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Prof Giandomenico Iannetti
GM06
Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
Appointment
- Honorary Professor in Neuroscience
- Neuro, Physiology & Pharmacology
- Div of Biosciences
- Faculty of Life Sciences
Research Groups


Research Themes


Research Summary
We investigate fundamental questions about how humans and other animals cope with the world through perception and action. We
are particularly interested in understanding the mechanisms that brains
have evolved for the detection and the motor reaction to sudden and surprising environmental stimuli.
This research is relevant for the study of pain, defensive behaviours, and peripersonal space.
We combine behavioural readouts with neurophysiology during
the presentation of transient, tonic and naturalistic stimuli of
multiple sensory modalities. We perform experiments in simple laboratory
settings as well as in ecological virtual reality environments (VR).
Behavioural measures range from simple psychophysics and reaction times to detailed analysis of force and movement kinematics.
Neurophysiological measures include reflexes, electromyography (EMG) and cortical activity (EEG, fMRI, ECoG and LFP).
We analyse these measures with computational and statistical techniques, such as geometric modelling, machine learning, and information theory.
Behavioural measures range from simple psychophysics and reaction times to detailed analysis of force and movement kinematics.
Neurophysiological measures include reflexes, electromyography (EMG) and cortical activity (EEG, fMRI, ECoG and LFP).
We analyse these measures with computational and statistical techniques, such as geometric modelling, machine learning, and information theory.
Teaching Summary
I am the joint-director of the MRes Programme at CoMPLEX (www.ucl.ac.uk/complex)
Appointments
01-OCT-2014 | Professor of Neuroscience | Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology | University College London, United Kingdom |
01-OCT-2012 – 30-SEP-2014 | Reader in Human Neuroscience | Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology | University College London, United Kingdom |
01-OCT-2009 | Royal Society University Research Fellow | Neuroscience Physiology and Pharmacology | University College London, United Kingdom |
01-MAR-2008 – 30-SEP-2009 | University Research Lecturer | Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics | University of Oxford, United Kingdom |
01-OCT-2006 – 30-SEP-2009 | Royal Society University Research Fellow | Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics | University of Oxford, United Kingdom |
01-OCT-2006 | Fellow by Special Election | St Catherine's College | University of Oxford, United Kingdom |
Academic Background
2003 | Doctor of Philosophy | Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza | |
1999 | Doctor of Medicine | Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza |