Dottorato in Fisiopatologia Medica

Congresses

April 27 & 28, 2022 - The British Neuropsychological Society Spring Meeting 2022; London, UK

September 9, 2022 - Body Representation Network BRNet 4 - The pathological body The perception and the experience of the body in diseases; Sion, Switzerland   

November 3 & 4, 2022 - The British Neuropsychological Society Autumn Meeting 2022; London, UK

May 18 & 19, 2023 - The British Neuropsychological Society Spring Meeting 2023; London, UK

September 13, 14 and 15, 2023 - Body Representation Network BRNet 5 - The interactive body: Multisensory and embodied signatures of bodies interacting in the world; Palma de Maiorca, Spain

September 27, 28 and 29, 2023 - Federation of European Societies of Neuropsychology (FESN) and the Hellenic Neuropsychological Society (HNPS) meeting; Thessaloniki, Greece

November 8 & 9, 2023 - The British Neuropsychological Society Autumn Meeting 2023; London, UK

April 19, 2024 - Body Representations in Eating Disorders: Bridging Clinical & Neuroscientific Insights; Padova, Italy

 

Seminaries and Lectures

February 23, 2022 - School of Psychology Liverpool John Moores University / Research Seminar Series

May 13, 2022 - NICO NeuroWebinar - Webinar

June 8, 15 and 22 - Corpus Curiosum Lecture Series - promote critical thinking in Neuroscience

October 28, 2022 - NICO NeuroWebinar - Lecture

January 17, 2023 - Journal Club (Michele Scandola) "Does who I am and what I feel determine what I see (or say)? A meta-analytic systematic review exploring the influence of real and perceived bodily state on spatial perception”

January 31, 2023 - Let’s talk about tests (Valeria Gobbetto e Stefania Amato)

February 10, 2023 - VIII Symposium of the Spinal Cord Injury Research Group “From the sensorimotor system to cognition”

February 14, 2023 - Seminar Experimental (Maddalena Beccherle) “Vicarious pleasant touch and pain in fibromyalgia: the investigation of pleasant touch perception and pain modulation through Immersive Virtual Reality”

February 28, 2023 - Seminar Experimental (Michele Scandola) "Somatotopic effects on empathy for pain in spinal cord injured patients"

March 14t, 2023 - Seminar - Anna Sedda “The gift that keeps giving: usability of classic motor imagery tasks across neurological and psychiatric conditions”

March 24, 2023 - Seminar - Carmela Morabito "MENTE, CORPO E AMBIENTE NELLE NUOVE SCIENZE COGNITIVE"

April 20, 2023 - Seminar - Michela Bassolino “Assessing alterations in body perception after stroke”

May 2, 2023 - Seminar - Valentina Pacella “New insights in the fabric of the human mind: the Brain-Cognition Space“

May 16, 2023 - Seminar - Michael Schepisi "No Appreciable Effect of Education on Aging-Associated Declines in Cognition: a 20-Year Follow-up Study“

June 20, 2023 - Seminar -  Angela Marotta "Tackling the mind-body interaction: the case of functional neurological disorders"

 

PhD Lectures

1° year

Approaches to scientific research (22 hours) 

June 28, 2022 - in presence lecture - University of Turin: Precision medicine in oncology: putting drivers and targets in context – Prof. Livio Trusolino

June 30, 2022 -  in presence lecture - University of Turin: How to write a scientific paper – Prof.ssa Riccarda Granata

July 07, 2022 - online lecture - University of Turin: How to set up an in vivo experimental model – Prof.ssa Stefania Bruno

July 12, 2022 - in presence lecture - University of Turin: Fitting regression models: interpretation of regression coefficients, uncertainty measures and hypothesis testing - Prof.ssa Milena Maule

July 19, 2022 - in presence lecture - University of Turin: Regression models: from the linear model to the generalised linear models. Interpretation of interactions between predictors - Prof.ssa Milena Maule

September 27, 2022 - in presence lecture - University of Turin: Scientific presentations – Prof.ssa Benedetta Bussolati

Pathophysiological basis of diseases (20 hours)

July 05, 2022 - on line lecture - University of Turin: Update on physiology of hypertension – Prof. Franco Veglio

June 21, 2022 - in presence lecture - University of Turin: Etiopathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy – Prof. Massimo Porta

September 6, 2022 - on line lecture - University of Turin: Physiopathology of diabetic nephropathy – Prof.ssa Gabriella Gruden

September 8, 2022 - in presence lecture - University of Turin: Targets for functional imaging in medicine – Prof.ssa Désirée Deandreis

2° year

April 26, 2023 - in presence lecture: Cardioprotection through pharmacological conditioning - Ioanna Andreadou, Visiting Professor, University of Athens, Greece

June 13, 2023 - online lecture: Cancer survivors: pathophysiology of late-effects and challenges in their
management

June 29, 2023 - online lecture: Diabetic nephropathy - Gabriella Gruden

September 5, 2023 - online lecture: Extracellular vesicles and liquid biopsy - Benedetta Bussolati

September 7, 2023 - in presence lecture: Impact of the metabolic syndrome on the digestive tract - Elisabetta Bugianesi

3° year

May 24, 2024 on line lecture - University of Torino: Pathophysiology of cardiovascular hemodynamics and translational application - Alberto Milan

E-learning courses

June 27, 2022, online training course - University of Turin: Corso di formazione in materia di Igiene e Sicurezza - Rischio Alto in area sanitaria - Settore Ateco 2007 Q 86 - (D. Lgs. 81/08 s.m.i.). - Certificate of attendance.

June 1 - September 22, 2022, e-learning course - University of Turin: Bibliography and bibliometrics like pros. Stay up to date and Develop Literature Syntheses in the Biomedical Domain - Certificate of attendance

November 18 & 19, 2022 - Toolbox course on Public Engagement and Outreach, Department of Neurosciences "Rita Levi Montalcini"

January 17-25 and February e 23 - Workshop sulla ricerca bibliografica - Polo Scienze della Natura

 

Summer schools

July from 17 to 21, 2023 - Cognitive and Affective Neurophysiology Summer School: Acquisition, processing and analysis of EEG signal; Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology (Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, U.Porto) Porto, Portugal

University of Porto - Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology - Portugal 

During the 3rd year of my PhD, I spent six months (8th May - 10th November 2024) abroad for my visiting period at the University of Porto, Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology of the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Porto, Portugal. This visiting period was focused on developing both theoretical and practical expertise in Electroencephalography (EEG) and Event-Related Potentials (ERP). My work involved setting up and calibrating EEG equipment, designing and conducting experiments to evoke specific ERP components, and applying data pre-processing techniques such as filtering and artefact rejection. Additionally, I gained experience in analysing EEG signals using specialised software (e.g., MATLAB) and interpreting the results. This experience enhanced my skills in experimental design, data analysis, and scientific collaboration, providing me with a comprehensive understanding of EEG/ERP research methodologies.

 

Navarra, M. E., Bertaina, F., Piedimonte, A., Mauro, A., & Scarpina, F. (2024). Are eco-sustainable dietary patterns associated with impulsiveness? An insight from Italy. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 75(3), 277–292. https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2024.2303043

 

Federica Scarpina, Maria Elena Navarra, Giorgia Varallo, Roberto Bernorio, The role of interoceptive sensibility on central sensitization to pain in vulvodynia, The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2025;, qdae203, https://doi.org/10.1093/jsxmed/qdae203