Full Professor

Education

1988 - Degree in Psychology (Applied track), University of Padua, summa cum laude
1995 - PhD in Neuroscience, University of Verona
2011 - Specialization in Family and Relational Psychotherapy, Rome

Positions

Full Professor of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina (since 2022).
Extensive clinical expertise at IRCCS Fondazione “Santa Lucia” (Rome), Auxilium Vitae (Volterra), Meyer Pediatric Hospital (Florence), and Pisa University Hospital.
In the last six years, specialized in neuronavigation and awake brain surgery at Martino and Papardo Hospitals, University of Messina.
His research focuses on Neuropsychology, Macroscopic Neuroanatomy, and Neuronavigation in Neurosurgery. He has authored 102 peer-reviewed publications with an H-index of 40 and 6,028 citations (Scopus). Visiting Professor and Research Scientist at McGill University (Montreal) and University of Copenhagen. Reviewer for top journals including Nature Communications, PNAS, Cerebral Cortex, Cortex, Neuropsychologia, and Neuroimage.

Affiliations
- Italian Society of Neuropsychology
- European Society of Neuropsychology
- Italian Psychological Association
ORCID: 0000-0003-1230-2770