Paolo Grasso
Post-Doc in Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Pharmacology and Child Health, University of Florence
CV
Curriculum Vitae
Contacts
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., Anobile, G., Arrighi, R., Burr, D. C., & Cicchini, G. M.
Numerosity perception is tuned to salient environmental features
IScience, 25(4), 104104
Downloadhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.104104
- Grasso, P. A., Anobile, G., Caponi, C., & Arrighi, R.
Implicit visuospatial attention shapes numerosity adaptation and perception
Journal of Vision, 21(8), 26
Downloadhttps://doi.org/10.1167/jov.21.8.26 - Grasso, P. A., Anobile, G., & Arrighi, R.
Numerosity adaptation partly depends on the allocation of implicit numerosity-contingent visuo-spatial attention
Journal of Vision, 21(1), 12
Downloadhttps://doi.org/10.1167/jov.21.1.12 - Grasso, P. A., Tonolli, E., Bortoletto, M., & Miniussi, C.
tDCS over posterior parietal cortex increases cortical excitability but decreases learning: An ERPs and TMS-EEG study
Brain Research, 1753, 147227
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2020.147227
- Grasso, P. A., Pietrelli, M., Zanon, M., Làdavas, E., & Bertini, C.
Alpha oscillations reveal implicit visual processing of motion in hemianopia
Cortex, 122, 81–96
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2018.08.009 - Grasso, P. A., Tonolli, E., & Miniussi, C.
Effects of different transcranial direct current stimulation protocols on visuo-spatial contextual learning formation: evidence of homeostatic regulatory mechanisms
Scientific Reports, 10(1), 4622
Downloadhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-61626-7 - Grasso, P. A., Gallina, J., & Bertini, C.
Shaping the visual system: cortical and subcortical plasticity in the intact and the lesioned brain
Neuropsychologia, 142, 107464
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2020.107464
- 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.
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
Downloadhttps://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_01298
- Grasso, P. A., Benassi, M., Làdavas, E., & Bertini, C.
Audio‐visual multisensory training enhances visual processing of motion stimuli in healthy participants: an electrophysiological study
European Journal of Neuroscience, 44(10), 2748–2758
Downloadhttps://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.13221 - Grasso, P. A., Làdavas, E., & Bertini, C.
Compensatory Recovery after Multisensory Stimulation in Hemianopic Patients: Behavioral and Neurophysiological Components
Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 10
Downloadhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2016.00045 - Bertini, C., Grasso, P. A., & Làdavas, E.
The role of the retino-colliculo-extrastriate pathway in visual awareness and visual field recovery
Neuropsychologia, 90, 72–79
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2016.05.011
Abstracts
2019
Grasso P. A.The role of V1-independent networks in visual field defects recovery
Perceptual, Cognitive and Affective components of Space representation. A Festschrift in honor of Elisabetta Làdavas
11-12/04/2019 Bolognainvited talk
2019
Grasso P.A., Tonolli E., & Miniussi C.Offline anodal transcranial direct current stimulation over posterior parietal cortex reduces context-mediated visual search facilitation: behavioral and electrophysiological evidence
Rovereto Attention Workshop
24-26/10/2019 Roveretoposter
2015
Grasso P.A., Benassi M., Bertini C., & Làdavas E.An audio-visual multisensory training enhances the visual processing of motion stimuli in healthy participants: an electrophysiological study
IV Congress of the Società Italiana di Neuropsicologia
27-28/11/2015 Padovatalk
2017
Grasso P.A., Làdavas E., Bertini C., Caltabiano S., Thut G., & Morand S.Early V5 processing decoupled from awareness with fast- but not slow-moving stimuli: TMS evidence for dynamic deployment of parallel pathways depending on motion velocity
XXXV European Workshop on Cognitive Neuropsychology
22-27/01/2017 Bressanonetalk
2015
Grasso P. A.Visual field defects and cortical plasticity after an audio-visual multisensory stimulation
CCNi Lecture, Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging
07-07/10/2015 Glasgowinvited talk
2018
Grasso P.A., Tonolli E., Esposito R., & Miniussi C.Transcranial direct current stimulation and visuo-spatial contextual learning reveal homeostatic regulatory principles in the human posterior parietal cortex
XXVI Congress of the Società Italiana di Psicofisiologia
15-17/11/2018 Torinoposter
2018
Grasso P.A., Tonolli E., Miniussi C.Transcranial direct current stimulation and visuo-spatial learning: the interaction between stimulation-dependent and brain activity-dependent mechanisms
CIMeC Seminars
30-30/11/2018 Roveretotalk
2018
Grasso P.A., Tonolli E., Esposito R., & Miniussi C.Transcranial direct current stimulation and visuo-spatial contextual learning reveal homeostatic regulatory principles in the human posterior parietal cortex
Transcranial Brain Stimulation in Cognitive Neuroscience Workshop
06-07/12/2018 Roveretoposter