The research activity is mainly focuses on experimental approach to the link between perception and action; neurophysiological and psychophysical investigation of the neural substrates for eye-hand coordination and of brain processes lying between vision and eye movements, attention and prehension movements.
The research activity focuses on the functional and neural mechanisms underlying the representation of body and object use and also deals with the development of an anatomo-functional model of action recognition and imitation. These issues are approached by using behavioral, psychophysical and neuropsychological methods in healthy people and neurological patients.
The research unit of Prof. Lappe is an interdisciplinary and international community with members from psychology, biology, physics, computer science, mathematics, and electrical engineering. The research activity is focused on the mechanisms of active perception of space and motion and the control of spatially directed actions. The approaches involve psychophysics, cognitive neuroscience, and computer modeling.
TECNALIA Neurotechnology Business Area is focused on developing applied Neural Interfaces. We design, develop and test clinical neurotechnology (hardware and software) to record and stimulate the nervous system and the necessary protocol to restore, optimize or correct a lost function.
TECNALIA Advanced Image processing group of the Industry and Transport division has long experience in image analysis and the extraction of markers and characteristics for image description and classification, both for industrial and biomedical applications.
The research activity focuses on the impact and understanding of perceptual processes and plasticity in the context of ZEISS optical devices, such as progressive lenses. Novel digital optical technologies, such as VR and AR are explored in their role for perception and ZEISS products.
STAM is a multidisciplinary engineering company which provides high-tech and turnkey solutions in the following domains: Industry 4.0 & Robotics, Space & Defence, Security & Transport, Energy & Bio-circular economy. Since the company establishment in 1997, STAM focuses on designing and developing of innovative mechanisms, power transmission systems and mechatronic devices, supporting customers along all stages of the product design cycle: conception, multi-physics modelling and virtual prototyping, tools and subsystem design and specification, definition of production systems and cycles, reuse and recycling.
The research interests regard the computational principles of the human intelligence at the neural level. The research mainly focuses on the neural basis and neurocomputational modeling of sensorimotor functions and goal-directed behavior.
The Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna is a scientific reference Centre for treatment and research: it forms part of the Local Health Trust of Bologna. It is a regional and national Hub for the study and cure of nervous system diseases. It maintains cutting-edge facilities and professional competences, ensuring excellent clinical activities and the capacity to deliver innovative techniques and technologies.
