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A selection of our scientific papers

by recency or relevance

  • Nazzari, S., Morgese Zangrandi, M., Bottini, G., Salvato, G., & Provenzi, L. (2025). "Hot stuff": Behavioural and affective thermal responses to digital and non-digital disruptions during early mother-infant interaction. Biological psychology, 196, 109027. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2025.109027

  • Mariani Wigley ILC, Nazzari S, Pastore M, Grumi S, Provenzi L (2024) Exclusive breastfeeding mitigates the association between prenatal maternal pandemic-related stress and children sleep problems at 24 months of age. Development and Psychopathology, in press. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579424001627

  • Pili MP, Provenzi L, Billeci L, Riva V, Cassa M, Siri E, Procissi G, Roberti E, Capelli E (2025) Exploring the impact of manual and automatic EEG pre-processing methods on interpersonal neural synchrony measures in parent-infant hyperscanning studies. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 417, 110400.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2025.110400

  • Pezzotti E, Provenzi L, Naboni C, Capelli E, Ghirardello S, Borgatti R, Orcesi S (2024) Masked or not, I smile to you: Exploring full-term and preterm infants' social smiles to adults wearing a protective facemask. Infant Behavior and Development, 75, 101947 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2024.101947

  • Nazzari S, Cagliero L, Grumi S, Pisoni E, Mallucci G, Bergamaschi R, Maccarini J, Giorda R, Provenzi L (2023) Prenatal exposure to environmental air pollution and psychosocial stress jointly contribute to the epigenetic regulation of the serotonin transporter gene in newborns. Molecular Psychiatry,28, 3503-3511. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-023-02206-9

  • Nazzari S, Grumi S, Biasucci G, Decembrino L, Fazzi E, Giacchero R, Magnani ML, Nacinovich R, Scelsa B, Spinillo A, Capelli E, Roberti E, Provenzi L (2023) Maternal pandemic-related stress during pregnancy associates with infants’ socio-cognitive development at 12 months: A longitudinal multi-centric study. Plos One, 18, e0284578. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284578

  • Roberti E, Capelli E, Provenzi L (2023) Envisioning translational hyperscanning: How applied neuroscience might improve family-centered care. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, nsac061. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsac061

  • Provenzi L, Grumi S, Altieri L, Bensi G, Bertazzoli E, Biasucci G, Cavallini A, Decembrino L, Falcone R, Freddi A, Gardella B, Giacchero R, Giorda R, Grossi E, Guerini P, Magnani ML, Martelli P, Motta M, Nacinovich R, Pantaleo D, Pisoni C, Prefumo F, Riva L, Scelsa B, Spartà MV, Spinillo A, Vergani P, Orcesi S, Borgatti R, MOM-COPE Study Group (2023) Prenatal maternal stress during the COVID-19 pandemic and infant regulatory capacity at 3 months: A longitudinal study. Development and Psyhopathology, 35, 35-43. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954579421000766

  • Nazzari S, Grumi S, Mambretti F, Villa M, Giorda R, Provenzi L (2022) Maternal and infant NR3C1 and SLC6A4 epigenetic signatures of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: When timing matters. Translational Psychiatry, 12, 386. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-02160-0

  • Pisoni C, Provenzi L, Moncecchi M, Caporali C, Naboni C, Stronati M, Montirosso R, Borgatti R, Orcesi S (2021) Early parenting intervention promotes 24-month psychomotor development in preterm children. Acta Paediatrica, 110, 101-108. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.15345

  • Provenzi L, Grumi S, Rinaldi E, Giusti L (2021) The porridge-like framework: A multidimensional guidance to support parents of children with developmental disabilities. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 117, 104048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2021.104048

  • Provenzi L, Mambretti F, Villa M, Grumi S, Citterio A, Bertazzoli E, Biasucci G, Decembrino L, Falcone R, Gardella B, Longo R, Nacinovich R, Pisoni C, Prefumo F, Orcesi S, Scelsa B, Giorda R, Borgatti R, MOM-COPE Study Group (2021) Hidden pandemic: COVID-19-related stress, SLC6A4 methylation, and infants’ temperament at 3 months. Scientific Reports, 11, 15658. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95053-z

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