Publications

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The Breathing Light Illusion: Illusory Size and Brightness Variation Induced by Motion
S Gori, E Giora
(in press)

The Rotating Tilted Lines Illusion: Rotation Instead of Expansion— A Peculiar Case of Motion Misperception
Gori
(in press)

Dyslexia prevention by action video game training: behavioural and neurophysiological evidence
S Gori, S Bertoni, M Sali, M Ruffino, S Franceschini, L Ronconi, M Molteni, A Facoetti
Journal of Vision 16 (12), 489-489 (2016).

Action video games improve math abilities in children with developmental dyscalculia
S Franceschini, S Gori, M Tait, E Casagrande, C Robino, C De'Sperati, A Facoetti
Journal of Vision 16 (12), 1278-1278 (2016).

The neural origins of visual crowding as revealed by event-related potentials and oscillatory dynamics
L Ronconi, S Bertoni, R Bellacosa Marotti
Cortex 79, 87-98 (2016).

Shaping prestimulus neural activity with auditory rhythmic stimulation improves the temporal allocation of attention
L Ronconi, HL Pincham, G Cristoforetti, A Facoetti, D Szűcs
NeuroReport 27 (7), 487 (2016).

Visual Illusions: An interesting tool to investigate developmental dyslexia and autism spectrum disorder
S Gori, M Molteni, A Facoetti
Frontiers in human neuroscience 10 (2016).

Afterimage
S Gori
Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology 11-13 (2016).

Assimilation
S Gori
Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology 57-60 (2016).

The attentional ‘zoom‐lens’ in 8‐month‐old infants
L Ronconi, L Franchin, E Valenza, S Gori, A Facoetti
Developmental science 19 (1), 145-154 (2016).

Batteria De.Co.Ne. per la lettura Strumenti per la valutazione delle abilità di lettura nelle scuole primarie
S Franceschini, S Bertoni, L Ronconi, M Molteni, S Gori, A Facoetti
Dislessia, 13 (3), 319-347 (2016)

"Shall We Play a Game?": Improving Reading Through Action Video Games in Developmental Dyslexia
S Franceschini, S Bertoni, L Ronconi, M Molteni, S Gori, A Facoetti
Current Developmental Disorders Reports 2 (4), 318-329 (2015).

Multiple causal links between magnocellular–dorsal pathway deficit and developmental dyslexia
S Gori, AR Seitz, L Ronconi, S Franceschini, A Facoetti
Cerebral Cortex, 26, 4356-4369 (2015).

Lontano dagli occhi: Leonardo did it again
S Gori (2015).

Inducing attention not to blink: auditory entrainment improves conscious visual processing
L Ronconi, HL Pincham, D Szűcs, A Facoetti
Psychological research, 1-11 (2015).

The effect of decreased interletter spacing on orthographic processing
V Montani, A Facoetti, M Zorzi
Psychonomic bulletin & review 22 (3), 824-832 (2015).

Do rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) perceive illusory motion?
C Agrillo, S Gori, MJ Beran
Animal cognition 18 (4), 895-910 (2015).

The DCDC2 intron 2 deletion impairs illusory motion perception unveiling the selective role of magnocellular-dorsal stream in reading (dis) ability
S Gori, S Mascheretti, E Giora, L Ronconi, M Ruffino, E Quadrelli, A Facoetti, C Marino
Cerebral Cortex 25 (6), 1685-1695 (2015).

GRIN2B mediates susceptibility to intelligence quotient and cognitive impairments in developmental dyslexia
S Mascheretti, A Facoetti, R Giorda, S Beri, V Riva, V Trezzi, MR Cellino, C Marino,
Psychiatric genetics 25 (1), 9-20 (2015).

How the visual aspects can be crucial in reading acquisition: the intriguing case of crowding and developmental dyslexia
S Gori, A Facoetti
Journal of vision 15 (1), 8-8 (2015).

EPA-1625–The DCDC2/intron 2 deletion impairs selectively the magnocellular-dorsal stream in normal-readers
S Mascheretti, S Gori, M Ruffino, E Quadrelli, A Facoetti, C Marino
European Psychiatry 29, 1 (2015).

Attenzione visiva e Dislessia Evolutiva Evidenze dagli Action Video Games
S Franceschini, S Gori, M Ruffino, L Ronconi, S Viola, F Noce, C Cataudella, M Molteni, A Facoetti
Dislessia 12 (2), 153-174 (2015).

