Categoria: Neuroscience

Comprehension of written texts for the assessment of clinical competence and decision making in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease

Authors Valentina Moro, Valeria Valbusa, Nicole Corsi, Annachiara Bonazzi, Maria Teresa Condoleo, Elisabetta Broggio, Michele Scandola & Giuseppe Gambina Abstract Background Clinical competence is the term used to describe an individual’s capacity to express a choice regarding their participation in…

Recovery from tactile agnosia: a single case study

Authors: Daniela D’Imperio, Renato Avesani, Elena Rossato, Serena Aganetto, Michele Scandola & Valentina Moro Abstract In a patient suffering from tactile agnosia a comparison was made (using the ABABAB paradigm) between three blocks of neuropsychological rehabilitation sessions involving off-line anodal…

Psicologi in Piazza 2019 – Linguaggi corporei

Il 25 ottobre, dalle 14:00 alle 18:30, all’Aula SMT 11 Santa Marta, in via Cantarane 24 si terrà Psicologi in Piazza 2019. La prof.ssa Moro alle 15:00 terrà un seminario dal titolo “come il corpo illude la mente”. Alle 15:40…

Next Seminar: “Update on Peripersonal Space Litterature”

Next seminar: “Update on Peripersonal Space Literature” by Michele Scandola. The seminar will be held the 24/10/2019 at the Laboratorio of Psicologia, Palazzo Zorzi Lato Vipacco, Lungadige Porta Vittoria, at the Department of Human Sciences at the University of Verona.…

Next Seminar: “To each his/her own projects: Experimental thesis 2019”

Next seminar: “To each his/her own projects: Experimental thesis 2019” by Corbella, Verzini, Pietroni, Montagnoli. The seminar will be held the 10/10/2019 at the Laboratorio of Psicologia, Palazzo Zorzi Lato Vipacco, Lungadige Porta Vittoria, at the Department of Human Sciences…

Next Seminar: “Neuroimaging studies on cerebral changes in spinal cord”

Next seminar: “Neuroimaging studies on cerebral changes in spinal cord” by Valentina Moro. The seminar will be held the 12/09/2019 at the Laboratorio of Psicologia, Palazzo Zorzi Lato Vipacco, Lungadige Porta Vittoria, at the Department of Human Sciences at the…

Anosognosia for hemiplegia as a tripartite disconnection syndrome.

Authors: Pacella V, Foulon C, Jenkinson PM, Scandola M, Bertagnoli S, Avesani R, Fotopoulou A, Moro V, Thiebaut de Schotten M. Abstract The syndrome of Anosognosia for Hemiplegia (AHP) can provide unique insights into the neurocognitive processes of motor awareness. Yet, prior studies have only explored predominately discreet…

Embodying their own wheelchair modifies extrapersonal space perception in people with spinal cord injury.

Authors: Scandola M, Togni R, Tieri G, Avesani R, Brambilla M, Aglioti SM, Moro V Abstract Despite the many links between body representation, acting and perceiving the environment, no research has to date explored whether specific tool embodiment in conditions of sensorimotor deprivation influences extrapersonal space…