PhD Students (XXXVIII Cycle)
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Amato Sonia |
| Project Title | 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(s) | Prof. Graziano Martello, Prof. Elisa Greggio |
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Bonato Giulia |
| Project Title | Neurogenetics in movement disorders: Focus on Primary Familial Brain Calcifications |
| Supervisor | Dr. Miryam Carecchio |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Angelo Antonini |
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D’Onofrio Valentina |
| Project Title | 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(s) | Prof. Angelo Antonini |
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Garon Michela |
| Project Title | Precision medicine in Parkinson’s Disease: Biomarkers for cognitive decline |
| Supervisor | Prof. Angelo Antonini |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Roberta Biundo |
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Librizzi Giovanni |
| Project Title | Imaging predictors of radiation-related brain injury in gliomas |
| Supervisor | Prof. Renzo Manara |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Alessandra Bertoldo |
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Lucarini Gaia |
| Project Title | Neural mechanisms supporting language acquisition |
| Supervisor | Prof. Judit Gervain |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Janet Werker (University of British Columbia) |
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Maccarone Maria Chiara |
| Project Title | 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(s) | Prof. Stefano Masiero, Dr. Maria Rubega |
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Salamanca Marco |
| Project Title | 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(s) | Prof. Ettore Ambrosini, Dr. Maria Elena Miletto Petrazzini |
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Vitale Marina |
| Project Title | Mechanism of susceptibility to cortical spreading depression in migraine |
| Supervisor | Prof. Daniela Pietrobon |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Marco Dal Maschio |
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Zanola Andrea |
| Project Title | Unsupervised extraction knowledge from biomedical data |
| Supervisor | Dr. Manfredo Atzori |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Samir Suweis |
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Zhao Xiaoxiao |
| Project Title | Fascia as pain generator |
| Supervisor | Prof. Stefano Masiero |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Carla Stecco |
PhD Students (XXXVII Cycle)
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Barzon Giacomo |
| Project Title | Controllability of brain networks |
| Supervisor | Prof. Samir Suweis |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Manlio De Domenico |
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Bettella Francesco |
| Project Title | Smart exoscheleton for mobility in agriculture |
| Supervisor | Prof. Alessandra Del Felice |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Emanuele Menegatti, Prof. Nicola Petrone |
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Colpo Maria |
| Project Title | Characterization of the infiltrative direction of propagation in glioma: identification and validation of multimodal PET-MR biomarkers |
| Supervisor | Prof. Alessandra Bertoldo |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Maurizio Corbetta |
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Costa Cristiano |
| Project Title | Is there a predictive network? Investigation through neuroimaging and neuropsychological testing |
| Supervisor | Prof. Cristina Scarpazza |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Nicola Filippini, Dr. Giorgia Cona |
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Dimakou Anastasia |
| Project Title | 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(s) | Prof. Alessandra Bertoldo |
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Facca Massimiliano |
| Project Title | Non-invasive identification of molecular pathways in neurological disorders: a mechanistic target to improve outcome |
| Supervisor | Prof. Alessandra Del Felice |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Maurizio Corbetta, Prof.ssa Alessandra Bertoldo |
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Fornaro Silvia |
| Project Title | Task-related brain functional dynamics of compulsivity |
| Supervisor | Prof. Antonino Vallesi |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Ettore Ambrosini, Prof. Fabio Sambataro |
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Melloni Alice |
| Project Title | Transgenerational effects of sleep deprivation on imprinted genes regulation |
| Supervisor | Prof. Valter Tucci |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Claudia Lodovichi |
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Meneghini Giulia |
| Project Title | Assessing connectivity in brain tumor patients using MRI and TMS-EEG co-registration |
| Supervisor | Prof. Andrea Landi |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Antonino Vallesi, Prof. Camillo Porcaro |
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Menti Giulio Maria |
| Project Title | Investigating brain mechanisms supporting attraction/repulsion responses in insects |
| Supervisor | Prof. Aram Megighian |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Marco Dal Maschio, Dr. Maria Elena Miletto Petrazzini |
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Miscioscia Alessandro |
| Project Title | Neurocognitive impairment and Cerebellum in early phases of Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: a conventional and microstructural MRI study |
| Supervisor | Prof. Paolo Gallo |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Cristina Scarpazza |
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Mura Francesca |
| Project Title | EXPERIENCE: Virtual reality as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool for anxiety and mood disorders |
| Supervisor | Prof. Claudio Gentili |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Valentina Cardi |
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Santacesaria Paola |
| Project Title | Future-oriented cognition: identifying cognitive and neural mechanisms in healthy and pathological populations |
| Supervisor | Dr. Giorgia Cona |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Giorgio Arcara, Prof. Cristina Scarpazza |
