Adraman Altin
Multimodal MRI Radiomics for Precision Diagnosis of Gliomas
Supervisor: Prof. Renzo Manara
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Alessandra Bertoldo
Chu Danna
Critical Periods of Second Language Phoneme and Word-order Learning in Italian Infants
Supervisor: Prof. Judit Gervain
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Samir Simon Suweis, Prof. Marco Zorzi
D’Urso Matteo
Investigating the role of sleep-like neuronal activity in a mouse model of ischemic stroke
Supervisor: Dr. Manuela Allegra
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Corbetta
Darabi Bita
TBA
Supervisor: TBA
Co-Supervisor: TBA
Frizzo Marzia
Investigating The Link Between Criticality And Excitation-Inhibition Balance In A Zebrafish Asd-Risk Gene Mutant Model Using A Visuomotor Adaptation Paradigm Across Development
Supervisor: Prof. Marco dal Maschio
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Samir Simon Suweis, Dr. Fabrizio Lombardi
Gatto Liisa Camilla
Eye Movement Biomarkers of Neurodegeneration: Early Detection and Transdiagnostic Patterns Across Neurodegenerative Syndromes
Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Corbetta
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Andrea Zangrossi
Giovannini Serena
Anorexia Nervosa: An Integration Between Body And Mind Through A Neurobiological Framework
Supervisor: Dr. Enrico Collantoni
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Fabio Sambataro
Meda Nicola
Prediction of suicide re-attempt after discharge through psychological and neurobiological phenotyping
Supervisor: Prof. Fabio Sambataro
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Diego De Leo
Monti Sara
Combining brain connectivity with genetics and peripheral pathology markers to study Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis and progression
Supervisor: Prof. Alessandra Bertoldo
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Angelo Antonini, Dr. Simone Cauzzo
Mozzetta Stefano
TBA
Supervisor: TBA
Co-Supervisor: TBA
Nasi Maria Laura
Validation and sensitivity analysis of an app-based neuropsychological battery to monitor cognitive changes in Parkinson’s patients
Supervisor: Dr. Roberta Biundo
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Antonino Vallesi, Prof. Angelo Antonini
Nazzi Alessandro
TBA
Supervisor: TBA
Co-Supervisor: TBA
Pagnin Giulia
Deficits in financial abilities in neurological patients: uncovering the neurofunctional basis to enhance telerehabilitation
Supervisor: Prof. Antonino Vallesi
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Francesca Burgio, Dr. Giorgia Baron
Rigon Leonardo
Cognitive Impact Of Low-Frequency Deep Brain Stimulation Of The Subthalamic Nucleus And Globus Pallidus Internus In Parkinson’s Disease
Supervisor: Prof. Angelo Antonini
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Giorgio Arcara
Sansone Giulio
Multimodal prediction and modulation of glioblastoma progression
Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Corbetta
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Alessandra Bertoldo, Prof. Cecilia Laterza
Spoa Milena
Biological and Imaging Markers of Frailty and its Contribution to the Progression of Parkinson’s Disease
Supervisor: Prof. Angelo Antonini
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Eleonora Fiorenzato, Dr. Simone Cauzzo
Tosato Emma Maria Sole
TBA
Supervisor: TBA
Co-Supervisor: TBA
Zenari Marco
Bio-inspired dynamical models of recurrent neural networks and applications to neuromorphic computing
Supervisor: Prof. Samir Simon Suweis
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Luca Mazzucato, Prof. Amos Maritan
Zurlo Letizia
Exploring the Impact of Familiar and Stranger Body Odours in Social Anxiety
Supervisor: Prof. Claudio Gentili
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Cinzia Cecchetto
Agostini Lisa
Restore brain connectivity between cortical organoids and brain with intravital three-dimensional bioprinting
Supervisor: Prof. Cecilia Laterza
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Marco Dal Maschio
Baba Alfonc
Spasticity management and motor recovery in stroke patients: from basic neuroscience to clinical pathway
Supervisor: Prof. Alessandra Del Felice
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Nick Ward, Dr. Margherita Bertuccelli
Bellin Irene
Neurofunctional correlates of the reciprocal influence between executive functions and language
Supervisor: Prof. Antonino Vallesi
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Corbetta, Dr. Arianna Menardi
Biondi Margherita
The transdiagnostic continuum of auditory verbal hallucinations from functional psychosis to health: EEG language lateralization, affectivity, and personality traits contribution
Supervisor: Prof. Chiara Spironelli
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Fabio Sambataro, Prof. Dante Mantini
Bisogno Antonio Luigi
The neurophysiological mechanisms of connectional diaschisis following stroke
Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Corbetta
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Camillo Porcaro
Cancedda Enzo
Sensorimotor cortical microcircuits and the pathogenesis of the migraine
Supervisor: Prof. Stefano Vassanelli
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Daniela Pietrobon
Cao Yikang
Deep learning to investigate the functional connectivity of cerebral networks in aging brains: Predictions and explanations of the aging brain
Supervisor: Prof. Alessandra Bertoldo
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Marco Zorzi
Di Pietro Irene
Exploring fine-grained cognitive interference effects across linguistic and spatial domains
Supervisor: Prof. Ettore Ambrosini
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Maria Montefinese, Prof. Antonino Vallesi
Floris Matilda
PSYCHEAL (Promotion of PSYChological HEALth and accessibility to low intensity treatment in clinical psychology)
Supervisor: Prof. Claudio Gentili
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Valentina Cardi
Fusaro Ester
Spontaneous and evoked brain activity: from healthy to focal disorders
Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Corbetta
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Lorenzo Pini
Livoti Vincenzo
From ink to link: Computer-based tools for a better cognitive assessment
Supervisor: Prof. Mario Bonato
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Marco Zorzi
Lussignoli Marialaura
The schizophrenia-bipolar disorder continuum: biological correlates of mood-related symptoms in schizophrenia as a function of genetic load for bipolar disorder
Supervisor: Prof. Fabio Sambataro
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Enrico Collantoni
Marson Alex
As if there was no tomorrow: Future time perspective and proenvironmental behaviors
Supervisor: Prof. Giorgia Cona
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Andrea Spoto
Mologni Valentina
Pathways to Anhedonia: deconstructing vulnerability and training the appetitive system in the brain
Supervisor: Prof. Simone Messerotti Benvenuti
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Fabio Sambataro
Morri Giulio
Investigating the role of sleep-like slow waves in a mouse model for adult stroke
Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Corbetta
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Manuela Allegra
Rijtano Barbara
Investigating the role of connexins channels in neuronclia interaction linked to Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis using human midbrain organoids
Supervisor: Prof. Mario Bortolozzi
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Angelo Antonini, Prof. Luigi Bubacco
Schincariol Alexa
The Influence of Emotions on Action Control: Brain Network Connectivity and Potential Trans-diagnostic Applications
Supervisor: Prof. Cristina Scarpazza
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Chiara Begliomini
Sun Yunfeng
The impact of exercise on the intramuscular connective tissue and muscle spindle in aged rats
Supervisor: Prof. Carla Stecco
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Alessandra Del Felice
Tshimanga Louis Fabrice
Multimodal representation learning of neurodata for intelligent systems
Supervisor: Prof. Manfredo Atzori
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Corbetta
Visibelli Emma
Neural Basis of Verbal Memory at Birth
Supervisor: Prof. Silvia Benavides-Varela
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Judit Gervain, Dr. Ana Fló
Amato Sonia
Development and characterization of 3D in vitro neurodegenerative disease models as a platform to test novel therapeutic approaches. Focus on Huntington’s and Parkinson’s disease
Supervisor: Prof. Angelo Antonini
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Graziano Martello, Prof. Elisa Greggio
Bonato Giulia
Neurogenetics in movement disorders: Focus on primary familial brain calcifications
Supervisor: Dr. Miryam Carecchio
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Angelo Antonini
D’Onofrio Valentina
The effect of transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) on electroencephalographic activity and subthalamic nucleus-local field potentials in Parkinson’s Disease
Supervisor: Prof. Camillo Porcaro
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Angelo Antonini
Garon Michela
Precision medicine in Parkinson’s Disease: Biomarkers for cognitive decline
Supervisor: Prof. Angelo Antonini
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Roberta Biundo
Librizzi Giovanni
Imaging predictors of radiation-related brain injury in gliomas
Supervisor: Prof. Renzo Manara
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Alessandra Bertoldo
Lucarini Gaia
Neural mechanisms supporting language acquisition
Supervisor: Prof. Judit Gervain
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Janet Werker (University of British Columbia)
Maccarone Maria Chiara
