Program

6 June 2023

Welcome

  • 10:00 - 10:15

    Welcome

    Giuseppe di Pellegrino (University of Bologna)
  • 10:15 - 10:30

    MoDeM project overview

    Sara Garofalo (University of Bologna)

MoDeM project results – part 1

(Chair: Francesca Starita)

  • 10:30 - 10:50

    The role of beta desynchronization in cue-guided choice

    Gianluca Finotti (University of Bologna)
  • 10:50 - 11:10

    Neural Mechanism of Cue-triggered Decision-making: the Role of Motor System

    Yulong Huang (Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience Marc Jeannerod)
  • 11:10 - 11:40

    Coffee break

MoDeM project results - part 2

(Chair: Francesca Starita)

  • 11:40 - 12:00

    Role of the motor cortex and social environment in cue-triggered decision-making: insights from single-pulse TMS and action observation

    Junjie Wei (Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience)
  • 12:00 - 12:20

    The influence of motivational cues on suboptimal choices

    Luigi Degni (University of Bologna)
  • 12:20 - 14:00

    Lunch break

The role of the motor system beyond decision making - part 1

(Chair: Sara Garofalo)

  • 14:00 - 14:20

    How does the brain process the actions of other individuals?

    Valeria Gazzola (Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience)
  • 14:20 - 14:40

    The role of cerebellum and internal models during observation of goal-directed action. A psychophysiological-interaction (PPI) fMRI analysis

    Cas Teurlings (Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience)
  • 14:40 - 15:00

    Behavioral and neural mechanisms of imitation and its modulation

    Lara Bardi (Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience Marc Jeannerod)
  • 15:00 - 15:30

    Coffee break

The role of the motor system beyond decision making - part 2

(Chair: Sara Garofalo)

  • 15:30 - 15:50

    Threat of shock differentially modulates motor and autonomic responses

    Sonia Betti (University of Bologna)
  • 15:50 - 16:10

    How the motor system learns threat timing

    Daniela Dalbagno (University of Bologna)
  • 16:10 - 16:30

    Threat learning shapes action kinematics

    Francesca Starita (University of Bologna)