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Dottore di ricerca in Neuropsicologia presso il Dipartimento di Psicologia dell’Università degli Sudi “La Sapienza” di Roma.
Ricercatore (settore M10A, Psicologia generale e metodologia della ricerca psicologica) presso L’Università di Urbino
Professore Associato (settore M-10A; poi M-PSI/01) presso la Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione dell’Università degli Studi di Firenze.
Professore Ordinario (M-PSI/01) presso la Facoltà di Psicologia, Università di Firenze.
Maria Pia Viggiano
Email: mariapia.viggiano@unifi.it
Professore Ordinario – Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Psicologia, Area del Farmaco e Salute del Bambino (NEUROFARBA), Università degli Studi di Firenze.
Direttrice del Laboratorio di Psicofisiologia Cognitiva – Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italia
1. Carriera Universitaria
2. Formazione Post-Laurea
3. Visiting Appointments
4. Finanziamenti, Premi e Riconoscimenti
5. Incarichi Accademici
6. Attività Didattica
7. Attività di Ricerca
La ricerca è condotta su soggetti normali e pazienti neuropsicologici e si focalizza principalmente su: i) meccanismi e basi neurali del controllo cognitivo, con particolare attenzione al controllo inibitorio; ii) interazione tra cognizione ed emozione: analisi del ruolo delle componenti emotive nei processi percettivi e nel riconoscimento di stimoli complessi, quali volti e oggetti; iii) modulazione cognitivo-affettiva in ambienti naturali e artificiali: indagine degli effetti di contesti ambientali verdi/naturali rispetto a quelli artificiali sui processi cognitivi e affettivi, esplorati sia in situazioni reali sia in ambienti virtuali. Tali tematiche sono investigate mediante misure comportamentali, EEG, TMS e fMRI.
8. Collaborazioni di ricerca attualmente attive
Neuropsicologia (deficit di percezione, memoria e categorizzazione).
Psicologia Cognitiva (percezione, memoria e categorizzazione con tecniche comportamentali, elettrofisiologiche e di imaging)
Legenda
Full Professor at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Florence, ItalyDirector of the Cognitive Psychophysiology Laboratory - University of Florence, Italy
Degree in Experimental Psychology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy (Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza") (grade: first class honours summa cum laude (final mark of 110/110)
PhD in Neuropsychology at the Department of Psychology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy
Visiting Research - Laboratory of Experimental Psychology, Paris
Visiting Research - Cognitive Scientist at the Harvard Medical School (Boston)
Visiting Research - Cognitive Scientist at the Department of Cognitive Science, University of California San Diego.
Visiting Research - Cognitive Scientist at the Institute for Epileptology; University of Bonn, Germany.
Maria Pia ViggianoEmail: mariapia.viggiano@unifi.itFull Professor - Department of Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), University of FlorenceDirector of the Cognitive Psychophysiology Laboratory - University of Florence, Italy
1. University career
1994 - Research fellow at the Facoltà di Magistero (Faculty of Education), University of Urbino, Italy2000 - Associate Professor in Faculty of Psychology, University of Florence2005 - Full Professor in the Faculty of Psychology, University of Florence, Italy.
2. Academic background, postgraduate training and professional qualifications
• Degree in Psychology (final mark of 110/110 cum laude), University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy • PhD in Neuropsychology - University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy• Grant from the CNR (1989) - Laboratoire de Psychologie Expérimentale . Univ. René Descartes - Paris V• Clinical and experimental activity in neuropsychology at the Rome Interuniversity Centre for Re-education of Upper Cognitive Functions (1990-1991)• Visiting Scholar and Post-doctoral Grant (From 1991 to 1994). |Department of Cognitive Science, University of California San Diego (UCSD). Research conducted in collaboration with Prof. Marta Kutas • Post-doctorate Grant (1994) – Clinica Santa Lucia IRCSS – Roma. Prof. Luigi Pizzamiglio
3. Visiting appointments
• Visiting Professor (2014) - Département de Psychologie, Université de Rouen (Francia). • Visiting Scientist (2012) - Département de Psychologie, Université de Rouen (Francia)• Visiting Scientist (1999) - Klinik für Epileptologie, University of Bonn (Germania). • Visiting Scientist (1998) - Harvard Medical School, Boston (USA)• Visiting Scientist (1994) - Department of Cognitive Science, University of California San Diego (USA). • Visiting Scholar (1989) - Laboratoire de Psychologie Expérimentale, Parigi (Francia).
4. Grants, Awards and Acknowledgements
• Honorary Professor - Ricardo Palma University, Lima, Peru (2005), Conferred in recognition of distinguished contributions to academic scholarship• “E. De Renzi” Prize for the best thesis in Neuropsychology at the University of Rome La Sapienza (1988).• Grant from Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche for research at University of Paris V. (1989).• McD. Pew Grant (competitive Grant, National Institutes of Health)- Department of Cognitive Science, University of California S. Diego (1994)• PRIN Project – Psychophysical study of perceptual and attentional effects of audiovisual interaction: 4 person-months (2000–2002).• FIRB Project (Fund for Investments in Basic Research) – MIUR: Historical archives of Italian psychology. Digital technologies for enhancement and valorization (2008–2012). • University of Florence (Call for competitive projects) – “Inhibitory motor control during cooperative and competitive tasks: an EEG hyperscanning study in musicians and athletes” (2022)• PNRR Project – Tuscany Health Ecosystem, Spoke 3 (2022). "Advanced Technologies, Methods and Materials for Human Health and Well-being" – European Union – NextGenerationEU. Partner of Project 04 • POLARIS Project. Partner Coordinator (2024) "Oltre le Quinte" funded by Fondo per la Repubblica Digitale.
5. Academic appointments
• Head of Department (2004 – 2010) – Department of Psychology, University of Florence. • Deputy Head of Department (2001 – 2004) – Department of Psychology, University of Florence. • Director of the Pediatric Psychology Service (2010 – 2016) – Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence. • Director and Scientific Coordinator of Cognitive Psychophysiology Laboratory, University of Florence (2008 – present)• Coordinator of the Psychology Section (2013 – 2020) – Department of NEUROFARBA, University of Florence. • Member of the Department Board (2011 – 2014) – Department of NEUROFARBA, University of Florence. • Member of the Faculty Board (2004 – 2010) – Faculty of Psychology, University of Florence. • Member of the School of Psychology Board – University of Florence. • Member of the Technical-Scientific Committee (2010 – present) – Interdepartmental Center of Magnetic Resonance (CIRM) / Interdepartmental Center for Research on Biomedical Imaging (CIRIB), University of Florence. • Member of the "PROMISE@LAB" Research Unit (2021 – present) – Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine (DMSC) - IRCCS Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation. • Associated Foreign Member (Membre Étranger Associé) (2010 – present) – Center for Research on Psychological Functioning and Dysfunctioning - Laboratory of Psychology and Neurosciences of Cognition and Affect, University of Rouen (France). • Member of the Doctoral Committee (2013 – present) – Tuscan PhD Program in Neurosciences, University of Florence. • Member of Commissione di Indirizzo e Valutazione (CIA) (2020 – present) – Department of NEUROFARBA, University of Florence. • Director of the Advanced Training Course in "Cognitive and Neuropsychological Assessment" (2003 – 2009) – Department of Psychology, University of Florence.• Editorial Board Member of Neuroscience Journal (2012–present)• Scientific Committee Member of the Italian Society of Psychophysiology (2017–2019)• Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Frontiers in Cognitive Neuroscience (2021–present)• Referent for Dept of NEUROFARBA – Inter-institutional collaboration agreement between the Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), Ministry of Agriculture, National Research Council (CNR), and the Italian Alpine Club (CAI). Research project: "Environmental variables and modulation of cognitive processes" (2021 – present). • Member of the European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy (LENS) – University of Florence (2025 – present)
6. Teaching Activity
• Cognitive and Neuropsychological Models (2024 - present). School of Psychology, University of Florence. • Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Laboratory (2004 - present). School of Psychology, University of Florence. • General Psychology (2019 – present) – Degree Program in Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence. • Cognitive Psychology: Theories and Methods (2002 – present) – Faculty of Psychology / School of Psychology, University of Florence. • Practical Training in Psychology of Cognitive Processes (2002-20024). School of Psychology, University of Florence. • Neuropsychology and Cognitive Assessment (1999 – 2023) – Faculty of Psychology / School of Psychology, University of Florence. • Cognitive Psychology (2008 – 2010) – Faculty of Architecture, University of Florence. • Psychology of Learning and Memory (2003 – 2004) – Faculty of Psychology, University of Florence. • General Psychology (2002 – 2004) – Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence. General Psychology (1998 – 2003) – Faculty of Psychology, University of Florence.• General Psychology (2014-at present). Residency Program in Child Neuropsychiatry University of Florence.• Research methods in cognitive processes (2015-at present) - Tuscan Ph.D Program in Neuroscience University of Florence.• Psychophysiological indices and functional alteration (2009 – 2012) - Advanced Training Course in "Cognitive and Neuropsychological Assessment"– Department of Psychology, University of Florence• Psychophysiological indices and functional alteration (1997 – 2006) - Advanced Training Course in "Learning Disabilities" - University of San Marino• Advanced Training Course in "School Learning Disabilities in Children and Adolescents" (2007 – 2010) Department of Psychology, University of Florence.
7. Research activity
The research has been conducted in normal and neuropsychological patients and focuses mainly on: i) mechanisms and neural bases of cognitive control, with particular attention to inhibitory control; ii) interaction between cognition and emotion: analysis of the role of emotional components in perceptual processes and in the recognition of complex stimuli, such as faces and objects; iii) cognitive-affective modulation in natural and artificial environments: investigation of the effects of green/natural vs. artificial environmental contexts on cognitive and affective processes, explored both in real situations and in virtual environments. These topics are investigated using behavioral measures, EEG, TMS, and fMRI.
8. Currently active research collaborations
• Eye and Brain Mapping Laboratory (iBMLab) - Prof. Roberto Caldara. Department of Psychology, University of Fribourg (Switzerland). Neural dynamics of face-based inhibitory control.• Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German –Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany. Department of Clinical and Experimental Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Florence, Italy. Prof. Mario Mascalchi. Neural correlates of cognitive control and Impulsivity.• University of Fudan, Shanghai, China – Dr. Xiangqian Li. Virtual reality profiling to detect cognitive control.• Laboratory of Psychology and Neurosciences of Cognition and Affect (LPNCog), University of Rouen (France)• Assistive Robotics Lab (ABRLab). Prof. Filippo Cavallo – Department of Industrial Engineering – University of Florence.• Azienda USL Toscana Centro – SOD Neurology - Florence. Dr. Massimo Cincotta. • Fondazione IRCCS - Don Carlo Gnocchi. Firenze• European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy (LENS), Prof. Francesco Pavone – University of Florence. Ectroencephalographic Hyperscanning in Divergent and Convergent Thinking in problem solving.• Network composed of the Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), the Ministry of Agriculture, the National Research Council (CNR), and the Italian Alpine Club (CAI). Environmental variables and the modulation of inhibitory control.
The research activity is focused mainly on i) the interaction of perceptive, cognitive and emotional aspects of the recognition and categorization of visual stimuli (in normal and pathological subjects; ii) faces recognition; iii) time perception. These topics are investigated with behavioral methods, electrophysiological and transcranial magnetic stimulation techniques.
