Curriculum

Neurologist with Key Research Focus on: Neurophysiology of cognitive processes, Neurophysiology of Disorder of Consciousness. Epilepsy. Motor control and Perception, Mirror neurons theory. Electric Functional mapping. Clinical and epidemiological approach of Neurological Disorders. Education Graduated Medical degree (6 years): University of Ferrara. Final Dissertation : Deep brain Stimulation in patients with Generalized Dystonia. Specialization in Neurology (5 years): University of Ferrara. Final Dissertation: MEG: Feasibility of clinical Magnetoencephalography (MEG) functional mapping in the presence of dental artefacts. Work Experiences 2003-2004 Research fellowship at University of Ferrara with the Project "Language as an action: a neurophysiological studies " at the University of Ferrara, Dpt. of Biomedical Sciences (Prof. L. Fadiga) 2005-2010 During Residency in Neurology: Acute Neurological Care, Stroke Unit, Multi pathologies of Nervous System Day Hospital and ambulatories’ activity. Dpt. of Neurology, University Hospital of Ferrara (Prof. Enrico Granieri) (3 years). Electroencephalography and Epileptology /Foundation Neurological Institute Carlo Besta Milan (2 Years). Past research experiences 2010 (6 months). Whole Head Magnetoencephalography (MEG) and related techniques for clinical (source localization) and experimental (connectivity) use. Free University. Amsterdam. (Prof. Cornelis Stam and Arjan Hillebrand). See pubblication. 2009 – today History of Neuroscience (prof. Enrico Granieri) (see publications). 2006-2010 Coregistration EEG-fMRI in patients affected by Unverricht Lundborg Disease. Neurophysiological of Myoclonic activity. Multimodal and cognitive Evoked Related Potential in patients affected by Dementia, MCI. (dott.ssa Silvana Franceschetti). 2005-2007 Clinical studies on the efficacy of a pleasure music in motor performance in Parkinson disease (Prof. Enrico Granieri). Adenosine receptor in blood sample of patients affected by Parkinson Disease. (Prof. E.Granieri and Prof. A. Borea). See pubblication. 2005-today Clinical, Epidemiological, Neurophysiological and Neuropsychological Monitoring of neurological diseases. (prof. Enrico Granieri)(seepublications). 2004-2011 Clinical Studies on Left frontal aphasics act to demonstrate mirror neurons functions and the speech-actions encoding in frontal areas See Publications, book chapters. (Prof. Luciano Fadiga and Prof. Enrico Granieri). 2003-2004. sTMS studies on premotor cortex in normal subject (4 months). (Prof. Luciano Fadiga) 2002-2003. Participated in electrophysiological experiments (Intra cortical Recording of single neuron activity) in premotor area F5 in monkey in awake monkey. (Prof. Luciano Fadiga) 2003: (Dott. Roberto Eleopra e Prof. Enrico Granieri) Current Projects Behavioural and morphometric study in highly selected lesioned patients (Fronto lobar degeneration, Primary progressive Aphasia) for action-speech encoding in frontal area. (Prof. Lucianoi Fadiga, Dott. Fabrizio Tagliavini e Prof. Enrico Granieri) Neurophysiological evaluations of 130 patients with Disorder of Consciousness (24 Hours EEG and multimodal Evoked Potential and ERP) associated with neuroimaging (olfactory fMRI, rsMRI, PET and clinical evaluation). (Dott. Silvana Franceschetti and Matilde Leonardi and Ludovico Minati) Correlation studies of Resting state MRI and the different related components with EEG and EP parameters. (BioENG Ludovico Minati and Adrian Andronache) Studies on EEG based - Effective connectivity in patients with Disorder of Consciousness. (BioENG Ferruccio Panzica, dott. Silvana Franceschetti)