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Department of Psychology "Renzo Canestrari"

Chronopsychology

Study of circadian rhythms of cognitive processes. Head: Vincenzo natale

Areas: Experimental psychology

Scientific Disciplinary Sector 

M-PSI/01 

 

ERC Sectors  

SH4_5 Attention, perception, action, consciousness 

SH4_6 Learning, memory; cognition in ageing 

LS5_8 Neural basis of behaviour 

 

Head

Vincenzo Natale, Full Professor 

 

Members

Monica Martoni – Associate Professor (DIMEC) 

Miranda Occhionero – Associate Professor  

Lorenzo Tonetti – Associate Professor 

Federica Giudetti, PhD Student  

 

Research lines of the group documented by publications in the period 2019-2023 

- Circadian rhythms of motor activity 

- Sleep quality and cognitive processes 

- Circadian preference 

- Assessment of sleep disorders 

- Light and cognitive performance 

 

Selected publications of the group indexed in Scopus/WOS in the period 2019-2023 (max 6 publications) 

  1. Tonetti L., Camilli F., Giovagnoli S., Natale V., Lugaresi A. (2019). Circadian activity rhythm in early relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 8, p. 2216. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390%2Fjcm8122216 
  2. Tonetti L., Occhionero M., Boreggiani M., Concas A., Dondi P., Elbaz M., Fabbri M., Gauriau C., Giupponi G., Leger D., Martoni M., Rafanelli C., Roncuzzi R., Zoppello M., Natale V. (2020). Sleep and prospective memory: a retrospective study in different clinical populations. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, p. 6113. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176113 
  3. Occhionero M., Fabbri M., Tonetti L., Martoni M., Natale V. (2021). Time Course of Sleep Inertia Dissipation in Memory Tasks. Applied Sciences, 11, p. 3354. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11083354 
  4. Faraut B., Tonetti L., Malmartel A., Grabar S., Ghosn J., Viard, J.-P., Natale V., Leger D. (2021). Sleep, Prospective Memory, and Immune Status among People Living with HIV. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, p. 438. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020438 
  5. Natale, V., Fabbri, M., Martoni, M., & Tonetti, L. (2022). Circadian motor activity of non-dominant hand reaches acrophase later than dominant hand. Scientific Reports, 12, p. 5748. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09717-5  
  6. Fabbri, M., Martoni, M., Beracci, A., Tonetti, L., & Natale V. (2023). Gender composition of pairs influences joint action effect. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, p. 1122427. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1122427 

 

Funding for the period 2019-2023 

International Projects 

- 

National Projects 

- 

Grant from public institutions: Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico (Milan); Lombardy Region. 

Third party service: Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Insomnias. 

 

Active National and International Collaborations documented by publications/ funding/ scientific agreements for the period 2019-2023  

International collaborations 

Ana Adan (Spain) 

Damien Léger (France) 

Francis Lévi (England) 

Christoph Randler (Germany) 

Anat Scher (Israel) 

 

National collaborations 

Marco Fabbri (Caserta) 

Giuseppe Plazzi (Modena-Reggio Emilia) 

Ugo Faraguna (Pisa) 

 

Unibo collaborations 

Sara Giovagnoli  

Alessandra Lugaresi  

Federica Provini  

 

 

Editorial activities in the period 2019-2023 

Editorial Board: 

  • Behavioral Sleep Medicine (Vincenzo Natale) 
  • Biological Rhythm Research (Lorenzo Tonetti) 
  • Brain Sciences (section Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience) (Lorenzo Tonetti) 
  • Journal of Sleep Medicine and Disorders (Vincenzo Natale) 

Topic Editor: 

  • Applied Sciences (Lorenzo Tonetti) 

Review Editor: 

  • Brain Sciences (Lorenzo Tonetti) 
  • Frontiers in Neurology (Vincenzo Natale; Lorenzo Tonetti) 
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry (Vincenzo Natale; Lorenzo Tonetti) 
  • Frontiers in Psychology (Lorenzo Tonetti) 

 

 

Fellow in scientific academies and / or executive committees of scientific associations for the period 2019-2023  

Department’s Research Centre/Lab: CRONOLAB (Laboratory of Applied Chronopsychology) 

Department’s Clinical Service: Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Insomnias. 

Members

Federica Giudetti

PhD Student

Monica Martoni

Associate Professor

Vincenzo Natale

Full Professor

Miranda Occhionero

Associate Professor

Lorenzo Tonetti

Associate Professor

ERC Sectors

  • SH4_5 Attention, perception, action, consciousness
  • SH4_6 Learning, memory; cognition in ageing
  • LS5_8 Neural basis of behaviour

Scientific Disciplinary Sector: M-PSI/01

Selected publications of the group for the period 2019-2023

  1. Tonetti L., Camilli F., Giovagnoli S., Natale V., Lugaresi A. (2019). Circadian activity rhythm in early relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 8, p. 2216. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390%2Fjcm8122216
  2. Tonetti L., Occhionero M., Boreggiani M., Concas A., Dondi P., Elbaz M., Fabbri M., Gauriau C., Giupponi G., Leger D., Martoni M., Rafanelli C., Roncuzzi R., Zoppello M., Natale V. (2020). Sleep and prospective memory: a retrospective study in different clinical populations. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, p. 6113. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176113
  3. Occhionero M., Fabbri M., Tonetti L., Martoni M., Natale V. (2021). Time Course of Sleep Inertia Dissipation in Memory Tasks. Applied Sciences, 11, p. 3354. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11083354
  4. Faraut B., Tonetti L., Malmartel A., Grabar S., Ghosn J., Viard, J.-P., Natale V., Leger D. (2021). Sleep, Prospective Memory, and Immune Status among People Living with HIV. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, p. 438. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020438
  5. Natale, V., Fabbri, M., Martoni, M., & Tonetti, L. (2022). Circadian motor activity of non-dominant hand reaches acrophase later than dominant hand. Scientific Reports, 12, p. 5748. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09717-5
  6. Fabbri, M., Martoni, M., Beracci, A., Tonetti, L., & Natale V. (2023). Gender composition of pairs influences joint action effect. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, p. 1122427. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1122427

Funding for the period 2019-2023

Grant from public institutions

  • Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico (Milan); Lombardy Region.

Third party service

  • Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Insomnias.

 

Active National and International Collaborations period 2019-2023

 International collaborations

  • Ana Adan (Spain)
  • Damien Léger (France)
  • Francis Lévi (England)
  • Christoph Randler (Germany)
  • Anat Scher (Israel)

National collaborations

  • Marco Fabbri (Caserta)
  • Giuseppe Plazzi (Modena-Reggio Emilia)
  • Ugo Faraguna (Pisa)

Unibo collaborations

  • Sara Giovagnoli
  • Alessandra Lugaresi
  • Federica Provini

 

 

Editorial activities in the period 2019-2023

Editorial Board:

  • Behavioral Sleep Medicine (Vincenzo Natale)
  • Biological Rhythm Research (Lorenzo Tonetti)
  • Brain Sciences (section Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience) (Lorenzo Tonetti)
  • Journal of Sleep Medicine and Disorders (Vincenzo Natale)

Topic Editor:

  • Applied Sciences (Lorenzo Tonetti)

Review Editor:

  • Brain Sciences (Lorenzo Tonetti)
  • Frontiers in Neurology (Vincenzo Natale; Lorenzo Tonetti)
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry (Vincenzo Natale; Lorenzo Tonetti)
  • Frontiers in Psychology (Lorenzo Tonetti)