Categoria: Neuropsychology

Illusory hand movements in the absence of asomatognosia, spatial neglect and anosognosia for hemiplegia

Authors: Maddalena Beccherle, Valeria Gobbetto, Sara Bertagnoli, Cristina Bulgarelli, Elena Rossato, Valentina Moro A new neuropsychological paper from the NPSY.Lab-VR is out! A single case study of illusory movements in the absence of body representation disorders is reported with the…

[NPSY-LAB.VR] NPSY.Lab-VR meeting – Tuesday, May 30th 2023 at 2:30 PM

Dear all, you are invited to the next NPSY.Lab-VR meeting, taking place next Tuesday, May 30th, at 2:30 PM in Meeting Room 1.16 on the second floor of Palazzo Zorzi. The seminar entitled ”The mechanistic cascade of anosognosia: a new hypothesis based on neuropsychological and imaging data” will be held by Thomas…

NPSY.Lab-VR meeting – January 31st, 2023 at 2:00 PM (CET)

Dear all, you are invited to the next NPSY.Lab-VR meeting, which will take place next Tuesday, January 31st 2023 at 2:00 PM (CET) in the meeting room 1.16 on the second floor of Palazzo Zorzi and online via zoom. The lab meeting, held by Valeria…

Temporal judgments of actions
following unilateral brain damage

Authors: Valentina Pacella, M. Scandola, M. Bà, N. Smania, M. Beccherle, E. Rossato,D. Volpe & Valentina Moro Abstract: Sense of time is a complex construct, and its neural correlates remain to date in most part unknown.To complicate the frame, physical…

NPSY.Lab-VR meeting – November 29th, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Dear all, you are invited to the next NPSY.Lab-VR meeting that will take place next Tuesday, November 29th 2022 at 3:00 PM (CEST). The seminar entitled “Developing a virtual reality-based neuropsychological screening test. Technological challenges and methodological considerations concerning ecological…

The ‘healthy side’ of anosognosia for hemiplegia: Increased sense of agency for the unimpaired limb or motor compensation?

Authors: Gianna Cocchini, Michele Scandola, Valeria Gobbetto, Maria Cristina Cioffi, Angela Bartolo, James Moore, and Valentina Moro Objectives Anosognosic patients show a lack of awareness for their hemiplegia coupled with a distorted sense of agency for the actions performed by…

Electrophysiological correlates of action monitoring in brain-damaged patients: A systematic review

Authors: Maria Pyasik, Michele Scandola, Valentina Moro Action monitoring is crucial to the successful execution of an action and understanding the actions of others. It is often impaired due to brain lesions, in particular after stroke. This systematic review aims…