printable versionLuigi Cattaneo
Current position
• Research assistant professor at the CIMeC
• Head of the TMS lab at the Functional Neuroimaging Labs of the CIMeC
• Member of the Doctoral School in Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Background
• Degree in Medicine (15/10/1997) at the University of Pavia
• Specialization in Neurology (20/11/2002) at the University of Parma
• PhD in neuroscience (10/03/2007) at the University of Parma
Main research interests
• The cognitive functions of the motor system
• State-dependency in brain stimulation
• The motor control of the face.
Research techniques
• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (Single-pulse, paired-pulse and repetitive TMS, state-dependent TMS, conditioned paradigms such as short-latency afferent inhibition)
• Transcranial electrical stimulation
• Dynamic EMG analysis
• Single motor unit EMG
• Event Related Potentials
• EEG
• Quantitative Sensory Testing
• Movement kinematics
• Autonomous Nervous System Responses (Heart Rate, Galvanic Skin Response)
• Electroneurography
Active collaborations with other universities
• University of Parma Section of Physiology: Giacomo Rizzolatti, Vittorio Gallese
• University of Parma Section of Neurology: Giovanni Pavesi
• Arizona State University, Department of Psychology: Arthur Glenberg
• Université Stendhal, Grenoble, GIPSA LAB: Dr. Marc Sato
• University of Marseille, Mediterranean Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience: Thomas Brochier.
Publications on peer-reviewed journals
Cognitive aspects of the motor system:
1. Arfeller, C., Schwarzbach, J., Ubaldi, S., Ferrari, P., Barchiesi, G., Cattaneo, L., 2012. Whole-brain haemodynamic after-effects of 1-Hz magnetic stimulation of the posterior superior temporal cortex during action observation. Brain Topography. in press.
2. Aziz-Zadeh, L., Cattaneo, L., Rochat, M., Rizzolatti, G., 2005. Covert speech arrest induced by rTMS over both motor and nonmotor left hemisphere frontal sites. J Cogn Neurosci. 17, 928-38.
3. Barchiesi, G., Cattaneo, L., 2012. Early and late motor responses to action observation. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci.
4. Barchiesi, G., Wache, S., Cattaneo, L., 2012. The frames of reference of the motor-visual aftereffect. PLoS ONE. in press.
5. Boria, S., Fabbri-Destro, M., Cattaneo, L., Sparaci, L., Sinigaglia, C., Santelli, E., Cossu, G., Rizzolatti, G., 2009. Intention understanding in autism. PLoS One. 4, e5596.
6. Buccino, G., Sato, M., Cattaneo, L., Roda, F., Riggio, L., 2009. Broken affordances, broken objects: a TMS study. Neuropsychologia. 47, 3074-8.
7. Cattaneo, L., Voss, M., Brochier, T., Prabhu, G., Wolpert, D.M., Lemon, R.N., 2005. A cortico-cortical mechanism mediating object-driven grasp in humans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 102, 898-903.
8. Cattaneo, L., Fabbri-Destro, M., Boria, S., Pieraccini, C., Monti, A., Cossu, G., Rizzolatti, G., 2007. Impairment of actions chains in autism and its possible role in intention understanding. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 104, 17825-30.
9. Cattaneo, L., Caruana, F., Jezzini, A., Rizzolatti, G., 2009a. Representation of goal and movements without overt motor behavior in the human motor cortex: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study. J Neurosci. 29, 11134-8.
10. Cattaneo, L., Cucurachi, L., Pavesi, G., 2009b. Neurological picture. Isolated toe paralysis caused by a small cortical infarction. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 80, 1142.
11. Cattaneo, L., Rizzolatti, G., 2009. The mirror neuron system. Arch Neurol. 66, 557-60.
12. Cattaneo, L., 2010. Tuning of ventral premotor cortex neurons to distinct observed grasp types: a TMS-priming study. Exp Brain Res. 207, 165-72.
