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Research interests
I study how the brain processes and recognize emotions from facial as well as bodily expressions. The main focus is on non-conscious perception as induced by experimental manipulation in the intact brain or by focal brain damage to the visual and attentional system (e.g., blindsight and hemispatial neglect). While the main method used in my studies is fMRI, I try to combine multiple methodologies, from phychophysics to pupillometry.
External positions
Research (Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei)
1 Nov 2022 → 31 Oct 2024
Research (University of Turin)
1 Aug 2018 → 31 Dec 2027
Keywords
- Emotions
- Cognitive Neuropsychology
- Face Recognition
- Facial Expressions
- Physiological Psychology
- Visual Cognition
- Visual Perception
- Cognitive Neuroscience
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Cortical excitability and the aging brain: toward a biomarker of cognitive resilience
Palermo, S., Di Fazio, C., Scaliti, E., Stanziano, M., Nigri, A. & Tamietto, M., 2025, In: Frontiers in psychology . 16, 8 p., 1542880.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Cortico-cortical paired associative stimulation (ccPAS) in ageing and alzheimer's disease: A quali-quantitative approach to potential therapeutic mechanisms and applications
Di Fazio, C., Tamietto, M., Stanziano, M., Nigri, A., Scaliti, E. & Palermo, S., 24 Feb 2025, In: Brain Sciences. 15, 3, 17 p., 237.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Dissociable neural networks for processing fearful bodily expressions at different spatial frequencies
Villa, M.-C., Borriero, A., Diano, M., Ciorli, T., Celeghin, A., de Gelder, B. & Tamietto, M., 1 Apr 2025, In: Cerebral Cortex. 35, 4, 13 p., bhaf067.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Early changes in corticospinal excitability for subliminally presented fearful body postures
Borgomaneri, S., Quettier, T., Ambrosecchia, M., Battaglia, S., Tamietto, M. & Avenanti, A., 8 Aug 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 11 p., 29088.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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In-vivo parcellation of the human superior colliculus from brain-wide probabilistic connectivity
Diano, M., Méndez, C. A., Dal Monte, O., Lanzilotto, M., Orsenigo, D., Borriero, A., Premi, E., Celeghin, A., Panormita, M., Bonini, L., Di Cesare, G., Gerbella, M., Rizzolatti, G., Bridge, H. & Tamietto, M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Source code of the model from a deep neural network model of the primate superior colliculus for emotion recognition
Méndez, C. A. (Contributor), Celeghin, A. (Creator), Diano, M. (Creator), Orsenigo, D. (Creator), Ocak, B. (Creator) & Tamietto, M. (Creator), The Royal Society, 31 Jul 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20409057, https://rs.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Source_code_of_the_model_from_A_deep_neural_network_model_of_the_primate_superior_colliculus_for_emotion_recognition/20409057
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