Giovanni Anobile
Researcher (SSD M-Psi/02) at the Neuroscience Department of the University of Florence
Curriculum Vitae
Contacts
Current research and interests
Numerosity perception
Multi-sensory perception
Dyscalculia
Attention
- 2009: Italian Master Degree in Experimental Psychology. Summa cum laude. University of Florence.
- 2007: Italian Degree in Experimental Psychology. University of Florence.
- 2014: PhD Psychology and Neuroscience (University of Florence).
- CNR Institute of Neuroscience, Pisa
- Department of Psychology, University of Florence
- Stella Maris Foundation, Pisa, Italy
- Castaldi, E., Arrighi, R., Cicchini, G. M., Andolfi, A., Maduli, G., Burr, D. C., & Anobile, G.
Perception of geometric sequences and numerosity both predict formal geometric competence in primary school children
Scientific Reports, 11(1), 14243
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- Anobile, G., Castaldi, E., Maldonado Moscoso, P. A., Arrighi, R., & Burr, D.
Groupitizing Improves Estimation of Numerosity of Auditory Sequences
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 15, 339
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- Anobile, G., Morrone, M. C., Ricci, D., Gallini, F., Merusi, I., & Tinelli, F.
Typical Crossmodal Numerosity Perception in Preterm Newborns
Multisensory Research, 1–22
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- Grasso, P. A., Anobile, G., & Arrighi, R.
Numerosity adaptation partly depends on the allocation of implicit numerosity-contingent visuo-spatial attention
Journal of Vision, 21(1), 12
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- Petrizzo, I., Castaldi, E., Anobile, G., Bassanelli, S., & Arrighi, R.
Time and numerosity estimation in peripersonal and extrapersonal space
Acta Psychologica, 215, 103296
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- Anobile, G., Arrighi, R., Castaldi, E., & Burr, D. C.
A Sensorimotor Numerosity System
Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 25(1), 24–36
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- Maldonado Moscoso, P. A., Castaldi, E., Burr, D. C., Arrighi, R., & Anobile, G.
Grouping strategies in number estimation extend the subitizing range
Scientific Reports, 10(1), 14979
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- Anobile, G., Castaldi, E., Moscoso, P. A. M., Burr, D. C., & Arrighi, R.
“Groupitizing”: A strategy for numerosity estimation
Scientific Reports, 10(1), 13436
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- Maldonado Moscoso, P. A., Anobile, G., Primi, C., & Arrighi, R.
Math Anxiety Mediates the Link Between Number Sense and Math Achievements in High Math Anxiety Young Adults
Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1095
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- Petrizzo, I., Anobile, G., & Arrighi, R.
Motor Adaptation Distorts Visual Space
Vision Research, 171, 31-35.
Downloadhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2020.04.007
- Anobile, G., Tomaiuolo, F., Campana, S., & Cicchini, G. M.
Three-systems for visual numerosity: A single case study
Neuropsychologia, 136, 107259
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- Anobile, G., Domenici, N., Togoli, I., Burr, D., Arrighi, R. (2019).
Distortions of visual time induced by motor adaptation
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.
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- Pomè, A., Anobile, G., Cicchini, G. M., Scabia, A. & Burr, D. C. (2019).
Higher attentional costs for numerosity estimation at high densities.
Attention, Perception & Psychophysics
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- Anobile, G., Arrighi, R. & Burr, D. C. (2019).
Simultaneous and sequential subitizing are separate systems, and neither predicts math abilities.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, (178), 86-103.
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- Anobile, G., Burr, D. C., Gasperini, F. & Cicchini, G. M. (2019).
Near optimal encoding of numerosity in typical and dyscalculic development.
Cortex, (120), 498-508.
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- Pomè, A., Anobile, G., Cicchini, G. M. & Burr, D. C. (2019).
Different reaction-times for subitizing, estimation, and texture.
Journal of Vision, 6 (19), 14.
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- Cicchini, G. M., Anobile, G., & Burr, D. C. (2019).
Spontaneous representation of numerosity in typical and dyscalculic development.
Cortex.
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- Anobile, G., Guerrini, G., Burr, D. C., Monti, M., Del Lucchese, B. & Cicchini, G. M. (2019).
Spontaneous perception of numerosity in pre-school children.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 1906 (286), 20191245.
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- Anobile, G., Cicchini, G. M., Pomè, A. & Burr, D. (2017).
Connecting Visual Objects Reduces Perceived Numerosity and Density for Sparse but not Dense Patterns, Journal of Numerical Cognition, 4 (3).
