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Overview

Paolo Frigio Nichelli is affiliated with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in Italy. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Neuroscience, Psychology, and Medicine. Within these broader domains, their work emphasizes Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Epidemiology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's recent publications cover topics related to brain function, stroke management, and cognitive processes. Notable papers include:

  • "Uncover the Offensive Side of Disparagement Humor: An fMRI Study" (2021) published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Safety and Outcomes of Thrombectomy in Ischemic Stroke With vs Without IV Thrombolysis" (2021) published in Neurology
  • "The Effect of Dopaminergic Replacement Therapy on Creative Thinking and Insight Problem-Solving in Parkinson's Disease Patients" (2021) published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Safety and outcomes of routine endovascular thrombectomy in large artery occlusion recorded in the SITS Register: An observational study" (2021) published in Journal of Internal Medicine
  • "Sensitivity and specificity of the action observation network to kinematics, target object, and gesture meaning" (2024) published in Human Brain Mapping

Their research often involves interdisciplinary approaches addressing neurological and psychological mechanisms underlying cognition, perception, and clinical outcomes. Specific scientific topics prominently featured in their work include:

  • Face Recognition and Perception
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Humor Studies and Applications
  • Communication in Education and Healthcare
  • Language, Metaphor, and Cognition

Paolo Frigio Nichelli collaborates frequently with other researchers. Key co-authors include:

  • Francesca Benuzzi
  • Daniela Ballotta
  • Fausta Lui
  • Maria Angela Molinari
  • Vanessa Zanelli

Their contributions have been published repeatedly in the following scientific venues:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Brain Sciences
  • Neurology
  • Human Brain Mapping
  • Journal of Internal Medicine

Best Publications

  • Imitating Gestures: A Quantitative Approach to Ideomotor Apraxia

    De Renzi E;Motti F;Nichelli P

  • The Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB): normative values in an Italian population sample.

    I. Appollonio;M. Leone;V. Isella;F. Piamarta

  • Does Anticipation of Pain Affect Cortical Nociceptive Systems

    Carlo Adolfo Porro;Patrizia Baraldi;Giuseppe Pagnoni;M. Serafini

  • Verbal and non-verbal short-term memory impairment following hemispheric damage.

    Ennio De Renzi;Paolo Nichelli

  • Explicit and incidental facial expression processing: an fMRI study.

    Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini;Samanta Pradelli;Marco Serafini;Giuseppe Pagnoni

  • Apperceptive and associative forms of prosopagnosia.

    E. De Renzi;P. Faglioni;D. Grossi;P. Nichelli

  • Apathy and disinhibition in frontotemporal dementia: Insights into their neural correlates

    Giovanna Zamboni;E. D. Huey;F. Krueger;Paolo Frigio Nichelli

  • Semantic amnesia with preservation of autobiographic memory. A case report.

    Ennio De Renzi;Mario Liotti;Paolo Nichelli

  • Structural MRI changes detectable up to ten years before clinical Alzheimer's disease.

    Manuela Tondelli;G. K. Wilcock;Paolo Frigio Nichelli;C. A. De Jager

  • Neuropsychological evaluation of mild head injury.

    M Gentilini;P Nichelli;R Schoenhuber;P Bortolotti

  • Induction of visual extinction by rapid‐rate transcranial magnetic stimulation of parietal lobe

    A. Pascual-Leone;E. Gomez-Tortosa;Jordan Grafman;D. Alway

  • Humor Comprehension and Appreciation: An fMRI Study

    Angela Bartolo;Francesca Benuzzi;Luca Nocetti;Patrizia Baraldi

  • Impaired facial emotion recognition in early-onset right mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

    Stefano Meletti;Francesca Benuzzi;G. Rubboli;G. Cantalupo

  • Does It Look Painful or Disgusting? Ask Your Parietal and Cingulate Cortex

    Francesca Benuzzi;Fausta Lui;Davide Duzzi;Paolo Frigio Nichelli

  • Perceptual timing in cerebellar degeneration

    Paolo Nichelli;David Alway;Jordan Grafman

  • Where the brain appreciates the moral of a story.

    Paolo Nichelli;Jordan Grafman;Pietro Pietrini;Kimberley Clark

  • Selective spatial attention and length representation in normal subjects and in patients with unilateral spatial neglect

    Paolo Nichelli;Monica Rinaldi;Roberto Cubelli

  • Induction of a recall deficit by rapid-rate transcranial magnetic stimulation

    Jordan Grafman;Alvaro Pascual-Leone;David Alway;Paolo Nichelli;Paolo Nichelli

  • Recognition of emotions from visual and prosodic cues in Parkinson's disease.

    Alessandra Ariatti;Francesca Benuzzi;Paolo Nichelli

  • Brain activity in chess playing

    Paolo Nichelli;Jordan Grafman;Pietro Pietrini;David Alway

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Meletti
Stefano Meletti University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Jordan Grafman
Jordan Grafman Northwestern University
Annalena Venneri
Annalena Venneri Brunel University London
Carlo Adolfo Porro
Carlo Adolfo Porro University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Carlo Alberto Tassinari
Carlo Alberto Tassinari University of Bologna
Giuseppe Pagnoni
Giuseppe Pagnoni University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Pietro Pietrini
Pietro Pietrini IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca
Maria Paola Canevini
Maria Paola Canevini University of Milan
Ildebrando Appollonio
Ildebrando Appollonio University of Milano-Bicocca
Hans Spinnler
Hans Spinnler University of Milan

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