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EEG Abnormalities as a Neurophysiological Biomarker of Severity in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Cohort Study

Antonio Gennaro Nicotera, Randi Jenssen Hagerman, Maria Vincenza Catania, Serafino Buono, more

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 2019 > 49 > 6 > 2337-2347

To date, the phenotypic significance of EEG abnormalities in patients with ASD is unclear. In a population affected by ASD we aimed to evaluate: the phenotypic characteristics; the prevalence of EEG abnormalities; the potential correlations between EEG abnormalities and behavioral and cognitive variables. Sixty-nine patients with ASD underwent cognitive or developmental testing, language assessment,...

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Do personality traits and self‐regulatory processes affect decision‐making tendencies?

Silvana Miceli, Valeria de Palo, Lucia Monacis, Santo Di Nuovo, more

Australian Journal of Psychology > 70 > 3 > 284 - 293

Objective This research attempted to clarify the role played by personality traits and self‐regulated motivation in affecting decision‐making tendencies. Method Study 1 (n = 209) examined whether the Big Five personality traits predict minimising, maximising, and satisficing tendencies; Study 2 (n = 460) tested the mediating role of self‐regulatory orientations in the relationship between personality...

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An inflammatory and trophic disconnect biomarker profile revealed in Down syndrome plasma: Relation to cognitive decline and longitudinal evaluation

M. Florencia Iulita, Alison Ower, Concetta Barone, Rowan Pentz, more

Alzheimer's & Dementia > 2016 > 12 > 11 > 1132-1148

Given that Alzheimer's pathology develops silently over decades in Down syndrome (DS), prognostic biomarkers of dementia are a major need.We investigated the plasma levels of Aβ, proNGF, tPA, neuroserpin, metallo-proteases and inflammatory molecules in 31 individuals with DS (with and without dementia) and in 31 healthy controls. We examined associations between biomarkers and cognitive decline.Aβ40...

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A Neuro-fuzzy approach to identify a hierarchical fuzzy system for modelling aviation pilot attention

Alessandro Di Nuovo, Rosario Cannavo, Santo Di Nuovo, Giorgia Trecca, more

2016 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE) > 32 - 37

2016 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE)

Attention has been shown to be a predictor of flight performance and, therefore, it is necessary to assess this cognitive ability to evaluate candidate aviation pilots and to verify if the pilot has the sufficient attention level required for the flight duties.

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Robots in Education and Care of Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Study on Acceptance by Experienced and Future Professionals

Daniela Conti, Santo Di Nuovo, Serafino Buono, Alessandro Di Nuovo

International Journal of Social Robotics > 2017 > 9 > 1 > 51-62

Research in the area of robotics has made available numerous possibilities for further innovation in the education of children, especially in the rehabilitation of those with learning difficulties and/or intellectual disabilities. Despite the scientific evidence, there is still a strong scepticism against the use of robots in the fields of education and care of people. Here we present a study on the...

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Lateral specialization in unilateral spatial neglect: a cognitive robotics model

Daniela Conti, Santo Di Nuovo, Angelo Cangelosi, Alessandro Di Nuovo

Cognitive Processing > 2016 > 17 > 3 > 321-328

In this paper, we present the experimental results of an embodied cognitive robotic approach for modelling the human cognitive deficit known as unilateral spatial neglect (USN). To this end, we introduce an artificial neural network architecture designed and trained to control the spatial attentional focus of the iCub robotic platform. Like the human brain, the architecture is divided into two hemispheres...

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A cross-cultural study of acceptance and use of robotics by future psychology practitioners

Daniela Conti, Allegra Cattani, Santo Di Nuovo, Alessandro Di Nuovo

2015 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) > 555 - 560

2015 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)

Research in robotics has made available numerous possibilities and tools for further innovation in the psychological practice. For instance, recent research provided many examples of possible applications of robots in the education and rehabilitation of people with learning difficulties and/or intellectual disabilities. In this paper, we present a study on how cultural backgrounds can influence the...

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Cognitive robotics for the modelling of cognitive dysfunctions: A study on unilateral spatial neglect

Daniela Conti, Santo Di Nuovo, Alessandro Di Nuovo

2015 Joint IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning and Epigenetic Robotics (ICDL-EpiRob) > 300 - 301

2015 Joint IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning and Epigenetic Robotics (ICDL-EpiRob)

Damage to the posterior parietal cortex (PPC) can cause patients to fail to orient toward, explore, and respond to stimuli on the contralesional side of the space. PPC is thought to play a crucial role in the computation of sensorimotor transformations that is in linking sensation to action. Indeed, this disorder, known as Unilateral Spatial Neglect (USN), can compromise visual, auditory, tactile,...

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Use of robotics to stimulate imitation in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A pilot study in a clinical setting

Daniela Conti, Santo Di Nuovo, Serafino Buono, Grazia Trubia, more

2015 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) > 1 - 6

2015 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a condition in which deficits in social interaction and social communication can make everyday life difficult. The use of mechanical and electronic devices has proven to be effective in ASD therapy and recently Socially Assistive Robotics (SAR) research has suggested that robots are promising tools for the treatment of this disorder. Starting from these findings,...

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The iCub learns numbers: An embodied cognition study

Alessandro Di Nuovo, Vivian M. De La Cruz, Angelo Cangelosi, Santo Di Nuovo

2014 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) > 692 - 699

2014 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN)

Thanks to recent technological advances and the increasing interest towards the Cognitive Developmental Robotics (CDR) paradigm, many popular platforms for scientific research have been designed in order to resemble the shape of the human body. The motivation behind this strongly humanoid design is the embodied cognition hypothesis, which affirms that all aspects of cognition are shaped by aspects...