13. Cattaneo, L., Barchiesi, G., 2011. Transcranial Magnetic Mapping of the Short-Latency Modulations of Corticospinal Activity from the Ipsilateral Hemisphere during Rest. Front Neural Circuits. 5, 14.
14. Cattaneo, L., Barchiesi, G., Tabarelli, D., Arfeller, C., Sato, M., Glenberg, A.M., 2011a. One's motor performance predictably modulates the understanding of others' actions through adaptation of premotor visuo-motor neurons. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 6, 301-10.
15. Cattaneo, L., Fasanelli, M., Andreatta, O., Bonifati, D.M., Barchiesi, G., Caruana, F., 2011b. Your Actions in My Cerebellum: Subclinical Deficits in Action Observation in Patients with Unilateral Chronic Cerebellar Stroke. Cerebellum.
16. Fabbri-Destro, M., Cattaneo, L., Boria, S., Rizzolatti, G., 2009. Planning actions in autism. Exp Brain Res. 192, 521-5.
17. Gentilucci, M., Cattaneo, L., 2005. Automatic audiovisual integration in speech perception. Exp Brain Res. 167, 66-75.
18. Glenberg, A.M., Sato, M., Cattaneo, L., 2008a. Use-induced motor plasticity affects the processing of abstract and concrete language. Curr Biol. 18, R290-1.
19. Glenberg, A.M., Sato, M., Cattaneo, L., Riggio, L., Palumbo, D., Buccino, G., 2008b. Processing abstract language modulates motor system activity. Q J Exp Psychol ( Colchester). 61, 905-19.
20. Glenberg, A.M., Lopez-Mobilia, G., McBeath, M., Toma, M., Sato, M., Cattaneo, L., 2010. Knowing beans: human mirror mechanisms revealed through motor adaptation. Front Hum Neurosci. 4, 206.
21. Prabhu, G., Voss, M., Brochier, T., Cattaneo, L., Haggard, P., Lemon, R., 2007. Excitability of human motor cortex inputs prior to grasp. J Physiol. 581, 189-201.
22. Rizzolatti, G., Fabbri-Destro, M., Cattaneo, L., 2009. Mirror neurons and their clinical relevance. Nat Clin Pract Neurol. 5, 24-34.
23. Sato, M., Cattaneo, L., Rizzolatti, G., Gallese, V., 2007. Numbers within our hands: modulation of corticospinal excitability of hand muscles during numerical judgment. J Cogn Neurosci. 19, 684-93.
24. Sato, M., Buccino, G., Gentilucci, M., Cattaneo, L., 2010. On the tip of the tongue: Modulation of the primary motor cortex during audiovisual speech perception. Speech Communication. 5, 2533-2541.
25. Sato, M., Grabski, K., Glenberg, A.M., Brisebois, A., Basirat, A., Menard, L., Cattaneo, L., 2011. Articulatory bias in speech categorization: Evidence from use-induced motor plasticity. Cortex. 47, 1001-3.
26. Wood, R., Gallese, V., Cattaneo, L., 2010. Visuotactile empathy within the primary somatosensory cortex revealed by short-latency afferent inhibition. Neurosci Lett. 473, 28-31.
Other collaborations:
1. Perini, F., Cattaneo, L., Carrasco-Quejero, M., Schwarzbach, J., 2012. Occipital TMS has an activity-dependent suppressive effect. J Neurosci. in press.
2. De Pisapia, N., Sandrini, M., Braver, T.S., Cattaneo, L., 2012. Integration in Working Memory: A Magnetic Stimulation Study on the Role of Left Anterior Prefrontal Cortex PLoS ONE. in press.
Facial motor control in health and disease:
1. Pavesi G, Macaluso GM, Marchetti P, Cattaneo L, Tinchelli S, de Laat A, Mancia D. Trigemino-facial reflex inhibitory responses in some lower facial muscles. Muscle and Nerve. 2000;23(6):939-45.
