We study the interactive neurocognitive systems underlying Selective Attention and Motivated Cognition.

We have laboratories dedicated to behavioral, TMS and eye-movement studies on human subjects, as well as neurophysiology labs for single and multi-unit recordings from behaving non human primates.


We are based at the Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences - Section of Physiology and Psychology, at the University of Verona, Italy.

News

Welcome to the Nexus - Emergent Attention Lab Website!

NEW 2 POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS are availble..... for more information check out our job announcement section

Take a look to our new papers:

Ferrante, O, Patacca A, Di Caro V, Della Libera C, Santandrea E, Chelazzi L. (2018). Altering spatial priority maps via statistical learning of target selection and distractor filtering. Cortex, 102, 67-95.


Sani, I, Santandrea, E, Morrone, M C, Chelazzi L (2017). Temporally Evolving Gain Mechanisms of Attention in Macaque Area V4. Journal of Neurophysiology.


Eštočinová, J, Lo Gerfo E, Della Libera C, Chelazzi L, Santandrea E (2016).  Augmenting distractor filtering via transcranial magnetic stimulation of the lateral occipital cortex. Cortex.


Della Libera C, Calletti R, Eštočinová J, Chelazzi L, Santandrea E (2017). Reward-based plasticity of spatial priority maps: exploiting inter-subject variability to probe the underlying neurobiology. Cognitive Neuroscience.


Marini F, Demeter E, Roberts KC, Chelazzi L, Woldorff MG (2016). Orchestrating Proactive and Reactive Mechanisms for Filtering Distracting Information: Brain-Behavior Relationships Revealed by a Mixed-Design fMRI Study. The Journal of Neuroscience 36(3):988-1000.


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Elisa Santandrea and Chiara Della Libera take part in the Italian initiative to raise public awareness on science and science-related matters promoted by Italia Unita per la Scienza.

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Nexus member in the news

January 16th 2013
Nexus member Dr. Chiara Della Libera was mentioned in an article appearing in the web magazine Focus.it as one of the most promising Italian young cognitive neuroscientists.
(read the article, in Italian)

Dr Ilaria Sani wins Braitenberg Award 2012

January 14th 2013
We are proud to announce that Nexus member Dr. Ilaria Sani was designated as the winner of the Valentino Braitenberg Award for Cognitive Neuroscience 2012 (further details)

Press release of Marini et al, JEP: General (2013)

Press release of the paper "Costly Filtering of Potential Distraction: Evidence for a Supramodal Mechanism" by Marini, F, Chelazzi L, and Maravita A., in press on The Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.