Milena Raffi

Associate Professor in Human Physiology. The teaching activity is performed in the First Cycle Degree in Exercise and Sport Sciences, in the Medical School of Ophthalmology, in the international Degree Course in Wellness, Sport and Health and in the First Level Master in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy.

Erasmus exchange coordinator with the Universities of Bilbao, Almeria and Alicante (Spain).

The research activity focuses on various aspects of cognitive functions: the role of visual perception on postural and motor control, the functional characterization of eye movement neurons, the cellular mechanisms involved in the analysis of visual perception and the role of spatial attention.

Principal Investigator of several national and international funding and coordinator of the European project BE-NEW (Exercise for diabetes: beneficial effect of new educational and physical activity programs) and DUSE (Counteracting Diabetes USing interdisciplinary Educational programs).