Deepening the role of body schema in the progression of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a case control study and a longitudinal analysis
Supervisor: Dr. Emanuela Formaggio
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Stefano Masiero, Dr. Maria Rubega
Salamanca Marco
Investigating the refinement and the consolidation of internal models during development and in developmental disorders: focus on the cerebellum
Supervisor: Prof. Marco Dal Maschio
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Ettore Ambrosini, Dr. Maria Elena Miletto Petrazzini
Vitale Marina
Mechanism of susceptibility to cortical spreading depression in migraine
Supervisor: Prof. Daniela Pietrobon
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Marco Dal Maschio
Zanola Andrea
Unsupervised extraction knowledge from biomedical data
Supervisor: Prof. Manfredo Atzori
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Samir Suweis
Zhao Xiaoxiao
Fascia as pain generator
Supervisor: Prof. Stefano Masiero
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Carla Stecco
Barzon Giacomo
Controllability of brain networks
Supervisor: Prof. Samir Suweis
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Manlio De Domenico
Bettella Francesco
Smart exoscheleton for mobility in agriculture
Supervisor: Prof. Alessandra Del Felice
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Emanuele Menegatti, Prof. Nicola Petrone
Colpo Maria
Characterization of the infiltrative direction of propagation in glioma: identification and validation of multimodal PET-MR biomarkers
Supervisor: Prof. Alessandra Bertoldo
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Corbetta
Costa Cristiano (PhD thesis defended on 12 February 2025)
Is there a predictive network? Investigation through neuroimaging and neuropsychological testing
Supervisor: Prof. Cristina Scarpazza
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Nicola Filippini, Prof. Giorgia Cona
Dimakou Anastasia (PhD thesis defended on 17 February 2025)
Multivariate analysis of resting state activity and visually evoked response to natural stimuli to map the representation of information in intrinsic brain activity
Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Corbetta
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Alessandra Bertoldo
Facca Massimiliano
Non-invasive identification of molecular pathways in neurological disorders: a mechanistic target to improve outcome
Supervisor: Prof. Alessandra Del Felice
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Corbetta, Prof. Alessandra Bertoldo
Fornaro Silvia (PhD thesis defended on 17 February 2025)
Task-related brain functional dynamics of compulsivity
Supervisor: Prof. Antonino Vallesi
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Ettore Ambrosini, Prof. Fabio Sambataro
Melloni Alice (PhD thesis defended on 12 February 2025)
Transgenerational effects of sleep deprivation on imprinted genes regulation
Supervisor: Dr. Valter Tucci
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Claudia Lodovichi
Meneghini Giulia (PhD thesis defended on 12 February 2025)
Assessing connectivity in brain tumor patients using MRI and TMS-EEG co-registration
Supervisor: Prof. Andrea Landi
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Mario Rosanova
Menti Giulio Maria
Investigating brain mechanisms supporting attraction/repulsion responses in insects
Supervisor: Prof. Aram Megighian
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Marco Dal Maschio, Dr. Maria Elena Miletto Petrazzini
Miscioscia Alessandro
Neurocognitive impairment and cerebellum in early phases of relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A conventional and microstructural MRI study
Supervisor: Prof. Paolo Gallo
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Cristina Scarpazza
Mura Francesca (PhD thesis defended on 17 February 2025)
EXPERIENCE: Virtual reality as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool for anxiety and mood disorders
Supervisor: Prof. Claudio Gentili
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Valentina Cardi
Santacesaria Paola (PhD thesis defended on 17 February 2025)
Future-oriented cognition: identifying cognitive and neural mechanisms in healthy and pathological populations
Supervisor: Prof. Giorgia Cona
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Giorgio Arcara, Prof. Cristina Scarpazza
Tentori Elisa
Control of dynamical switches in the brain by minimally invasive neuromodulation devices
Supervisor: Prof. Stefano Vassanelli
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Michele Allegra, Prof. Samir Suweis
Aarabi Mohammad Hadi (PhD thesis defended on 14 May 2024)
Structural mechanisms of recovery in human stroke (European School of Network Neuroscience (EuSNN) ITN project)
Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Corbetta
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Alessandra Bertoldo
