Sapienza Neuroscience In memory of Prof. Florinda Ferreri (1977-September 3, 2023)
Dr. Andrea Guerra’s free memorial webinar entitled “Unveiling new neurophysiological mechanisms underpinning physiological and pathological aging by TMS and EEG.” The webinar is in memory of his Colleague Prof. Florinda Ferreri, who passed away prematurely one year ago. She was the Acting Director of the Unit of Clinical Neurophysiology at Padua University Hospital (Italy) and an Associate Professor of Neurology in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Padua (Italy), where Dr. Guerra has been developing his research activities as an Assistant Professor of Neurology.
September 3, 2024
at 06:00 p.m. CET (Italian, German, and French time)
Join the online Zoom free webinar at
https://uniroma1.zoom.us/j/82878581984?pwd=6KkdXO66E9Yaad2rwPdxmiJvRMHFCq.1
In memory of Prof. Florinda Ferreri (1977-September 3, 2023)
In recent years, quantitative electroencephalography (EEG) and non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and transcranial electric current stimulation (TES), have uncovered new neurophysiological mechanisms involved in the abnormal regulation of brain excitatory/inhibitory balance related to cognitive and motor functions in patients with neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. These insights hold significant potential for heuristic, diagnostic, and therapeutic applications. For instance, altered EEG oscillatory activities in Parkinson’s disease offer crucial information about the underlying pathophysiology and may serve as targets for NIBS, potentially modulating these oscillatory patterns to improve cognitive-motor system abnormalities.
In this memorial seminar, Dr. Andrea Guerra (University of Padua, Italy) will present the outstanding scientific contributions of Prof. Florinda Ferreri in the field of quantitative EEG and NIBS in neurodegenerative diseases, as well as discuss recent advancements documented in several milestone scientific papers. Prof. Ferreri, who passed away prematurely one year ago, was the Acting Director of the Unit of Clinical Neurophysiology at Padua University Hospital (Italy) and an Associate Professor of Neurology in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Padua (Italy). She also served as a Research Consultant at the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology of Kuopio University Hospital, University of Eastern Finland Kuopio (Finland).
Prof. Ferreri's work was widely recognized, earning her accolades such as the Excellent Researcher Award at the 29th International Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology in 2010, Kobe (Japan), and the 13th European Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology in 2008, Istanbul (Turkey). She was the Editor of the special issue “Cortical Circuitry and Synaptic Dysfunctions in Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias” for Neural Plasticity in 2021 and the Lead Editor of the special issue “Clinical Neurophysiology in Alzheimer’s Disease” for the International Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease in 2011. Additionally, she served on the Editorial Boards of the European Spine Journal (Springer) and Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience (IOS Press).
Dr. Andrea Guerra is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua, Padua (Italy). He formerly held the same position at the Department of Human Neurosciences at the Sapienza University of Rome (Italy). He earned his degree in Medicine and Surgery in 2010 and specialized in Neurology in 2016 at Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Italy. In 2015, he joined the group of Prof. Peter Brown at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, UK, as a clinical research fellow in Experimental Neurology and Movement Disorders. Dr. Guerra obtained his Ph.D. in Clinical-Experimental Neuroscience at the Sapienza University of Rome in 2020.
His research focuses on studying changes in brain excitability, connectivity, and plasticity in patients with movement disorders and dementia, utilizing neurophysiological techniques such as TMS and EEG. Additionally, he employs multimodal, non-invasive neuromodulation tools, including magnetic, electrical, and ultrasound stimulation, to enhance neurophysiological and behavioral functions in both healthy subjects and patients. Dr. Guerra is the author of > 60 peer-reviewed papers on these topics and has received numerous awards from national and international scientific societies for his research. He has an H-index of 26 and > 2,000 citations (Google Scholar). He was awarded the National Scientific Qualification as an Associate Professor of Neurology.
Host: Prof. Claudio Babiloni (claudio.babiloni@uniroma1.it)