Publications by authors named "G Campana"

Visual perceptual learning plays a crucial role in shaping our understanding of how the human brain integrates visual cues to construct coherent perceptual experiences. The visual system is continually challenged to integrate a multitude of visual cues, including form and motion, to create a unified representation of the surrounding visual scene. This process involves both the processing of local signals and their integration into a coherent global percept.

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  • This study explores how various post-printing treatments and aging affect the mechanical properties of 3D-printed materials, specifically focusing on white opaque and flexible photopolymers used in surgical simulators.
  • The researchers conducted tensile and Shore hardness tests on 3D-printed specimens with different removal methods (dry vs. water) and surface treatment using glycerol, revealing significant changes in properties like elongation at break and tensile strength.
  • Findings show that glycerol increases rigidity in flexible photopolymers initially, but aging restores their elongation, while rigid photopolymers become more deformable over time, highlighting the need for careful material selection and processing for durable surgical models.
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The impact of action video games on reading performance has been already demonstrated in individuals with and without neurodevelopmental disorders. The combination of action video games and posterior parietal cortex neuromodulation by a transcranial random noise stimulation could enhance brain plasticity, improving attentional control and reading skills also in adults with developmental dyslexia. In a double blind randomized controlled trial, 20 young adult nonaction video game players with developmental dyslexia were trained for 15 h with action video games.

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When processing visual information from the surroundings, human vision depends on the constant integration of form and motion cues. Dynamic Glass patterns (GPs) may be used to study how such visual integration occurs in the human visual system. Dynamic GPs are visual stimuli composed of two or more unique frames consisting of different configurations of dot pairs, called dipoles, presented in rapid succession.

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  • Long-term treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitors can show early changes in disease activity that help predict treatment responses later on.
  • The study monitored 1,598 patients over 48 months, comparing the effectiveness of original biologics (adalimumab and etanercept) with their biosimilars.
  • Results indicate no significant difference in effectiveness between the original drugs and their biosimilars, with all treatments showing reduced disease activity levels that continued for up to 48 months.
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