Elvio A. Blini

Elvio A. Blini

Assistant Professor of General Psychology

Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento

Biography

I am Assistant Professor at the Center for Mind/Brain Sciences of the University of Trento. My main interests revolve around cognitive neuropsychology and the cognitive neuroscience of spatial attention, assessed with a wealth of neuroimaging and neurostimulation techniques.

Interests
  • Cognitive Neuropsychology
  • Spatial Attention
  • Numerical Cognition
  • Pupillometry
Education

  • PhD in Psychology, 2016

    University of Padova

  • M.Sc. Psychology - Neuropsychology, 2011

    University of Milano - Bicocca

Positions

 
 
 
 
 
Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento
Assistant Professor (RTDa)
Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento
July 2025 – Present Rovereto, ITA
 
 
 
 
 
University of Florence
Assistant Professor (RTDa)
University of Florence
January 2023 – June 2025 Firenze, ITA
 
 
 
 
 
University of Padua
Senior Postdoc Fellow (type B)
University of Padua
May 2020 – May 2022 Padova, ITA
 
 
 
 
 
INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale)
Marie Skłodowska Curie Research Fellow
INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale)
February 2018 – February 2020 Lyon, FRA
 
 
 
 
 
University of Lyon
PRESTIGE, Marie Skłodowska Curie Research Fellow
University of Lyon
June 2016 – February 2018 Lyon, FRA

Recent Posts

Announcing BEST-VS!
A new funded project will bring me to
Rovereto to study the behavioral, autonomic,
and electrophysiological correlates of
vestibular stimulation
Elvio A. Blini
Jun 19, 2025 2 min read vestibular stimulation, galvanic vestibular stimulation, visuo-spatial attention, interoception, machine learning, eye movements, dimensionality reduction, feature extraction, Pupilla, autonomic response, pupil dilation, pupillometry
Project
Two new articles!
Blini et al. and Cinetto et al. report
innovative methods for the diagnosis and
rehabilitation of (subtle) spatial biases
Elvio A. Blini
Last updated on May 10, 2025 5 min read stroke, attentional load, visuo-spatial attention, FCnet, dual task, extinction, unilateral spatial neglect, machine learning, predictive modelling, multiple demands system, spatial awareness, eye movements, statistical learning, free viewing, dimensionality reduction, feature extraction
Project
Two new articles!
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.js-id-pupilla
All FCnet Pupilla
Pupilla
An R package for the processing and analysis of eye-tracking and pupillometry data. The package is currently under active development.
Pupilla

Recent & Upcoming Talks

A bird's eye view on my research interests so far
This is a quick overview of my research interests and works so far (2013-2025). Mostly prepared for the University of Florence, I appreciate that it gave me the opportunity to highlight - first and foremost for myself - the fil rouge in my research. The slides are hosted on the Open Science Framework website.
Oct 30, 2024 12:00 AM Online
Elvio A. Blini
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A bird's eye view on my research interests so far
Talks and various material
Materials and slides for my talks so far are hosted on the Open Science Framework website.
Jun 17, 2023 12:00 AM Online
Elvio A. Blini
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Talks and various material

Featured Publications

Elvio A. Blini, Roberto Arrighi, Giovanni Anobile
November, 2024 Scientific Reports, 14(1), 27306. 10.1038/s41598-024-78772-x
Pupillary manifolds: uncovering the latent geometrical structures behind phasic changes in pupil size
Pupillary manifolds: uncovering the latent geometrical structures behind phasic changes in pupil size

Abstract The size of the pupils reflects directly the balance of different branches of the autonomic nervous system. This measure is inexpensive, non-invasive, and has provided invaluable insights on a wide range of mental processes, from attention to emotion and executive functions.
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Recent Publications

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Sebastiano Cinetto, Elvio A. Blini, Andrea Zangrossi, Maurizio Corbetta, Marco Zorzi (2025). Spatial regularities in a closed-loop audiovisual search task bias subsequent free-viewing behavior. Psychonomic Bullettin & Review,.

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Popular Topics

addiction attentional capture attentional load autonomic response dimensionality reduction dual task embodied cognition extinction eye movements FCnet feature extraction interoception machine learning numbers pupil dilation Pupilla pupillometry stroke unilateral spatial neglect visuo-spatial attention

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