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Paola Venuti is affiliated with the University of Trento in Italy. Their research focuses primarily on psychology and neuroscience, with a significant body of work in cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychology. Venuti's academic contributions span education and developmental and educational psychology, as well as social psychology.

Their main research topics include Autism Spectrum Disorder research, family and disability support research, and child development in relation to digital technology. Additional topics of interest cover child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, language development and disorders, child nutrition and feeding issues, and neuroendocrine regulation and behavior.

Venuti has coauthored extensively with several researchers, including Arianna Bentenuto, Silvia Perzolli, Simona de Falco, Angela Pasqualotto, and Giulio Bertamini. The collaborations indicate a strong network within the fields of developmental disabilities and neuroscience.

Their frequent publication venues illustrate their active engagement with both specialized and broader audiences. These include Brain Sciences, Research in Developmental Disabilities, Frontiers in Psychology, Emerging Trends in Drugs Addictions and Health, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Family adjustment to COVID-19 lockdown in Italy: Parental stress, coparenting, and child externalizing behavior (2021, Family Process)
  • Psychological impact of Covid-19 pandemic in Italian families of children with neurodevelopmental disorders (2020, Research in Developmental Disabilities)
  • Effects of Cognitive Training Programs on Executive Function in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review (2021, Brain Sciences)
  • Enhancing reading skills through a video game mixing action mechanics and cognitive training (2022, Nature Human Behaviour)
  • The emotional availability in mother-child and father-child interactions in families with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (2020, Research in autism spectrum disorders)

Venuti has contributed to book publications as well, including a title published by the University of Stavanger: Stillas i fleksible læringsmiljøer: Offentlige retningslinjer og handlinger, expected in 2025.

Best Publications

  • Cross-linguistic analysis of vocabulary in young children: spanish, dutch, French, hebrew, italian, korean, and american english.

    Marc H. Bornstein;Linda R. Cote;Sharone Maital;Kathleen Painter

  • A cross-national study of self-evaluations and attributions in parenting: Argentina, Belgium, France, Israel, Italy, Japan, and the United States.

    Bornstein Mh;Haynes Om;Azuma H;Galperín C

  • An exploration of symmetry in early autism spectrum disorders: Analysis of lying

    Gianluca Esposito;Paola Venuti;Sandra Maestro;Filippo Muratori

  • Mother-child emotional availability in ecological perspective: three countries, two regions, two genders.

    Marc H. Bornstein;Diane L. Putnick;Marianne Heslington;Motti Gini

  • Analysis of unsupported gait in toddlers with autism.

    Gianluca Esposito;Gianluca Esposito;Paola Venuti;Fabio Apicella;Filippo Muratori

  • Infant Calming Responses during Maternal Carrying in Humans and Mice

    Gianluca Esposito;Sachine Yoshida;Ryuko Ohnishi;Yousuke Tsuneoka

  • Species-specific response to human infant faces in the premotor cortex.

    Andrea Caria;Simona de Falco;Paola Venuti;Sangkyun Lee

  • Neurobiology of culturally common maternal responses to infant cry

    Marc H Bornstein;Diane L Putnick;Paola Rigo;Paola Rigo;Paola Rigo;Gianluca Esposito;Gianluca Esposito

  • Functional and Dysfunctional Brain Circuits Underlying Emotional Processing of Music in Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Andrea Caria;Andrea Caria;Paola Venuti;Simona de Falco

  • Collaborative Puzzle Game: a tabletop interactive game for fostering collaboration in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

    A. Battocchi;F. Pianesi;D. Tomasini;M. Zancanaro

  • Family adjustment to COVID-19 lockdown in Italy: Parental stress, coparenting, and child externalizing behavior.

    Michele Giannotti;Noemi Mazzoni;Arianna Bentenuto;Paola Venuti

  • Analysis of toddlers' gait after six months of independent walking to identify autism: a preliminary study.

    Gianluca Esposito;Paola Venuti

  • Predictors of mother–child interaction quality and child attachment security in at-risk families

    Simona De Falco;Alessandra Emer;Laura Martini;Paola Rigo

  • Psychological impact of Covid-19 pandemic in Italian families of children with neurodevelopmental disorders.

    Arianna Bentenuto;Noemi Mazzoni;Michele Giannotti;Paola Venuti

  • Parenting dimensions in mothers and fathers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Yagmur Ozturk;Samantha Riccadonna;Paola Venuti

  • Comparative Analysis of Crying in Children With Autism, Developmental Delays, and Typical Development

    Gianluca Esposito;Paola Venuti

  • Collaborative puzzle game: a tabletop interface for fostering collaborative skills in children with autism spectrum disorders

    Alberto Battocchi;Ayelet Ben‐Sasson;Gianluca Esposito;Eynat Gal

  • Sex differences in directional brain responses to infant hunger cries.

    Nicola De Pisapia;Marc H. Bornstein;Paola Rigo;Gianluca Esposito

  • Examining cross-cultural differences in autism spectrum disorder: A multinational comparison from Greece, Italy, Japan, Poland, and the United States

    J. L. Matson;M. Matheis;C. O. Burns;Gianluca Esposito;Gianluca Esposito

  • Fathers' play with their Down Syndrome children.

    S. De Falco;G. Esposito;P. Venuti;M. H. Bornstein

  • Human Infant Faces Provoke Implicit Positive Affective Responses in Parents and Non-Parents Alike

    Vincenzo Paolo Senese;Simona De Falco;Marc H. Bornstein;Andrea Caria

  • Differential brain responses to cries of infants with autistic disorder and typical development: An fMRI study

    Paola Venuti;Andrea Caria;Andrea Caria;Gianluca Esposito;Gianluca Esposito;Nicola De Pisapia

Frequent Co-Authors

Gianluca Esposito
Gianluca Esposito University of Trento
Marc H. Bornstein
Marc H. Bornstein National Institutes of Health
Diane L. Putnick
Diane L. Putnick National Institutes of Health
Filippo Muratori
Filippo Muratori University of Pisa
Stefano Vicari
Stefano Vicari Boston Children's Hospital
Massimiliano Zampini
Massimiliano Zampini University of Trento
Remo Job
Remo Job University of Trento
O. Maurice Haynes
O. Maurice Haynes National Institutes of Health
Tadafumi Kato
Tadafumi Kato Juntendo University
Jay Belsky
Jay Belsky University of California, Davis

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