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Simone Battaglia

Ricercatore a tempo determinato tipo a) (junior)

Dipartimento di Psicologia "Renzo Canestrari"

Settore scientifico disciplinare: M-PSI/02 PSICOBIOLOGIA E PSICOLOGIA FISIOLOGICA

Curriculum vitae

Simone Battaglia's Academic CV

CURRENT POSITIONS

[2023 – to date] Assistant Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience (RTDa) at the Centre for studies and research in Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy.

[2022 – to date] National Scientific Habilitation 2021-2023 qualified as Associate Professor in academic Scientific Sector 11/E1 (M-PSI/02) of General Psychology, Psychobiology, and Psychometry.

 

ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

[2023 – to date] Assistant Professor (RTDa) at the Centre for studies and research in Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy.

[2022 – to date] Visiting Researcher at Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, NL.

[2022 - 2023] Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Italy.

[2020 - 2022] Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for studies and research in Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy.

[2018 - 2019] Visiting PhD Student in Neuroscience at the Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Eichstätt Ingolstadt, Germany. Supervisor: Prof. Martin E. Maier.

[2016 - 2020] PhD Student at the Centre for studies and research in Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy. Supervisor: Prof. Giuseppe di Pellegrino.

[2016] Research Assistant in Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor (Wales), United Kingdom. Supervisor: Prof. Paul Downing.

[2015] Internship for Psychologists (former D.P.R. 328\2001), Centre for Studies and Research in Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy. Supervisor: Prof. Giuseppe di Pellegrino.

 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

[2016 – 2020] PhD in International Program in Cognitive Neuroscience, with distinction, University of Bologna, Italy.

[2013 – 2015] MSc in Neuroscience and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, cum laude, University of Bologna, Italy.

[2010 – 2013] BSc in Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy.

 

RESEARCH METRICS

Publications (Total/First/Last): 37/18/6
Impact Factor (Total/Mean): 206/5.59
Scopus: h-index: 24; citations: 1288; Author ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57193504367
Scholar: h-index: 25; citations: 1617; Author ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YmBOH-kAAAAJ&hl=it

 

