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Martina Poletti, Ph.D.

Martina Poletti, Ph.D.

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Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Center for Visual Science A&S (RC) - Joint

Associate Professor - Department of Neuroscience (SMD) - Joint

Credentials

Education

PhD | Boston University. Cognitive and Neural Systems. 2010

MSc | Italy - University of Padova. Experimental Psychology. 2005

BS | Italy - University of Padova. Cognitive Science. 2003

Research

Publications

Journal Articles

Asymmetries in Foveal Vision.

Jenks SK, Carrasco M, Poletti M

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience.. 2025 September 345 (36)Epub 09/03/2025.

Frequency-selective contrast sensitivity modulation driven by fine-tuned exogenous attention at the foveal scale.

Guzhang Y, Jaeger TF, Poletti M

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology.. 2025 September 1 Epub 09/01/2025.

The Speed of Visual Discrimination Differs between Foveola and Perifovea: A Combined EEG and Behavioral Investigation.

Benedetto A, Jenks SK, Mishra MV, Giesbrecht B, Poletti M

eNeuro.. 2025 August 12 (8)Epub 08/12/2025.

Distinct modulation of microsaccades in motor planning and covert attention.

Brandolani R, Galletti C, Fattori P, Breveglieri R, Poletti M

Scientific reports.. 2025 June 415 (1):19580. Epub 06/04/2025.

Invited Session I: Focusing on the Human Fovea: Active vision at the foveolar scale: Insights from fixational oculomotor behavior and retinal anatomy.

Poletti M

Journal of vision.. 2025 April 125 (5):3. Epub 1900 01 01.

The visual system does not operate like a camera.

Rucci M, Ahissar E, Burr DC, Kagan I, Poletti M, Victor JD

Journal of vision.. 2025 March 325 (3):2. Epub 1900 01 01.

Asymmetries in foveal vision.

Jenks SK, Carrasco M, Poletti M

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology.. 2024 December 21 Epub 12/21/2024.

Oculomotor Contributions to Foveal Crowding.

Clark AM, Huynh A, Poletti M

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience.. 2024 November 2744 (48)Epub 11/27/2024.

Different temporal dynamics of foveal and peripheral visual processing during fixation.

de la Malla C, Poletti M

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.. 2024 September 10121 (37):e2408067121. Epub 09/03/2024.

Consequences of eye movements for spatial selectivity.

Intoy J, Li YH, Bowers NR, Victor JD, Poletti M, Rucci M

Current biology : CB.. 2024 July 2234 (14):3265-3272.e4. Epub 07/08/2024.

Ultra-fine resolution of pre-saccadic attention in the fovea.

Guzhang Y, Shelchkova N, Clark AM, Poletti M

Current biology : CB.. 2024 January 834 (1):147-155.e2. Epub 12/27/2023.

An eye for detail: Eye movements and attention at the foveal scale.

Poletti M

Vision research.. 2023 October 211 :108277. Epub 06/27/2023.

Eye drift during fixation predicts visual acuity.

Clark AM, Intoy J, Rucci M, Poletti M

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.. 2022 December 6119 (49):e2200256119. Epub 11/28/2022.

All eyes on attention.

Benedetto A, Poletti M

eLife.. 2022 March 1511 Epub 03/15/2022.

Transient perceptual enhancements resulting from selective shifts of exogenous attention in the central fovea.

Zhang Y, Shelchkova N, Ezzo R, Poletti M

Current biology : CB.. 2021 June 2131 (12):2698-2703.e2. Epub 04/29/2021.

Accuracy and precision of small saccades.

Poletti M, Intoy J, Rucci M

Scientific reports.. 2020 September 3010 (1):16097. Epub 09/30/2020.

Modulations of foveal vision associated with microsaccade preparation.

Shelchkova N, Poletti M

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.. 2020 May 19117 (20):11178-11183. Epub 05/01/2020.

Task-driven visual exploration at the foveal scale.

Shelchkova N, Tang C, Poletti M

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.. 2019 March 19116 (12):5811-5818. Epub 03/01/2019.

Monocular microsaccades: Do they really occur?

Fang Y, Gill C, Poletti M, Rucci M

Journal of vision.. 2018 March 118 (3):18. Epub 1900 01 01.

Selective attention within the foveola.

Poletti M, Rucci M, Carrasco M

Nature neuroscience.. 2017 October 20 (10):1413-1417. Epub 08/14/2017.

Consequences of the Oculomotor Cycle for the Dynamics of Perception.

Boi M, Poletti M, Victor JD, Rucci M

Current biology : CB.. 2017 May 827 (9):1268-1277. Epub 04/20/2017.

Microsaccades during reading.

Bowers NR, Poletti M

PloS one.. 2017 12 (9):e0185180. Epub 09/21/2017.

Eye movements between saccades: Measuring ocular drift and tremor.

Ko HK, Snodderly DM, Poletti M

Vision research.. 2016 May 122 :93-104. Epub 04/17/2016.

A compact field guide to the study of microsaccades: Challenges and functions.

Poletti M, Rucci M

Vision research.. 2016 January 118 :83-97. Epub 02/14/2015.

Head-Eye Coordination at a Microscopic Scale.

Poletti M, Aytekin M, Rucci M

Current biology : CB.. 2015 December 2125 (24):3253-9. Epub 12/10/2015.

Control and Functions of Fixational Eye Movements.

Rucci M, Poletti M

Annual review of vision science.. 2015 November 1 :499-518. Epub 10/14/2015.

Microscopic eye movements compensate for nonhomogeneous vision within the fovea.

Poletti M, Listorti C, Rucci M

Current biology : CB.. 2013 September 923 (17):1691-5. Epub 08/15/2013.

Active vision: adapting how to look.

Poletti M, Rucci M

Current biology : CB.. 2013 September 923 (17):R718-20. Epub 1900 01 01.

Optimal multimodal integration in spatial localization.

Poletti M, Burr DC, Rucci M

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience.. 2013 August 2833 (35):14259-68. Epub 1900 01 01.

Precision of sustained fixation in trained and untrained observers.

Cherici C, Kuang X, Poletti M, Rucci M

Journal of vision.. 2012 June 2212 (6)Epub 06/22/2012.

Temporal encoding of spatial information during active visual fixation.

Kuang X, Poletti M, Victor JD, Rucci M

Current biology : CB.. 2012 March 2022 (6):510-4. Epub 02/16/2012.

Microsaccades precisely relocate gaze in a high visual acuity task.

Ko HK, Poletti M, Rucci M

Nature neuroscience.. 2010 December 13 (12):1549-53. Epub 10/31/2010.

Stability of the visual world during eye drift.

Poletti M, Listorti C, Rucci M

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience.. 2010 August 1830 (33):11143-50. Epub 1900 01 01.

Eye movements under various conditions of image fading.

Poletti M, Rucci M

Journal of vision.. 2010 March 2410 (3):6.1-18. Epub 03/24/2010.

Oculomotor synchronization of visual responses in modeled populations of retinal ganglion cells.

Poletti M, Rucci M

Journal of vision.. 2008 October 238 (14):4.1-15. Epub 10/23/2008.

Miniature eye movements enhance fine spatial detail.

Rucci M, Iovin R, Poletti M, Santini F

Nature.. 2007 June 14447 (7146):851-4. Epub 1900 01 01.