Giorgio Aicardi

Full Professor of Physiology at the University of Bologna, he carries out his research in the field of Neuroscience.

His scientific activity initially ranged in different areas of Neurophysiology, in particular the visual system, motor control, and neuronal ion channels; in recent years it is focused on the neural basis of memory formation, and on the effects of electromagnetic fields on the nervous system.

He obtained funding for these researches from various Institutions, including the European Union, the Italian Ministry of University and Research (FIRB and PRIN projects), the Italian National Research Council, the Monte di Bologna and Ravenna Foundation and the Carisbo Foundation from Bologna. He currently coordinates the Research Unit of the University of Bologna of the GOLIAT project (5G exposure, causal effects and perception of risk through the involvement of citizens) funded by the European Union (HORIZON-HLTH-2021-ENVHLTH-02, Grant Agreement no. 101057262; 1 June 2022 - 31 May 2027).