Principal Investigator

Education and training
1990 PhD in Neuroscience, University of Parma
1988-1989 Visiting fellow, lab. of Prof. R. Andersen, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
1982 Graduate degree in Biology, University of Pisa

Career
2006 to present Full professor of Physiology, University of Parma
1999-2006 Associate Professor of Physiology, University of Parma
1989-1998 Assistant professor of Physiology, Institute of Human Physiology, Parma

Grants
ACT-ON-DIP, RF-2019-12370746 (2021-2024), funded by Italian Ministry of Health (PI of Parma Unit).
PRIN prot. 20208RB4N9 (2022-2025) “The Neurophysiological Bases of Biological Motion: From
Laboratory to Clinics” (PI of Parma Unit).
PRIN prot. Prot. 2022A4TBR9 (2023-2025) “Decoding kinematics of others' actions for learning new motor skills in healthy individuals and children with motor deficits: Neuroimaging studies and early Health Technology Assessment” (PI of the consortium).
National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), project MNESYS (PE0000006) (2023-2025). “A Multiscale integrated approach to the study of the nervous system in health and disease”.
2019-2022. CEREBRALPALSYc1. Funded by Chiesi Group SRL. PI of the project.
2009-2014 ERC CogSys (FP7-250013) (collaborator of the P.I., responsible for the neurophysiological section).
2006-2009 HANDTOMOUTH (NEST-2004-Path-HUM) (PI of the Parma Group)
2002-2006 NEUROCOM (NEST- FP6-POLICIES) (responsible for the neurophysiological section of the Parma unit)
Eight Italian PRIN (PRIN 2002; 2004; 2006; 2008; 2010-2011; 2015: 2020; 2022)

Main research fields
High order and cognitive properties of the motor system in monkeys and humans, studied with neurophysiological, brain imaging and behavioral techniques. Application of the knowledge on the mirror neuron system to the rehabilitation of hemiplegic children.
Publication Track record Publications n.147; Citations, n. 33912; H-index: 57 (source Scopus)