Meccanismi visuo-attenzionali come predittori delle future abilità di lettura
S Franceschini, S Gori, M Ruffino, K Pedrolli, L Ronconi, S Bertoni, A Facoetti
Dislessia 12 (3), 273-286 (2015).

The DCDC2/intron 2 deletion and white matter disorganization: focus on developmental dyslexia
C Marino, P Scifo, PA Della Rosa, S Mascheretti, A Facoetti, ML Lorusso, R Giorda, M Consonni, A Falini, M Molteni, JR Gruen, D Perani
Cortex 57, 227-243 (2014).

Oscillatory "temporal sampling"and developmental dyslexia: toward an over-arching theoretical framework
U Goswami, A J Power, M Lallier, A Facoetti
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 8 (2014).

The spatial frequencies influence the aesthetic judgment of buildings transculturally
M Vannucci, S Gori, H Kojima
Cognitive neuroscience 5 (3-4), 143-149 (2014).

The Mexican hat of the attentional focus in autism spectrum disorders
L Ronconi, S Gori, M Devita, M Molteni, A Facoetti
Journal of Vision 14 (10), 678-678 (2014).

Is Action Video Game Training Able to Prevent Future Reading Impairment?
S Gori, S Franceschini, M Ruffino, ME Sali, M Molteni, A Facoetti
Journal of Vision 14 (10), 692-692 (2014).

Paternal autistic traits are predictive of infants visual attention
L Ronconi, A Facoetti, H Bulf, L Franchin, R Bettoni, E Valenza
Journal of autism and developmental disorders 44 (7), 1556-1564 (2014).

Perceptual learning as a possible new approach for remediation and prevention of developmental dyslexia
S Gori, A Facoetti
Vision research 99, 78-87 (2014).

Do fish perceive illusory motion?
S Gori, C Agrillo, M Dadda, A Bisazza
Scientific reports 4 (2014).

Spatial attention in written word perception
V Montani, A Facoetti, M Zorzi
Frontiers in human neuroscience (2014).

TMS on right frontal eye fields induces an inflexible focus of attention
L Ronconi, D Basso, S Gori, A Facoetti
Cerebral Cortex 24 (2), 396-402 (2014).

Multiplatform games for dyslexia identification in preschoolers
A Facoetti, S Franceschini, O Gaggi, G Galiazzo, S Gori, CE Palazzi, M Ruffino
IEEE 11th Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC) (2014).

Oscillatory "temporal sampling" and developmental dyslexia: toward an over-arching theoretical framework
U Goswami, AJ Power, M Lallier, A Facoetti
Frontiers in human neuroscience 8 (2014).

Spatial and temporal attention in developmental dyslexia
M Ruffino, S Gori, D Boccardi, M Molteni, A Facoetti
Frontiers in human neuroscience 8 (2014).

Magnocellular-dorsal pathway and sub-lexical route in developmental dyslexia
S Gori, P Cecchini, A Bigoni, M Molteni, A Facoetti
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 8 (2014).

Visual attentional engagement deficits in children with Specific Language Impairment and their role in real-time language processing
M Dispaldro, LB Leonard, N Corradi, M Ruffino, T Bronte, A Facoetti
Cortex 49 (8), 2126-2139 (2013).

Deeper attentional masking by lateral objects in children with autism
L Ronconi, S Gori, E Giora, M Ruffino, M Molteni, A Facoetti
Brain and cognition 82 (2), 213-218 (2013).

Zoom-out attentional impairment in children with autism spectrum disorder
L Ronconi, S Gori, M Ruffino, M Molteni, A Facoetti
cortex 49 (4), 1025-1033 (2013).

Action video games make dyslexic children read better
S Franceschini, S Gori, M Ruffino, S Viola, M Molteni, A Facoetti
Current Biology 23 (6), 462-466 (2013).

"Is the language transparency really that relevant for the outcome of the action video games training."
S Gori, A Franceschini
Curr Biol 23, 258-3 (2013).

Letter to the editor: The novelty of the Accordion Grating Illusion
S Gori, E Giora, A Yazdanbakhsh, E Mingolla
Neural Networks 39, 52 (2013).

