Maurizio Codispoti

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About Maurizio Codispoti

Research Interests My research interests concern emotion, learning, and perception. I am particularly interested in the interplay of emotion and cognition. In our lab, we investigate the mechanisms by which emotion and learning affect distractor processing and attentional capture. My recent studies have focused on intrinsic (stimulus-driven), goal driven (top-down) and extrinsic (context-driven) factors affecting emotional engagement during processing of natural scenes, including: 1) stimulus repetition; 2) exposure duration; 3) stimulus size-spatial frequencies; 4) stimulus content; 5) individual differences. My work utilizes a range of physiological measures (i.e, event-related brain potentials, Oscillatory brain activity, startle reflex, pupillometry, cardiac activity, and skin conductance) to understand emotion, cognition, and their interaction. Academic Positions: 2012- Present Full Professor, University of Bologna, Italy 2002- 2012 Associate Professor, University of Bologna, Italy Assistant Professor, University of Padova, Italy Education 1991 Degree in Psychology (Laurea), University of Padova (five years degree), Italy, 1997 Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, University of Bologna (four years program), Italy. 1998 Postdoctoral Fellow (USA),"Center for the Study of Emotion and Attention" National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH, University of Florida. Supervisors: Margaret M. Bradley and Peter J. Lang Editorial Responsibilities Associate Editor, Psychophysiology (2010-2015) Associate Editor, Frontiers in Psychology -Emotion science (2016-) Bibliometric Indexes I have authored or co-authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications, many of which have appeared in high-quality journals in the field of Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience (including: Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychophysiology; Journal of Neuroscience; Emotion). 18 publications with over 100 citations each, and 2 with over citations each (Google Scholar). H index (Scopus)=34 H index (Google Scholar)=39 Total Citations (Scopus)=5659 Total Citations (Google Scholar)=10600 & hl=en