Paolo Grasso
Post-Doc in Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Pharmacology and Child Health, University of Florence
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Curriculum Vitae
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Current research and interests
Numerosity perception and adaptation
Attention and perception
Visual plasticity
Recovery of visual field defects
Electrophysiology (EEG)
Neuromodulation techniques (TMS, tDCS)
Department of Neurofarba, University of Florence
Department of Neurofarba, University of FlorenceCNR Institute of Neuroscience, Pisa
CNR Institute of Neuroscience, PisaEducation
- 2013-2017: Joint International PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Bologna. Thesis title: “The role of the subcortical dorsal visual pathway in the recovery of visual field defects”. Supervisor: Elisabetta Làdavas
- 2009-2012: Master’s degree in psychology (curriculum Experimental Psychology), University of Florence. Thesis title: “Audio-visual recalibration in the ventriloquism aftereffect”. Supervisor: David C. Burr
- 2005-2009: Bachelor’s degree in Experimental Psychology, University of Florence. Thesis title: “Saccadic suppression and visual selectivity filters”. Supervisor: David C. Burr
Research laboratories
- Department of Neurofarba, University of Florence
- CNR Institute of Neuroscience, Pisa
- Grasso P. A., Gallina J. & Bertini C. (2020).
Shaping the visual system: cortical and subcortical plasticity in the intact and the lesioned brain.
Neuropsychologia.
https://www.researchgate.net/deref/http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2Fj.neuropsychologia.2020.107464 - PaoloA.Grasso, Elena Tonolli & Carlo Miniussi
Effects of different transcranial direct current stimulation protocols on visuo-spatial contextual learning formation: evidence of homeostatic regulatory mechanisms.
Scientific Reports, 10(1), 1-14.
Downloadhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-61626-7 - Grasso P. A., Pietrelli M., Zanòn M., Làdavas E. & Bertini C. (2020).
Alpha oscillations reveal implicit visual processing of motion in hemianopia.
Cortex 122, 81-96.
Downloadhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2018.08.009
- Pietrelli M., Zanon M., Làdavas E., Grasso P. A., Romei V. & Bertini C.
Posterior brain lesions selectively alter alpha oscillatory activity and predict visual performance in hemianopic patients.
Cortex, 121, 347-361.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2019.09.008
- Grasso P. A., Làdavas E., Bertini C., Caltabiano S., Thut G. & Morand S. (2018).
Decoupling of early V5 motion processing from visual awareness: a matter of velocity as revealed by transcranial magnetic stimulation. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 30(10), 1517-1531
- Bertini, C., Grasso, P. A. & Làdavas, E. (2016).
The role of the retino-colliculo-extrastriate pathway in visual awareness and visual field recovery. Neuropsychologia, 90, 72-79.
- Grasso, P. A., Làdavas, E. & Bertini, C. (2016).
Compensatory Recovery after Multisensory Stimulation in Hemianopic Patients: Behavioral and Neurophysiological Components. Frontiers in systems neuroscience, 10, 45.
- Grasso, P. A., Benassi, M., Làdavas, E. & Bertini, C. (2016).
Audio‐visual multisensory training enhances visual processing of motion stimuli in healthy participants: an electrophysiological study. European Journal of Neuroscience, 44(10), 2748-2758.