LIST OF PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Battaglia, S., Nazzi, C., & Thayer, J. F. (2024). Genetic differences associated with dopamine and serotonin release mediate fear-induced bradycardia in the human brain. Translational Psychiatry, 14(1), 24. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-024-02737-x [6.8 IF]
  2. Di Gregorio, F., Steinhauser, M., Maier, M. E., Thayer, J. F., & Battaglia, S. (2024). Error-related cardiac deceleration: Functional interplay between error-related brain activity and autonomic nervous system in performance monitoring. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 157, 105542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105542 [8.2 IF]
  3. Battaglia, S., Di Fazio, C., Mazzà, M., Tamietto, M., & Avenanti, A. (2024). Targeting Human Glucocorticoid Receptors in Fear Learning: A Multiscale Integrated Approach to Study Functional Connectivity. International journal of molecular sciences, 25(2), 864. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25020864 [5.6 IF]
  4. Borgomaneri, S., Vitale, F., Battaglia, S., de Vega, M., & Avenanti, A. (2024). Task-related modulation of motor response to emotional bodies: A TMS motor-evoked potential study. Cortex, 171, 235–246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2023.10.013 [3.6 IF]
  5. Tortora, F., Hadipour, A. L., Battaglia, S., Falzone, A., Avenanti, A., & Vicario, C. M. (2023). The Role of Serotonin in Fear Learning and Memory: A Systematic Review of Human Studies. Brain Sciences, 13(8), 1197. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13081197 [3.3 IF]
  6. Battaglia, S., Nazzi, C., & Thayer, J. F. (2023). Heart's tale of trauma: Fear-conditioned heart rate changes in post-traumatic stress disorder. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 148(5), 463–466. https://doi-org.ezproxy.unibo.it/10.1111/acps.13602 [6.7 IF]
  7. Battaglia, S., Schmidt, A., Hassel, S., & Tanaka, M. (2023). Editorial: Case reports in neuroimaging and stimulation. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1264669. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1264669 [4.7 IF]
  8. Battaglia, M. R., Di Fazio, C., & Battaglia, S. (2023). Activated Tryptophan-Kynurenine metabolic system in the human brain is associated with learned fear. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 16, 1217090. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnmol.2023.1217090 [4.8 IF]
  9. Tanaka, M., Diano, M., & Battaglia, S. (2023). Editorial: Insights into structural and functional organization of the brain: evidence from neuroimaging and non-invasive brain stimulation techniques. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1225755. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1225755 [4.7 IF]
  10. Di Gregorio, F., & Battaglia, S. (2023). Advances in EEG-based functional connectivity approaches to the study of the central nervous system in health and disease. Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 32(6), 607–612. https://doi.org/10.17219/acem/166476 [2.1 IF]
  11. Turrini, S., Bevacqua, N., Cataneo, A., Chiappini, E., Fiori, F., Battaglia, S., Romei, V., & Avenanti, A. (2023). Neurophysiological Markers of Premotor-Motor Network Plasticity Predict Motor Performance in Young and Older Adults. Biomedicines, 11(5), 1464. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11051464 [4.7 IF]
  12. Battaglia, S., Nazzi, C., Thayer, J. F. (2023). Fear-induced bradycardia in mental disorders: Foundations, current advances, future perspectives. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 149, 105163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105163 [9.052 IF]
  13. Battaglia, S., Di Fazio, C., Vicario, C. M., & Avenanti, A. (2023). Neuropharmacological Modulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate, Noradrenaline and Endocannabinoid Receptors in Fear Extinction Learning: Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity. International journal of molecular sciences, 24(6), 5926. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24065926 [6.208 IF]
  14. Ippolito, G., Bertaccini, R., Tarasi, L., Di Gregorio, F., Trajkovic, J., Battaglia, S., & Romei, V. (2022). The Role of Alpha Oscillations among the Main Neuropsychiatric Disorders in the Adult and Developing Human Brain: Evidence from the Last 10 Years of Research. Biomedicines, 10(12), 3189. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10123189. [4.757 IF]
  15. Battaglia, S., Cardellicchio, P., Di Fazio, C., Nazzi, C., Fracasso, A., & Borgomaneri, S. (2022). Stopping in (e)motion: Reactive action inhibition when facing valence-independent emotional stimuli. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 16, 998714. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.998714. [3.617 IF]
  16. Di Gregorio, F., La Porta, F., Petrone, V., Battaglia, S., Orlandi, S., Ippolito, G., Romei, V., Piperno, R., & Lullini, G. (2022). Accuracy of EEG Biomarkers in the Detection of Clinical Outcome in Disorders of Consciousness after Severe Acquired Brain Injury: Preliminary Results of a Pilot Study Using a Machine Learning Approach. Biomedicines, 10(8), 1897. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10081897. [4.757 IF]
  17. Battaglia, S., Cardellicchio, P., Di Fazio, C., Nazzi, C., Fracasso, A., & Borgomaneri, S. (2022). The Influence of Vicarious Fear-Learning in "Infecting" Reactive Action Inhibition. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 16, 946263. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.946263. [3.617 IF]
  18. Battaglia, S., & Thayer, J. F. (2022). Functional interplay between central and autonomic nervous systems in human fear conditioning. Trends in Neurosciences, 45(7), 504–506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2022.04.003. [16.978 IF]