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Tentori Elisa |
| Project Title | Control of dynamical switches in the brain by minimally invasive neuromodulation devices |
| Supervisor | Prof. Stefano Vassanelli |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Dr. Michele Allegra, Prof. Samir Suweis |
PhD Students (XXXVI Cycle)
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Aarabi Mohammad Hadi |
| Project Title | Structural mechanisms of recovery in human stroke (European School of Network Neuroscience (EuSNN) ITN project) |
| Supervisor | Prof. Maurizio Corbetta |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Alessandra Bertoldo |
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Albanesi Marco |
| Project Title | Mapping ensembles across the brain |
| Supervisor | Prof. Marco Dal Maschio |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Claudia Lodovichi |
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Angiolillo Silvia |
| Project Title | Development of an in vivo model of patient-specific neurons to study and screen for Alzheimer’s disease |
| Supervisor | Prof. Annachiara Cagnin |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Onelia Gagliano, Prof. Nicola Elvassore |
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Buccellato Andrea |
| Project Title | EEG-Based Markers of Consciousness: diagnostic and prognostic factors for recovery of consciousness |
| Supervisor | Prof. Patrizia Bisiacchi |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Alessandra Del Felice |
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Cattarinussi Giulia |
| Project Title | The neurobiology of the schizophrenia-bipolar disorder spectrum: the risk and brain mechanisms |
| Supervisor | Prof. Fabio Sambataro |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Renzo Manara |
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Di Soccio Antonio |
| Project Title | Dissecting neuronal network dynamics in the olfactory bulb and connected brain areas in healthy condition and brain disorders |
| Supervisor | Prof. Claudia Lodovichi |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Marco Dal Maschio |
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Lago Sara |
| Project Title | Pragmatic and monitoring abilities in language: a predictive framework |
| Supervisor | Prof. Vallesi Antonino |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Arcara Giorgio |
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Liu Yanyun |
| Project Title | The role of eye movements in unraveling brain intrinsic dynamics: applications in healthy and neurodegenerative conditions |
| Supervisor | Prof. Maurizio Corbetta |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Ettore Ambrosini, Dr. Andrea Zangrossi |
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Mariani Benedetta |
| Project Title | Brain criticality beyond resting state neural avalanches |
| Supervisor | Prof. Samir Suweis |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Stefano Vassanelli |
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Meregalli Valentina |
| Project Title | Attentional processing of food in anorexia nervosa |
| Supervisor | Prof. Tenconi Elena |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Valentina Cardi |
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Miola Alessandro |
| Project Title | Novel methods in the diagnosis and treatment of resistant mood disorders: an integrated approach |
| Supervisor | Prof. Giulia Perini |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Fabio Sambataro, Prof. Renzo Manara |
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Nallet Caroline |
| Project Title | Tuned to the rhythm: how prenatally and postnatally heard speech prosody lays the foundations for language learning |
| Supervisor | Prof. Judit Gervain |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Patrizia Trevisi |
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Pacinelli Giada |
| Project Title | Oxytocin-Cannabinoid cross talk: immunomodulatory effects in social brain within prefrontal cortex at the level of glial cells |
| Supervisor | Prof. Francesco Papaleo |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Fabio Sambataro |
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Polito Alessia |
| Project Title | Maternal and paternal genomes in sleep regulation: from neurons to network |
| Supervisor | Prof. Marco Formentin |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Valter Tucci |
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Saccani Maria Silvia |
| Project Title | Modulations of visuospatial attention through cognitive load |
| Supervisor | Prof. Mario Bonato |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Dante Mantini |
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Salvalaggio Silvia |
| Project Title | Investigation of neural substrates underpinning upper limb sensorimotor impairment and recovery of voluntary motor behaviour after stroke |
| Supervisor | Prof. Dante Mantini |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Andrea Turolla |
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Viviani Giada |
| Project Title | Waves of Control: Surfing Behavioral and EEG Uni/Multivariate Signatures to Map Proactive and Reactive Control |
| Supervisor | Prof. Ettore Ambrosini |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Antonino Vallesi, Prof. Livio Finos |
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Zhang Lu |
| Project Title | Resting State Functional MRI Patterns: A Neural Fingerprint for Human Behavior |
| Supervisor | Prof. Maurizio Corbetta |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Antonino Vallesi, Prof. Samir Suweis |
PhD Students (XXXV Cycle)
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Bertuccelli Margherita (PhD thesis defended on 22 May 23) |
| Project Title | Rehabilitation paradigms in congenital and acquired neurological disorders: quantitative and cognitive assessments, and prospective rehabilitative interventions |
| Supervisor | Prof. Alessandra Del Felice |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Stefano Masiero, Prof. Patrizia Bisiacchi |
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Bruzzone Matteo (PhD thesis defended on 18 Apr 23) |
| Project Title | Development of a framework to link functional activity and circuit wiring diagrams in the zebrafish larva brain |
