The Trieste Symposium on
Perception and Cognition

Oral communications

Preliminary Programme

Thursday, 27 November 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Franco e Franca Basaglia Theater. San Giovanni Park. via E. Weiss 13 - Trieste

2:00 pm
Nemes V.A. (1), Török B. (2), Horváth G. (1), Mikó-Baráth E. (1), Gyenge M. (1), Buzás P. (1), & Jandó G (1).
Temporal processing of cyclopean stimuli: a psychophysical study
(1) University of Pécs, Medical School, Institute of Physiology, Hungary – (2) Department of Ophthalmology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

2:18 pm
Sors F., Gerbino W., & Agostini T.
Auditory modeling in sport: Theoretical framework and practical applications
University of Trieste, Department of Life Sciences, Trieste, Italy

2:36 pm
Garofalo G., Ferrari V. & Bruno, N.
Red affects reaction times in a 2AFC classification task
Università di Parma, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Unità di Psicologia. Parma, Italy

2:54 pm
Marković S., & Bulut T.
Size of different body characteristics and female physical attractiveness: Gender differences
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Philosophy, Laboratory for Experimental Psychology, Belgrade, Serbia

3:12 pm
Zdravković S. (1,2), & Hermens F. (3)
Shadows affect eye movements in the visual judgment tasks
(1) University of Novi Sad, Faculty of philosophy, Department of psychology, Novi Sad, Serbia - (2) University of Belgrade, Faculty of philosophy, Laboratory for Experimental Psychology, Belgrade, Serbia - (3) University of Aberdeen, School of Psychology, Aberdeen, UK.

3:30 pm
Hazenberg S.J. (1), Jongsma, M.L.A. (2), Koning A. (1), & van Lier R. (1)
Disentangling the influence of structure and knowledge on amodal completion
(1) Radboud University, Donders Institute for Bain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen - (2) Radboud University Nijmegen, Behavioural Science Institute, Nijmegen, The Netherland

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Friday, 28 November 9:00-13:00
Room 1B, first floor. H3 building. Main University Campus.
Via A. Valerio, 12 - Trieste

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9:00 am
Buzás P.
Of cats and men: origins of primate color vision pathways
University of Pécs, Medical School, Institute of Physiology, Pécs, Hungary

9:18 am
Versace E., & Vallortigara G.
Preliminary study on preferences for hollow vs. filled social partners in domestic chicks
University of Trento, Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, Rovereto, Italy

9:36 am
Giora, E.
Phenomenal effects of microelements’ numerosity on texture appearance
Università ‘Vita-Salute’ San Raffaele, Faculty of Psychology, Milan, Italy

9:54 am
Todorović D.
Modeling luminance contrast orientation illusions
University of Belgrade, Laboratory of Experimental Psychology, Department of Psychology, Belgrade, Serbia

10:12 am
Vicovaro M. & Burigana L.
An intuitive physics study on the role of mass in horizontal collisions
University of Padova. Department of General Psychology, Padova, Italy

10:30 am
Turconi M.M (1), Mezzarobba S.(2), Franco G. (2), Busan P. (1), Fornasa E. (3), Jarmolowska J. (1), Accardo A.(3), & Battaglini P.P. (1)
BCI-based neuro-rehabilitation treatment for Parkinson’s Disease: cases report
(1) University of Trieste, Department of Life Sciences, Trieste, Italy - (2) University of Trieste, Physiotherapy Degree Course, Trieste, Italy - (3) University of Trieste, Department of Engineering and Architecture, Trieste, Italy

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10:50 Cofee Break

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11:30 am
Orioli G. (1), Filippetti M. L. (2), Gerbino W.(3), Dragovic D. (4), & Farroni, T. (1)
Newborns are sensitive to impending collision within their Peripersonal Space
(1) University of Padua, Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization (DPSS), Padua, Italy - (2) Royal Holloway, Department of Psychology, Egham, UK - (3) University of Trieste, Department of Life Sciences, Trieste, Italy - (4) Department of Pediatric Unit, Hospital of Monfalcone, Monfalcone, Italy

11:48 am
Marno H. (1), Farroni T. (2), & Mehler J. (1)
Evidence for referential expectation in four-month-old infants
(1) International School for Advanced Studies, Cognitive Neuroscience Sector, Trieste Italy - (2) University of Padova, Padova, Italy

12:06 pm
Lorenzino M., & Caudek C.
Facial emotions improve face discrimination learning
University of Florence, Department of Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research, and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), Firenze, Italy

12:24 pm
Thornton I.M. (1), Srismith D. (2), Oxner M. (3,4) & Hayward W.G. (3,4)
Estimating the racial composition of groups of faces: An ensemble other-race effect
(1) University of Malta, Department of Cognitive Science, Malta - (2) Swansea University, Department of Psychology, UK - (3) University of Hong Kong, Department of Psychology, Hong Kong - (4) The University of Auckland, School of Psychology, Auckland, New Zealand

12:42 pm
Fantoni C. (1,2), Cavallero C.(1), & Gerbino W.(1)
The motor action mood induction procedure affects the detection of facial emotions
(1) University of Trieste, Department of Life Sciences, Psychology Unit Gaetano Kanizsa, Trieste, Italy – (2) Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems, Rovereto, Italy