If you are interested in joining the lab for an internship or master's thesis, send me an email at simona.monaco@unitn.it
If you are interested in joining the lab for an internship or master's thesis, send me an email at simona.monaco@unitn.it
We use a combination of techniques including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and behavioural measurements to study how we use and integrate the senses of vision and touch to perceive objects and guide actions. The fascinating aspect of hand actions is that we can perform a movement within a few hundred milliseconds from the moment we decide to move. Yet, in this very short time we need to process a myriad of information that span the perceptual, cognitive and motor domain. Complex and adaptable movements are important not only for satisfying our basic needs, but also to shape and affect the world around us. My main research topic is aimed to examine the neural mechanisms involved in the cascade of events that leads from the conception to the execution of a movement.
We use a combination of techniques including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and behavioural measurements to study how we use and integrate the senses of vision and touch to perceive objects and guide actions. The fascinating aspect of hand actions is that we can perform a movement within a few hundred milliseconds from the moment we decide to move. Yet, in this very short time we need to process a myriad of information that span the perceptual, cognitive and motor domain. Complex and adaptable movements are important not only for satisfying our basic needs, but also to shape and affect the world around us. My main research topic is aimed to examine the neural mechanisms involved in the cascade of events that leads from the conception to the execution of a movement.
Lab news and recent publications
Lab news and recent publications
We are hiring two research assistants to join our group and use behavioural techniques and functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to examine the cognitive mechanisms and neurobiological markers involved in the etiology and maintenance of depression, and establish the efficacy of attention bias modification programs for the treatment and prevention of depressive symptoms. Here is the call. For more information about the project, get in touch with me: simona.monaco@unitn.it
We are hiring two research assistants to join our group and use behavioural techniques and functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to examine the cognitive mechanisms and neurobiological markers involved in the etiology and maintenance of depression, and establish the efficacy of attention bias modification programs for the treatment and prevention of depressive symptoms. Here is the call. For more information about the project, get in touch with me: simona.monaco@unitn.it
Our project TABID has been awarded a grant funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research!
Our project TABID has been awarded a grant funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research!
We are hiring a post-doc to join our group and use MEG to investigate how the sensory, motor, and cognitive domains interact to build predictions for successful interaction and manipulation of real 3D objects. For more information about the project, get in touch with me: simona.monaco@unitn.it
We are hiring a post-doc to join our group and use MEG to investigate how the sensory, motor, and cognitive domains interact to build predictions for successful interaction and manipulation of real 3D objects. For more information about the project, get in touch with me: simona.monaco@unitn.it
Our project PrefAcE has been awarded a grant funded by the European Union and the Italian Ministry of University and Research!
Our project PrefAcE has been awarded a grant funded by the European Union and the Italian Ministry of University and Research!
Congratulations to Samantha for her master's thesis work recently punlished in Current Research in Neurobiology!
Congratulations to Samantha for her master's thesis work recently punlished in Current Research in Neurobiology!
Sartin S, Ranzini M, Scarpazza C; Monaco S. (2023). Cortical areas involved in grasping and reaching actions with and without visual information: an ALE meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies. Current Research in Neurobiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crneur.2022.100070.
Sartin S, Ranzini M, Scarpazza C; Monaco S. (2023). Cortical areas involved in grasping and reaching actions with and without visual information: an ALE meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies. Current Research in Neurobiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crneur.2022.100070.