Marco Iosa

Does sleep matter for recovery after stroke? Functional severity shapes the association between sleep and functional outcome during inpatient stroke rehabilitation

Abstract Background Sleep disturbances are common after stroke and have been associated with rehabilitation outcomes. The clinical meaning of post-stroke sleep duration remains unclear, as longer sleep may be associated with different clinical and functional states, including gre...

Effects of Dante’s Poetry on Emotional Arousal of Healthy Subjects and Patients with Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Study

Previous studies have investigated the effects of Dante’s poetry on emotional arousal and cognitive workload in healthy participants by comparing excerpts from the Inferno and Paradiso of the Divina Commedia. In this pilot study, conducted in a hospital setting, we measured elect...