Search Results - "Cona, Giorgia"
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Supplementary motor area as key structure for domain-general sequence processing: A unified account
Published in Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews (01-01-2017)“…•Supplementary motor area is involved in sequence processing.•SMA regions play a domain-general role.•SMA regions mediate integration of sequential elements…”
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Where is the “where” in the brain? A meta‐analysis of neuroimaging studies on spatial cognition
Published in Human brain mapping (15-04-2019)“…Spatial representations are processed in the service of several different cognitive functions. The present study capitalizes on the Activation Likelihood…”
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Cognitive and mental health changes and their vulnerability factors related to COVID-19 lockdown in Italy
Published in PloS one (27-01-2021)“…The COVID-19 pandemic and government imposed social restrictions like lockdown exposed most individuals to an unprecedented stress, increasing mental health…”
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Happy children! A network of psychological and environmental factors associated with the development of positive affect in 9-13 children
Published in PloS one (06-09-2024)“…To deepen the development of positive affect during early adolescence and shed new light on its predictors, this study adopts an exploratory network approach…”
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From ATOM to GradiATOM: Cortical gradients support time and space processing as revealed by a meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies
Published in NeuroImage (Orlando, Fla.) (01-01-2021)“…According to the ATOM (A Theory Of Magnitude), formulated by Walsh more than fifteen years ago, there is a general system of magnitude in the brain that…”
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Gender differences in the effects of emotion induction on intertemporal decision-making
Published in PloS one (20-03-2024)“…'Good things come to those who wait' is a popular saying, which goes along with numerous daily life decisions requiring trade-offs between immediate-small and…”
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Transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS): a wide range of frequencies is needed for increasing cortical excitability
Published in Scientific reports (22-10-2019)“…Transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) is a recent neuromodulation protocol. The high-frequency band (hf-tRNS) has shown to be the most effective in…”
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Neural bases of prospective memory: a meta-analysis and the "Attention to Delayed Intention" (AtoDI) model
Published in Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews (01-05-2015)“…Remembering to realize delayed intentions is a multi-phase process, labelled as prospective memory (PM), and involves a plurality of neural networks. The…”
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Theta and alpha oscillations as signatures of internal and external attention to delayed intentions: A magnetoencephalography (MEG) study
Published in NeuroImage (Orlando, Fla.) (15-01-2020)“…Remembering to execute delayed intentions (i.e., prospective memory, PM) entails the allocation of internal and external attention. These processes are crucial…”
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The impact of sensory modality on prospective memory: Differences between visual and auditory processing
Published in Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006) (01-05-2023)“…Prospective memory (PM) is the ability to perform an intended action when the appropriate conditions occur. Several features play a role in the successful…”
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Effects of cue focality on the neural mechanisms of prospective memory: A meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies
Published in Scientific reports (17-05-2016)“…Remembering to execute pre-defined intentions at the appropriate time in the future is typically referred to as Prospective Memory (PM). Studies of PM showed…”
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It's a Matter of Mind! Cognitive Functioning Predicts the Athletic Performance in Ultra-Marathon Runners
Published in PloS one (14-07-2015)“…The present study was aimed at exploring the influence of cognitive processes on performance in ultra-marathon runners, providing an overview of the cognitive…”
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Thinking about it: the impact of COVID-19-related stimuli on prospective memory
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (16-11-2023)“…Since 2020, information regarding COVID-19 has been a constant presence in the news, in our conversations and thoughts. Continuous exposure to this type of…”
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Visual exploration dynamics are low-dimensional and driven by intrinsic factors
Published in Communications biology (17-09-2021)“…When looking at visual images, the eyes move to the most salient and behaviourally relevant objects. Saliency and semantic information significantly explain…”
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Adapt, Explore, or Keep Going? The Role of Adaptability, Curiosity, and Perseverance in a Network of Study-Related Factors and Scholastic Success
Published in Journal of intelligence (13-02-2023)“…Soft skills are the key characteristics for students' success and wellbeing in the 21st century, but they were only rarely studied contemporarily or integrated…”
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Static and Dynamic Postural Changes after a Mountain Ultra-Marathon of 80 km and 5500 D
Published in PloS one (09-05-2016)“…The study aimed to investigate the effect of fatigue on static and dynamic postural stability after completing a mountain ultra-marathon. Twelve male athletes…”
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Electrophysiological correlates of strategic monitoring in event-based and time-based prospective memory
Published in PloS one (21-02-2012)“…Prospective memory (PM) is the ability to remember to accomplish an action when a particular event occurs (i.e., event-based PM), or at a specific time (i.e.,…”
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Sequential modulation of (bottom–up) response activation and inhibition in a response conflict task: a single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation study
Published in Psychological research (01-07-2018)“…Many cognitive tasks involve a response conflict between the response selected on the basis of the task-relevant attribute and that primed by an irrelevant…”
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The effectiveness of an immersive virtual reality and telemedicine-based cognitive intervention on prospective memory in Parkinson’s disease patients with mild cognitive impairment and healthy aged individuals: design and preliminary baseline results of a placebo-controlled study
Published in Frontiers in psychology (19-10-2023)“…IntroductionProspective memory (PM) impairments have been extensively documented in individuals with Parkinson's disease associated with mild cognitive…”
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Neural dissociation of automatic and controlled temporal preparation by transcranial magnetic stimulation
Published in Neuropsychologia (01-12-2014)“…Recent neuropsychological evidence suggested a role for the right prefrontal cortex in temporal orienting of attention guided by symbolic cues, and the left…”
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