The research carried out in the Experimental Neuropsychology Lab is aimed at studying the neuropsychological processes underlying human behaviour through the investigation of models. These research topics are addressed by focusing on aspects of experimental neuropsychology and through the measurement of psychophysiological parameters (such as pupil dilation).
The research topics addressed focus on:
Study of perceptual-motor processes involved in attentional orientation:
- Spatial compatibility Stimulus-Response and the Simon effect;
- Interaction between emotions and gaze orientation;
- Processes of shared action and social attention;
- Association between spatial attention and numerical processing.
Study of the mechanisms underlying truthful and deceptive behaviour
- Investigation of the relationship between spatial incompatibility and deception;
- Role of pupil dilation in lying.