Reposted by Francesco TortoraYannik Stegmann @yannikstegmann.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New paper out! We examined EEG and autonomic responses during threat anticipation and asked whether this state of “attentive immobility” influences memory encoding. We found enhanced perceptual processing, but this did not translate into better memory. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 0143
Francesco Tortora @francescotortora.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Hey folks! Check out our new preprint!📍 Bridging animal and human research, we dynamically manipulated contextual properties in VR to investigate how elemental and configural representations interact to shape the human defensive system across multiple response domains. doi.org/10.31234/osf...doi.orgOSF 095
Francesco Tortora @francescotortora.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Had a great time at #PuG2026 in Heidelberg. Honored to receive the Poster Prize from @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social , recognizing the work developed during my PhD within @rtg2660.bsky.social Thanks to my supervisors @gamerlab.bsky.social and @martandreatta.bsky.social for the continous support. 1142
Reposted by Francesco TortoraGamer Lab Wuerzburg @gamerlab.bsky.social · 05/06/2026@francescotortora.bsky.social focusses on dissecting contextual representations in human threat learning and memory in an immersive virtual reality setup (Poster Session 2, #573) 182
Reposted by Francesco TortoraEcem Tavacioglu @ecemtavacioglu.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Huge applause to @francescotortora.bsky.social for presenting our study “Gradual Extinction via US Intensity Reduction: a Translational Test of Fear Memory Updating in Humans” at #EMHFC2026 👏 Great teamwork, exciting study and results! 071
Reposted by Francesco TortoraJörn Alexander Quent @jaquent.bsky.social · 12/01/2026 Evidence for item-in-context cells in humans from @humansingleneuron.bsky.social: Distinct neuronal populations in the human brain combine content and context Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 041
Reposted by Francesco TortoraAnna Ciaunica PhD @annaciaunica.bsky.social · 14/11/2025www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comTime, space, memory and brain–body rhythms - Nature Reviews NeuroscienceUnderstanding how the brain represents experienced time and how representations of space and time are integrated to form episodic memories has been a goal of much neuroscientific research. In this Per... 02110
Reposted by Francesco Tortoratal boger @talboger.bsky.social · 19/08/2025On the left is a rabbit. On the right is an elephant. But guess what: They’re the *same image*, rotated 90°! In @currentbiology.bsky.social, @chazfirestone.bsky.social & I show how these images—known as “visual anagrams”—can help solve a longstanding problem in cognitive science. bit.ly/45BVnCZ 19350103
Francesco Tortora @francescotortora.bsky.social · 21/06/2025What a great experience! Glad to have taken part in this amazing symposium #PUG2025 0140
Reposted by Francesco TortoraEcem Tavacioglu @ecemtavacioglu.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Only a few days left until @pug2025.bsky.social – our symposium, organized together with @gamerlab.bsky.social 🧠⚡ 🎤 Join us for exciting talks by: @ondrejzika.bsky.social @francescotortora.bsky.social @ldeserno.bsky.social @florianschlagenhauf #PUG2025 #psychophysiology #reinforcementlearning 0215
Reposted by Francesco TortoraGamer Lab Wuerzburg @gamerlab.bsky.social · 25/10/2024…and @francescotortora.bsky.social showing his work on conjunctive and elemental processing during threat confrontation 👇 092