Decreased coherent motion discrimination in autism spectrum disorder: the role of attentional zoom-out deficit
L Ronconi, S Gori, M Ruffino, S Franceschini, B Urbani, M Molteni, A Facoetti
PLoS One 7 (11), e49019 (2012).

Towards the Prevention of Reading Acquisition Deficits
A Facoetti
Visual Aspects of Dyslexia, 123 (2012).

Sluggish Attentional Shifting Seems Genetically Determined in Developmental Dyslexia: Evidence from the Nicotinergic Receptor Alpha 4 Subunit Gene
A Facoetti, S Gori, V Riva, C Marino
Journal of Vision 12 (9), 655-655 (2012).

Extra-large letter spacing improves reading in dyslexia
M Zorzi, C Barbiero, A Facoetti, I Lonciari, M Carrozzi, M Montico, L Bravar, F George, C Pech-Georgel, JC Ziegler
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109 (28), 11455-11459 (2012).

A causal link between visual spatial attention and reading acquisition
S Franceschini, S Gori, M Ruffino, K Pedrolli, A Facoetti
Current Biology 22 (9), 814-819 (2012).

Brightness variation in function of stimulus exposure time
S Gori, L Ronconi, T Agostini, A Facoetti
Perception ECVP abstract 41, 206-206 (2012).

A Serious Game for Predicting the Risk of Developmental Dyslexia in Pre-readers Children
O Gaggi, G Gagliazzo, C Palazzi, A Facoetti, S Franceschini
21st International Conference on. IEEE (2012).

Mathematical analysis of the accordion grating illusion: a differential geometry approach to introduce the 3D aperture problem
A Yazdanbakhsh, S Gori
Neural networks 24 (10), 1093-1101 (2011).

A new motion illusion based on competition between two kinds of motion processing units: The Accordion Grating
S Gori, E Giora, A Yazdanbakhsh, E Mingolla
Neural networks 24 (10), 1082-1092 (2011).

The neural basis of the Enigma illusion: A transcranial magnetic stimulation study
M Ruzzoli, S Gori, A Pavan, C Pirulli, CA Marzi, C Miniussi
Neuropsychologia 49 (13), 3648-3655 (2011).

Neuropsychological treatment of dyslexia: does type of treatment matter?
ML Lorusso, A Facoetti, DJ Bakker
Journal of Learning Disabilities 44 (2), 136-149 (2011).

Visuospatial attention in pre-schoolers predicts reading acquisition
S Franceschini, S Gori, M Ruffino, K Pedrolli, A Facoetti
Perception ECVP abstract 40, 190-190 (2011).

Segnale luminoso ed illusioni ottiche
S Franceschini, S Gori
In "La Via Ottica dalle Origini alla Contemporaneità". G.Carella, L. Cerulli, G. Simonetti (Ed.) (pp. 405-411) S.O.I. (Società Oftalmologica Italiana). Reg. San Giovanni, Canelli (AT), Italy: Fabiano Editore. 2011. (2011).

Attentional engagement deficits in dyslexic children
M Ruffino, AN Trussardi, S Gori, A Finzi, S Giovagnoli, D Menghini, M Benassi, M Molteni, R Bolzani, S Vicari, A Facoetti
Neuropsychologia 48 (13), 3793-3801 (2010).

Visual spatial attention and speech segmentation are both impaired in preschoolers at familial risk for developmental dyslexia
A Facoetti, N Corradi, M Ruffino, S Gori, M Zorzi
Dyslexia 16 (3), 226-239 (2010).

Developmental trajectory of number acuity reveals a severe impairment in developmental dyscalculia
M Piazza, A Facoetti, AN Trussardi, I Berteletti, S Conte, D Lucangeli, ...
Cognition 116 (1), 33-41 (2010).

Multisensory spatial attention deficits are predictive of phonological decoding skills in developmental dyslexia
A Facoetti, AN Trussardi, M Ruffino, ML Lorusso, C Cattaneo, R Galli, ...
Journal of cognitive neuroscience 22 (5), 1011-1025 (2010).

Different underlying neurocognitive deficits in developmental dyslexia: a comparative study
D Menghini, A Finzi, M Benassi, R Bolzani, A Facoetti, S Giovagnoli, ...
Neuropsychologia 48 (4), 863-872 (2010).