  19. Battaglia, S., Orsolini, S., Borgomaneri, S., Barbieri, R., Diciotti, S., & di Pellegrino, G. (2022). Characterizing cardiac autonomic dynamics of fear learning in humans. Psychophysiology, 59(12), e14122. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14122. [4.348 IF]
  20. Sellitto, M., Terenzi, D., Starita, F., di Pellegrino, G., & Battaglia, S. (2022). The Cost of Imagined Actions in a Reward-Valuation Task. Brain Sciences, 12(5), 582. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12050582. [3.333 IF]
  21. Battaglia, S., Fabius, J. H., Moravkova, K., Fracasso, A., & Borgomaneri, S. (2022). The Neurobiological Correlates of Gaze Perception in Healthy Individuals and Neurologic Patients. Biomedicines, 10(3), 627. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10030627. [4.757 IF]
  22. Battaglia S. (2022). Neurobiological advances of learned fear in humans. Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 31(3), 217–221. https://doi.org/10.17219/acem/146756 [1.736 IF]
  23. Battaglia, S., Harrison, B. J., & Fullana, M. A. (2022). Does the human ventromedial prefrontal cortex support fear learning, fear extinction or both? A commentary on subregional contributions. Molecular Psychiatry, 27(2), 784–786. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-021-01326-4. [13.437 IF]
  24. Borgomaneri, S., Vitale, F., Battaglia, S., & Avenanti, A. (2021). Early Right Motor Cortex Response to Happy and Fearful Facial Expressions: A TMS Motor-Evoked Potential Study. Brain Sciences, 11(9), 1203. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11091203. [3.333 IF]
  25. Battaglia, S., Serio, G., Scarpazza, C., D'Ausilio, A., & Borgomaneri, S. (2021). Frozen in (e)motion: How reactive motor inhibition is influenced by the emotional content of stimuli in healthy and psychiatric populations. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 146, 103963. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2021.103963 [5.321 IF]
  26. Borgomaneri, S.*, Battaglia, S.*, Sciamanna, G., Tortora, F., & Laricchiuta, D. (2021). Memories are not written in stone: Re-writing fear memories by means of non-invasive brain stimulation and optogenetic manipulations. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 127, 334–352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.04.036. [9.05 IF]
  27. Borgomaneri, S., Battaglia, S., Avenanti, A., & Pellegrino, G. D. (2021). Don't Hurt Me No More: State-dependent Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the treatment of specific phobia. Journal of Affective Disorders, 286, 78–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.02.076 [6.533 IF]
  28. Garofalo, S., Battaglia, S., Starita, F., & di Pellegrino, G. (2021). Modulation of cue-guided choices by transcranial direct current stimulation. Cortex, 137, 124–137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2021.01.004. [4.644 IF]
  29. Candini, M., Battaglia, S., Benassi, M., di Pellegrino, G., & Frassinetti, F. (2021). The physiological correlates of interpersonal space. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 2611. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82223-2 [4.996 IF]
  30. Veer, I. M., Riepenhausen, A., Zerban, M., Wackerhagen, C., Puhlmann, L. M. C., Engen, H., Köber, G., Bögemann, S. A., Weermeijer, J., Uściłko, A., Mor, N., Marciniak, M. A., Askelund, A. D., Al-Kamel, A., Ayash, S., Barsuola, G., Bartkute-Norkuniene, V., Battaglia, S., Bobko, Y., Bölte, S., … Kalisch, R. (2021). Psycho-social factors associated with mental resilience in the Corona lockdown. Translational Psychiatry, 11(1), 67. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-020-01150-4 [7.989 IF]
  31. Battaglia, S., Garofalo, S., di Pellegrino, G., & Starita, F. (2020). Revaluing the Role of vmPFC in the Acquisition of Pavlovian Threat Conditioning in Humans. Journal of Neuroscience, 40(44), 8491–8500. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0304-20.2020. [6.167 IF]
  32. Borgomaneri, S., Serio, G., & Battaglia, S. (2020). Please, don't do it! Fifteen years of progress of non-invasive brain stimulation in action inhibition. Cortex, 132, 404–422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2020.09.002. [4.027 IF]
  33. Borgomaneri, S.*, Battaglia, S.*, Garofalo, S., Tortora, F., Avenanti, A., & di Pellegrino, G. (2020). State-Dependent TMS over Prefrontal Cortex Disrupts Fear-Memory Reconsolidation and Prevents the Return of Fear. Current Biology, 30(18), 3672–3679.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.091. [10.834 IF]
  34. Ellena, G., Battaglia, S., & Làdavas, E. (2020). The spatial effect of fearful faces in the autonomic response. Experimental Brain Research, 238(9), 2009–2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-020-05829-4. [1.972 IF]
  35. Garofalo, S., Battaglia, S., & di Pellegrino, G. (2019). Individual differences in working memory capacity and cue-guided behavior in humans. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 7327. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43860-w
    [3.998 IF]
  36. Battaglia, S., Garofalo, S., & di Pellegrino, G. (2018). Context-dependent extinction of threat memories: influences of healthy aging. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 12592. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-31000-9
    [4.011 IF]
  37. Garofalo, S., Timmermann, C., Battaglia, S., Maier, M. E., & di Pellegrino, G. (2017). Mediofrontal Negativity Signals Unexpected Timing of Salient Outcomes. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 29(4), 718–727. https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_01074. [3.468 IF]