Albanesi Marica (PhD thesis defended on 31 May 2024)
Mapping ensembles across the brain
Supervisor: Prof. Marco Dal Maschio
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Claudia Lodovichi
Angiolillo Silvia (PhD thesis defended on 31 May 2024)
Development of an in vivo model of patient-specific neurons to study and screen for Alzheimer’s disease
Supervisor: Prof. Annachiara Cagnin
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Onelia Gagliano, Prof. Nicola Elvassore
Buccellato Andrea (PhD thesis defended on 6 May 2024)
EEG-Based Markers of Consciousness: diagnostic and prognostic factors for recovery of consciousness
Supervisor: Prof. Patrizia Bisiacchi
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Alessandra Del Felice
Cattarinussi Giulia (PhD thesis defended on 6 Feb 2024)
The neurobiology of the schizophrenia-bipolar disorder spectrum: the risk and brain mechanisms
Supervisor: Prof. Fabio Sambataro
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Renzo Manara
Di Soccio Antonio (PhD thesis defended on 31 May 2024)
Dissecting neuronal network dynamics in the olfactory bulb and connected brain areas in healthy condition and brain disorders
Supervisor: Prof. Claudia Lodovichi
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Marco Dal Maschio
Lago Sara (PhD thesis defended on 19 Mar 2024)
Role of the Temporo-parietal Junctions and Pre-stimulus Dynamics in Predictive Processing
Supervisor: Prof. Vallesi Antonino
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Arcara Giorgio
Liu Yanjun
The role of eye movements in unraveling brain intrinsic dynamics: applications in healthy and neurodegenerative conditions
Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Corbetta
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Ettore Ambrosini, Dr. Andrea Zangrossi
Mariani Benedetta (PhD thesis defended on 13 Jan 2025)
Brain criticality beyond resting state neural avalanches
Supervisor: Prof. Samir Suweis
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Stefano Vassanelli
Meregalli Valentina (PhD thesis defended on 6 May 2024)
Attentional processing of food in anorexia nervosa
Supervisor: Prof. Tenconi Elena
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Valentina Cardi
Miola Alessandro (PhD thesis defended on 6 Feb 2024)
Neurobiology of bipolar subtypes: multivariate structural neuroimaging approaches
Supervisor: Prof. Giulia Perini
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Fabio Sambataro, Prof. Renzo Manara
Nallet Caroline (PhD thesis defended on 6 May 2024)
Tuned to the rhythm: How prenatally and postnatally heard speech prosody lays the foundations for language learning
Supervisor: Prof. Judit Gervain
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Patrizia Trevisi
Pacinelli Giada (PhD thesis defended on 31 May 2024)
Oxytocin-cannabinoid cross talk: Immunomodulatory effects in social brain within prefrontal cortex at the level of glial cells
Supervisor: Dr. Francesco Papaleo
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Fabio Sambataro
Polito Alessia (PhD thesis defended on 31 May 2024)
Maternal and paternal genomes in sleep regulation: from neurons to network
Supervisor: Dr. Valter Tucci
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Marco Formentin
Saccani Maria Silvia (PhD thesis defended on 6 May 2024)
Modulations of spatial processing through attentional load
Supervisor: Prof. Mario Bonato
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Dante Mantini
Salvalaggio Silvia (PhD thesis defended on 6 Feb 2024)
Investigation of neural substrates underpinning upper limb sensorimotor impairment and recovery of voluntary motor behaviour after stroke
Supervisor: Prof. Dante Mantini
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Andrea Turolla
Viviani Giada (PhD thesis defended on 19 Mar 2024)
Waves of control: Surfing behavioral and EEG uni/multivariate signatures to map proactive and reactive control
Supervisor: Prof. Ettore Ambrosini
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Antonino Vallesi, Prof. Livio Finos
Zhang Lu (PhD thesis defended on 19 Mar 2024)
Resting-state functional MRI patterns: A neural fingerprint for human behavior
Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Corbetta
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Antonino Vallesi, Prof. Samir Suweis
Bertuccelli Margherita (PhD thesis defended on 22 May 23)
Rehabilitation paradigms in congenital and acquired neurological disorders: quantitative and cognitive assessments, and prospective rehabilitative interventions
Supervisor: Prof. Alessandra Del Felice
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Stefano Masiero, Prof. Patrizia Bisiacchi
Bruzzone Matteo (PhD thesis defended on 18 Apr 23)
Development of a framework to link functional activity and circuit wiring diagrams in the zebrafish larva brain
Supervisor: Prof. Aram Megighian
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Marco Dal Maschio
