Search Results - "D’Ascenzo, Stefania"

Practice effects vs. transfer effects in the Simon task by D’Ascenzo, Stefania, Lugli, Luisa, Nicoletti, Roberto, Umiltà, Carlo

“…The Simon effect refers to the fact that, even though stimulus position is task-irrelevant, responses to a task-relevant stimulus dimension are faster and more…”
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Number to me, space to you: Joint representation of spatial-numerical associations by D’Ascenzo, Stefania, Fischer, Martin H., Shaki, Samuel, Lugli, Luisa

“…Recent work has shown that number concepts activate both spatial and magnitude representations. According to the social co-representation literature which has…”
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Assessing Interpersonal Proximity Evaluation in the COVID-19 Era: Evidence From the Affective Priming Task by Scerrati, Elisa, D'Ascenzo, Stefania, Nicoletti, Roberto, Villani, Caterina, Lugli, Luisa

“…Social proximity has since ever been evaluated as positive. However, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically reduced our social relations to…”
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Novelty and learning in cognitive control: evidence from the Simon task by De Cesarei, Andrea, D’Ascenzo, Stefania, Nicoletti, Roberto, Codispoti, Maurizio

“…While information that is associated with inappropriate responses can interfere with an ongoing task and be detrimental to performance, cognitive control…”
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Is justice grounded? How expertise shapes conceptual representation of institutional concepts by Villani, Caterina, D’Ascenzo, Stefania, Borghi, Anna M., Roversi, Corrado, Benassi, Mariagrazia, Lugli, Luisa

“…Using abstract concepts is a hallmark of human cognition. While multiple kinds of abstract concepts exist, they so far have been conceived as a unitary kind in…”
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Visual versus auditory Simon effect: A behavioural and physiological investigation by D’Ascenzo, Stefania, Lugli, Luisa, Baroni, Giulia, Guidotti, Roberto, Rubichi, Sandro, Iani, Cristina, Nicoletti, Roberto

“…This study investigated whether the visual and auditory Simon effects could be accounted for by the same mechanism. In a single experiment, we performed a…”
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Imagining sex and adapting to it: Different aftereffects after perceiving versus imagining faces by D’Ascenzo, Stefania, Tommasi, Luca, Laeng, Bruno

“…•Opposite aftereffects follow perceptual and imagery adaptation to faces’ gender.•Adaptation to a perceived face causes an aftereffect towards the opposite…”
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The Role of Visual Distractors in the Simon Effect by Lugli, Luisa, D'Ascenzo, Stefania, Nicoletti, Roberto, Umiltà, Carlo

“…The Simon effect lies on the automatic generation of a stimulus spatial code, which, however, is not relevant for performing the task. Results typically show…”
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Assessing orienting of attention to understand the time course of mental calculation by D’Ascenzo, Stefania, Lugli, Luisa, Nicoletti, Roberto, Fischer, Martin H.

“…Number processing induces spatial attention shifts to the left or right side for small or large numbers, respectively. This spatial-numerical association (SNA)…”
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Corrigendum: Exploring the Role of Action Consequences in the Handle-Response Compatibility Effect by Scerrati, Elisa, D'Ascenzo, Stefania, Lugli, Luisa, Iani, Cristina, Rubichi, Sandro, Nicoletti, Roberto

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Grounding grammatical categories: attention bias in hand space influences grammatical congruency judgment of Chinese nominal classifiers by Lobben, Marit, D'Ascenzo, Stefania

“…Embodied cognitive theories predict that linguistic conceptual representations are grounded and continually represented in real world, sensorimotor…”
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Conscious and unconscious processing of facial expressions: Evidence from two split-brain patients by Prete, Giulia, D'Ascenzo, Stefania, Laeng, Bruno, Fabri, Mara, Foschi, Nicoletta, Tommasi, Luca

“…We investigated how the brain's hemispheres process explicit and implicit facial expressions in two ‘split‐brain’ patients (one with a complete and one with a…”
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Scrutinizing visual images: The role of gaze in mental imagery and memory by Laeng, Bruno, Bloem, Ilona M., D’Ascenzo, Stefania, Tommasi, Luca

“…•When visually imaging a previously seen shape observers move their eyes.•Gaze concentrates on empty regions where salient features originally appeared.•Gaze…”
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Abstract concepts and expertise: the case of institutional concepts by Villani, Caterina, D’Ascenzo, Stefania, Ubertone, Michele, Benassi, Mariagrazia, Borghi, Anna M., Roversi, Corrado, Lugli, Luisa

“…Recent views recognize that abstract concepts encompass a variety of exemplars, each relying on different dimensions, including not only sensorimotor but also…”
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Truth and lies in your eyes: Pupil dilation of White participants in truthful and deceptive responses to White and Black partners by Trifiletti, Elena, D'Ascenzo, Stefania, Lugli, Luisa, Cocco, Veronica Margherita, Di Bernardo, Gian Antonio, Iani, Cristina, Rubichi, Sandro, Nicoletti, Roberto, Vezzali, Loris

“…In the present study, we examined the pupillary response of White participants who were asked to tell the truth or lie to White or Black partners. Research on…”
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Wearing the face mask affects our social attention over space by Villani, Caterina, D'Ascenzo, Stefania, Scerrati, Elisa, Ricciardelli, Paola, Nicoletti, Roberto, Lugli, Luisa

“…Recent studies suggest that covering the face inhibits the recognition of identity and emotional expressions. However, it might also make the eyes more…”
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Delayed ocular disengagement from arousing scenes by De Cesarei, Andrea, Sambuco, Nicola, D'Ascenzo, Stefania, Nicoletti, Roberto, Codispoti, Maurizio

“…Visual exploration of the world is supported by eye movements which can be speeded up or delayed depending on bottom-up stimulation, top-down goals, and prior…”
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Correction: Truth and lies in your eyes: Pupil dilation of White participants in truthful and deceptive responses to White and Black partners by Trifiletti, Elena, D'Ascenzo, Stefania, Lugli, Luisa, Cocco, Veronica Margherita, Di Bernardo, Gian Antonio, Iani, Cristina, Rubichi, Sandro, Nicoletti, Roberto, Vezzali, Loris

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239512.]…”
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Cross-category adaptation: exposure to faces produces gender aftereffects in body perception by Palumbo, Rocco, D’Ascenzo, Stefania, Tommasi, Luca

“…Prolonged exposure to a stimulus results in a subsequent perceptual bias. This perceptual adaptation aftereffect occurs not only for simple stimulus features…”
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Exploring the Role of Action Consequences in the Handle-Response Compatibility Effect by Scerrati, Elisa, D'Ascenzo, Stefania, Lugli, Luisa, Iani, Cristina, Rubichi, Sandro, Nicoletti, Roberto

“…Previous research investigating handle-response compatibility effects with graspable objects used different categories of objects as stimuli, regardless of…”
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