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, Prof. 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 |
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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. Claudia Lodovichi |
Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Valter Tucci |
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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, Prof. 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 | Prof. 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) | Prof. Michele Allegra, Prof. Samir Suweis |
PhD Students (XXXVI Cycle)
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Aarabi Mohammad Hadi |
Project Title | 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 Elvassori |
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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 | Structural and functional neuroimaging abnormalities in individuals at genetic risk for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder |
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, Dott. 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. Turolla Andrea |
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Viviani Giada |
Project Title | Identification, classification, and probing of proactive 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 |
Project Title | Rehabilitation paradigms in congenital and acquired neurological disorders: quantitative and cognitive assessments, and rehabilitative interventions |
Supervisor | Prof. Alessandra Del Felice |
Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Stefano Masiero, Prof. Patrizia Bisiacchi |
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Bruzzone Matteo |
Project Title | Reconstructing brain-wide neuronal circuits underlying sensori-motor integration mechanisms |
Supervisor | Prof. Aram Megighian |
Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Marco Dal Maschio |
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Celli Miriam |
Project Title | A deeper look into visual cognition: low dimensionality in visual information foraging and retrieving |
Supervisor | Prof. Maurizio Corbetta |
Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Giorgia Cona |
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Coccaro Ambra |
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 |
Project Title | Evaluation and promotion of social interaction through emotional multisensory induction: an investigation of psychophysiological, behavioral and social responses |
Supervisor | Prof. Claudio Gentili |
Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Simone Messerotti Benvenuti |
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Dell’Acqua Carola |
Project Title | Neural correlates of motivational and cognitive processes in depressive symptomatology: towards the design of a specific neurofeedback training |
Supervisor | Prof. Simone Messerotti Benvenuti |
Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Daniela Palomba; Prof. Antonino Vallesi |
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Emmi Aron |
Project Title | Clinical and morphofunctional characterization of the human basal ganglia |
Supervisor | Prof. Angelo Antonini |
Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Raffaele De Caro |
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Lazzarotto Andrea |
Project Title | Cortical demyelination and remyelination in multiple sclerosis |
Supervisor | Prof. Paolo Gallo |
Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Benedetta Bodini |
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Tambaro Mattia |
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 |
Project Title | A translational study of the neurobiological effects of genetic variations in D3 receptors |
Supervisor | Prof. Fabio Sambataro |
Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Antonino Vallesi |
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Vicentin Stefano |
Project Title | Functional Connectivity in Prospective Memory: modifications with Aging and differences between acoustic and visual modalities |
Supervisor | Prof. Patrizia Bisiacchi |
Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Dante Mantini |
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Volpi Tommaso |
Project Title | Glucose metabolism and its structural and functional underpinnings in the healthy human brain |
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 in conjunction with electroencephalography: quantitative assessment of the spatio-temporal pattern of intermediate-and long-latency TMS-Evoked Potentials |
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 | Psychophysiological responses to affective stimuli in individuals with high vs low emotion dysregulation |
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 | Cerebellar and optic pathway pathology, and cognitive decline in pediatric onset multiple sclerosis. A comprehensive approach by means of MRI, OCT and neuropsychological examinations. |
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 | Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Network Modulation: a new path toward Stroke Rehabilitation |
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 | The use of fMRI data to develop a model for decoding the semantic information evoked by natural stimulus and to characterize alteration of the functional connectivity between controls and anorexic patients |
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 | Correlations between multimodal MRI/PET brain imaging and immunological markers in glioma |
Supervisor | Prof. Maurizio Corbetta |
Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Michel Thiebaut de Schotten, Prof. Chiara Briani |
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Sandre Michele |
Project Title | Biomarkers definition for patients stratification in precision immunotherapy of Parkinson disease |
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 | Modeling brain tumor microstructure from diffusion MRI data |
Supervisor | Prof. Alessandra Bertoldo |
Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Michel Thiebaut de Schotten |
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Zorzi Giovanni |
Project Title | Late-onset affective disorders: the challenge of disentangling neurodegenerative diseases from primary psychiatric disorders |
Supervisor | Prof. Giulia Perini |
Co-supervisor(s) | Prof. Annachiara Cagnin |