified to track this process during the AB. Here, we propose that the bilateral N2 posterior contralateral (N2pcb) component of the event-related potential (ERP) time-locked to the second stimulus may serve as such a marker. To test this hypothesis, we reanalyzed data from our prior study (Dell’Acqua et al., 2015, Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience), in which participants identified target letters embedded in rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) streams of distractor digits. Each RSVP stream ended with either an unmasked letter (target- present trials) or a digit (target-absent trials). Subtracting ERPs elicited in target-absent trials from ERPs elicited in target-present trials revealed that the N2pcb component persisted even during the AB. These findings suggest that attentional engagement for the second target is largely preserved during the blink, indicating that a disruption of attention is not necessary for the AB to occur, and that post-attentional processing limitations likely play a major role — a conclusion consistent with a specific subset of current AB models.},
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When two stimuli are presented at the same spatial location in close temporal proximity — typically less than 500 milliseconds apart — the second stimulus is often not perceived, a phenomenon known as attentional blink (AB). This striking failure of visual awareness is thought to reflect limitations in the allocation of attention for the selection and consolidation of visual input. While existing models of the AB differ in their predictions regarding when and why attentional engagement is required, no direct neural correlate has yet been identified to track this process during the AB. Here, we propose that the bilateral N2 posterior contralateral (N2pcb) component of the event-related potential (ERP) time-locked to the second stimulus may serve as such a marker. To test this hypothesis, we reanalyzed data from our prior study (Dell’Acqua et al., 2015, Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience), in which participants identified target letters embedded in rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) streams of distractor digits. Each RSVP stream ended with either an unmasked letter (target- present trials) or a digit (target-absent trials). Subtracting ERPs elicited in target-absent trials from ERPs elicited in target-present trials revealed that the N2pcb component persisted even during the AB. These findings suggest that attentional engagement for the second target is largely preserved during the blink, indicating that a disruption of attention is not necessary for the AB to occur, and that post-attentional processing limitations likely play a major role — a conclusion consistent with a specific subset of current AB models.
Gambarota, Filippo; Luria, Roy; Maffei, Antonio; Dell’Acqua, Roberto; Tsuchiya, Naotsugu; Sessa, Paola
Tracking the unconscious: Neural evidence for the retention of unaware information in visual working memory Journal Article Forthcoming
In: Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, Forthcoming.
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abstract = {This study examines the retention of unconscious visual information within visual working memory (VWM). The contralateral delay activity (CDA)—an event-related potential (ERP) component directly linked to VWM maintenance—was recorded as participants performed a change detection task with Gabor patches at a visibility threshold assessed by the perceptual awareness scale (PAS 1–4). Despite subthreshold visibility (PAS 1), participants’ performance exceeded chance, indicating unconscious retention. In a subsample, CDA amplitude was significantly larger for unconscious stimuli linked to correct responses compared to incorrect ones, suggesting active VWM maintenance of unconscious information. These findings challenge the concept of exclusively activity-silent working memory, showing that unconscious information is initially supported by neural firing indexed by the CDA and may transition to silent states over time. This study underscores the active retention of unconscious visual information in VWM, shedding light on the neural mechanisms involved in unconscious memory processes.},
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This study examines the retention of unconscious visual information within visual working memory (VWM). The contralateral delay activity (CDA)—an event-related potential (ERP) component directly linked to VWM maintenance—was recorded as participants performed a change detection task with Gabor patches at a visibility threshold assessed by the perceptual awareness scale (PAS 1–4). Despite subthreshold visibility (PAS 1), participants’ performance exceeded chance, indicating unconscious retention. In a subsample, CDA amplitude was significantly larger for unconscious stimuli linked to correct responses compared to incorrect ones, suggesting active VWM maintenance of unconscious information. These findings challenge the concept of exclusively activity-silent working memory, showing that unconscious information is initially supported by neural firing indexed by the CDA and may transition to silent states over time. This study underscores the active retention of unconscious visual information in VWM, shedding light on the neural mechanisms involved in unconscious memory processes.
Chen, Yanzhang; Sessa, Paola; Brigadoi, Sabrina; Petrin, Alberto; Wang, Suiping; Dell'Acqua, Roberto
Vertical elevation as a key factor for the neural distinction of target selection and distractor suppression in visual search Journal Article
In: Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, vol. 24, iss. 5, no. 36513, 2025.
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abstract = {Background: Directing attention to relevant visual objects while ignoring distracting stimuli is crucial for effective perception and goal-directed behavior. Event-related potential (ERP) studies using the additional-singleton paradigm have provided valuable insights into how the human brain processes competing salient stimuli by monitoring N2pc and PD, two event-related components thought to reflect target selection and distractor suppression, respectively. However, whether these components reflect the activity of a single or distinct neural mechanisms remains controversial. Here, we investigated the neural substrate of N2pc and PD by manipulating the vertical elevation of target and distractor relative to the visual horizontal meridian using two variants of the additional-singleton paradigm. Methods: In Experiment 1, participants searched for a shape singleton and identified the orientation of an embedded tilted bar while ignoring a color singleton. In Experiment 2, the tilted bars were removed and participants performed a shape search while ignoring a color singleton. EEG recordings at posterior sites (PO7/8) measured N2pc and PD components. Reaction times and ERP amplitudes were analyzed across conditions. Results: The results of both Experiments 1 and 2 showed that N2pc and PD responded in opposite ways to the manipulation of vertical elevation. N2pc was robust for targets in the lower visual hemifield and reversed in polarity (i.e., PNP) for targets in the upper visual hemifield. Conversely, PD was more pronounced for distractors in the upper visual hemifield and nil for those in the lower visual hemifield. Critically, vertical elevation did not influence psychophysical estimates of search efficiency in either experiment, suggesting that the relationship between these components and their functional significance is less straightforward than previously thought. Conclusions: These results provide empirical support for the idea that N2pc and PD are influenced by the retinotopic organization of the visual cortex in a manner consistent with the neural and functional dissociation of target selection and distractor suppression in visual search.
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Background: Directing attention to relevant visual objects while ignoring distracting stimuli is crucial for effective perception and goal-directed behavior. Event-related potential (ERP) studies using the additional-singleton paradigm have provided valuable insights into how the human brain processes competing salient stimuli by monitoring N2pc and PD, two event-related components thought to reflect target selection and distractor suppression, respectively. However, whether these components reflect the activity of a single or distinct neural mechanisms remains controversial. Here, we investigated the neural substrate of N2pc and PD by manipulating the vertical elevation of target and distractor relative to the visual horizontal meridian using two variants of the additional-singleton paradigm. Methods: In Experiment 1, participants searched for a shape singleton and identified the orientation of an embedded tilted bar while ignoring a color singleton. In Experiment 2, the tilted bars were removed and participants performed a shape search while ignoring a color singleton. EEG recordings at posterior sites (PO7/8) measured N2pc and PD components. Reaction times and ERP amplitudes were analyzed across conditions. Results: The results of both Experiments 1 and 2 showed that N2pc and PD responded in opposite ways to the manipulation of vertical elevation. N2pc was robust for targets in the lower visual hemifield and reversed in polarity (i.e., PNP) for targets in the upper visual hemifield. Conversely, PD was more pronounced for distractors in the upper visual hemifield and nil for those in the lower visual hemifield. Critically, vertical elevation did not influence psychophysical estimates of search efficiency in either experiment, suggesting that the relationship between these components and their functional significance is less straightforward than previously thought. Conclusions: These results provide empirical support for the idea that N2pc and PD are influenced by the retinotopic organization of the visual cortex in a manner consistent with the neural and functional dissociation of target selection and distractor suppression in visual search.
Dux, Paul E.; Dell'Acqua, Roberto; Wyble, Brad
(Temporal) Visual attention not in crisis Journal Article
In: Behavioral and Brain Sciences, vol. 48, no. e139, 2025.
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Extensive research using the attentional blink phenomenon illustrates, through behavioural, modelling and cognitive neuroscience approaches, that distinct selection and attention capacity limits exist. Crucially, these effects cannot reflect peripheral visual processes nor distinct task operations across conditions controlling for issues raised by Rosenholtz. Moving away from attention and selection concepts hinder rather than facilitate a mechanistic understanding of vision.
