La Sapienza - Università di Roma

Current position: Ph.D.

AREAS OF INTERESTS

- Sleep, memory and cerebral plasticity
- Sleep deprivation
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
- Sleepiness
- Methodology of psychophysiologic research

STUDIES AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY

2008 - Intern fellow in the Sleep Psychophysiology Laboratory of University of Rome "Sapienza" (supervisor: Prof. Luigi De Gennaro)"

2009 - Short graduation in Psychology (University of Rome "Sapienza"); thesis title: "Cortical plasticity during sleep deprivation" (supervisor: Prof. Luigi De Gennaro)

2011 - Graduation in Psychology with prise (University of Rome "Sapienza"); thesis title:"LTP-like mechanism in human somatosensory cortex: Effects of increased pressure to sleep" (supervisor:Prof. Luigi De Gennaro)

2011 - Passed the examination for the Doctorate of Research in Psychology and Cognitive Science in the University of Rome "Sapienza"