Catalogo dei Corsi di studio

Curriculum Vitae

Part I Education
1997 PhD Degree in Neuropsychology ,(score Excellent), Sapienza University of Rome
1992 Specialization in Neurology (score 50/50 cum laude) Sacro Cuore Catholic University, Rome
1988 Qualification for medical doctor (abilitazione all esercizio della professione medica), Sacro Cuore Catholic University, Rome
1988 MD degree (score 110/110 cum laude), Sacro Cuore Catholic University, Rome

Part II Appointments

IIa Academic Appointments
2017-at present Full Professor (Professore Ordinario), Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome
2001-2017 Associate Professor (Professore Associato), Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome
1996-2001 Permanent Research Position (Ricercatore a tempo pieno), Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome

IIb Academic Responsabilities
1998-at present Member of the board of the PhD Course in Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology , at present Behavioral Neuroscience , Sapienza University of Rome
2022-at present Member of the Executive Board (Giunta di Dipartimento) of the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome
2022-at present Member of the Quality and Monitoring Board of the Department of Psychology (Commissione di Monitoraggio e Qualità)
2018-2021 President of the Research Board of the Department of Psychology (Commissione Ricerca di Dipartimento)
2011-2014 Member of the Executive Board (Giunta di Facoltà) of the Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of 2011-2014 Member of the Executive Board (Giunta di Facoltà) of the Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome
2011-2012 Member of the Scientific Research Board (Commissione di Ricerca Scientifica) of the Sapienza University of Rome
2004-2009 Member of the Evaluation Board (Nucleo di valutazione) of the Faculty of Psychology 1, Sapienza University of Rome
2004-2004 President of the I State Board (Esami di Stato) for Psychologists, Sapienza University of Rome
1998-2004 Member of the Executive Board (Giunta di Dipartimento) of the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology 1, Sapienza University of Rome

Part III Teaching experience

IIIa Teaching: Degree Courses
2012 at present Sapienza University of Rome Cognitive Neuroscience at the Degree Course (three years) "Psychology and Health", Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology. Appointed GOMP 9 CFU
2014 at present Sapienza University of Rome Laboratory of Neuropsychological evaluation and Rehabilitation at the Specialized Degree Course (two years) "Cognitive Neuroscience Evaluation and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation ", Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology. Appointed GOMP 2 CFU
2021 at present Sapienza University of Rome Clinical and Social Neuroscience for Health (Clinical Neuroscience module) at the Specialized Degree Course (two years) "Health Psycology for clinical and healthcare settings ", Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology. Appointed GOMP 3 CFU (Total appointed GOMP 6CFU)
2009 - 2012 Sapienza University of Rome Cognitive Neuroscience at the Degree Courses (three years) "Psychological Sciences and Techniques of analysis and evaluation of the cognitive processes", Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology. Appointed GOMP 8 CFU (6 + 2 CFU of Laboratory)
2008 - 2009 Sapienza University of Rome Basis of Psychobiology and Psychophysiology at the Degree Courses (three years) "Psychological Sciences and Techniques of analysis and evaluation of the cognitive processes ", Faculty of Psychology 1. Appointed GOMP 8 CFU
2003 - 2009 Sapienza University of Rome Neuroscience laboratory: preclinic models of cognitive dysfunctions at the Specialized Degree Course (two years) "Evaluation and Treatment of cognitive dysfunctions", Faculty of Psychology 1. Appointed GOMP 2 CFU
2002 - 2008 Sapienza University of Rome Basis of Psychophysiology at the Degree Courses (three years) "Normal and pathological cognitive processes", Faculty of Psychology 1. Appointed GOMP 4 CFU
2002 -2008 Sapienza University of Rome Behavioral physiological basis at the Degree Courses (three years) "Psychological Sciences and Techniques of the Clinical Intervention for the Individual, the Group and the Institutions", Faculty of Psychology 1. Appointed GOMP 4 CFU
2003 - 2005 Sapienza University of Rome Basic Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology at the Specialized Degree Course (two years) "Dynamic and Clinical Psychology of Individual, Organizations and Community", Faculty of Psychology 1. Appointed GOMP 4 CFU
2000 - 2002 Sapienza University of Rome Psychophysiology , at the Degree Courses Psychology , Faculty of Psychology 1. Academic year duration (annualità)
1999 - 2000 Sapienza University of Rome Basic Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology , at the Degree Courses Psychology , Faculty of Psychology 1. Academic year duration (annualità)