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Benefits of fuzzy logic in the assessment of intellectual disability

Alessandro Di Nuovo, Santo Di Nuovo, Serafino Buono, Vincenzo Cutello

2014 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE) > 1843 - 1850

2014 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE)

Among the artificial intelligence techniques that successfully support computer assisted decision making, fuzzy logic has proved to be a powerful tool in various fields. In particular it is appreciated by clinical practitioners because of their approaches to take a decision require to deal with uncertainties and vagueness in the knowledge and information. One field in which fuzzy sets theory can be...

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Autonomous learning in humanoid robotics through mental imagery

Alessandro G. Di Nuovo, Davide Marocco, Santo Di Nuovo, Angelo Cangelosi

Neural Networks > 2013 > 41 > Complete > 147-155

In this paper we focus on modeling autonomous learning to improve performance of a humanoid robot through a modular artificial neural networks architecture. A model of a neural controller is presented, which allows a humanoid robot iCub to autonomously improve its sensorimotor skills. This is achieved by endowing the neural controller with a secondary neural system that, by exploiting the sensorimotor...

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Mental practice and verbal instructions execution: A cognitive robotics study

Alessandro G. Di Nuovo, Vivian M. De La Cruz, Santo Di Nuovo

The 2012 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) > 1 - 6

2012 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2012 - Brisbane)

Understanding the tight relationship that exists between mental imagery and motor activities (i.e. how images in the mind can influence movements and motor skills) has become a topic of interest and is of particular importance in domains in which improving those skills is crucial for obtaining better performance, such as in sports and rehabilitation. In this paper, using an embodied cognition approach...

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Self-injury in people with intellectual disability and epilepsy: A matched controlled study

Serafino Buono, Fabio Scannella, Maria Bernadette Palmigiano, Maurizio Elia, more

Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy > 2012 > 21 > 3 > 160-164

We aimed to identify the presence of self-injurious behavior in a sample of 158 people with intellectual disability and epilepsy as compared with a control sample consisting of 195 people with intellectual disability without epilepsy. The Italian Scale for the Assessment of self-injurious behaviors was used to describe self-injurious behavior in both groups. The groups were matched for ID degree:...

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Intelligent quotient estimation of mental retarded people from different psychometric instruments using artificial neural networks

Alessandro G. Di Nuovo, Santo Di Nuovo, Serafino Buono

Artificial Intelligence In Medicine > 2012 > 54 > 2 > 135-145

The estimation of a person's intelligence quotient (IQ) by means of psychometric tests is indispensable in the application of psychological assessment to several fields. When complex tests as the Wechsler scales, which are the most commonly used and universally recognized parameter for the diagnosis of degrees of retardation, are not applicable, it is necessary to use other psycho-diagnostic tools...

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Differences in achievement not in intelligence in the north and south of Italy: Comments on Lynn (2010a, 2010b)

Antonella D'Amico, Maurizio Cardaci, Santo Di Nuovo, Jack A. Naglieri

Learning and Individual Differences > 2012 > 22 > 1 > 128-132

Lynn (2010a, 2010b) argued that individuals from south Italy have a lower IQ than individuals from north Italy, and that these differences in IQ are at the basis of north–south gap in income, education, infant mortality, stature, and literacy. In the present paper, we discuss several theoretical and methodological aspects which we regard as flaws of Lynn's studies. Moreover, we report scores of southern...

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Behavioral phenotypes of genetic syndromes with intellectual disability: Comparison of adaptive profiles

Santo Di Nuovo, Serafino Buono

Psychiatry Research > 2011 > 189 > 3 > 440-445

The study of distinctive and consistent behaviors in the most common genetic syndromes with intellectual disability is useful to explain abnormalities or associated psychiatric disorders. The behavioral phenotypes revealed outcomes totally or partially specific for each syndrome. The aim of our study was to compare similarities and differences in the adaptive profiles of the five most frequent genetic...

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A Neural Network model for spatial mental imagery investigation: A study with the humanoid robot platform iCub

Alessandro G. Di Nuovo, Davide Marocco, Santo Di Nuovo, Angelo Cangelosi

The 2011 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks > 2199 - 2204

2011 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2011 - San Jose)

Understanding the process behind the human ability of creating mental images of events and experiences is a still crucial issue for psychologists. Mental imagery may be considered a multimodal biological simulation that activates the same, or very similar, sensorial and motor modalities that are activated when we interact with the environment in real time. Neuro-psychological studies show that neural...

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An agent-based infrastructure for monitoring aviation pilot's situation awareness

Alessandro G. Di Nuovo, Rosario B. Cannavo, Santo Di Nuovo

2011 IEEE Symposium on Intelligent Agent (IA) > 1 - 7

2011 Ieee Symposium On Intelligent Agents - Part Of 17273 - 2011 Ssci

It has been widely documented that at least 70% of commercial aviation incidents in the last 15 years are to be ascribed to human errors, although that is to be linked together with the difficulties in interactions with the ever more complexity of modern planes. Therefore there has been an enormous increase in avionics and on-board systems which, taken one by one, should increase safety, but on the...

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Psychology with soft computing: An integrated approach and its applications

Alessandro G. Di Nuovo, Vincenzo Catania, Santo Di Nuovo, Serafino Buono

Applied Soft Computing > 2008 > 8 > 1 > 829-837

Soft computing techniques proved to be successful in many application areas. In this paper we investigate the application in psychopathological field of two well known soft computing techniques, fuzzy logic and genetic algorithms (GAs). The investigation started from a practical need: the creation of a tool for a quick and correct classification of mental retardation level, which is needed to choose...

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