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Giuseppe di Pellegrino

Giuseppe di Pellegrino

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Neuroscience

D-Index
49
Citations
14054
World Ranking
5871
National Ranking
299

Psychology

D-Index
49
Citations
14054
World Ranking
5578
National Ranking
94

Overview

Giuseppe di Pellegrino is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and specializes primarily in the field of Neuroscience. Their research activity is prominently situated at the intersection of cognitive neuroscience, neurology, and psychology, with a focus on understanding neural mechanisms underlying behavior and brain function.

Their work spans several key subfields including cognitive neuroscience, neurology, experimental and cognitive psychology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and clinical psychology. This multidisciplinary approach enables exploration of complex interactions between neurological processes and psychological phenomena.

Giuseppe di Pellegrino's research topics cover a broad range of neural and behavioral studies, with particular attention to:

  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces

The scientist has published frequently in several academic journals, including:

  • International Journal of Psychophysiology
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Psychophysiology
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Scientific Reports

Among their notable papers are the following:

  • State-Dependent TMS over Prefrontal Cortex Disrupts Fear-Memory Reconsolidation and Prevents the Return of Fear (2020, Current Biology)
  • Revaluing the Role of vmPFC in the Acquisition of Pavlovian Threat Conditioning in Humans (2020, Journal of Neuroscience)
  • Characterizing cardiac autonomic dynamics of fear learning in humans (2022, Psychophysiology)
  • Predictive waves in the autism-schizophrenia continuum: A novel biobehavioral model (2021, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews)
  • The physiological correlates of interpersonal space (2021, Scientific Reports)

Their research collaborations include frequent co-authorship with several scientists, namely Sara Garofalo, Francesca Starita, Luigi Degni, Simone Battaglia, and Daniela Dalbagno, reflecting active engagement in collaborative research projects.

Best Publications

  • Understanding motor events-a neurophysiological study

    G di Pellegrino;L Fadiga;L Fogassi;V Gallese

  • Vicarious responses to pain in anterior cingulate cortex: is empathy a multisensory issue?

    India Morrison;Donna Lloyd;Giuseppe Di Pellegrino;Neil Roberts

  • Selective deficit in personal moral judgment following damage to ventromedial prefrontal cortex

    Elisa Ciaramelli;Michela Muccioli;Elisabetta Làdavas;Giuseppe di Pellegrino

  • Sex differences in eye gaze and symbolic cueing of attention.

    Andrew P. Bayliss;Giuseppe di Pellegrino;Steven P. Tipper

  • Visuospatial versus visuomotor activity in the premotor and prefrontal cortex of a primate

    G di Pellegrino;SP Wise

  • Seeing where your hands are

    Giuseppe di Pellegrino;Elisabetta Làdavas;Alessandro Farné

  • Space coding by premotor cortex.

    L. Fogassi;V. Gallese;G. di Pellegrino;L. Fadiga

  • Neuropsychological Evidence of an Integrated Visuotactile Representation of Peripersonal Space in Humans

    Elisabetta Làdavas;Giuseppe Di Pellegrino;Alessandro Farnè;Gabriele Zeloni

  • Peripersonal space in the brain.

    Giuseppe di Pellegrino;Elisabetta Làdavas

  • Myopic discounting of future rewards after medial orbitofrontal damage in humans

    Manuela Sellitto;Elisa Ciaramelli;Giuseppe di Pellegrino

  • Social modulation of peripersonal space boundaries.

    Chiara Teneggi;Elisa Canzoneri;Giuseppe di Pellegrino;Andrea Serino;Andrea Serino

  • A psychophysiological investigation of moral judgment after ventromedial prefrontal damage

    Giovanna Moretto;Elisabetta Làdavas;Flavia Mattioli;Giuseppe di Pellegrino

  • Disgust selectively modulates reciprocal fairness in economic interactions.

    Laura Moretti;Giuseppe di Pellegrino

  • The Regulation of Cognitive Control following Rostral Anterior Cingulate Cortex Lesion in Humans

    Giuseppe di Pellegrino;Elisa Ciaramelli;Elisabetta Làdavas

  • Personal Space Regulation in Childhood Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Erica Gessaroli;Erica Santelli;Giuseppe di Pellegrino;Francesca Frassinetti

  • Individual differences in the influence of task-irrelevant Pavlovian cues on human behavior.

    Sara Garofalo;Sara Garofalo;Giuseppe di Pellegrino

  • An experimental investigation on the nature of extinction

    G. Di Pellegrino;E. De Renzi

  • Reward and social valuation deficits following ventromedial prefrontal damage

    Laura Moretti;Davide Dragone;Giuseppe di Pellegrino

  • Action Simulation Plays a Critical Role in Deceptive Action Recognition

    Emmanuele Tidoni;Sara Borgomaneri;Giuseppe di Pellegrino;Alessio Avenanti

  • Frontal lobe mechanisms subserving vision-for-action versus vision-for-perception

    D Boussaoud;G di Pellegrino;S P Wise

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesca Frassinetti
Francesca Frassinetti University of Bologna
Elisabetta Làdavas
Elisabetta Làdavas University of Bologna
Elisa Ciaramelli
Elisa Ciaramelli University of Bologna
Andrea Serino
Andrea Serino University Hospital of Lausanne
Alessio Avenanti
Alessio Avenanti University of Bologna
Steven P. Tipper
Steven P. Tipper University of York
Patrick Haggard
Patrick Haggard University College London
Xiaolin Zhou
Xiaolin Zhou Peking University
Giorgia Silani
Giorgia Silani University of Vienna

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