Research and Projects
CURRENT
How the brain comprehends stories : ERPs studies
Relationship between narrative and social cognition: ERPs studies
Cognitive foundations of narrative persuasion
Multisensory Storytelling: enhancing narrative comprehension in typically developing children and children with visual impairment [in collaboration with: Centro Regionale S. Alessio - Margherita di Savoia per i Ciechi & Raffaele Di Fuccio, Univ. di Foggia]
Cognitive foundations of narrative processing in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and children with typical development: a multimodal investigation [in collaboration with Pediatric Hospital "Bambino Gesù"/Rome]
PAST
Developmental connections between Theory of Mind and Episodic Future Thinking [in collaboration with Pediatric Hospital "Bambino Gesù"/Rome]
The language of addiction: investigations of self-narratives of patients with gambling disorder [in collaborations with dr. Stefano Canali, International School for Advanced Studies–SISSA, Trieste, Italy.]
Project's results in the national and international press:
https://www.avvenire.it/attualita/pagine/azzardo-chi-dipendente-non-vede-il-suo-futuro
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-11-gambling-addiction-treatment-linguistic-analysis.html
https://www.stateofmind.it/2020/11/gioco-azzardo-narrazioni-sissa/
Comprehension of pantomime in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and children with typical development [in collaboration with Pediatric Hospital "Bambino Gesù"/Rome; Przemysław Żywiczyński & Slawomir Wacewicz/Torun]
Culture specificity of pantomime: a multicultural study [in collaboration with Przemysław Żywiczyński & Slawomir Wacewicz/Torun]
The role played by Mental Time Travel in language evolution and functioning [in collaboration with Pediatric Hospital "Bambino Gesù"/Rome; Andrea Marini, University of Udine]
Project's results in the national press: