Giulia Liberati - Principal Investigator
The main objective of my research is to characterize how transient and sustained pain are represented in the human brain, taking advantage of the high temporal and spatial resolution of intracerebral electroencephalography (iEEG). I am particularly interested in investigating the role of the human insula in nociception and pain perception, as several findings suggest that this brain region plays a crucial role in the integration of sensory, affective, and cognitive dimensions of pain.
Group members
Publications
2020
Insular responses to transient painful and non-painful thermal and mechanical spinothalamic stimuli recorded using intracerebral EEG
Nature: Scientific Reports
Liberati G, Mulders D, Algoet M, van den Broeke EN, Ferrao Santos S, Ribeiro Vaz JG, Raftopoulos C, Mouraux A.
10: 22319
2020
Dynamics of the perception and EEG signals triggered by tonic warm and cool stimulation
PLoS ONE
Mulders D, de Bodt C, Lejeune N, Courtin A, Liberati G, Verleysen M, Mouraux A.
15(4):e0231698
2019
Brain-Machine Interface in Chronic Stroke: Randomized Trial Long-Term Follow-up
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
Ramos-Murguialday A, Curado MR, Broetz D, Yilmaz Ö, Brasil FL, Liberati G, Garcia-Cossio E, Cho W, Caria A, Cohen LG, Birbaumer N.
33(3):188-198
2018
Tonic thermonociceptive stimulation selectively modulates ongoing neural oscillations in the human posterior insula: evidence from intracerebral EEG
Neuroimage
Liberati G, Algoet M, Ferrao Santos S, Ribeiro-Vaz JG, Raftopoulos C, Mouraux A.
188:70-83
2018
Habituation of phase-locked local field potentials and gamma-band oscillations recorded from the human insula
Nature: Scientific Reports
Liberati G, Algoet M, Klöcker A, Ferrao Santos S, Ribeiro-Vaz JG, Raftopoulos C, Mouraux A.
8(1): 8265
2017
Gamma-band oscillations preferential for nociception can be recorded in the human insula
Cerebral Cortex
Liberati G, Klöcker A, Algoet M, Mulders D, Safronova MM, Ferrao Santos S, Vaz JG, Raftopoulos C, Mouraux A.
28(10):3650-3664.
2016
EEG frequency tagging using ultra-slow periodic heat stimulation of the skin reveals cortical activity specifically related to C fiber thermonociceptors
Neuroimage
Colon E, Liberati G, Mouraux A.
146:266-274
2016
Nociceptive local field potentials recorded from the human insula are not specific for nociception
PLoS Biology
Liberati G, Klocker A, Safronova MM, Ferrao Santos S, Ribeiro Vaz JG, Raftopoulos C, Mouraux A.
14(1):e1002345
2015
Residual Upper Arm Motor Function Primes Innervation of Paretic Forearm Muscles in Chronic Stroke after Brain-Machine Interface (BMI) Training
PLoS One
Curado MR, Cossio EG, Broetz D, Agostini M, Cho W, Brasil FL, Yilmaz O, Liberati G, Lepski G, Birbaumer N, Ramos-Murguialday A.
10(10):e0140161
2015
Extracting neurophysiological signals reflecting users' emotional and affective responses to BCI use: A systematic literature review
NeuroRehabilitation
Liberati G, Federici S, Pasqualotto E.
37(3):341-58
2015
Developing brain-computer interfaces from a user-centered perspective: Assessing the needs of persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, caregivers, and professionals
Applied Ergonomics
Liberati G, Pizzimenti A, Simione L, Riccio A, Schettini F, Inghilleri M, Mattia D, Cincotti F.
50:139-46
2015
Assistive device with conventional, alternative, and brain-computer interface inputs to enhance interaction with the environment for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a feasibility and usability study
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Schettini F, Riccio A, Simione L, Liberati G, Caruso M, Frasca V, Calabrese B, Mecella M, Pizzimenti A, Inghilleri M, Mattia D, Cincotti F.
96(3 Suppl):S46-53
2014
Questioning the dichotomy between vegetative state and minimally conscious state: a review of the statistical evidence
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Liberati G, Hünefeldt T, Olivetti Belardinelli M.
0.934027778
2014
Insula and inferior frontal triangularis activations distinguish between conditioned brain responses using emotional sounds for basic BCI communication
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
van der Heiden L, Liberati G, Sitaram R, Kim S, Jaśkowski P, Raffone A, Olivetti Belardinelli M, Birbaumer N, Veit R.
0.504861111
2013
Brain-machine interface in chronic stroke rehabilitation: a controlled study
Annals of Neurology
Ramos-Murguialday A, Broetz D, Rea M, Läer L, Yilmaz O, Brasil FL, Liberati G, Curado MR, Garcia-Cossio E, Vyziotis A, Cho W, Agostini M, Soares E, Soekadar S, Caria A, Cohen LG, Birbaumer N.
74(1): 100-8