Stefano Lasaponara

There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact. (cit. Sherlock Holmes)

Associate Professor at Psychology Department of Sapienza University of Rome

[dysmetric @dysmetric]

Eye of the beholder: Pupillary response reflects how subjective prior beliefs shape reinforcement learning with fake news (2026)
https://t.co/VOW2Sqj0gj

[PsyPost.org @PsyPost]

A new eye-tracking study reveals that our preexisting beliefs dictate how we learn new information. Researchers found that people struggle to adapt when facts challenge their views, shedding light on why fake news is so hard to combat. https://t.co/siMtR2xafn

[Stefano Lasaponara @StefanoLasap]

Can #fakenews shape the way we learn?
In our new #paper in @PNASNews, we show that prior beliefs bias both decision-making and learning, starting even before a choice is made, as revealed by pupil dilation.
🔗 https://t.co/2gP65RKJ1C

[Laura Piccardi @Laura359384004]

Is it the eye movements or the attention shifting? 🧠
Our new study suggests the Posner Paradigm is as effective as traditional #EMDR in reprocessing negative memories.
Read the full findings by Piccardi et al. here:
👉 https://t.co/lPtBlSQAf3
#Psychology #Neuroscience

[memorytimespacelab @memorytimespace]

In occasione della Settimana del Cervello 2025 "Direzione: Futuro"  proponiamo un evento di divulgazione gratuito sullo sviluppo della memoria autobiografica e la sua perdita.
https://t.co/fCvDACacG8
Per registrarti clicca su https://t.co/AmdmTCsmVa

[Stefano Lasaponara @StefanoLasap]

Volete contribuire a contrastare il fenomeno delle #fakenews e della disinformazione online? Compilate e fate compilare il seguente questionario online: https://t.co/PWi5XsaUgY
#ricerca #infodemia #informazione

[Stefano Lasaponara @StefanoLasap]

Do people with different temperamental styles orient their attention in space differently? In our latest publication on "Cortex", we tried to answer this relevant question. https://t.co/8YkWiz5huW
#academia #research #neuroscience

[Capitan Futuro @capitanfooturo]

L'apostrofo rossonero tra le parole fallo di mano.
#GenoaMilan

[Stefano Lasaponara @StefanoLasap]

How #time gets #spatial? factors determining the stability and instability of the #mentaltimeline in our latest #publication on Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics Journal
#cognitivepsychology #cognitiveneuroscience #AcademicTwitter
https://t.co/UOCweyKwPf

[Dip Psicologia Roma @dip_psi]

Buon lunedì con Parliamo di... Fake news con il Prof. Stefano Lasaponara.

https://t.co/WJfWe39SE2

[Stefano Lasaponara @StefanoLasap]

The relationship between Space and Time investigated in our latest publication: "Space is a late heuristic of elapsing time: new evidence from the STEARC effect" is now available on @CORTEXjournal ! https://t.co/wlGgiXjQJD
#AcademicTwitter #research #neuroscience

[Peter Bandettini @fMRI_today]

@CyrilRPernet This quote from this still relevant, yet occasionally strongly worded paper https://t.co/MNgIHDvz6Q on p 877 is of course correct but needs added nuance. Many things influence the signal but converging evidence suggests that differences can be used to derive useful information.

[Stefano Lasaponara @StefanoLasap]

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[Stefano Lasaponara @StefanoLasap]

New evidence on the role of the medial prefrontal cortex and the catecholamine nuclei in implementing meta-reinforcement learning algorithm for information-seeking optimization. Our latest publication on Neural Networks is now available: https://t.co/2y5abkVQ4L
#AcademicTwitter

[𝚍𝚒𝚘𝚍𝚎𝚐𝚕𝚒𝚣𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚊 🤦‍♂️ @diodeglizilla]

Comunque se i tre maggiori partiti della destra si alleano fra loro e il maggior partito della sinistra si allea con Unione hippy Triestini, Amici degli alberi, Circolo Gramsci Imola, non è che puoi prendertela con gli italiani, la destra, la legge elettorale.

[Stefano Lasaponara @StefanoLasap]

@DAZN_IT Basta, non siete in grado di gestire il calcio italiano, cedete ì diritti a Sky!

[Stefano Lasaponara @StefanoLasap]

@EnricoLetta Mi raccomando, diamo ancora fiducia a Conte e ai 5 stelle.

[Stefano Lasaponara @StefanoLasap]

A new hypothesis for an overarching function of the left and right temporo-parietal junction (#TPJ) in our latest article published in Physics of Life Review https://t.co/dh2ViveTe5 #neuroscience #research #AcademicTwitter

[Anil Seth @anilkseth]

1/ Theories of Consciousness – out now in @NatRevNeurosci. In this review (and mild manifesto), Tim Bayne & I survey the current landscape of theories of consciousness (ToCs), examine how they relate to each other and to empirical data … https://t.co/o98fQj1Dqb

[Stefano Lasaponara @StefanoLasap]

Woot! I have successfully completed NABSTER in the #BreakTheCode2 challenge by @dottechdomains! https://t.co/lZbLY0g9RH