JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROSURGERY (ISSN:2517-7400)

Biography:

Alberto Zani graduated in 1979 with a Dissertation on “Brain Neurotransmitters and Behaviour”. He then specialized in Cognitive Psychophysiology in the Netherlands, and in Cognitive Neuroscience in the USA. He has worked at Institute of Psychology and Institute of Neuroscience and Bioimaging. At present, he works at the Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology of the Italian Research Council, where he carries out research in Cognitive Neuroscience as responsible of the Electro-Functional Brain Imaging unit. He taught Psychophysiology, Anatomical and Physiological Foundations of Mind, Neuroanatomy, Cognitive Psychology, and was enrolled in the national list of Full Professors in Psychobiology and Psychophysiology. He authored four books – e. g. “Theories of the Brain. From Eighteenth-Century Up Today” (in Italian) and “The Cognitive Electrophysiology of Mind and Brain” - as well as more than 100 peer-reviewed papers in International Journals. His specific specialization areas are neural mechanisms of Visual Attention, Language, and Emotions.

Research Interests:

Cognitive Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, Human Psychophysiology, Sport Sciences.