Chronopsychology

Research lines of the group documented by publications in the period 2020-2024

• Circadian rhythms of motor activity 
• Sleep quality and cognitive processes 
• Circadian preference 
• Assessment of sleep disorders 

Head

Vincenzo Natale

ERC Sectors

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

Scientific Disciplinary Sector: PSIC-01/A 

Selected publications of the group indexed in Scopus/WOS in the period 2020 2024

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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  
4. 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
5. Occhionero, M., Tonetti, L., Giudetti, F., & Natale, V. (2024). Activity-Based Prospective Memory in Insomniacs. Sensors, 24, p. 3612. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24113612 
6. Fabbri, M., Occhionero, M., Tonetti, L., Costa, M., Giudetti, F., Rasch, B., & Natale, V. (2024). Music cue during slow wave sleep improves visuospatial memory consolidation. Journal of Sleep Research, e14372. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.14372  

Funding for the period 2020-2024

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 2020-2024

International collaborations

• Ana Adan (Spagna)
• Damien Léger (Francia)
• Francis Lévi (Inghilterra)
• Christoph Randler (Germania)

National collaborations

• Andreas Conca (Bolzano)
• Giuseppe Plazzi (Modena-Reggio Emilia)
• Ugo Faraguna (Pisa)

Unibo collaborations

• Sara Giovagnoli
• Alessandra Lugaresi
• Federica Provini

• Marcello Sicbaldi 

Editorial activities in the period 2020-2024

Editorial Board:

• Behavioral Sleep Medicine (Vincenzo Natale; Valeria Bacaro)
• Biological Rhythm Research (Vincenzo Natale; Lorenzo Tonetti)
• Brain Sciences (Vincenzo Natale) 
• 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 e Lorenzo Tonetti)
• Frontiers in Psychiatry (Vincenzo Natale e Lorenzo Tonetti)
• Frontiers in Psychology (Lorenzo Tonetti)