Celli Miriam (PhD thesis defended on 22 May 23)
A deeper look into visual cognition: low dimensionality in visual exploration dynamics and memory retrieval
Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Corbetta
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Giorgia Cona
Coccaro Ambra (PhD thesis defended on 14 Jun 23)
Spatiotemporal dynamics of Affective Inhibitory Control
Supervisor: Prof. Mario Liotti
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Antonino Vallesi
Dal Bo Elisa (PhD thesis defended on 22 May 23)
Olfaction in affective disorders: an investigation of psychophysiological, behavioral and social response
Supervisor: Prof. Claudio Gentili,
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Simone Messerotti Benvenuti
Dell’Acqua Carola (PhD thesis defended on 22 May 23)
Affect and cognition in depression: an RDOC psychophysiological perspective
Supervisor: Prof. Simone Messerotti Benvenuti
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Daniela Palomba, Prof. Antonino Vallesi
Emmi Aron (PhD thesis defended on 31 Jan 23)
COVID-19 Neuropathology: disentangling the role of SARS-CoV-2 infection in neurological manifestations and neurodegenerative diseases
Supervisor: Prof. Angelo Antonini
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Raffaele De Caro
Lazzarotto Andrea (PhD thesis defended on 14 Feb 23)
Combining advanced MRI techniques and positron emission tomography to explore remyelination in multiple sclerosis
Supervisor: Prof. Paolo Gallo
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Benedetta Bodini
Tambaro Mattia (PhD thesis defended on 18 Apr 23)
A brain-silicon closed-loop hybrid system with synapse-inspired neuroelectronic links
Supervisor: Prof. Stefano Vassanelli
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Alessandra Bertoldo
Trevisan Nicolò (PhD thesis defended on 18 Apr 23)
Surface-based morphometry and cortical complexity: from psychiatric disorders to cognition and behavior
Supervisor: Prof. Fabio Sambataro
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Antonino Vallesi
Vicentin Stefano (PhD thesis defended on 22 May 23)
Toward more naturalistic approaches to investigate the mechanisms and neural correlates of prospective memory
Supervisor: Prof. Patrizia Bisiacchi
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Dante Mantini
Volpi Tommaso (PhD thesis defended on 31 Jan 23)
Investigating the brain’s ‘dark energy’ through the complex coupling of [18F]FDG PET and resting-state functional MRI
Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Corbetta
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Alessandra Bertoldo
Bovo Stefano (PhD thesis defended on 22 Apr 22)
Transcranial magnetic stimulation variability insights: how neuronal fiber bundle direction and the induced electric field affect stimulation effectiveness
Supervisor: Prof. Dante Mantini
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Florinda Ferreri, Ing. Marco Rossi
Fusina Francesca (PhD thesis defended on 22 Apr 22)
Psychophysiology of emotional processing and its alterations: novel and translational approaches
Supervisor: Prof. Alessandro Angrilli
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Aram Megighian
Margoni Monica (PhD thesis defended on 22 Apr 22)
Exploring multiple sclerosis brain microstructural damage through T1w/T2w-ratio: a multicenter study
Supervisor: Prof. Paolo Gallo
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Diego Cecchin
Menardi Arianna (PhD thesis defended on 14 Feb 22)
Study of individual brain topology for the personalization of interventions via transcranial magnetic stimulation: a network modulation approach
Supervisor: Prof. Antonino Vallesi
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Corbetta, Dr. Emiliano Santarnecchi
Moretto Manuela (PhD thesis defended on 22 Apr 22)
Beyond Static Functional Connectivity: Hidden Markov Models to Investigate the BOLD Signal Dynamics in Resting State
Supervisor: Prof. Alessandra Bertoldo
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Corbetta
Salvalaggio Alessandro (PhD thesis defended on 14 Feb 22)
Indirect disconnection methods in focal brain lesions: post-stroke deficit prediction and correlation with outcome in glioblastoma
Supervisor: Prof. Maurizio Corbetta
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Michel Thiebaut de Schotten, Prof. Chiara Briani
Sandre Michele (PhD thesis defended on 13 Jul 22)
Investigation of novel biomarkers in Parkinson’s Disease: a study in gastrointestinal biopsies
Supervisor: : Prof. Angelo Antonini
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Luigi Bubacco
Villani Umberto (PhD thesis defended on 22 Apr 22)
From microstructure imaging to structural connectivity: the use of diffusion MRI to investigate the impact of gliomas on the human brain
Supervisor: Prof. Alessandra Bertoldo
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Michel Thiebaut de Schotten
