2024 Research Topics

Animal Cognition

• Animal models as a comparative ecological investigation for studying cognition.(V. Sovrano)
• Behavior, cognition and welfare in Apis Mellifera (E. Frasnelli)
• Cognition in archer fish (G. Vallortigara)
• The neurophysiology of appetitive behavior (G. Iurilli)

Conceptual representations

• Studying the neural organization of conceptual knowledge with brain-aligned AI-models (U. Hasson)
• Structuring knowledge in brains and machines: The interplay between memory, attention and consciousness (R. Bottini)

Perception and attention

• The contribution of active movements of the sound source in spatial hearing for cochlear implant users (F. Pavani)
• Exploring the Impact of Environmental Factors on Human Perception and Cognitive Processes (M. Zampini)
• Understanding vision: The role of behavioural goals in shaping representations in the ventral visual pathway (S. Bracci)
• Investigating predictive representations with MEG-based dynamic RSA (M. Wurm)

Dementia and cognitive decline

• Physical activity and successful trajectories in cognitive aging (V. Mazza)

Language

• Develop Reasoning in Multimodal Large Language Models (P. Rota)

Neurodevelopmental disorders

• Investigating sensory deficits and neuroimmune dysfunction in mouse models of autism spectrum disorders (Y. Bozzi)
• Neuroimaging and electrophysiological biomarkers behind autisms distinguished by disability versus difference over development (M. Lombardo)

Neuroimaging and brain connectivity

• Neural and psychological mechanisms underlying pain experience and empathy (C. Corradi Dell'Acqua)
• Optimizing brain diffusion microstructure for neuroclinical research: innovation and applications (J. Jovicich)
• Novel paradigms for mapping brain network activity in the mouse (A. Gozzi)
• Computational Approaches for Mapping Brain Network Activity in the Mouse (A. Gozzi)
• Neuromodulatory control of brain functional activity in the mouse (A. Gozzi)
• Synaptic and trascriptomic architecture of cortical circuits (F. Rossi)

Numerical cognition

• Neuroscience-inspired approaches for rehabilitating dyscalculia (M. Piazza)

Vision

• Develop Reasoning in Multimodal Large Language Models (P. Rota)
• Understanding vision: The role of behavioural goals in shaping representations in the ventral visual pathway (S. Bracci)