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Author Correction: Multisensory task demands temporally extend the causal requirement for visual cortex in perception
No full textThe original version of this Article incorrectly included the 6th author Cyriel M. A. Pennartz as a corresponding author. The correct version lists only 7th author Umberto Olcese as corresponding author. In addition, the original version of the Article omitted to include a statement to indicate that Cyriel M. A. Pennartz and Umberto Olcese jointly supervised the work. This has been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Article
Il passato che non passa: dialoghi attraverso il tempo
No full textWładysław Tatarkiewicz, in History of Six Ideas, traces the evolution of the term “classicism” from its Latin roots to
its association with artistic excellence. In the Renaissance, classicism became synonymous with mastery, and its
influence extended across literature, science, psychology, and art. Classical myths inspired thinkers like Freud and
Jung, while modern authors such as Italo Calvino and T.S. Eliot reinterpreted them for contemporary audiences.
The timeless appeal of classical texts lies in their universal symbols and enduring narrative structures. Walter Ong
highlighted the cultural shift from oral to written traditions, and Carlo Ginzburg examined the transcultural diffusion
of myths. However, Umberto Eco warned against ideological misuse of classical works. The essays in Echi dal passato
explore how modern readings of ancient texts – through interdisciplinary approaches – foster dialogue between
past and present, oral and written culture, collective memory and innovation. Ultimately, classical literature remains
a vital tool for understanding modern society
Slow cortical rhythms: from single-neuron electrophysiology to whole-brain imaging in vivo
No full textThe slow cortical oscillation is the major brain rhythm occurring during sleep, and has been the object of thorough investigation for over thirty years. Despite all these efforts, the function and the neuronal mechanisms behind slow cortical rhythms remain only partially understood. In this review we will provide an overview of the techniques available for the in vivo study of slow cortical oscillations in animal models. Our goal is to provide an up to date resource for the selection of the best experimental strategies to study specific aspects of slow oscillations. We will cover both traditional, population-level electrophysiological approaches (electroencephalography - EEG, local field potentials) as well as more recent techniques, such as two photon calcium imaging and optogenetics. Overall, we believe that new breakthroughs in our understanding of slow cortical rhythms will require the integration of different techniques, to bridge the gap between different spatio-temporal scales and go from a correlative to a causal level of analysis
Dreaming as a window on the mechanisms of consciousness
No full textSleep provides us with a unique opportunity to witness the perhaps most dramatic changes in consciousness in physiological conditions. During a typical night of sleep, conscious experience may fade altogether, only to reappear later in the form of vivid dreams. The richness and complexity of conscious experiences also vary considerably during a night of sleep, ranging from vague impressions and abstract thoughts to highly detailed sensory representations. As we will show in this chapter, these fluctuations in the level and content of conscious experience during sleep make dreaming a valuable model for the study of consciousness. Importantly, and in contrast with wakeful experience, dreams are experiences that occur in relative isolation from both sensory stimuli and motor output and irrespective of profoundly impaired mnestic, executive and metacognitive functions, offering a unique window into the intrinsic mechanisms of consciousness. We will start this chapter by providing a definition and phenomenological characterization of dreaming, followed by a description of the occurrence of dreams across sleep stages. We will then tackle the experimental approaches used in the study of dreams, outlining advantages and challenges for the study of consciousness, particularly in relation to existing theories. We will close the chapter by discussing future perspectives in the field.peerReviewedacceptedVersio
Bibliografia di Umberto Romagnoli
No full textA complete bibliography of Umberto Romagnoli writings, introduced by a few lines by editors of the Journal and completed by an essay by Alberto Mattei dealing with some technical aspects of the collection of the
bibliography interwoven with some scholarly life moments of the author
Contro i nemici della risata : Le stagioni teatrali di Umberto Simonetta al Teatro Gerolamo
No full textDirettore del Teatro Gerolamo fra il 1978 e il 1983, Umberto Simonetta è stato autore, regista e produttore di numerose pièce di successo, fra le quali Sta per venire la rivoluzione e non ho niente da mettermi (con Livia Cerini), Mi voleva Strehler (con Maurizio Micheli), che ha oltre mille repliche all’attivo, Ne ho mangiata troppa (con il figlio adottivo Luca Sandri).Head of the Teatro Gerolamo between 1978 and 1983, Umberto Simonetta was the author, director and producer of numerous successful plays, among which The revolution is about to come and I have nothing to wear (with Livia Cerini), I wanted Strehler (with Maurizio Micheli), who has over a thousand repeats to his credit, I ate too much (with his adopted son Luca Sandri)
Development of a Robotic Platform for Cognitive Studies on Human Navigation Based on Optical Flow
No full textParanoia and irony in the Anglophone dectective narrative and the novels of Umberto Eco
No full textThe thesis provides a reading of Umberto Eco's three novels, The Name of the
Rose, Foucault's Pendulum, and The Island of the Day Before, that, while it
acknowledges the importance of the Italian literary tradition in which they stand, also
seeks to explain why their author appeals so frequently to literary models outside
Italy, and in particular the Anglo-American detective genre.
Chapter One explains Eco's relationship to the development of Italian literature
through his lifetime. It is noted that Eco is beginning, both in his semiotics and his
fiction, from a position where post-structuralism has been extensively explored by
neo-avant-gardew riters. Eco positions himself alongsides uchw riters as Italo Calvino
and Jorge Luis Borges, who wish to explore the ludic possibilities of working within
structures, while all the time acknowledging the epistemological limitations of so
doing. Eco's chosen structure, more often than not, is the highly defined genre of
the detective story.
From here, the following chapters engage in close readings of the three novels,
with particular emphasis on The Name of the Rose and Foucault's Pendulum,
demonstrating that they explore problems of interpretation central to the detective
narrative. In doing this, they display an intimate knowledge of generic developments
within the detective tradition, and of the philosophical and aesthetic uses made of the
genre by other writers. The embedding of intertextual references to other detective
narratives within Eco's novels is an important factor, as they come together to form
a narrative of epistemological inquiry that itself follows Eco's philosophical progress
through the years. In short, the novels, inter alia, map a systematic inquiry into the
possibility of systematic inquiry. They reserve the space to engage in such an ironic
and self-referential project precisely through their fictionality
Umberto Romagnoli (1935-2022). Presentazione
No full textA complete bibliography of Umberto Romagnoli writings, introduced by
a few lines by editors of the Journal and completed by an essay by Alberto
Mattei dealing with some technical aspects of the collection of the
bibliography interwoven with some scholarly life moments of the author
Between Author and Text
No full textLithuanian translation of 'Between Author and Text' by Umberto Eco
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