User profiles for R. Vasta

roberta vasta

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Verified email at unicz.it
Cited by 1729

Metals and neurodegenerative diseases. A systematic review

CE Cicero, G Mostile, R Vasta, V Rapisarda… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative processes encompass a large variety of diseases with different
pathological patterns and clinical presentation such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), …

A consensus guide to using functional near-infrared spectroscopy in posture and gait research

…, AL Rosso, R St George, S Stuart, R Vasta, R Vitorio… - Gait & posture, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is increasingly used in the field of
posture and gait to investigate patterns of cortical brain activation while people move freely. …

[HTML][HTML] The challenge of mapping the human connectome based on diffusion tractography

…, S Brambati, J Doyon, A Sarica, R Vasta… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Tractography based on non-invasive diffusion imaging is central to the study of human brain
connectivity. To date, the approach has not been systematically validated in ground truth …

Physical child abuse: A dual-component analysis

R Vasta - Developmental Review, 1982 - Elsevier
… Finally, a recent experimental study presents data relevant to the abuser’s often-reported lack
of awareness regarding the intensity of their blows (Vasta & … As noted elsewhere (Vasta & …

Cognitive impairment across ALS clinical stages in a population-based cohort

A Chiò, C Moglia, A Canosa, U Manera, R Vasta… - Neurology, 2019 - AAN Enterprises
… MiToS can be directly calculated from the ALSFRS-R scale. … Disease severity was assessed
with ALSFRS-R decline, calculated as the mean monthly number of points lost from onset to …

ALS phenotype is influenced by age, sex, and genetics: a population-based study

…, C Moglia, A Canosa, U Manera, F D'Ovidio, R Vasta… - Neurology, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To assess the determinants of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) phenotypes in
a population-based cohort. Methods The study population included 2,839 patients with ALS …

[BOOK][B] Child psychology: The modern science.

R Vasta, MM Haith, SA Miller - 1992 - psycnet.apa.org
Part I provides the general foundation of the discipline [of child psychology], covering history,
theory, and research methods.... Part II focuses on biological and physical development, …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling the complex interplay between genes, environment, and climate in ALS

R Vasta, R Chia, BJ Traynor, A Chio - EBioMedicine, 2022 - thelancet.com
Various genetic and environmental risk factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Despite this, the cause of most ALS cases remains …

[HTML][HTML] MRI asymmetry index of hippocampal subfields increases through the continuum from the mild cognitive impairment to the Alzheimer's disease

A Sarica, R Vasta, F Novellino, MG Vaccaro… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Objective: It is well-known that the hippocampus presents significant asymmetry in Alzheimer's
disease (AD) and that difference in volumes between left and right exists and varies with …

Is language acquired through imitation?

GJ Whitehurst, R Vasta - Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 1975 - Springer
The role of imitation in language acquisition is examined, including data from the psycholinguistic,
operant, and social learning areas. From the psycholinguistic data, four empirical …