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Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · Sep 22

You can find the abstracts of my talks here: drive.google.com/file/d/1GY_H... (just type my name!)

Plus, our cross-diagnostic study of pragmatic impairment has been published as a paper in Phil Trans Royal Society B. Check it out: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Ten years of using the APACS test: a multistudy cross-diagnostic analysis of pragmatic profiles and their relationship with Theory of Mind | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biologic...

Pragmatic impairments are largely documented, yet rarely considered in clinical practice, also owing to a poor characterization of pragmatic profiles across conditions, as well as some overlap with th...

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Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · Sep 22

I really had a great time at #XPRAG2025 in Cambridge, where I presented novel EEG data showing that we can prime figurative meaning in metaphors and modulate late effects in ERP response, as well as our cross-diagnostic study of pragmatic impairment in relation to theory of mind #NEPLab

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Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · Sep 15

Sure, thanks for your interest!

Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · Sep 14

Check the full abstract here: 2025.neurolang.org/presentation...

#SNL2025

Poster Presentation

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Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · Sep 14

So glad to have attended my first #SNL conference and presented a poster with @riccardoventurini.bsky.social, showing beta functional connectivity alterations linked to pragmatic impairment in schizophrenia. Great time here in Washington and inspiring talks at Gallaudet University 🧠 #NEPLab #SNL2025

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Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · Aug 18

Thanks, Radim! ☺️

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Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · Aug 18

Thank you, Asya!

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Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · Aug 18

Link to access the paper: tinyurl.com/mt43f7vk

Proud to have this article as part of the themed issue on the relationship between pragmatics and theory of mind edited by @valentinabambini.bsky.social Serena Lecce & Mikhail Kissine!
Full issue here: tinyurl.com/32vczrm3

Ten years of using the APACS test: a multistudy cross-diagnostic analysis of pragmatic profiles and their relationship with Theory of Mind | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Pragmatic impairments are largely documented, yet rarely considered in clinical practice, also owing to a poor characterization of pragmatic profiles across conditions, as well as some overlap with theory of mind (ToM) in the conceptualization of ...

royalsocietypublishing.org

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Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · Aug 18

New paper out on Philos Trans R Soc B 🚨
We conducted the first large-scale cross-diagnostic analysis of pragmatic impairment in 7 clinical groups, highlighting profiles of communicative weaknesses and their association with theory of mind skills @royalsocietypublishing.org #NEPLab 🧠

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Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · Jun 9

@nadinedijkstra.bsky.social @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social @valentinabambini.bsky.social

Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · Jun 9

Next Monday, the #IUSSLinguisticsSeminar will host Dr. Nadine Dijkstra, who will introduce us to the neural correlates of mental imagery, with a focus on the mechanisms allowing us to discern a mental image from a real visual percept.
🗓️June 16, 11-12.30am CEST
Zoom link: tinyurl.com/keap95ks
#NEPLab

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Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · May 19

Today, we double our IUSS Linguistics Seminars, with two talks covering topics from metaphor and emotional experience, to communication and connection in development (ft Jeannette Littlemore & Merideth Gattis) 🤩
➡️ 3-7pm, CEST
Zoom link: iusspavia.zoom.us/my/br.salade...
#NEPLab

Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · May 6

Next week (12.05), the IUSS Linguistics Seminars series will
host Mikhail Kissine, don't miss it!
Info to attend either in person or online below ⬇️

Chiara Battaglini @chiarabattaglini.bsky.social · May 6

Join us for an enlightening seminar on Language development and autism with Mikhail Kissine from Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.

Date: May 12, 2025
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm CEST

💻 Attend online via Zoom: iusspavia.zoom.us/my/br.salade...

#NEPLab

@valentinabambini.bsky.social

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Valentina Bambini @valentinabambini.bsky.social · Mar 18

The Laboratory of Neurolinguistics and Experimental Pragmatics meets the father of Experimental Pragmatics! @irastamon.bsky.social thanks for the visit! #NEPLab

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Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · Mar 2

Save the date! #IUSSLinguisticsSeminar
Tomorrow, Prof. Francesco Vespignani (@UniPadova) will present the application of power spectrum analysis to study the neural response to phrases and sentences
🗓️February 18, 9-10.30 am CET
📍@IussPavia
Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/yc2vsnx6
#NEPLab

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Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · Mar 2

More on future scientific events organized at the #NEPLab here: https://www.neplab.it/events/

Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · Mar 2

Don't miss the first #IUSSLinguisticsSeminar of the 2025 series: EEG source connectivity in neuropsychiatric disorders: the case of schizophrenia, w/ Prof. Giorgio Di Lorenzo (@unitorvergata)
🗓️February 10, 3.30-5.00 pm CET
📍@IussPavia
Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/3ncx7b7f
#NEPLab

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Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · Mar 2

Tomorrow (online on Teams), 10 am - 12 pm CET
More info here: https://prin.unica.it/meimi/metaphor-comprehension-and-multimodal-experience-in-schizophrenia-a-window-into-pragmatic-impairment-and-altered-underlying-mechanisms/

Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · Mar 2

I can't wait to discuss one of my favorite topics with the team of the PRIN Project "Metaphor & Epistemic Injustice in Mental Illness" (@fraervas @sophia_79 & Francesca Ferri). I'll bring a neuropragmatic perspective & our works on metaphor comprehension in schizophrenia #NEPLab

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Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · Mar 2

In a nutshell, we investigated whether bodily experience contributes to the semantic representation of verbs and how it participates in verb access across different tasks, loading on semantic and episodic processes in Italian as compared to English
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Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · Mar 2

I'm so happy to share our new paper published on #JML, which is the product of an amazing collaboration with @PennyPexman and @ejmuraki (with @VBambini and @lucabischetti #NEPLab) 🎊🎉
Here is the link to read the full paper: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1jvXQ_,1j5ABHL5
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Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · Mar 2

#ESLP2024 brought some great talks and remarkable keynote speakers (but also a lot of mental imagery!), so glad I had the opportunity to be there and present our work to the amazing embodied language community! @bll_berlin #embodiment #NEPLab

Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · Mar 2

The German delegation of the #NEPLab is ready for #ESLP2024 conference starting tomorrow (but still getting used to German sunny weather 🌧️)

Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · Mar 2

I couldn't be more grateful to the #XPRAGit2024 committee for awarding me the Young Researcher Award for the best presentation, dedicated to the memory of Bruno Bara. Having started my journey in experimental pragmatics from his works, this award really means a lot to me! #NEPLab

Federico Frau @federicofrau.bsky.social · Mar 2

Just arrived in Venice and already feeling the #XPRAGit2024 vibes!🤩
If you want to know everything about imagery and metaphors in the brain, don't miss my poster (poster session 1) and talk (oral session 4B)🧠💪🏻 (w/ @VBambini @PaoloCanal1 @chiara_pompei5 @mb_bressler)