Children affected by developmental dyslexia show reduced sensitivity to visual motion illusions
A Facoetti, E Giora, L Ronconi, M Ruffino, S Gori
Proceedings of Fechner Day 26 (1), 175-180 (2010).

Developmental dyslexia: Perceptual noise exclusion deficit or spatial attention dysfunction?
M Ruffino, S Gori, S Franceschini, A Facoetti
Perception ECVP abstract 39, 80-80 (2010).

Atypical local perception precedence in preschooler poor readers
S Franceschini, N Corradi, M Ruffino, S Gori, T Gianesini, A Facoetti
Perception ECVP abstract 39, 79-79 (2010).

From impossible to possible: a peculiar illusory transparency in the absence of stratification index only due to motion
D Bressanelli, S Gori
Perception ECVP abstract 38, 98-98 (2010).

Sensitivity to textural statistics affects the perceived size of a visual object
E Giora, S Gori
Proceedings of Fechner Day 26, 269-274 (2010).

The perceptual expansion of a filled area depends on textural characteristics
E Giora, S Gori
Vision Research 50, 2466-2475 (2010).

Measuring the Breathing Light Illusion by means of induced simultaneous contrast
S Gori, E Giora
Perception 39, 5-12 (2010).

Perceptual compromise between apparent and veridical motion indices: The Unchained-Dots illusion
S Gori, E Giora, A Stubbs
Perception 39, 863-866 (2010).

The strength of a visual illusion measured by a related illusory phenomenon
S Gori, E Giora, T Agostini
Proceedings of Fechner Day 26, 191-196 (2010).

Detection vs. grouping thresholds for elements differing in spacing, size and luminance. An alternative approach towards the psychophysics of Gestalten
S Gori, L Spillmann
Vision Research 50, 1194-1202 (2010).

Unattended exposure to components of speech sounds yields same benefits as explicit auditory training
A R Seitz, A Protopapas, Y Tsushima, E L Vlahou, S Gori, S Grossberg, T Watanabe
Cognition 115, 435-443 (2010).

The Italian version of the Obsessive Compulsive Inventory: Its psychometric properties on community and clinical samples
C Sica, M Ghisi, G altoè, L R Chiri, S Franceschini, D Coradeschi, G Melli
Journal of Anxiety Disorders 23, 204-211 (2009).

Sluggish engagement and disengagement of non-spatial attention in dyslexic children
A Facoetti, M Ruffino, A Peru, P Paganoni, L Chelazzi
Cortex 44 (9), 1221-1233 (2008).

Perceptual multistability in figure-ground segregation using motion stimuli
S Gori, E Giora, R Pedersini
Acta psychologica 129 (3), 399-409 (2008).

A new psychophysical estimation of the receptive field size
A Yazdanbakhsh, S Gori
Neuroscience letters 438 (2), 246-251 (2008).

How do painters represent motion in garments? Graphic invariants across centuries
S Gori, R Pedersini, E Giora
Spatial Vision 21 (3), 201-227 (2008).

The riddle of the Rotating-Tilted-Lines illusion
S Gori, A Yazdanbakhsh
Perception 37 (4), 631-635 (2008).

Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced-Nuova Versione Italiana (COPE-NVI): uno strumento per la
misura degli stili di coping
C Sica, C Magni, M Ghisi, G Altoè, C Sighinolfi, L R Chiri, S Franceschini
Psicoterapia Cognitiva e Comportamentale 14 (1), 27-53 (2008).

Association of short‐term memory with a variant within DYX1C1 in developmental dyslexia
C Marino, A Citterio, R Giorda, A Facoetti, G Menozzi, L Vanzin, ML Lorusso, M Nobile, M Molteni
Genes, Brain and Behavior 6 (7), 640-646 (2007).

Afterimages and the Breathing Light Illusion
S M Anstis, S Gori
Perception 36, 791-794 (2007).

Metacognitive Beliefs and Strategies Predict Worry, Obsessive–Compulsive Symptoms and Coping Styles: A Preliminary Prospective Study on an Italian Non-Clinical Sample
C Sica, G Steketee, M Ghisi, L R Chiri, S Franceschini
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy 14, 258-268 (2007).

A new motion illusion: The Rotating-Tilted-Lines illusion
S Gori, K Hamburger
Perception 35, 853-857 (2006).

