SPARKs in Cognitive Brain Sciences

38th and 39th cycles

28 March 2025, 2 p.m., Aula Foscolo,

Palazzo Centrale dell'Università (first floor), Corso Strada Nuova 65, Pavia

Zoom: https://unipv-it.zoom.us/j/93630992775

Programme

Session 1: presentations of the students of the 38th PhD cycle

2.00 pm – 3.00 pm
Chairs: Francesca Conca, Daniele Gatti

Francesco Crottini: “Temperature and Body: The contribution of thermosensory information to
body self-awareness”

Eleonora Fullone: “Rhythm, Reward and Memory: The Underlying Affective and Cognitive
Mechanisms”

Gabriele Volpara: “Metacognition Impairment: a Potential Marker of Cognitive Decline?”
Marta Milanesi: “Does sleep quality affect motor cognition?”

Break

3.00 pm – 3.15 pm
Session 2: presentations of the students of the 39th PhD cycle

3.15 pm – 4.35 pm
Chairs: Laura Ciaccio, Gaia C. Santi

Aurora Manini: “The role of inhibitory processes in motor resonance: evidence from non-invasive
brain stimulation”

Giulia Arenare: “Caring Minds: Exploring Interaction Dynamics and Theory of Mind in Older
Adults' Relationships”

Chiara Bellistrì: “Longitudinal trajectories of social cognitive changes in ALS: current evidence
and study protocol”

Claudio Bertolotti: “The contribution of hippocampal subfield volumes to long-term memory-
guided attention”

Break

Thomas Di Gregorio: “Neuro-cognitive aspects of Feeding and Eating Disorders: the role of
Cognitive Flexibility and Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder”

Alice Radici: “A day in the Life (ADiL): a novel social picture description test for the assessment
of socio-cognitive changes in ALS”

Francesca Rodio: “Unlocking cognitive maps through the eyes: evidence from eye-tracking and
distributional semantics”

Anna Vedani: “Investigating the impact of food policies, emotions, and individual preferences on
daily food choices”

Irene Gorrino: “EEG correlates of food Implicit Attitudes and decision making”

More info: postlaurea@iusspavia.it