- Burr, D. C., Anobile, G. & Arrighi, R. (2017).
Psychophysical evidence for the number sense, Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 1740 (373).
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- Anobile, G., Castaldi, E., Turi, M., Tinelli, F. & Burr, D. C. (2016).
Numerosity but not texture-density discrimination correlates with math ability in children, Dev Psychol, 8 (52), 1206-1216.
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- Anobile, G., Arrighi, R., Togoli, I. & Burr, D. C. (2016).
A shared numerical representation for action and perception, Elife, (5).
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- Cicchini, G. M., Anobile, G. & Burr, D. C. (2016).
Spontaneous perception of numerosity in humans, Nat Commun, (7), 12536.
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- Tinelli, F., Anobile, G., Gori, M., Aagten-Murphy, D., Bartoli, M., Burr, D. C., et al.
Time, number and attention in very low birth weight children,Neuropsychologia, 2015
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- Anobile, G., Cicchini, G. M. & Burr, D. C. (2015).
Number as a primary perceptual attribute: a review, Perception 1-27 DOI: 10.1177/0301006615602599.
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- Anobile, G., Turi, M., Cicchini, G. M. & Burr, D. (2015).
Mechanisms for perception of numerosity or texture-density are governed by crowding-like effects,Journal of Vision, 15(5), 1-12.
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- Cicchini, G. M., Anobile, G. & Burr, D. C. (2014).
Separate mechanisms for perception of numerosity and density,Psychol Sci, 1 (25), 265-270.
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- Cicchini, G. M., Anobile, G. & Burr, D. C. (2014).
Compressive mapping of number to space reflects dynamic encoding mechanisms, not static logarithmic transform,Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 21 (111), 7867-7872.
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- Anobile, G., Turi, M., Cicchini, G. M. & Burr, D. C. (2012).
The effects of cross-sensory attentional demand on subitizing and on mapping number onto space,Vision Res,
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- Anobile, G., Cicchini, G. M. & Burr, D. C. (2012).
Linear mapping of numbers onto space requires attention,Cognition, 3 (122), 454-459.
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2020
Giovanni Anobile, Francesco Tomaiuolo, Serena Campana, Guido Marci Cicchini Three-systems for visual numerosity: a single case study
European Workshop on Cognitive Neuropsychology EWCN 2020
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2019.107259 Download 26-31/01/2020 Bressanoneposter
2020
Petrizzo, I., Anobile, G., Burr, D. C., & Arrighi, R.Motor adaptation distorts space
European Workshop on Cognitive Neuropsychology EWCN 2020, Bressanone
26-31/01/2020 Bressanoneposter
2019
Maldonado-Moscoso, P.A., Anobile, G., Primi, C., Arrighi, R.,The link between math anxiety and numerosity perception
Children Vision Society Research Meeting CVRS 2019 Pisa
15-17/06/2019 poster
2019
Guido Marco Cicchini, Giovanni Anobile, Davd Burr Specialized Visual Module for Numerosity
CNR Annual Retreat 2019
02-04/10/2019 Pisatalk
2019
Giovanni Anobile, Guido Marco Cicchini, Gasperini Filippo, Elisa Castaldi, Marco Turi, Roberto Arrighi, David C. BurrThe Number Sense and its link with child math abilities
Workshop - Foundations of mathematics in primary and pre-schools Fyssen Foundation – Parigi (Francia)
18-19/10/2019 Tenerife Spainposter
2019
Roberto Arrighi, Giovanni Anobile, David C. Burr Psychophysical evidence for a generalized number sense and it’s link with development of mathematical abilities
21 ST Conference of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology
25-28/09/2019 Tenerife, Spaintalk
2019
Anobile G., Guerrini G., Burr D. C., Monti M., Del Lucchese B., Cicchini G. M.Spontaneous Perception of Numerosity In Pre-Schoolers
21 ST Conference of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology
25-28/09/2019 Tenerife Spainposter
2019
Giovanni Anobile The Number Sense and its link with child math abilities
CVRS2019, Child Vision Society Research Society Meeting 2019
15-17/06/2019 Fondazione Stella Maris a Pisaposter
2018
Maldonado-Moscoso, P.A., Anobile, G., Arrighi, R., Castaldi, E., Grassi, E., Pedonese, L., Burr, D.C. Spatial but not temporal numerosity thresholds correlate with formal math skills in children
41st European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP) 2018 Trieste
26-30/08/2018 poster