| Supervisor | Prof. Aram Megighian |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Marco Dal Maschio |
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Celli Miriam (PhD thesis defended on 22 May 23) |
| Project Title | A deeper look into visual cognition: low dimensionality in visual exploration dynamics and memory retrieval |
| Supervisor | Prof. Maurizio Corbetta |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Dr. Giorgia Cona |
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Coccaro Ambra (PhD thesis defended on 14 Jun 23) |
| Project Title | Spatiotemporal dynamics of Affective Inhibitory Control |
| Supervisor | Prof. Mario Liotti |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Antonino Vallesi |
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Dal Bò Elisa (PhD thesis defended on 22 May 23) |
| Project Title | Olfaction in affective disorders: an investigation of psychophysiological, behavioral and social response |
| Supervisor | Prof. Claudio Gentili |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Simone Messerotti Benvenuti |
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Dell’Acqua Carola (PhD thesis defended on 22 May 23) |
| Project Title | Affect and cognition in depression: an RDOC psychophysiological perspective |
| Supervisor | Prof. Simone Messerotti Benvenuti |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Daniela Palomba; Prof. Antonino Vallesi |
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Emmi Aron (PhD thesis defended on 31 Jan 23) |
| Project Title | COVID-19 Neuropathology: disentangling the role of SARS-CoV-2 infection in neurological manifestations and neurodegenerative diseases |
| Supervisor | Prof. Angelo Antonini |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Raffaele De Caro |
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Lazzarotto Andrea (PhD thesis defended on 14 Feb 23) |
| Project Title | Combining advanced MRI techniques and positron emission tomography to explore remyelination in multiple sclerosis |
| Supervisor | Prof. Paolo Gallo |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Benedetta Bodini |
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Tambaro Mattia (PhD thesis defended on 18 Apr 23) |
| Project Title | A brain-silicon closed-loop hybrid system with synapse-inspired neuroelectronic links |
| Supervisor | Prof. Stefano Vassanelli |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Alessandra Bertoldo |
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Trevisan Nicolò (PhD thesis defended on 18 Apr 23) |
| Project Title | Surface-based morphometry and cortical complexity: from psychiatric disorders to cognition and behavior |
| Supervisor | Prof. Fabio Sambataro |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Antonino Vallesi |
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Vicentin Stefano (PhD thesis defended on 22 May 23) |
| Project Title | Toward more naturalistic approaches to investigate the mechanisms and neural correlates of prospective memory |
| Supervisor | Prof. Patrizia Bisiacchi |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Dante Mantini |
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Volpi Tommaso (PhD thesis defended on 31 Jan 23) |
| Project Title | 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(s) | Prof. Alessandra Bertoldo |
PhD Students (XXXIV Cycle)
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Bovo Stefano (PhD thesis defended on 22 Apr 22) |
| Project Title | Transcranial magnetic stimulation variability insights: how neuronal fiber bundle direction and the induced electric field affect stimulation effectiveness |
| Supervisor | Prof. Dante Mantini |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Florinda Ferreri, Ing. Marco Rossi |
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Fusina Francesca (PhD thesis defended on 22 Apr 22) |
| Project Title | Psychophysiology of emotional processing and its alterations: novel and translational approaches |
| Supervisor | Prof. Alessandro Angrilli |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Aram Megighian |
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Margoni Monica (PhD thesis defended on 22 Apr 22) |
| Project Title | Exploring multiple sclerosis brain microstructural damage through T1w/T2w-ratio: a multicenter study |
| Supervisor | Prof. Paolo Gallo |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Diego Cecchin |
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Menardi Arianna (PhD thesis defended on 14 Feb 22) |
| Project Title | Study of individual brain topology for the personalization of interventions via transcranial magnetic stimulation: a network modulation approach |
| Supervisor | Prof. Antonino Vallesi |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Maurizio Corbetta, Dr. Emiliano Santarnecchi |
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Moretto Manuela (PhD thesis defended on 22 Apr 22) |
| Project Title | Beyond Static Functional Connectivity: Hidden Markov Models to Investigate the BOLD Signal Dynamics in Resting State |
| Supervisor | Prof. Alessandra Bertoldo |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Maurizio Corbetta |
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Salvalaggio Alessandro (PhD thesis defended on 14 Feb 22) |
| Project Title | Indirect disconnection methods in focal brain lesions: post-stroke deficit prediction and correlation with outcome in glioblastoma |
| Supervisor | Prof. Maurizio Corbetta |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Michel Thiebaut de Schotten, Prof. Chiara Briani |
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Sandre Michele (PhD thesis defended on 13 Jul 22) |
| Project Title | Investigation of novel biomarkers in Parkinson’s Disease: a study in gastrointestinal biopsies |
| Supervisor: | Prof. Angelo Antonini |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Luigi Bubacco |
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Villani Umberto (PhD thesis defended on 22 Apr 22) |
| Project Title | 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(s) | Prof. Michel Thiebaut de Schotten |
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Zorzi Giovanni (PhD thesis defended on 13 Jul 22) |
| Project Title | Cognitive biomarkers in late-onset psychiatric disorders at high risk for dementia |
| Supervisor | Prof. Giulia Perini |
| Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Annachiara Cagnin |