Reversal of apparent rotation in the Enigma-figure with and without motion adaptation and the effect of T-junctions
S Gori, K Hamburger, L Spillmann
Vision Research 46, 3267-3273 (2006).

A new set of illusions the Dynamic Luminance-Gradient Illusion and the Breathing Light llusion
S. Gori, D A Stubbs
Perception 35, 1573-1577 (2006).

The relationship between visuo-spatial attention and nonword reading in developmental dyslexia
A Facoetti, M Zorzi, L Cestnick, ML Lorusso, M Molteni, P Paganoni, C Umiltà, GG Mascetti
Cognitive Neuropsychology 23 (6), 841-855 (2006).

Effects of visual hemisphere-specific stimulation versus reading-focused training in dyslexic children
ML Lorusso, A Facoetti, P Paganoni, M Pezzani, M Molteni
Neuropsychological rehabilitation 16 (2), 194-212 (2006).

Visual and auditory attentional capture are both sluggish in children with developmental dyslexia
A Facoetti, ML Lorusso, C Cattaneo, R Galli, M Molteni
Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis 65 (1), 61-72 (2005).

Tachistoscopic treatment of dyslexia changes the distribution of visual–spatial attention
ML Lorusso, A Facoetti, A Toraldo, M Molteni
Brain and Cognition 57 (2), 135-142 (2005).

Wider recognition in peripheral vision common to different subtypes of dyslexia
ML Lorusso, A Facoetti, S Pesenti, C Cattaneo, M Molteni, G Geiger
Vision Research 44 (20), 2413-2424 (2004).

Hemispheric, attentional, and processing speed factors in the treatment of developmental dyslexia
ML Lorusso, A Facoetti, M Molteni
Brain and Cognition 55 (2), 341-348 (2004).

The time course of attentional focusing in dyslexic and normally reading children
A Facoetti, ML Lorusso, P Paganoni, C Cattaneo, R Galli, GG Mascetti
Brain and Cognition 53 (2), 181-184 (2003).

Auditory and visual automatic attention deficits in developmental dyslexia
A Facoetti, ML Lorusso, P Paganoni, C Cattaneo, R Galli, C Umilta, GG Mascetti
Cognitive brain research 16 (2), 185-191 (2003).

The role of visuospatial attention in developmental dyslexia: evidence from a rehabilitation study
A Facoetti, ML Lorusso, P Paganoni, C Umilta, GG Mascetti
Cognitive Brain Research 15 (2), 154-164 (2003).

Callosal transfer in different subtypes of developmental dyslexia
F Fabbro, S Pesenti, A Facoetti, M Bonanomi, L Libera, ML Lorusso
Cortex 37 (1), 65-73 (2001).

The gradient of visual attention in developmental dyslexia
A Facoetti, M Molteni
Neuropsychologia 39 (4), 352-357 (2001).

Four paradigms to study visual–spatial attention of myopic subjects
GG Mascetti, M Turatto, A Facoetti
Brain Research Protocols 7 (3), 241-247 (2001).

Orienting of visual attention in dyslexia: evidence for asymmetric hemispheric control of attention
A Facoetti, M Turatto, ML Lorusso, GG Mascetti
Experimental Brain Research 138 (1), 46-53 (2001).

Facilitation and inhibition mechanisms of human visuospatial attention in a non-search task
A Facoetti
Neuroscience letters 298 (1), 45-48 (2001).

Visual-spatial attention in developmental dyslexia
A Facoetti, P Paganoni, M Turatto, V Marzola, GG Mascetti
Cortex 36 (1), 109-123 (2000).

Is attentional focusing an inhibitory process at distractor location?
A Facoetti, M Molteni
Cognitive Brain Research 10 (1), 185-188 (2000).

Asymmetrical visual fields distribution of attention in dyslexic children: a neuropsychological study
A Facoetti, M Turatto
Neuroscience letters 290 (3), 216-218 (2000).

Automatic and voluntary focusing of attention
M Turatto, F Benso, A Facoetti, G Galfano, GG Mascetti, C Umiltà
Perception & Psychophysics 62 (5), 935-952 (2000).

The spatial distribution of visual attention in developmental dyslexia
A Facoetti, P Paganoni, ML Lorusso
Experimental Brain Research 132 (4), 531-538 (2000).