Giovanni Federico PhD

NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST & COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENTIST

I am a young (34 years old) Neuropsychologist and Cognitive Neuroscientist. I work as a researcher at IRCCS Synlab SDN, a National Research Institute operating under the Italian Ministry of Health. Also, I serve as an Adjunct Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at Suor Orsola Benincasa University (Naples, Italy).

My research

How do we perceive and make sense of the physical world? And how does this shape our minds?

My research delves into understanding how we engage with the physical world. This investigation aims not only to shed light on how we process and interpret our surroundings but also to reveal the interplay between cognitive functions and rapidly advancing technologies. In other words, my research aims to decipher not just how we perceive the material world, but also how this perception is influenced by—and in turn influences—the tools and technologies we create. Thus, I investigate the neurocognitive mechanisms through which the human mind may understand and manipulate the physical world, in the context of a comprehensive neurocognitive framework. To achieve this, I conceive and develop ad-hoc behavioural and eye-tracking experiments, integrated with state-of-the-art neuroimaging techniques such as structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging.

Selected publications

My closest collaborators

Maria Antonella Brandimonte

Suor Orsola Benincasa University, Naples, Italy

Antimo Buonocore

Suor Orsola Benincasa University, Naples, Italy

Carlo Cavaliere

IRCCS Synlab SDN, Naples, Italy

Mathieu Lesourd

University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France

Ciro Rosario Ilardi

IRCCS Synlab SDN, Naples, Italy

François Osiurak

University of Lyon II, Lyon, France