FADIGA L.

Implantable electrodes are one of the most common tools in electrophysiology research, both for acute recording of intracortical signals and for chronical experiments. A stable low-impedance electrode to tissue interface is fundamental to obtain reliable, long term recordings of the central nervous system activity. Commonly used metal...

Studying human motion requires modelling its multiple temporal scale nature to fully describe its complexity since different muscles are activated and coordinated by the brain at different temporal scales in a complex cognitive process. Nevertheless, current approaches are not able to address this requirement properly, and are based on...

Social behaviors rely on the coordination of multiple effectors within one's own body as well as between the interacting bodies. However, little is known about how coupling at the interpersonal level impacts coordination among body parts at the intrapersonal level, especially in ecological, complex, situations. Here, we perturbed interpersonal...

Multimodal interfaces pose the challenge of dealing with the multi-ple interactive time-scales characterizing human behavior. To dothis, innovative models and time-adaptive technologies are needed,operating at multiple time-scales and adopting a multi-layered ap-proach. The first International Workshop on Multi-Scale MovementTechnologies,...

The topographic map of motor cortical representation, called the motor map, is not invariant, but can be altered by motor learning, neurological injury, and functional recovery from injury. Although much attention has been paid to short-term changes of the motor map, robust measures have not been established. The existing mapping methods are...

: Aberrant motor-sensory predictive functions have been linked to symptoms of psychosis, particularly reduced attenuation of self-generated sensations and misattribution of self-generated actions. Building on the parallels between prediction of self- and other-generated actions, this study aims to investigate whether individuals with psychosis...

PEDOT (Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)) is one of the most promising electrode materials for biomedical applications like neural recording and stimulation, thanks to its enhanced biocompatibility and electronic properties. Drug delivery by PEDOT is typically achieved by incorporating drugs as dopants during the electrodeposition procedure and...

Structural biocompatibility is a fundamental requirement for chronically stable bioelectronic devices. Newest neurotechnologies are increasingly focused on minimizing the foreign body response through the development of devices that match the mechanical properties of the implanted tissue and mimic its surface composition, often compromising on...

Localized drug delivery represents one of the most challenging uses of systems based on conductive polymer films. Typically, anionic drugs are incorporated within conductive polymers through electrostatic interaction with the positively charged polymer. Following this approach, the synthetic glucocorticoid dexamethasone phosphate is often...