Social Interaction Lab

Social Interaction Lab

Department of Psychology | University of Turin

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Publications

2025

  • Meisner, O.C., Dal Monte, O., Fagan, N., Nandy, A.S., & Chang, S.W. (2025). Oxytocin in the Amygdala Sustains Prosocial Behavior via State-Dependent Amygdala-Prefrontal Modulation. Journal of Neuroscience, 45(36). https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2416-24.2025
  • Keller, R., Cicinelli, G., Nobile, E., Borroz, E., Rinaldi, C., Querella, L., Chiarle, A., Riccardi, C., Cocuzza E., Visintin A., Vischia F., Dal Monte O., Capiotto F., & De Bartolo, E. (2025). Using the SIAHA scale as a screening tool for Level 1 autism spectrum disorder in adulthood: a pilot study. Journal of Psychopathology, 31. DOI: 10.36148/2284-0249-687
  • Ciorli, T., Mazza, A., Volpara, G., Petracchini, D., Dal Monte, O., & Pia, L. (2025). Me, us, and others: exploring the role of familiarity and emotional expressions in face visual awareness. Cognition and Emotion, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2536524
  • Dal Monte, O., Gangopadhyay, P., Putnam, P.T., & Chang, S.W. (2025). Oxytocin and opioid antagonists: A dual approach to improving social behavior. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.15376
  • Collarini, E., Dal Monte, O., Traversa, M., Mecarelli, E., Medana, C., Visentin, S., Cordoni, G., & Norscia, I. (2025). Nose-clip use in semi-free ranging pigs reduces rooting without disrupting affiliative behaviour or causing prolonged stress. animal, 10(2), 101404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2024.101404
  • Lanzilotto, M., Dal Monte, O., Diano, M., Panormita, M., Battaglia, S., Celeghin, A., Bonini, L., & Tamietto, M. (2025). Learning to fear novel stimuli by observing others in the social affordance framework. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 106006. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiorev.2025.106006

2024

  • Mirlisenna, I., Bonino, G., Mazza, A., Capiotto, F., Romano Cappi, G., Cariola, M., Valvo, A., De Francesco, L., & Dal Monte, O. (2024). How interpersonal distance varies throughout the lifespan. Scientific Reports 14(1), 25439. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-74532-z
  • Bonino, G., Mazza, A., Capiotto, F., Berti, A., Pia, L., & Dal Monte, O. (2024). Pupil dilation responds to the intrinsic social characteristics of affective touch. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 24297. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-74566-3
  • De Francesco, L., Mazza, A., Sorrenti, M., Murino, V., Battegazzorre, E., Strada, F., Bottino, A. G., & Dal Monte, O. (2024). Cooperation and Competition have same benefits but different costs. iScience, 110292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.110292
  • Capiotto, F., Romano Cappi, G., Mirlisenna, I., Mazza, A., Cicinelli, G., Lauritano, C., Keller, R., & Dal Monte, O. (2024). Autonomic and hedonic response to affective touch in autism spectrum disorder. Autism Research. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.3143

2023

  • Mazza, A., Ciorli, T., Mirlisenna, I., D’Onofrio, I., Mantellino, S., Zaccaria, M., Pia, L., & Dal Monte, O. (2023). Pain perception and physiological responses are modulated by active support from a romantic partner. Psychophysiology, 60(9). https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14299
  • Mazza, A., Cariola, M., Capiotto, F., Diano, M., Schintu, S., Pia, L., & Dal Monte, O. (2023). Hedonic and autonomic responses in promoting affective touch. Scientific Reports, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37471-9
  • Mazza, A., Dal Monte, O., Schintu, S., Colombo, S., Michielli, N., Sarasso, P., Torlind, P., Cantamessa, M., Montagna, F., Ricci, R. (2023). Beyond alpha-band: The neural correlate of creative thinking. Neuropsychologia, 179, 108446. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.108446

2022

  • Pyasik, M., Fortunato, E., Dal Monte, O., Schintu, S., Garbarini, F., Ciorli, T., Pia, L (2022). Self-other distinction modulates the social softness illusion. Psychological Research, 86(4), 11651173. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-021-01549-8
  • Nahi, Y. C, Tasso, B., Dal Monte, O., Celeghin, A (2022). Recognizing emotions and effects of traumatic brain injury. In Cellular, molecular, physiological, and behavioral aspects of traumatic brain injury (pp. 515-526). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823036-7.00038-4

2021

  • Tambone, R., Poggio, G., Pyasik, M., Burin, D., Dal Monte, O., Schintu, S., Ciorli, T., Luca, L., Semino, M. V., Doricchi, F., Pia, L. (2021). Changing your body changes your eating attitudes: embodiment of a slim virtual avatar induces avoidance of high-calorie food. Heliyon, 7(7). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07515
  • Iarrobino, I., Bongiardina, A., Dal Monte, O., Sarasso, P., Ronga, I., Neppi-Modona, M., Actis-Grosso, R., Salatino, A., Ricci, R. (2021). Right and left inferior frontal opercula are involved in discriminating angry and sad facial expressions. Brain Stimulation, 14(3), 607-615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2021.03.014