2. Pavesi G, Cattaneo L, Chierici E, Mancia D. Trigemino-facial inhibitory reflexes in idiopathic hemifacial spasm. Movement Disorders. 2003;18(5):587-92.
3. Cattaneo L, Chierici E, Pavesi G. Bell's palsy-induced blepharospasm relieved by passive eyelid closure and responsive to apomorphine. Clinical Neurophysiology. 2005;116(10):2348-53.
4. Cattaneo L, Cucurachi L, Chierici E, Pavesi G. Pathological yawning as a presenting symptom of brain stem ischaemia in two patients. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. 2006;77(1):98-100.
5. Cattaneo L, Chierici E, Bianchi B, Sesenna E, Pavesi G. The localization of facial motor impairment in sporadic Mobius syndrome. Neurology. 2006;66(12):1907-12.
6. Cattaneo L. Macaluso GM, Pavesi G. Inhibitory reflexes in human perioral facial muscles: A single-motor unit study. Clinical Neurophysiology. 2007;118(4):794
7. Cattaneo L, Pavesi G. Recording the Trigemino-Facial Inhibitory Reflex: Technique and Normal Findings. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 27(2):126-129
8. Cattaneo L, Saccani E, De Giampaulis P, Crisi G, Pavesi G. Central Facial Palsy Revisited: A Clinical-Radiological Study. Annals of Neurology. In press.
Clinical neurology and neurophysiology:
1. Pavesi G, Cattaneo L, Tinchelli S, Mancia D. Masseteric repetitive nerve stimulation in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis. Clinical Neurophysiology. 2001;112(6):1064-9.
2. Cattaneo L, Pavesi G, Mancia D. Sural nerve abnormalities in sacral perineural (Tarlov) cysts. Journal of Neurology. 2001;248(7):623-4.
3. Pavesi G, Cattaneo L, Marbini A, Gemignani F, Mancia D. Long-term efficacy of interferon-alpha in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. Journal of Neurology. 2002;249(6):777-9.
4. Pavesi G, Cattaneo L, Chierici E, Marbini A, Sasso E, Mancia D. Small fibers peroneal mononeuropathy in a patient with Sjogren's syndrome. Journal of Endocrinological Investigations. 2004;27(6 Suppl):177-9.
5. Cattaneo L, Chierici E, Cucurachi L, Cobelli R, Pavesi G. Posterior insular stroke causing selective loss of contralateral nonpainful thermal sensation. Neurology. 2007;68(3):237.
6. Cattaneo L, Chierici E, Pavone L, Grasselli C, Manganelli P, Buzio C, Pavesi G. Related Articles Peripheral neuropathy in Wegener's granulomatosis, Churg-Strauss syndrome and microscopic polyangiitis. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. 2007;78(10):1119-23.
7. Cattaneo L, Cucurachi L, Pavesi G. Concentric needle recording of neuromuscular jitter in the temporalis muscle. Détection à l'aiguille concentrique de la fluctuation de transmission neuromusculaire (jitter) du muscle temporal. Neurophysiologie Clinique / Clinical Neurophysiology, 2007;37(1):50.
8. Cucurachi L, Immovilli P, Granella F, Pavesi G, Cattaneo L. Short-latency afferent inhibition predicts verbal memory performance in patients with multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neurology. 2008 Dec;255(12):1949-56.
9. Cucurachi L, Cattaneo L, Gemignani F, Pavesi G. Late onset generalized myasthenia gravis presenting with facial weakness and bulbar signs without extraocular muscle involvement. Neurological Sciences. 2009 May 30.
10. Cattaneo L, Cucurachi L, Pavesi G. Isolated toe paralysis due to a small cortical infarction. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. 2009 Oct;80(10):1142.
11. Montepietra S, Cattaneo L, Granella F, Maurizio A, Sasso E, Pavesi G, Bortone E. Myocardial infarction following convulsive and nonconvulsive seizures. Seizure. 2009 Jun;18(5):379-81.