Molecular and cellular physiology of the nervous system; cellular communication and plasticity in the cerebral circuits; physiology and biophysics of sensory, motor and cognitive functions; computational modelling of neurons, circuits and brain; virtual brain modelling and brain digital twins; physiopathology of brain diseases.

Research Topics

Early and progressive impairment analysis of the corticostriatal synapses in a mouse model of Huntington’s Disease
Research group: Gerardo Biella

Functional evaluation of human stem cell-derived striatal medium spiny and cortical neurons in control and in Huntington’s disease
Research group: Gerardo Biella

Molecular mechanisms of sensory transduction in auditory and vestibular hair cells
Research group: Sergio Masetto, Giancarlo Russo

Neurotransmitters-induced Ca2+ signalling and nitric oxide release in brain microvascular endothelium: New targets for neurodegenerative disorders?
Research group: Francesco Moccia

Neurocomputation laboratory DBBS
Research group: Claudia Casellato, Egidio D’Angelo, Stefano Masoli, Danilo Benozzo, Filippo Marchetti, Dimitri Rodarie, Alberto Vergani, Martina Rizza, Marialaura De Grazia, Dianela Osorio, Pio Francesco Ercolino, Emiliano Buttarazzi

Neuroimaging and brain modelling laboratory DBBS
Research group: Claudia Gandini, Fulvia Palesi, Egidio D’Angelo, Anita Monteverdi, Doris Pischedda, Roberta Lorenzi, Marta Gaviraghi, Eleonora Lupi, Gökçe Korkmaz, Elena Grosso

Cellular neurophysiology laboratory DBBS
Research group: Lisa Mapelli, Francesca Prestori, Simona Tritto, Egidio D’Angelo, Eleonora Pali, Danila Di Domenico, Giorgia Pellavio, Francesco Mainardi, Maria Conforti, Camilla Ciapponi, Yuhe Li, Qianwen Zhang