Antonio Criscuolo

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Born in Salerno (south Italy), raised in the sun and blue of the Amalfi coast.

I am an enthusiastic and ambitious researcher, whose curiosity has motivated a
constant search of opportunities that would enrich my cultural and scientific background. 
Interested in cognitive and auditory neuroscience
and brain electrophysiology methods.

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Research

We think of the brain as a predictive organ, which tries and minimize processing costs via generating expectations. For instance, when you are exposed to rhythmic sounds your brain predicts the occurrence and the features of the next events. These predictions are the result of neural computations happening at different temporal and spatial scales and their complex interactions.
By examining motor-auditory oscillatory coupling, we set at characterizing cognitive processes underlying beat- and rhythm perception. Our investigations will further explore the functional link between biological rhythms (i.e. respiratory and cardiac activity) and endogenous neural activity.

  • Rhythm cognition
  • Temporal Predictions
  • Sensorimotor processes
  • Motor-auditory coupling
  • Neural oscillations

Methods

  • EEG;
  • MEG;
  • Behavioral measures;
  • Brain stimulation;
  • Matlab, Fieldtrip, SPSS.

Qualifications and Professional Experience

  • 2022: Visiting Researcher at Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics (Frankfurt am Main, Germany);
  • 2020-Current: PhD candidate at Maastricht University (Maastricht, the Netherlands);
  • 2018-2019: Visiting Researcher at University of Oxford (Oxford, United Kingdom);
  • 2017-2019: Research Master in Cognitive Neuroscience at Maastricht University (Maastricht, the Netherlands);
  • 2017: Visiting Researcher at Aarhus University (Aarhus, Denmark);
  • 2014-2017: Bachelor of Science in Sciences and Psychological techniques at University of Bologna (Bologna, Italy).

Selected Publications

  • A Criscuolo, V Pando-Naude, L Bonetti, P Vuust, E Brattico (2022). An ALE meta-analytic review of musical expertise. Nature Scientific Report. 
  • A Criscuolo, M Schwartze, SA Kotz (2022). Cognition through the lens of a body–brain dynamic system. Trends in Neurosciences. 
  • A Criscuolo, M Schwartze, MJ Henry, C Obermeier, SA Kotz (2022). Individual neurophysiological signatures of spontaneous rhythm processing. BioRxiv. 
  • Kandylaki, K.D., & Criscuolo, A. (2021). Neural Tracking of Speech: Top-Down and Bottom-Up Influences in the Musician’s Brain. Journal of Neuroscience

For more details, please send an email to a.criscuolo@maastrichtuniversity.nl