Being overweight enhances distraction Is it really true that adiposity can affect the way we control our goal directed behavior? Roberta Sellaro • May 23, 2017
Reducing prejudice through brain stimulation People show less prejudice after receiving low intensity electrical stimulation administered to the frontal part of the brain. Roberta Sellaro and Lorenza Colzato from the LIBC published their findings in Brain Stimulation. Roberta Sellaro • May 04, 2015
Changing bodies changes if you are “in” or “out”-(group) How “fixed” and “immutable” is racial bias? Roberta Sellaro • April 21, 2015
“Your pain is my pain”: how empathy works Is it really true that “your pain is my pain”? Yes, people feel others’ pain. But how does empathy work in the brain? Roberta Sellaro • March 03, 2015
A question of scent: Lavender aroma promotes interpersonal trust People’s trust in others increases after smelling the olfactory fragrance of lavender. Roberta Sellaro • January 13, 2015
Blue-yellow color vision predicts your cognition! The neurotransmitter dopamine (DA) can be found in high concentration in the retina. Can blue–yellow color vision impairment (CVI) indicate low level of DA and predict decrements in your cognition? Roberta Sellaro • November 11, 2014
The Fragrant Brain Many people say that nothing is more memorable than a smell. However, is it really true that aromas influence the way we are seeing things? Roberta Sellaro • October 14, 2014
Khat, a “natural” amphetamine? Khat consumption has become a worldwide phenomenon broadening from Eastern Africa and the south west of the Arabian Peninsula to ethnic communities in the rest of the world. Why people are using khat? Is it self-medication? Roberta Sellaro • August 05, 2014
Cocaine use enhances distraction Studies suggest that recreational use of cocaine is associated with significant impairments in the same cognitive control functions affected by chronic use. Are up to 4 grams monthly enough to damage the ability of suppressing irrelevant information? Roberta Sellaro • June 24, 2014 • 2 comments