* Shared Co-First Authorship.

 

EDITORIAL ACTIVITY

[2021 - to date] Editorial Activity: International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Topical Advisory Panel Member e Guest Editor); Biomedicines (Topical Advisory Panel Member e Guest Editor); Current Neuropharmacology (Guest Editor); Plos One (Academic Editor); Brain Sciences (Guest Editor); Frontiers in Psychiatry (Review Editor); Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience (Review Editor); Frontiers in Public Health (Review Editor); Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark (Editor); Frontiers in Systems Biology (Review Editor); Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine (Section Editor).

[2020 - to date] Ad-Hoc Journal Reviewer: Molecular Psychiatry; Cells; Cerebral Cortex; Scientific Reports; iScience; Psychonomic Bulletin & Review; Heliyon; Frontiers in Public Health; Biomolecules; Nutrients; Antioxidants; International Journal of Molecular Sciences; Frontiers in Psychiatry; Molecules; Biomedicines; Autism Research; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Pharmaceuticals; Clinical and Experimental Medicine ; CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets; Sensors; Diagnostics; Plos One; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience; Journal of Personalized Medicine; World Journal of Psychiatry; Taylor and Francis Online; Dove Medical Press Ltd.; Frontiers in Psychology; Frontiers in Human Neuroscience; European Journal of Neuroscience; Brain Communications; Brain Sciences; Medicina; Bioengineered; Healthcare; Life; Current Alzheimer Research; Pharmacological Reports; Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences; Current Issues in Molecular Biology; Experimental Brain Research; Children; Neurology International; Psychonomic Bulletin & Review; Behavioral Sciences; Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine; PeerJ; Journal of Integrative Neuroscience; Frontiers in Bioscience Landmark; Neurology International; Journal of Neurology and Neurobiology; The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery; World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics; World Journal of Critical Care Medicine; Exploration of Neuroprotective Therapy; World Journal of Clinical Cases; Antioxidants; World Journal of Virology; Journal of Clinical Medicine; World Journal of Gastroenterology; Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion; Information; Journal of Ageing and Longevity; Psychiatry International; Academia Letters.

Editorial Activity & Peer Reviews can be verified: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/rid/AAH-5616-2020

 

GRANTS & FUNDING

[2023] Research Grant "Tracking interhemispheric interactions and neural plasticity between frontal areas in the bilingual brain", funded by "Imminent - The Translated's Research Center". Role: Principal Investigator (20K €).

[2023] Research Grant "Tracking causal interactions between premotor and motor areas in Multiple Sclerosis" (Prot. Num. FISM/2022/R-Single/071), funded by "FISM-2022" Associazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla, Italy. Role: Co-Principal Investigator (30K €).

[2022] Research Grant "SPARKS: Driving associative plasticity in the cortically blind brain to promote recovery of visual awareness" (Prot. Num. BIAL-235/2022), funded by "Fundação BIAL", Portugal. Role: Principal Investigator (~60K €).

[2022] Research Grant "Driving associative plasticity in premotor-motor cortical network to enhance network functioning and promote motor control in healthy individuals and stroke patients" (Project Prot. N ° SG-2021 -12375227) funded by "Ricerca Finalizzata 2021- Starting Grant, Ministry of Health", Italy. Role: Principal Investigator (130K €).

[2022] Research Grant "Guiding the plasticity of parieto-frontal connections in aging through non-invasive brain stimulation" (Project Prot. N ° 1402bis /2021) funded by 'Fondazione del Monte di Bologna and Ravenna', Italy. Role: Co-Principal Investigator (~ 12K €).

[2019] Research Grant “The ‘Motor-way’ to Decision-Making: how the motor system drives cue-triggered decisions". funded by 'FLAG-ERA Grant - Joint Transnational Call 2019 – Human Brain Project', EU. Role: Researcher Collaborator (~600K €).

 

AWARDS & HONORS

[2024] Young Investigator Award 2024 granted by European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (ESCAN), Ghent, Belgium.

[2023] Recognized as World's 2% Top Scientists 2023 by Stanford University & Elsevier.

[2023] Battaglia et al., 2022 (Psychophysiology) Wiley’s top-cited papers that generated an immediate impact in the scientific community in the years 2022-2023.