Friedman, Shani; Dell’Acqua, Roberto; Sessa, Paola; Luria, Roy
The effect of occlusion on the visual working memory pointer-system Journal Article
In: Cortex, vol. 183, pp. 373-390, 2025.
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To access its online representations, visual working memory (VWM) relies on a pointer-system that creates correspondence between objects in the environment with their memory representations. This pointer-system allows VWM to modify its representations using a process called updating. When the pointer is invalidated, however, VWM triggers a process called resetting in which the no longer relevant representation and pointer are replaced. Past studies used the contralateral delay activity (CDA) to differentiate between updating and resetting and found that resetting is followed by a drop in the CDA amplitude. The current study aimed to investigate the effects of occlusion on VWM representations and the resetting process across four experiments. Experiment 1 examined whether resetting occurs with occluded changes and compared the CDA of occluded versus visible objects. The results indicated a decline in CDA amplitude during occlusion, but it was unclear if resetting occurred when the change was occluded due to the lack of time-locked changes. To better isolate the resetting process, Experiment 2 used a brief occluder appearances (100 ms) and observed a CDA drop likely due to an ERP response to the sudden stimulus appearance. This drop occurred earlier than the resetting CDA drop and appeared even in conditions that did not trigger resetting, which indicates that it might be an ERP response to the short and sudden appearance of a stimulus. Experiment 3 further isolated this ERP response, confirming the early CDA drop as a reaction to the occluder's onset and offset. Experiment 4, which included occluders that did not flash to avoid ERP responses, found a CDA drop indicating that resetting can occur with inferred changes. These findings suggest that VWM maintains representations of occluded objects, and can update or reset these representations based on inferred changes, with brief stimuli eliciting ERP responses that affect CDA amplitude.
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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Books and chapters
2016
Dell'Acqua, R.
Attenzione e coscienza Book Chapter
In: Girotto, V.; Zorzi, M. (Ed.): Manuale di psicologia generale, Chapter 6, pp. 125–139, Bologna: il Mulino , 2016.
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Dell'Acqua, R.
Memorie non coscienti Book Chapter
In: Girotto, V.; Zorzi, M. (Ed.): Manuale di psicologia generale, Chapter 9, pp. 181–194, Bologna: il Mulino, 2016.
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2012
Dell'Acqua, R.; Galfano, G.
L'attenzione. Book Chapter
In: Job, R.; Cubelli, R. (Ed.): I processi cognitivi, Chapter 3, pp. 93–120, Roma: Carocci Editore, 2012.
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2011
Cutini, S.; Scarpa, F.; Sessa, P.; Dell'Acqua, R.
Le tecniche di "neuroimaging" Book Chapter
In: Zennaro, A. (Ed.): Lo sviluppo della psicopatologia, pp. 86–108, Bologna: il Mulino, 2011.
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2010
Jolicœur, P.; Dell'Acqua, R.; Brisson, B.; Robitaille, N.; Sauvé, K.; Leblanc, E.; Prime, D.; Grimauds, S.; Marois, R.; Sessa, P.; Grova, C.; Lina, J. M.; Dubarry, A. S.
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.
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2006
Dell'Acqua, R.; Turatto, M.
Attenzione e percezione Book
Roma: Carocci Editore, 2006.
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2001
Jolicœur, P.; Dell'Acqua, R.; Crebolder, J.
The attentional blink bottleneck Book Chapter
In: Shapiro, K. (Ed.): The limits of attention: Temporal constraints on human information processing, pp. 82–99, New York (NY): Oxford University Press., 2001.
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Pastore, M.; Dell'Acqua, R.; Seregni, S.
Teoria e metodi per lo studio di casi singoli neuropsicologici Book Chapter
In: Soresi, S. (Ed.): Disabilità, trattamento e integrazione, pp. 55–86, Pordenone: ERIP Editrice, 2001.
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2000
Jolicœur, P.; Dell'Acqua, R.; Crebolder, J.
