%0 Conference Paper %B Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS %D 2018 %T EEG Processing to Discriminate Transitive-Intransitive Motor Imagery Tasks: Preliminary Evidences using Support Vector Machines %A V. Catrambone %A A. Greco %A G. Averta %A M. Bianchi %A N. Vanello %A A. Bicchi %A G. Valenza %A E. P. Scilingo %B Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS %U https://zenodo.org/record/2559406#.XTbl43ux9GM %R 10.1109/EMBC.2018.8512239 %0 Journal Article %J ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING %D 2017 %T Systematic Review of fMRI Compatible Devices: Design and Testing Criteria %A V. Hartwig %A N. Carbonaro %A A. Tognetti %A N. Vanello %K Biomedical Engineering %K Compatibility %K fMRI %K Mechatronic devices %K Safety %B ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING %G eng %U http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10439 %R 10.1007/s10439-017-1853-1 %0 Conference Paper %B Computing in Cardiology Conference (CinC), 2015 %D 2015 %T Changes in instantaneous complex dynamics during exercise in Chronic Mountain Sickness %A G. Valenza %A F. Faita %A L. Pratali %A N. Vanello %A A Lanata %A R. Barbieri %A E. P. Scilingo %K Bioengineering %B Computing in Cardiology Conference (CinC), 2015 %I IEEE %P 997–1000 %0 Journal Article %J APPLIED MAGNETIC RESONANCE %D 2013 %T Computational Analysis of a Radiofrequency Knee Coil for Low-Field MRI Using FDTD %A V. Hartwig %A Tassano, S. %A Mattii, A. %A N. Vanello %A V. Positano %A M. F. Santarelli %A L. Landini %A G. Giovannetti %B APPLIED MAGNETIC RESONANCE %V 44 %P 389-400 %G eng %N 3 %R 10.1007/s00723-012-0388-8 %0 Journal Article %J CONCEPTS IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE PART B-MAGNETIC RESONANCE ENGINEERING %D 2013 %T Design of a quadrature surface coil for hyperpolarized 13C MRS cardiac metabolism studies in pigs %A G. Giovannetti %A Frijia, F. %A V. Hartwig %A Attanasio, S. %A Menichetti, L. %A N. Vanello %A V. Positano %A Ardenkjaer-Larsen, J. H. %A Lionetti, V. %A Aquaro, G. D. %A De Marchi, D. %A Schulte, R. %A Wiesinger, F. %A L. Landini %A Lombardi, M. %A M. F. Santarelli %B CONCEPTS IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE PART B-MAGNETIC RESONANCE ENGINEERING %V 43b %P 69 - 77 %G eng %N 2 %R 10.1002/cmr.b.21235 %0 Journal Article %J APPLIED MAGNETIC RESONANCE %D 2013 %T FDTD Analysis of a Radiofrequency Knee Coil for Low-Field MRI: Sample-Induced Resistance and Decoupling Evaluation %A Morelli, M. S. %A V. Hartwig %A Tassano, S. %A N. Vanello %A V. Positano %A M. F. Santarelli %A Carrozzi, A. %A L. Landini %A G. Giovannetti %B APPLIED MAGNETIC RESONANCE %V 44 %P 1393 - 1403 %G eng %N 12 %R 10.1007/s00723-013-0488-0 %0 Journal Article %J MEASUREMENT %D 2013 %T Magnetic resonance butterfly coils: Design and application for hyperpolarized C-13 studies %A G. Giovannetti %A Frijia, F. %A Attanasio, S. %A Menichetti, L. %A V. Hartwig %A N. Vanello %A Ardenkjaer-Larsen, J. H. %A De Marchi, D. %A V. Positano %A Schulte, R. %A L. Landini %A Lombardi, M. %A M. F. Santarelli %B MEASUREMENT %V 46 %P 3282-3290 %G eng %N 9 %R 10.1016/j.measurement.2013.06.031 %0 Book Section %B Springer Series on Touch and