Lorenzo Pasquini

Novelty-seeking and directed exploration scale with dissociable social network outcomes and brain systems in older adults

This study links undirected novelty seeking and goal-directed exploration in older adults to distinct social network outcomes and brain systems using fMRI and a social bandit reinforcement task.

Harmonized Protocol for Subfield Segmentation in the Hippocampal Body on High-Resolution in vivo MRI from the Hippocampal Subfields Group (HSG)

The paper develops a harmonized segmentation protocol for hippocampal subfields in MRI, improving cross-study comparisons and understanding of subfield structure and function.

Functional network collapse in neurodegenerative disease

This study identifies functional network changes in neurodegenerative diseases using MRI data, linking brain atrophy to specific connectivity patterns and cognitive deficits.

Complexity as a Potential Neurophysiological Correlate of Awe

This study investigates the neurophysiological correlates of awe using EEG, finding increased complexity in neural signals during awe experiences, though with limited generalization to other datasets.

Revealing Changes in Linear and Nonlinear Functional Connectivity After Psilocybin and Escitalopram Treatment in Patients with Depression

This study compares changes in linear and nonlinear functional connectivity in MDD patients after psilocybin or escitalopram treatment, finding distinct patterns between responders and non-responders.

Dynamic medial parietal and hippocampal deactivations under DMT relate to sympathetic output and altered sense of time, space, and the self

This study identifies brain substates and autonomic correlates during DMT administration, linking hippocampal and medial parietal deactivations to altered consciousness and sympathetic output.

Long-term effects of psilocybin on dynamic and effectivity connectivity of fronto-striatal-thalamic circuits

This paper investigates the long-term effects of psilocybin on fronto-striatal-thalamic circuit dynamics and connectivity using longitudinal fMRI data and computational modeling.

A dynamic gradient architecture generates brain activity states

This study uses deep learning to analyze fMRI data and identifies dynamic spatial gradients that underlie brain activity states and functional connectivity.

Dynamic autonomic nervous system patterns differentiate human emotions and manifest in resting physiology

Salience network atrophy links neuron type-specific degeneration to loss of empathy in frontotemporal dementia

The paper links neuron type-specific TDP-43 pathology in the frontoinsular cortex to salience network atrophy and loss of empathy in frontotemporal dementia.

State and trait characteristics of anterior insula time-varying functional connectivity

The paper identifies four time-varying functional connectivity modes in the anterior insula that exhibit both state and trait characteristics, relating to empathy and brain connectivity patterns.

Human subsystems of medial temporal lobes extend locally to amygdala nuclei and globally to an allostatic-interoceptive system

The paper identifies human medial temporal lobe subsystems extending to amygdala nuclei and embedded in a large-scale allostatic-interoceptive system using resting-state fMRI.