Publications of Laura Verga

Verga, L., & Kotz, S. A. (2019). Spatial attention underpins social word learning in the right fronto-parietal network. NeuroImage, 195, 165–173.

Bégel, V., Verga, L., Benoit, C.-E., Kotz, S. A., & Dalla Bella, S. (2018). Test-retest reliability of the battery for the assessment of auditory sensorimotor and timing abilities (BAASTA). Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 61, 395–400.

Verga, L., & Kotz, S. A. (2017). Help me if I can't: Social interaction effects in adult contextual word learning. Cognition, 168, 76–90.

Dalla Bella, S., Farrugia, N., Benoit, C.-E., Begel, V., Verga, L., Harding, E., & Kotz, S. A. (2017). BAASTA: Battery for the Assessment of Auditory Sensorimotor and Timing Abilities. Behavior Research Methods, 49, 1128–1145.

Ferreri, L., & Verga, L. (2016). Benefits of music on verbal learning and memory: How and when does it work? Music Perception, 34, 167–182.

Verga, L., Bigand, E., & Kotz, S. A. (2015). Play along: Effects of music and social interaction on word learning. Frontiers in Psychology, 6. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01316

Spada, D., Verga, L., Iadanza, A., Tettamanti, M., & Perani, D. (2014). The auditory scene: An fMRI study on melody and accompaniment in professional pianists. NeuroImage, 102, 764–775.

Verga, L., & Kotz, S. A. (2013). How relevant is social interaction in second language learning? Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7. doi:10.3389/fnhum.2013.00550

Verga, L. Word learning in adults: Effect of music and social interaction. Talk_at_event presented at the New Perspectives for Stimulating Cognitive and Sensory Processes: EBRAMUS Network Final Conference, Pavia, Italy. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0014-58E5-A

Verga, L. Vocabulary learning in adults: Effects of musical context. Talk_at_event presented at the EBRAMUS Consortium Advisory Board Meeting, Montpellier, France. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0014-47A1-7

Verga, L. Vocabulary learning in adults: Effects of social and musical context. Talk_at_event presented at the EBRAMUS Consortium Advisory Board Meeting, Warsaw, Poland. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-000E-F2B5-5

Verga, L. The role of music in word re-learning in aphasia: What's the role of the therapist? Talk_at_event presented at the Workshop "Music in the rehabilitation of patients with memory and learning deficits", Lille, France. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-000E-8047-4

Verga, L. Music & social interaction: Who holds the key to verbal learning? Talk_at_event presented at the Donders Discussions 2012, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0010-1747-0

Verga, L. Exploring the role of context in word learning. Talk_at_event presented at the EBRAMUS Consortium Workshop , Leipzig, Germany. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-000F-EC99-5

Verga, L. Learning L2 words in interaction: Preliminary results & future directions. Talk_at_event presented at the EBRAMUS Consortium Meeting Workshop, Ghent, Belgium. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-000F-A0EE-3

Verga, L. Does music enhance the (re)learning of words? Talk_at_event presented at the EBRAMUS consortium meeting Workshop 2011, Delmenhorst, Germany. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0012-17F0-0

Verga, L. Playing the game of word learning: An interactive approach based on music. Talk_at_event presented at the EBRAMUS Consortium Midterm Review Meeting, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0012-17F5-6

Kotz, S. A., & Verga, L. Social interaction and contextual constraints influence adult word learning. Poster presented at the 7th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Chicago, IL, USA. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0028-F295-7

Verga, L., & Kotz, S. A. Second language word learning in social interaction. Poster presented at the 9th FENS Forum of Neuroscience, Milan, Italy. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0019-EAD6-1

Verga, L., & Kotz, S. A. Neural correlates of contextual variability in second language vocabulary learning. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0014-B4B1-9