NAOMI BEVACQUA

PhD Student

PhD program:: XXXVIII
email: naomi.bevacqua@uniroma1.it
phone: +39 3491669824

supervisor: Prof. Matteo Candidi
co-supervisor: Prof. Alessio Avenanti

Research: The inhibitory processes in the Action Observation Network

I’m graduated from Bologna University with a bachelor's degree in Psychology and with a master’s degree in Neuroscience. During my master’s thesis I studied the role of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in consolidation and extinction of fear memory, but actually my interests are the functioning of the motor system and mechanisms underlying the motor performance in young and older populations. Since my master’s thesis, I used non-invasive stimulation technique (i.e., the TMS) and during my post-graduated internship, I applied this technique for exploring the plasticity of the motor system employed the ccPAS protocol. I am currently achieving my PhD in Psychology and Social Neuroscience, studying the motor inhibitory processes in the Action Observation Network.

Research products

11573/1700218 - 2024 - Cortico-cortical paired associative stimulation highlights asymmetrical communication between rostral premotor cortices and primary motor cortex

Bevacqua, Naomi; Turrini, Sonia; Fiori, Francesca; Saracini, Chiara; Lucero, Boris; Candidi, Matteo; Avenanti, Alessio - 01f Lettera, Nota

paper: BRAIN STIMULATION (Amsterdam, Oxford : Elsevier, 2008-) pp. 89-91 - issn: 1935-861X - wos: WOS:001166886600001 (2) - scopus: (0)

11573/1713405 - 2024 - Spike-timing-dependent plasticity induction reveals dissociable supplementary– and premotor–motor pathways to automatic imitation

Turrini, Sonia; Fiori, Francesca; Bevacqua, Naomi; Saracini, Chiara; Lucero, Boris; Candidi, Matteo; Avenanti, Alessio - 01a Articolo in rivista

paper: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (National Academy of Sciences:2101 Constitution Avenue Northwest:Washington, DC 20418:(877)314-2253, (615)377-3322, EMAIL: subspnas@nas.edu, INTERNET: http://www.pnas.org, Fax: (615)377-0525) pp. 1-9 - issn: 0027-8424 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1680576 - 2023 - Neurophysiological Markers of Premotor–Motor Network Plasticity Predict Motor Performance in Young and Older Adults

Turrini, Sonia; Bevacqua, Naomi; Cataneo, Antonio; Chiappini, Emilio; Fiori, Francesca; Battaglia, Simone; Romei, Vincenzo; Avenanti, Alessio - 01a Articolo in rivista

paper: BIOMEDICINES (Basel: MDPI) pp. 1464-1478 - issn: 2227-9059 - wos: WOS:001011316000001 (14) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85160779612 (15)

11573/1670029 - 2023 - Transcranial cortico-cortical paired associative stimulation (ccPAS) over ventral premotor-motor pathways enhances action performance and corticomotor excitability in young adults more than in elderly adults

Turrini, Sonia; Bevacqua, Naomi; Cataneo, Antonio; Chiappini, Emilio; Fiori, Francesca; Candidi, Matteo; Avenanti, Alessio - 01a Articolo in rivista

paper: FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE (Lausanne : Frontiers Research Foundation, 2009-) pp. - - issn: 1663-4365 - wos: WOS:000942248100001 (19) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85149940304 (19)