Over the last few decades, excessive and disordered screen use has become more
prevalent, prompting investigations into its associated consequences. The extent to which …

Previous research has highlighted the potential of fMRI in discriminating between truth and
falsehood. However, falsehoods may not necessarily represent a deliberate intention to …

Emotion regulation (ER) is an essential part of our daily life. To effectively regulate emotions,
different types of strategies may be adopted. Although previous neuroimaging studies have …

At any moment in time, streams of information reach the brain through the different senses.
Given this wealth of noisy information, it is essential that we select information of relevance …

For seventy years, auditory selective attention research has focused on studying the
cognitive mechanisms of prioritizing the processing a 'main'task-relevant stimulus, in the …

Selective attention is a basic process required to maintain goal‐directed behavior by
appropriately responding to target stimuli and suppressing reactions to non‐target stimuli. It …

The efferent auditory system suggests that brainstem auditory regions could also be
sensitive to top-down processes. In electrophysiology, the Frequency Following Response …

This work aimed to validate the use of the Smartphone Distraction Scale (SDS) in Italy. The
SDS was devised to assess distraction related to smartphone use in adult populations. A …

Imaging and neural activity recording studies have shown activation in the primate prefrontal
cortex when shifting attention between visual dimensions is necessary to achieve goals. A …

Selective attention is an important component of cognitive control and is essential for day-to-
day functioning. The Simon task is a common test of visual selective attention that has been …