The present study aimed to define the psychological profiles based on intolerance of uncertainty, separation anxiety symptoms, and negative affectivity levels in a nonclinical group of 868 young adults, both university students and workers, aged 18-26 years. A Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) was
Longitudinal research and meta-analyses have revealed a causal relationship between attentional dysfunctions and developmental dyslexia (DD). We conducted a meta-analysis to assess the effects of action video game (AVG) training on visual attention in children with DD. Pubmed, Cochrane, Science
According to cognitive neuroscience knowledge reading is based on a dual-stream model in which a phonological-dorsal stream (left temporo-parietal and inferior frontal areas) processes unfamiliar words and pseudowords, whereas an orthographic-ventral stream (left occipito-temporal and inferior
My main research interests revolve around the study of the neural bases of action perception and motor control.I received an undergraduate degree in Cognitive Psychology and Psychobiology and a master degree in Neuroscience and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, both at the University of Padua. I
My interest in the study of the developing brain and how the basis for efficient cognitive functioning throughout the life cycle is laid in these early stages, dates back to my Ph.D. in Psychological Science. My research has focused on the neurobiological basis of emerging cognitive functions, both