[2023] Battaglia, Harrison, Fullana 2022 (Molecular Psychiatry) is one of the 12 of Molecular Psychiatry's highest-impact articles from 2022, selected by Editor-in-Chief Julio Licinio.

[2022] Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, Travel Grant (~2K €), funded by Rotary Club Cesena, Italy.

[2022] Publons Excellent Reviewer Award, Publons, Clarivate Analytics.

[2021] Veer et al., 2021 (Translational Psychiatry) is one of the 12 of Translational Psychiatry's highest impact articles from 2021, selected by Editor-in-Chief Julio Licinio.

[2021] Publons Excellent Reviewer Award, Publons, Clarivate Analytics.

[2020] Best Poster Award, at the Transcranial Brain Stimulation in Cognitive Neuroscience Workshop 2020 (Rovereto, Italy) with the title "Erasing human fear responses: a state-dependent rTMS study" (~250€).

[2020] Best PhD Thesis Award of Italy in Neuropsychology, granted from Italian Society of Neuropsychology (~500€).

[2020] Awarding PhD degree with distinction, University of Bologna, Italy.

[2019] Best Poster Award, at the European Meeting of Human Fear Conditioning (Wurzburg, Germany) with the title "Lesion to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex impairs the acquisition of learned fear in humans" (~250€).

[2018] Marco Polo Grant, with the project "The neural signature of extinguished memories". Role: Principal Investigator (~4K €).

[2017] NASA World Wind Challenge 2017, 2nd position (1st team in Europe) with the project "Multidimensional Visualization and Analysis Suite 2.0", Helsinki - Finland (~2K €).

[2017] Google Summer of Code, granted from Google Inc., for the development of a digital platform for the visualization and analysis of multidimensional datasets. Role: Principal Investigator (~3K €).

[2016] Scholarship for a period of research abroad, with the project "The role of medial prefrontal cortex in learning and control of cognitive processes" School of Psychology, Bangor University, UK. Role: Principal Investigator (~3K €).

[2016] NASA World Wind Challenge 2016, 3rd position (1st team in Europe) with the project "Multidimensional Visualization and Analysis Suite", Trento - Italy (~1K €).

[2015] Academic Excellence Award, Rector of the University of Bologna grant an award of merit for being among the best and most deserving students, University of Bologna, Italy.

 

ACADEMIC TEACHING

[a.y. 2023/24] 'Neuropsychology' (M-PSI/02), MA of 'Bruno Maderna' State Conservatory of Music, Cesena, Italy.

[a.y. 2023/24] 'Anatomophysiological foundations of neuropsychic activity' (M-PSI/02), for MA of 'Bruno Maderna' State Conservatory of Music, Cesena, Italy.

[a.y. 2022/23] 'Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation: methods and applications' (M-PSI/02), for MSc in Neuroscience and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna.

[a.y. 2022/23] 'Neuropsychology' (M-PSI/02), MA of 'Bruno Maderna' State Conservatory of Music, Cesena, Italy.

[a.y. 2021/22] ‘Functional Neuroanatomy of the CNS and Elements of Neurology’, MA in Music Therapy, 'Bruno Maderna' State Conservatory of Music, Cesena, Italy.

[a.y. 2020/21] ‘Cognitive Neuroscience and Functional Neuroanatomy’, MA in Music Therapy, 'Bruno Maderna' State Conservatory of Music, Cesena, Italy.

[a.y. 2020/21] ‘Practicum Training in Psychology’, BSc in Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy.

[a.y. 2019/20] ‘Cognitive Neuroscience and Functional Neuroanatomy’, MA in Music Therapy, 'Bruno Maderna' State Conservatory of Music, Cesena, Italy.

[a.y. 2018/19] ‘Cognitive Neuroscience and Functional Neuroanatomy’, MA in Music Therapy, 'Bruno Maderna' State Conservatory of Music, Cesena, Italy.


SUPPLEMENTARY TEACHING ACTIVITY

[a.y. 2023/24] Lecture on ‘Combining Non-invasive transcranial brain stimulation with electrophysiological and neuroimaging techniques’, for the PhD program in Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy.

[a.y. 2022/23] Lecture on ‘Combining Non-invasive transcranial brain stimulation with electrophysiological and neuroimaging techniques’, for the PhD program in Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy.

