Ricerc@Sapienza

The present project aims to consolidate a unified international, EU-based network for allowing the next generation of Neuroscientists to deal with the important challenge of understanding the inherent links between the neuro-psycho-physiological basis of individual behavior and societal dynamics. The project builds on the established agreement between Sapienza and City University (London) for the delivery of a Joint-PhD degree. The project aims to: i) train young researchers (ESRs) in performing innovative, cutting-edge research in the field of social, cognitive and affective neuroscience; ii) promote the understanding of social phenomena at brain and behavioral levels and steer technological innovations that may improve interpersonal and intergroup processes. More specifically, the project will explore the bi-directional link between individual brain-body systems and the context in which different social groups interact with the ultimate goal to reduce interindividual and inter-group conflicts. The research/training program will be conducted by testing a large variety of populations including neurotypical, autistic, and neurologically damaged people from different social groups including ethnic minorities. ESRs will be trained in state-of-the-art neuroscientific methods (EEG, Brain Stimulation, Movement Kinematics, Thermal Imaging, Eye-Tracking, Virtual Reality). We foresee that hiring two Post-Docs (co-funding one of them) who supervise ESRs¿ scientific and technological development and contribute to the interaction between Sapienza and City University (the two Post-Docs will move between the different institutions involved in the EU proposal) in the framework of the joint agreement will greatly increase the chances to attract EU ITN large-scale funding in the near future.