Haptic Systems - part 2 %D 2012 %T Artificially Rendered Cutaneous Cues for a New Generation of Haptic Displays %A E. P. Scilingo %A M. Bianchi %A N. Vanello %A V. Hartwig %A L. Landini %A A. Bicchi %K Robotics %B Springer Series on Touch and Haptic Systems - part 2 %I Springer %V Immersive Multimodal Interactive Presence %P 171 - 188 %G eng %R 10.1007/978-1-4471-2754-3_10 %0 Conference Paper %B Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE %D 2012 %T On the deconvolution analysis of electrodermal activity in bipolar patients %A A. Greco %A A Lanata %A G. Valenza %A Rota, G. %A N. Vanello %A E. P. Scilingo %K Bioengineering %B Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE %I IEEE %P 6691–6694 %G eng %0 Book Section %B Immersive Multimodal Interactive Presence %D 2012 %T Immersive Multimodal Interactive Presence %A N. Vanello %A V. Hartwig %A E. P. Scilingo %A D. Bonino %A E. Ricciardi %A A. Tognetti %A P. Pietrini %A D. De Rossi %A L. Landini %A A. Bicchi %B Immersive Multimodal Interactive Presence %I SPRINGER-VERLAG %C LONDON – GBR %P 215–228 %@ 9781447127536 %G eng %U http://dx.medra.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2754-3_12 %& FMRI Compatible Sensing Glove for Hand Gesture Monitoring %R 10.1007/978-1-4471-2754-3_12 %0 Conference Paper %B Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE %D 2012 %T Speech analysis for mood state characterization in bipolar patients %A N. Vanello %A Guidi, A. %A C. Gentili %A Werner, S. %A G. Bertschy %A G. Valenza %A A Lanata %A E. P. Scilingo %K Bioengineering %B Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE %I IEEE %P 2104–2107 %G eng %0 Conference Paper %B Proceedings of the 16th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping %D 2010 %T A MR Compatible Sensing Glove for Brain Studies %A N. Vanello %A V. Hartwig %A M. Tesconi %A E. Ricciardi %A G. Zupone %A A. Tognetti %A D. Bonino %A E. P. Scilingo %A F. Cutolo %A G. Giovannetti %A P. Pietrini %A D. De Rossi %A L. Landini %B Proceedings of the 16th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping %P 1262 MT–PM– %8 6-10 Giugno %0 Conference Paper %B Proc. of the 19th IEEE International Symposium in Robot and Human Interactive Communication %D 2010 %T Neural Correlates of Human-Robot Handshaking %A N. Vanello %A D. Bonino %A E. Ricciardi %A M. Tesconi %A E. P. Scilingo %A V. Hartwig %A A. Tognetti %A G. Zupone %A F. Cutolo %A G. Giovannetti %A P. Pietrini %A D. De Rossi %A L. Landini %B Proc. of the 19th IEEE International Symposium in Robot and Human Interactive Communication %I IEEE %C NEW YORK – USA %P 555–561 %8 13-15, Settembre %U http://dx.medra.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2010.5598624 %R 10.1109/ROMAN.2010.5598624 %0 Journal Article %J IEEE - ASME Transactions on Mechatronics %D 2008 %T Sensing Glove for Brain Studies: Design and assessment of its Compatibility for fMRI with a Robust Test %A N. Vanello %A V. Hartwig %A M. Tesconi %A E. Ricciardi %A A. Tognetti %A G. Zupone %A R. Gassert %A D. Chapuis %A N. Sgambelluri %A E. P. Scilingo %A G. Giovannetti %A V. Positano %A M. F. Santarelli %A A. Bicchi %A P. Pietrini %A D. De Rossi %A L. Landini %K Haptics %K Robotics %X