[a.y. 2022/23] Invited Lecture on ‘Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques in cognitive neuroscience’, for MSc in Psychology of Wellbeing and Social Inclusivity, University of Bologna, prof. Sara Borgomaneri.

[a.y. 2021/22] Invited Lecture on ‘Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques in cognitive neuroscience’, for MSc in Psychology of Wellbeing and Social Inclusivity, University of Bologna, prof. Sara Borgomaneri.

[a.y. 2020/21] Invited Seminar on ‘Characterizing cardiac autonomic dynamics of fear learning in humans’, NIC at Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research (Germany), prof. Raffael Kalisch.

[a.y. 2019/20] Invited Lecture on ‘Psychophysiological measures in cognitive neuroscience’, BSc in Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna (Italy), prof. Sara Borgomaneri.

[a.y. 2018/19] Invited Lecture on ‘Skin conductance responses and heart rate variability in neuroscience’, BSc in Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna (Italy), prof. Sara Borgomaneri.

[a.y. 2017/18] Invited Lecture on ‘Skin conductance responses and as a measure of emotions’, BSc in Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna (Italy), prof. Giuseppe di Pellegrino.

[a.y. 2016/17] Invited Lecture on ‘Skin conductance responses and as a measure of emotions’, BSc in Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna (Italy), prof. Giuseppe di Pellegrino.

[a.y. 2016/19] Teaching Tutor of Neuroscience and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation MSc Course, Department Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy.

 

DISSEMINATION AND THIRD MISSION

Publications of magazine articles and interviews that have appeared in the national (e.g., LaRepubblica, Il Resto del Carlino, Rai TG1, Corriere Romagna, Unibo Magazine) and international press (e.g., Forbes, The Times, DailyMail UK, Neuroscience News, National Brain Mapping Lab); for further information, see this web-page [https://sites.google.com/view/simonebattaglia/dissemination] .

 

CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

  • Battaglia S., Nazzi C., Fullana M.A., di Pellegrino G., Borgomaneri S. 'Nip it in the bud': Low-frequency rTMS of the prefrontal cortex disrupts threat memory consolidation in humans. 11th European Meeting of Human Fear Conditioning. Poster, May 2023 - Salsburg (Austria).
  • Borgomaneri S., Nazzi C., di Pellegrino G., Battaglia S., 'Cut the roots': rTMS reveals the crucial role of prefrontal cortex in threat memory consolidation in humans. 5th International Brain Stimulation Conference. Talk, February 2023 - Lisbon (Portugal).
  • Di Fazio C., Battaglia S., Cardellicchio P., Nazzi C., Fracasso A., Borgomaneri S. The influence of vicarious fear-learning in 'infecting' reactive action inhibition. Annual Congress of the Italian Society of Psychophysiology and Cognitive Neuroscience (SIPF). Poster, September 2022 - Udine (Italy).
  • Battaglia S., Orsolini S., Borgomaneri S., Barbieri R., Diciotti S., di Pellegrino G. Characterizing cardiac autonomic dynamics of fear learning in humans. 13th European Meeting of Human Fear Conditioning. Talk, May 2022 - Online (Germany).
  • Battaglia S., Orsolini S., Borgomaneri S., Barbieri R., Diciotti S., di Pellegrino G. Spectral analysis of heart rate variability in human fear learning. 25th World Congress of Neurology. Poster, October 2021 - Rome (Italy).
  • Battaglia S., Orsolini S., Borgomaneri S., Barbieri R., Diciotti S., di Pellegrino G. Cardiac autonomic signature of learned fear in humans. Annual Congress of the Italian Society of Psychophysiology and Cognitive Neuroscience (SIPF). Poster, September 2021 - Palermo (Italy).
  • Battaglia S., Borgomaneri S., Garofalo S., Tortora F., Nazzi C., Avenanti A., di Pellegrino G. The role of dlPFC in human reconsolidation: erasing fear responses through rTMS. 12th European Meeting of Human Fear Conditioning. Poster - May 2021 - Bochum (Germany).
  • Starita F., Garofalo S., Battaglia S., di Pellegrino G. Emotional learning in peripersonal space. 12th European Meeting of Human Fear Conditioning. Poster, May 2021 - Bochum (Germany).
  • Battaglia S., Garofalo S., Tortora F., Avenanti A., di Pellegrino G., Borgomaneri S. Erasing human fear responses: a state-dependent rTMS study. Transcranial Brain Stimulation in Cognitive Neuroscience Workshop. Poster - December 2020 - Rovereto (Italy).
  • Starita F., Garofalo S., Battaglia S., di Pellegrino. The space of fear: emotional learning and peripersonal space. Annual congress of Italian Society of Neuropsychology. Poster - December 2019 - Bologna (Italy).
  • Starita F., Garofalo S., Battaglia S., di Pellegrino G. The space of fear: emotional learning in peripersonal space. BMI Symposium: Fear learning. Poster, November 2019 - Lausanne (Switzerland).
  • Battaglia S., Starita F., Garofalo S., di Pellegrino. Lesion to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex impairs the acquisition of learned fear in humans. 11th European Meeting of Human Fear Conditioning. Poster - May 2019 - Wurzburg (Germany).
  • Battaglia S. Individual differences in working memory modulate the effect of Pavlovian stimuli in choice behaviors. XXIII National Congress of the Experimental Section - Italian Association of Psychology. Talk - September 2017 - Bari (Italy).
  • Battaglia S. The processing of context in fear acquisition and extinction. 1st Bologna Workshop on Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. Talk - July 2017 – Bologna (Italy).
  • Battaglia S., Sellitto M., Terenzi D., Menghi N., Iacono V., di Pellegrino G. The cost of imaginated actions in a valuation task. Concepts, Actions, and Objects - Functional and Neural Perspectives. Poster - May 2016 - Rovereto (Italy).

