[HTML][HTML] Investigating the effects of cortico-cortical paired associative stimulation in the human brain: A systematic review and meta-analysis

P Di Luzio, L Brady, S Turrini, V Romei… - Neuroscience & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent decades have witnessed a rapid development of novel neuromodulation techniques
that allow direct manipulation of cortical pathways in the human brain. These techniques …

Spike-timing-dependent plasticity induction reveals dissociable supplementary–and premotor–motor pathways to automatic imitation

S Turrini, F Fiori, N Bevacqua, C Saracini… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Humans tend to spontaneously imitate others' behavior, even when detrimental to the task at
hand. The action observation network (AON) is consistently recruited during imitative tasks …

[HTML][HTML] M1 Large-scale Network Dynamics Support Human Motor Resonance and Its Plastic Resha**

G Guidali, E Arrigoni, N Bolognini, A Pisoni - NeuroImage, 2025 - Elsevier
Motor resonance–the facilitation of corticospinal excitability during action observation–is
considered a proxy of Action Observation Network (AON) recruitment in humans, with …

[HTML][HTML] You are as old as the connectivity you keep: distinct neurophysiological mechanisms underlying age-related changes in hand dexterity and strength

E Chiappini, S Turrini, F Fiori, M Benassi… - Archives of Medical …, 2025 - Elsevier
Background Aging can lead to a decline in motor control. While age-related motor
impairments have been documented, the underlying changes in cortico-cortical interactions …

Advancing working memory research through cortico-cortical transcranial magnetic stimulation

P Phylactou, N Konstantinou, EF Ester - Frontiers in Human …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The neural underpinnings of working memory (WM) have been of continuous scientific
interest for decades. As the understanding of WM progresses and new theories, such as the …

Visuomotor paired associative stimulation for post-stroke hand motor impairments

M Picardi, G Guidali, A Caronni, V Rota, M Corbo… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Objectives We assess the effectiveness of a visuomotor paired associative stimulation (vm-
PAS) protocol targeting the Action Observation Network (AON) in patients with chronic post …

Boosting forward connectivity between primary visual and body selective cortex reduces interference of task irrelevant dimensions on body judgements

M Gandolfo, G D'Argenio, PE Downing, C Urgesi - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
We effortlessly categorise other people along socially relevant categories such as sex, age,
and emotion. A core question in social vision relates to whether we perceive these …