In this paper, we describe a biomimetic-fabric-based sensing glove that can be used tomonitor hand posture and gesture. Our device is made of a distributed sensor network of piezoresistive conductive elastomers integrated into an elastic fabric. This solution does not affect natural movement and hand gestures, and can be worn for a long time with no discomfort. The glove could be fruitfully employed in behavioral and functional studies with functional MRI (fMRI) during specific tactile or motor tasks. To assess MR compatibility of the system, a statistical test on phantoms is introduced. This test can also be used for testing the compatibility of mechatronic devices designed to produce different stimuli inside the MR environment. We propose a statistical test to evaluate changes in SNR and time-domain standard deviations between image sequences acquired under different experimental conditions. fMRI experiments on subjects wearing the glove are reported. The reproducibility of fMRIresults obtained with andwithout the glove was estimated. A good similarity between the activated regions was found in the two conditions.

%B IEEE - ASME Transactions on Mechatronics %V 13 %P 345-354 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Cerebral Cortex %D 2007 %T The Effect of Visual Experience on the Development of Functional Architecture in hMT+ %A E. Ricciardi %A N. Vanello %A L. Sani %A C. Gentili %A E. P. Scilingo %A L. Landini %A M. Guazzelli %A A. Bicchi %A J. V. Haxby %A P. Pietrini %K Haptics %X

We investigated whether the visual hMT+ cortex plays a role in supramodal representation of sensory flow, not mediated by visual mental imagery. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging to measure neural activity in sighted and congenitally blind individuals during passive perception of optic and tactile flows. Visual motion-responsive cortex, including hMT+, was identified in the lateral occipital and inferior temporal cortices of the sighted subjects by response to optic flow. Tactile flow perception in sighted subjects activated the more anterior part of these cortical regions but deactivated the more posterior part. By contrast, perception of tactile flow in blind subjects activated the full extent, including the more posterior part. These results demonstrate that activation of hMT+ and surrounding cortex by tactile flow is not mediated by visual mental imagery and that the functional organization of hMT+ can develop to subserve tactile flow perception in the absence of any visual experience. Moreover, visual experience leads to a segregation of the motion-responsive occipitotemporal cortex into an anterior subregion involved in the representation of both optic and tactile flows and a posterior subregion that processes optic flow only.

%B Cerebral Cortex %I Oxford University Press %V 17 %P 2933 - 2939 %8 March 19 %G eng %0 Book Section %B Encyclopedia of Healthcare Information Systems %D 2007 %T Electrocutaneous stimulation of skin mechanoreceptors for tactile studies with functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging %A V. Hartwig %A C. Cappelli %A N. Vanello %A E. Ricciardi %A E. P. Scilingo %A G. Giovannetti %A M. F. Santarelli %A V. Positano %A A. Bicchi %A P. Pietrini %A L. Landini %K Haptics %B Encyclopedia of Healthcare Information Systems %I Medical Information Science %P 497 - 503 %G eng %0 Conference Paper %B The 10th Annual International Workshop on Presence %D 2007 %T An MRI Compatibility Study of a Fabric Sensing Glove for Sensory-Motor Brain Activity Exploration %A N. Vanello %A V. Hartwig %A M. Tesconi %A G. Zupone %A N. Sgambelluri %A A. Tognetti %A E. Ricciardi %A E. P. Scilingo %A A. Bicchi %A P. Pietrini %A D. De Rossi %A L. Landini %E Laura Moreno, Starlab Barcelona, S.L. %K Haptics %B The 10th Annual International Workshop on Presence %P 79-83 %G eng %0 Conference Paper %B Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation %D 2006 %T Active Mechatronic Interface for Haptic Perception Studies with Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Compatibility and Design Criteria %A R. Gassert %A N. Vanello %A D. Chapuis %A V. Hartwig %A E. P. Scilingo %A A. Bicchi %A L. Landini %A E. Burdet %A H. Bleuler %K Haptics %X

Functional brain exploration methodologies such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), are critical tools to study perceptual and cognitive processes. In order to develop complex and well controlled fMRI paradigms, researchers are interested in using active interfaces with electrically powered actuators and sensors. Due to the particularity of the MR environment, safety and compatibility criteria have to be strictly followed in order to avoid risks to the subject under test, to the operators or to the environment, as well as to avoid artifacts in the images. This paper describes the design of an fMRI compatible mechatronic interface based on MR compatibility tests of materials and actuators. In particular, a new statistical test looks at the mean and variations of activity as a time series. The device with two degrees of freedom, allowing one translation with positionfeedback along a horizontal axis and one rotation about a vertical axis linked to the translation, was realized to investigate the brain mechanisms of dynamic tactile perception tasks. It can be used to move and orient various objects below the finger for controlled tactile stimulation. The MR compatibility of the complete interface is shown using the same statistical test as well as a functional study with a human subject.

