CURRICULUM
Nata a Messina il 31 Dicembre 1988, ho conseguito la laurea magistrale in Psicologia nel 2013 presso l’Università degli Studi di Padova.
Ho completato la mia formazione post-lauream presso la sezione di Neuropsicologia – U.O. Neurologia – IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano e presso il Dipartimento di Neurologia V dell’Istituto Nazionale Neurologico Carlo Besta.
Dal febbraio 2016 sono iscritta all’Albo degli Psicologi della Lombardia.
Attualmente frequento il terzo anno del corso di Dottorato in Neuroscienze dell’Università di Milano Bicocca, il cui operato si svolge principalmente presso il Dipartimento di Neurologia dell’Ospedale San Gerardo di Monza, dove mi occupo di cognitive impairment nei pazienti affetti da sclerosi multipla.
PROGETTO DI RICERCA
Neuropsycological and functional correlates of cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis: a longitudinal study
- Tutor: Guido Cavaletti
- Curriculum: Neuroscienze cliniche
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the prototype of demyelinating diseases, in which both gray (GM) and white matter (WM) pathology contribute to impairment of several cognitive domains including attention, mental processing speed, memory, and executive and visuospatial functions. Such deficits have been reported in all stages and subtypes of the disease, and result in significant, negative consequences for quality of life. MS-related white matter pathology disrupts various neural networks, including the frontal-subcortical tracts known to be involved in high cognitive and social functioning. Theory of mind (ToM), that is the ability to infer others’ mental states, is a core skill of social cognition. ToM impairment and its neuropsychological correlates in RRMS is still controversial, especially in patients with minimal disability and short time of illness. The main goal is to investigate the effect of MS on cognitive and social domains in high-functioning outpatients with mild Relapsing-Remitting MS compared to healthy controls. More precisely, we aim to analyze changes of main cognitive functions over time and correlate these findings to MRI focal tissue and regional volume changes, in order to identify any GM and WM abnormalities and the brain structures for which reduced integrity most predicts cognitive and social functioning.
PUBBLICAZIONI E PARTECIPAZIONI A CONGRESSI RECENTI
Congressi:
- The Aging Brain: Cellular Mechanism Interfacing Human Pathology, Torino, 28 Settembre – 2 Ottobre 2015.