IIIb Teaching: PhD Courses
1998 at present Sapienza University of Rome Member of the teaching staff of the PhD Course in Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology , at present Behavioral Neuroscience

IIIc Teaching: Master and Specialization Courses
2013 at present Sapienza University of Rome Neuropsychology of the Neurodegenerative diseases at the Specialization Course in "Neuropsychology ", Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology Appointed GOMP 1 CFU
2013 2018 Sapienza University of Rome Neurobiological basis in Autism Spectrum Disorders: role of the Cerebellum at the 2nd level University Master degree"Autism Spectrum Disordersin the Adolescence", Faculty of Medicine and Psychology Appointed GOMP 2 CFU
2009 2013 Sapienza University of Rome Clinical framework of the main neurodegenerative diseases at the Specialization Course in "Neuropsychology ", Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology Appointed GOMP 4 CFU
IIId Tutoring and Supervisor activity
1996 at present Sapienza University of Rome Tutoring and supervisory activity of degree students, PhD students, Postdoctoral researchers (Assegnisti di Ricerca)

Part IV - Society memberships, Awards and Honors

IVa Society Memberships
1994 at present Society for Neuroscience (SfN)
1995 at present European Brain and Behaviour Society (EBBS)
1997 at present Società Italiana di Neurologia (SIN)
2007 at present Società Italiana di Neuropsicologia (SINP)
2007 at present Società Italiana di Riabilitazione Neurologica (SIRN)
2008 at present Society for Research on the Cerebellum (SRC)
2008 at present Federation of the European Societies of Neuropsychology (ESN)
2008 at present Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS)
2016 at present Society for Research on the Cerebellum and Ataxias (SRCA)
2016 at present Task Force group on Cerebellum and Neurocognition
2017 - at present International Delegate for The Society for Research on the Cerebellum and Ataxias

IVb Editorial Duties
Editorial Board Member The Cerebellum

IVc Reviewing Activity
Journal
Brain, Journal of Neuroscience, Cortex, NeuroImage, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Plos One, Experimental Brain Research, Behavioural Brain Research, Brain and Language, The Cerebellum, Cerebellum & Ataxias, Neuropsychologia, Neuropsychology, Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, European Journal of Neurology, Behavioural Neurology, Behavioural Processes, Cognition and Emotion, Neurological Sciences, Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, Scientific Reports.
Scientific Projects
- Blue-Sky Programme, Agence Nationale de la Recherche - ANR
- FIRB, Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca - MIUR

IVd Congress Organization
2014 Member of the Scientific Committee of the Sixth International SRC Congress
2012 Member of the Scientific Committee of the symposium on The Cerebellum in the cognitive functions: actor or walk-on? at the Annual meeting of the Italian Society of Neuropsychology.
2008 Member of the Scientific Committee of the symposium on Cerebellum and Language at the 1st Meeting of the Federation of the European Societies of Neuropsychology.
1992 Member of the Scientific Secretary of Satellite Symposium of the 15th Annual Meeting of the European Neuroscience Association on Thalamic networks for relay and modulation"

Part V - Funding Information [grants as PI-principal investigator or I-investigator]

2023 (Bando Ricerca Finalizzata 2021) SINCRO: Spatiotemporal entrainment as Innovative Neuromodulation targeting Cerebello-cerebral circuits for enhancing Rehabilitation Outcomes of cognitive and social skills in progressive and acquired cerebellar diseases (Prot. RF-2021-12374279.) Ministero della Salute (450.000,00 euros) Principal Investigator

2022 Mechanisms of social prediction in the cerebellum: an integrated multilevel approach (Prot. 20203LT7H3) PRIN, Ministero, dell Istruzione, dell Università e della Ricerca (364.877,00 euros) Principal Investigator

2021 La Stimolazione Magnetica Transcranica ripetitiva (rTMS) in un approccio multi-tecnica per lo studio e la modulazione delle basi cerebrali della percezione, cognizione, dei processi sociali, della personalità e dei disturbi psicologici (Prot. MA22117A8A97CD42) Ricerca Universitaria, Sapienza University of Rome Medie Attrezzature (71.980,00 euros) Investigator