%B Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation %P 3832-3837 %G eng %0 Conference Paper %B Proc. 12th International Conference on Functional Mapping of Human Brain Mapping %D 2006 %T Brain response to visual, tactile and auditory flow in sighted and blind individuals supports a supramodal functional organization in hMT complex %A E. Ricciardi %A L. Sani %A C. Gentili %A D. Bonino %A N. Vanello %A J. V. Haxby %A E. Seifritz %A M. Guazzelli %A L. Landini %A A. Bicchi %A Di Salle, F %A P. Pietrini %K Haptics %B Proc. 12th International Conference on Functional Mapping of Human Brain Mapping %I Elsevier %V 31 %P 512 TH-P %G eng %0 Conference Paper %B Proc. 28th IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference %D 2006 %T A Compatible Electrocutaneous Display for functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging application %A V. Hartwig %A C. Cappelli %A N. Vanello %A E. Ricciardi %A E. P. Scilingo %A G. Giovannetti %A M. F. Santarelli %A V. Positano %A L. Landini %A A. Bicchi %K Haptics %X In this paper we propose an MR (Magnetic Resonance) compatible electrocutaneous stimulator able to inject an electric current, variable in amplitude and frequency, into the fingertips in order to elicit tactile skin receptors (mechanoreceptors). The desired goal is to evoke specific tactile sensations selectively stimulating skin receptors by means of an electric current in place of mechanical stimuli. The field of application ranges from functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) tactile studies to augmented reality technology. The device here proposed is designed using safety criteria in order to comply with the threshold of voltage and current permitted by regulations. Moreover, MR safety and compatibility criteria were considered in order to perform experiments inside the MR scanner during an fMRI acquisition for functional brain activation analysis. Psychophysical laboratory tests are performed in order to define the different evoked tactile sensation. After verifying the device MR safety and compatibility on a phantom, a test on a human subject during fMRI acquisition is performed to visualize the brain areas activated by the simulated tactile sensation. %B Proc. 28th IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference %P 100-102 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Neurological Sciences %D 2005 %T Oltre le immagini sensoriali: la rappresentazione degli oggetti nella via visiva ventrale %A P. Pietrini %A E. Ricciardi %A C. Gentili %A D. Bonino %A N. Vanello %A L. Sani %A S. Danti %A M. Guazzelli %A A. Bicchi %A TE Vecchi %K Haptics %B Neurological Sciences %V 26 %P S81–S83 %G eng %0 Conference Paper %B 11th annual meeting of the organization for Human Brain Mapping %D 2005 %T Supramodal response of human MT+ complex to visual and tactile perception of flow as demonstrated by fMRI studies in sighted and congenitally blind individuals %A E. Ricciardi %A L. Sani %A C. Gentili %A N. Vanello %A J. V. Haxby %A L. Landini %A A. Bicchi %A P. Pietrini %K Haptics %B 11th annual meeting of the organization for Human Brain Mapping %V 1 %P 129-129 %G eng %0 Conference Paper %B Proceedings of the EuroHaptics 2004 (Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany June 5-7, 2004) %D 2004 %T A compatibility test for tactile displays designed for fMRI studies. %A V. Hartwig %A N. Vanello %A R. Gassert %A D. Chapuis %A M. F. Santarelli %A V. Positano %A E. Ricciardi %A P. Pietrini %A L. Landini %A A. Bicchi %K Haptics %X

The purpose of this document is to provide a compatibility test for mechatronic devices to be used within a diagnostic MR environment. In order to design new devices that can produce tactile stimuli of different nature inside the MRI environment, compatibility tests with several materials and mechatronic devices are reported. Results of these experiments are analyzed in order to evaluate artefacts caused by the presence and actuation of the devices.

%B Proceedings of the EuroHaptics 2004 (Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany June 5-7, 2004) %P 456-458 %G eng %0 Conference Paper %B 10th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping %D 2004 %T Perception of Optic and Tactile Flow Both Activate V5/MT cortical complex in the human brain %A N. Vanello %A E. Ricciardi %A D. Dente %A N. Sgambelluri %A E. P. Scilingo %A C. Gentili %A L. Sani %A V. Positano %A M. F. Santarelli %A M. Guazzelli %A J. V. Haxby %A L. Landini %A A. Bicchi %A P. Pietrini %K Haptics %X

V5/MT complex responds selectively to perception of optic flow (Morrone et al., Nature Neurosci , 2001). Since similarities exist between visual and tactile perception, we hypothesized that tactile flow might also rely on V5/MT response. We and others have shown recently that visual extrastriate cortical areas respond both during visual and tactile recognition of objects, indicating that these regions are organized in a supramodal fashion. In this study, we measured neural response evoked during visual and tactile perception of coherently moving dot patterns to test the hypothesis that V5/MT may be supramodally organized and may respond also to tactile stimulation.

%B 10th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping %G eng %0 Conference Paper %B Proceedings of the EuroHaptics 2004 (Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany June 5-7, 2004) %D 2004 %T Perception of visual and tactile flow activates common cortical areas in the human brain. %A E. Ricciardi %A N. Vanello %A D. Dente %A N. Sgambelluri %A E. P. Scilingo %A C. Gentili %A L. Sani %A V. Positano %A M. F. Santarelli %A M. Guazzelli %A J. V. Haxby %A L. Landini %A A. Bicchi %A P. Pietrini %K Haptics %X

We report results of a pilot study using functional magnetic resonance imaging aimed at determining the neural correlates of tactile flow. We hypothesized that brain response to tactile flow would involve the same cortical areas (V5/MT) that respond to optic flow. Our results showed that V5/MT cortex indeed is activated by tactile flow perception. These findings are consistent with a supramodal organization of brain regions involved in optic and tactile flow processing.

%B Proceedings of the EuroHaptics 2004 (Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany June 5-7, 2004) %P 290-292 %G eng