In: Monsell, S.; Driver, J. (Ed.): Attention & Performance XVIII: Control of Mental Processes, pp. 309–330, Cambridge (MA): MIT Press, 2000.
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Conference papers
2016
Basso-Moro, S.; Brigadoi, S.; Benavides-Varela, S.; Cutini, S.; Sessa, P.; Simion, F.; Dell'Acqua, R.
Cross-modal matching of numerosity is subserved by the left parietal cortex in the developing brain Conference
Biennal Meeting of the Society for Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, Paris (FR). October 13-16, 2016.
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Brigadoi, S.; Basso-Moro, S.; Meconi, F.; Benavides-Varela, S.; Tampu, I. E.; Doro, M.; Sessa, P.; Simion, F.; Cutini, S.; Dell'Acqua, R.
A multi-modal fNIRS/EEG investigation of the fronto-parietal network during audio-visual matching Conference
Biennal Meeting of the Society for Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, Paris (FR). October 13-16, 2016.
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Doro, M.; Jolicœur, P.; Dell'Acqua, R.
Comparing brain activity related to attention for lateral versus central targets presented among distractors Conference
Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Minneapolis (USA). September 20–25, 2016.
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Comparing brain activity related to attention for lateral versus central targets presented among distractors Conference
Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Boston (USA). November 17–20, 2016.
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Losier, T.; Lefebvre, C.; Doro, M.; Dell'Acqua, R.; Jolicœur, P.
The role of color in short-term memory maintenance Conference
Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science, Ottawa (CA). June 24–26, 2016.
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2015
Brigadoi, S.; Cutini, S.; Meconi, F.; Castellaro, M.; Sessa, P.; Marangon, M.; Bertoldo, A.; Miotto, D.; Dell'Acqua, R.
The neural substrate of lateralized visual short-term memory representations Conference
Best Abstract Award at the Annual Meeting of Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Honolulu (USA). June 14–18, 2015.
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Losier, T.; Lefebvre, C.; Doro, M.; Dell'Acqua, R.; Jolicœur, P.
Encoding, attention, and masking in the attentional blink Conference
Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Seattle (USA). September 30–October 4, 2015.
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2014
Losier, T.; Lefebvre, C.; Doro, M.; Dell'Acqua, R.; Jolicœur, P.
Working memory encoding in the attentional blink and its role in early attentional processing: Evidence from human electrophysiology Conference
Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science, Toronto (CA). July 3–5, 2014.
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2013
Dell'Acqua, R.; Doro, M.; Sessa, P.; Meconi, F.; Fortier-Gauthier, U.; Jolicœur, P.
Visual saliency pushes around the locus of attentional selection: Evidence from occipito-parietal ERP asymmetries Conference
Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Firenze (IT). October 2–6, 2013.
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Jolicœur, P.; Fortier-Gauthier, U.; Aubin, S.; Corriveau, I.; Maheux, M.; Dell'Acqua, R.
N2pc modulations reveal a local filtering mechanism in the human brain Conference
Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research Firenze (IT). October 2–6, 2013.
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Papers in progress
2017
Luo, C.; Dell'Acqua, R.; Ma, G.; Lin, N.; Doro, M.; Li, X.
On the deployment of spatial attention to parafoveal Chinese characters: An event-related potential investigation Journal Article
In: Paper submitted to International Journal of Psychophysiology, 2017.
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O'Malley, S.; Gosselin, F.; Arguin, M.; Moffat, N.; Bourgeois-Gosselin, J.; Lefebvre, C.; Berner, D.; Dell'Acqua, R.; Jolicœur, P.
Differences in human electrophysiology for words and nonwords predict group differences in lexical processing Journal Article
In: Paper submitted to Psychophysiology, 2017.
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Reynolds, M.; Mulatti, C.; Peressotti, F.; Job, R.; Dell'Acqua, R.
A dual task account of non-color word interference on color naming Journal Article
In: Paper submitted to Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 2017.
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Dell'Acqua, R.; Doro, M.; Jolicœur, P.
On the spatial nature of attentional selection indexed by the N2pc component Journal Article
In: Manuscript in preparation, 2017.
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