2021 Ascoltare la comunità autistica per migliorare la conoscenza dell'autismo, l'accessibilità degli studenti autistici all'università e la ricerca scientifica sull'autismo (Prot. TM12117D2322F8D6) Ricerca Universitaria, Sapienza University of Rome Terza Missione (15.000,00 euros) Investigator

2021 Rappresentazione di gesti della mano comuni e non comuni nell'attività spontanea del cervello: uno studio EEG ad alta densità (Prot. RM12117A8B3DEE4F) Ricerca Universitaria, Sapienza University of Rome (10.000,00 euros) Investigator

2020 Cerebro-cerebellar predictive systems for interpersonal interactions: integrating motion kinematics, autonomic monitoring, fMRI and lesions approaches in virtual reality . (Prot. RG120172B8343252) Ricerca Universitaria, Sapienza University of Rome (40.000,00 euros plus 23.787,00 euros - Assegno di Ricerca) Principal Investigator

2019 Cerebellar-cortical circuits in Autism Spectrum Disorders: new perspectives for treatment implementation . (Prot. RM11916B7A6C94E1) Ricerca Universitaria, Sapienza University of Rome (10.000,00 euros) Principal Investigator

2018 Neuroimaging markers of therapy-induced recovery of language after brain damage .
(Prot. PH11816436A847F3) Ricerca Universitaria, Sapienza University of Rome (43.000,00 euros)
Investigator

2017 Studio di correlazione anatomo-funzionale dei circuiti cerebello-corticali e analisi del comportamento sociale ed emozionale in soggetti con disturbi bipolari, in soggetti con danno cerebellare ed in soggetti sani . ( Prot. RM11715C7E67E525) Ricerca Universitaria, Sapienza University of Rome (8000,00 euros plus 23.750,00 euros-Assegno di Ricerca) Principal Investigator

2016 Study on the cerebellar role in Pathological Gambling: an insight into the neurobiological basis of Impulse Control Disorders . ( Prot. RP116154E6F75140) Ricerca Universitaria, Sapienza University of Rome (4000,00 euros) Principal Investigator

2015 "Combined behavioral, neuroimaging and noninvasive brain stimulation studies of the ability to understand another person's mental states in participants with Autism Spectrum Disorders and patients with Cerebellar Diseases." (Prot. C26H15MSBK) Ricerca Universitaria, Sapienza University of Rome, (30.000,00 euros) Investigator

2014 "The cerebellar role in the emotional processing." ( Prot. C26A14R2FP) Ricerca Universitaria, Sapienza University of Rome (10.000,00 euros) Investigator

2013 "An integrate neuropsychological, morphofunctional and connectivity study of the cerebellar functionality" (Prot. C26A1329AR) Ricerca Universitaria, Sapienza University of Rome (11.000,00 euros) Principal Investigator

2011-2012 Not-permitted to submit university grant applications as member of the Scientific Research Board (Commissione di Ricerca Scientifica) of the Sapienza University of Rome

2010 "Relazioni anatomo-funzionali tra circuitazioni sotto- e neo-corticali" (Prot. C26A10SY7C) Ricerca Universitaria, Sapienza University of Rome (9.000,00 euros) Principal Investigator

2009 "Ruolo del cervelletto nella regolazione delle componenti cognitivo-emozionali sottese ai processi di scelta." (Prot. C26F09EYKZ) Ricerca di ateneo Federato di scienza e della Tecnologia AST, Sapienza University of Rome (3.600,00 euros) Principal Investigator

2009 "Uno studio nell'uomo e nell'animale della funzionalità cognitiva cerebellare" (Prot. C26A09RR3J) Ricerca Universitaria, Sapienza University of Rome (24.050,00 euros) Investigator

2008 "Interazione cerebello-frontale nel controllo delle funzioni esecutive. Studio clinico e sperimentale." (Prot. C26A08KFWE) Ricerca Universitaria, Sapienza University of Rome (10.000,00 euros) Principal Investigator

2007 "Stimolazione ambientale e modificazioni neuronali. Studio morfologico nel ratto in un paradigma di "ambiente arricchito" ( Prot. C26F07BB5L) Ricerca di ateneo Federato di scienza e della Tecnologia AST, Sapienza University of Rome (1.200,00 euros) Principal Investigator

2007 "Ipotesi colinergica della malattia di Alzheimer: modificazioni comportamentali, strutturali e biochimiche in modelli sperimentali e clinici." (Prot. C26A07Z3FK) Ricerca Universitaria, Sapienza University of Rome (26.600,00 euros) Investigator

2006 Il ruolo del cervelletto nelle funzioni esecutive: studio clinico e sperimentale. (Prot. C26A06XEEE) Ricerca di Ateneo, Sapienza University of Rome (7.000,00 euros) Principal Investigator

2006 "Interazione cerebello-corticale nell'elaborazione di informazioni sensoriali. Studio neuropsicologico e neurofisiologico." (Prot. C26F06B7PL) Ricerca di Facoltà, Sapienza University of Rome (7.000,00 euros) Principal Investigator

2005 Contributo del Cervelletto all elaborazione corticale dell informazione sensoriale. Studio Neuropsicologico e neurofisiologico (Prot. C26H15MSBK) PRIN, Ministero, dell Istruzione, dell Università e della Ricerca (Total 154.000,00 euros; Unit 27.900 euros) Operative Unit

2005 "Stop and Go! Ruolo del cervelletto nei processi di inibizione." (Prot. C26F052933) Ricerca di Facoltà, Sapienza University of Rome (1.078,00 euros) Principal Investigator

2005 "Il ruolo del cervelletto nella funzione spaziale: uno studio sperimentale e clinico" ( Prot C26A050120) Ricerca di Ateneo, Sapienza University of Rome (9.500,00 euros) Investigator

2004 "Effetti dell'arricchimento ambientale sulle abilità spaziali. Studio morfologico e comportamentale in ratti." (Prot. C26F042114) Ricerca di Facoltà, Sapienza University of Rome (1.092,00 euros) Principal Investigator

2004 Ruolo dei circuiti cerebellari in compiti discriminativi" (Prot. C26A041020) Ricerca di Ateneo, Sapienza University of Rome (27.600,00 euros) Investigator

2003 Ruolo delle circuitazioni cerebellari nei processi di memoria spaziale ( Prot. C26F038537) Ricerca di Facoltà, Sapienza University of Rome (1.279,00 euros) Principal Investigator

2003 Le funzioni cognitive nelle lesioni cerebellari:correlazioni fra modelli animali e dati clinici" (Prot. C26A039974) Ricerca di Ateneo, Sapienza University of Rome (10.000,00 euros) Investigator

2002 "Valutazione del ruolo cerebellare nell'elaborazione di informazioni sensoriali ritmiche e sequenziali" ( Prot. C26F023114) Ricerca di Facoltà, Sapienza University of Rome (1.226,00 euros) Principal Investigator

2001 "Studio neuropsicologico delle abilità discriminative sensoriali in soggetti con danno cerebellare" (Prot. C26F011797) Ricerca di Facoltà, Sapienza University of Rome (1.441,00 euros) Principal Investigator

Part VI Research Activities

VIa- Research Experience and Responsibility
2003 at present Chief of the laboratory Cognitive Neuroscience and Cerebellum , Department of Psychology, University of Rome "La Sapienza"
2006 at present Chief of Ataxia Lab, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome
1999 at present Scientific advice at the Research Institute , IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome

VIb - Research Experience in qualified International Institutions
1993, 1994, 1995 Visiting Researcher, Frontier Research Program (chief of the lab. Prof. E.G. Jones), RIKEN Institute, Wako, Saitama, Japan
1993,1994 Visiting Researcher, Institute of Anatomy and Neurobiology (chief of the lab. Prof. E.G. Jones), University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA

VIc- Scientific Collaborations
- Neuroimaging Laboratory, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
- Psychology Department, Catholic University, Milan, Italy
- Neuroscience Department, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
- Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento,Italy
- Neurological and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Department A, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
- Physiology and Pharmacology Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
- Clinical Imaging Science Center , Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton , UK.
- Centre de Neuroscience Cognitive, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Lyon France
- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders- UCL Institute of Neurology London
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of California, Irvine
- Laboratory for Neural Systems, Frontier Research Program

Part VII Publications
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7003285323