People

My research interests lie in understanding how eye movements help us to build a coherent model of the world around us, from low-level vision to higher cognitive processing. I’m part of the Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at Suor Orsola Benincasa University (Naples, Italy) within which I lead a research program in Visual Cognition and Oculomotor Dynamics.
Phd students
Giovanni Mario Capolongo is a first-year PhD candidate studying object recognition and perceptual decision-making. His research focuses on how visual information is integrated over time, using behavioral experiments, EEG, and computational modeling to link sensory input to evidence accumulation.
Teaching Assistant
Dr. Maddalena Vasto has joined the lab as a Teaching Assistant (TA) for the General Psychology course in the first year of the Education Sciences program at Suor Orsola Benincasa University. She also co-lectures in the Visual Cognition course within the second year of the Master’s program in Neuroscience, focusing on Active Vision and fovea–periphery interactions.
Master students
I supervise several Master students which are involved in different projects answering interesting questions about vision as part of their thesis work and lab training (one year).
Bachelor students
I also supervise Bachelor students who take part in smaller projects during their internship period (6 months).
Alumni
AA. 2024-2025
Rita Vassallo – Graduate student
Merilù Salsano – Graduate student
AA. 2023-2024
Valentina Pane – Graduate student
Fatima Calace – now enrolled as Master’s student (MSc) in the Neuroscience program at Suor Orsola Benincasa University
Martina Maresca – Graduate student (moved to clinical studies)
Maria Cuomo – Graduate student (moved on to a PhD position at Pavia University)
Giuseppe Michele Canuso – Graduate student
AA. 2022-2023
Maura De Chiara – Graduate student (moved on to work in a company)
Jiacheng Hao – Graduate student (moved on to a PhD position at New York University)
Dr Antimo Buonocore