 

INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC COURSES ATTENDED

[2019] Bayesian Statistics in Fear Conditioning Research, EMHFC, Wurzburg, Germany.

[2017] Visceral Mind - Neuroanatomy Course, Bangor University Wales, UK.

[2016] Introduction to Programming with MATLAB, Vanderbilt University, USA.

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

[2024 - to date] European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (ESCAN) – Full Member.

[2021 - to date] Italian Society of Psychophysiology and Cognitive Neuroscience (SIPF) – Young Researcher.

[2020 - to date] Accredited as Psychologist Supervisor for the internship (former D.P.R. 328\2001) by the Italian Order of Psychologists, at Centre for Studies and Research in Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy.

[2017 - to date] Italian Professional Order of Psychologists – Psychologist Member n°ER8640.

[2017 - to date] Italian Society of Neuropsychology (SINP) – Ordinary Member.

 

SUPERVISING AND MENTORING

[2023 – to date] Co-supervisor of 1 PhD Student in Theoretical and Applied Neuroscience, University of Camerino, Italy.

[2020 - 2022] Supervisor of Internship for Psychologists (former D.P.R. 328\2001) (M-PSI/02) for n.2 candidates. Centre for Studies and Research in Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Bologna, Italy.

[2018 - 2022] Co-supervisor of Internship for Psychologists (former D.P.R. 328\2001) (M-PSI/02) for n.3 candidates. Centre for Studies and Research in Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Bologna, Italy.

[2016 - 2023] Co-supervisor of BSc and MSc thesis project (M-PSI/02) for n.42 candidates. Departments of Psychology of the University of Bologna, Italy.

 

JOB-RELATED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

  • Research techniques and experimental methodologies: SCR, HRV, TMS (Magstim-Magventure), tDCS, EEG; EMG, Eye-Tracker, Virtual Reality;
  • Programming languages: MATLAB, Javascript, Arduino IDE;
  • Field modeling software for TMS and tDCS: SimNIBS, ROAST;
  • Brain visualization and neurological lesion reconstruction software: MRIcro, NITRC Surf Ice, Localite Navigator;
  • Statistical analysis software: SPSS, Statistica, R, JASP;
  • Data analysis software: MATLAB, AcqKnowledge, Eyeanal;
  • Stimuli presentation and experimental-task software: Psychtoolbox, E-prime, Opensesame;
  • Graphic processing software: Photoshop, Lightroom, After Effects, Graphic Converter, Audacity, Blender;
  • Reference management software: Mendeley;
  • Neuropsychological and psychological assessment, with relative administration and scoring of standardized tests and behavioral tasks;

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