Giovanni Berlucchi
Giovanni Berlucchi | |
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Born | Pavia, Italy | 25 May 1935
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation(s) | Neuroscientist, academic and author |
Awards | Caruso Prize, Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology Academia Europaea |
Academic background | |
Education | Doctor of Medicine Postdoctoral Fellowship |
Alma mater | University of Pavia California Institute of Technology |
Academic work | |
Institutions | University of Verona |
Giovanni Berlucchi is an Italian
Biography
Berlucchi was born in the Lombard city of Pavia on 25 May 1935, to Carlo Berlucchi, a clinical neurologist, and Elsa Baraldi.[2]
After earning a degree in medicine from the
Following an initial involvement in the physiological study of the
Berlucchi has held several editorial appointments, including the editor-in-chief of Neuropsychologia, from 1993 to 1998. He was among the founders of the European Neuroscience Association and its journal, The European Journal of Neuroscience. He has co-authored the book Neurofobia with Salvatore Aglioti. He has contributed to many handbooks including Handbook of Sensory Physiology, Handbook of Psychobiology, Handbook of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, Handbook of Clinical Neurology.
Berlucchi is a national fellow of
Awards and honors
- 1963 – Prize of the Società Italiana di Elettroencefalografia e Neurofisiologia clinica
- 1971 – Annual Lecture, European Brain and Behaviour Society[10]
- 1972 – Elected Member, International Neuropsychology Symposium
- 1990 – Elected Member, Academia Europaea
- 1992 – Elected Member, Accademia dei Lincei
- 2001 – Caruso Prize of the Società italiana di Neurofisiologia clinica
- 2001 – Herlitzka Prize for Physiology, Accademia delle Scienze di Torino[3]
- 2007 – Honorary degree in psychology, University of Pavia[3]
- 2010 – Triennal Prize, Literary Society of Verona
- 2014 – Eranos-Jung Lecture, Monte Verità Ascona[11]
- 2015 – Prize for a Career in Cognitive Neuroscience, Università Cattolica
Bibliography
Books
- Handbook of Sensory Physiology (1973) ISBN 9783642654978
- Handbook of Psychobiology (1975) ISBN 9780122786563
- Encyclopaedia of Ignorance (1977) ISBN 9789995297701
- Structure and Functions of the Cerebral Commissures (1979) ISBN 9780839113911
- Handbook of Neuropsychology (2003) ISBN 9780444509550
- Handbook of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology (1999) ISBN 9780863775420
- Handbook of Clinical Neurology (2007) ISBN 978044464150
- Encyclopedia of Neuroscience (2009) ISBN 978-0-08-045046-9
- Neurofobia (2013) ISBN 9788860305855
Selected articles
- G. Berlucchi, M.S. Gazzaniga, G. Rizzolatti. Microelectrode analysis of transfer of visual information by the corpus callosum. Archives italiennes de Biologie, 105:583–596, 1967
- G. Berlucchi, G. Rizzolatti. Binoculary driven neurons in visual cortex of split chiasm cats. Science, 159:308–310, 1968
- G. Rizzolatti, C. Umiltà, G. Berlucchi. Opposite superiorities of the right and left cerebral hemispheres in discriminative reaction time to physiognomical and alphabetical material. Brain, 94:431–442, 1971.
- G. Berlucchi, J.M. Sprague. The cerebral cortex in visual learning and memory, and in interhemispheric transfer in the cat. In: F.O. Schmitt, F.G. Worden, G. Adelman and J.G. Dennis (eds): The organization of the cerebral cortex, pp. 415–440. The MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1981.
- G. Berlucchi, A. Antonini. The role of the corpus callosum in the representation of the visual field in cortical areas. In: Brain Circuits and Functions of the Mind (C.B. Trevarthen, ed.), Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, pp. 129–139, 1990.
- G. Berlucchi, R.W. Sperry. Il cervello diviso. Sfera, 12: 66–69, 1990.
- G. Berlucchi, S. Aglioti. The body in the brain: Neural bases of corporeal awareness. Trends in Neurosciences, 20: 560–564, 1997.
- G. Berlucchi. Inhibition of return: A phenomenon in search of a mechanism and a better name. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 23: 1065–1074, 2006.
- M. Glickstein, G. Berlucchi. Classical disconnection studies of the corpus callosum. Cortex, 44: 914–927, 2008.
- G. Berlucchi, H.A. Buchtel. Neuronal plasticity: historical roots and evolution of meaning. Experimental Brain Research, 192: 307–319, 2009.
- G. Berlucchi, S.M. Aglioti. The body in the brain revisited. Experimental Brain Research, 200: 25–35, 2010.
- M.C. Corballis, P.M. Corballis, G. Berlucchi, C.A. Marzi. Perceptual unity in the split brain: the role of subcortical connections. Brain 2018 Jun 1;141(6): e46-47.
- G. Berlucchi, C.A. Marzi. Neuropsychology of Consciousness: Some History and a Few New Trends. Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 Jan 30;10:50.
References
- ^ a b "Giovanni Berlucchi-Dep.Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences-University of Verona". www.dnbm.univr.it.
- ^ "Autobiography – Society For Neuroscience" (PDF).
- ^ a b c "Academy of Europe: Berlucchi Giovanni". www.ae-info.org.
- PMID 30761035.
- S2CID 29195734– via PubMed.
- ^ "Google Scholar Citations". accounts.google.com.
- ^ Mozzoni, Marco. "Il cervello e la coscienza: BrainFactor intervista Giovanni Berlucchi | BRAINFACTOR".
- ^ "Berlucchi, Giovanni | Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei". www.lincei.it.
- ^ "Autobiographical Chapters". www.sfn.org.
- PMID 4551394– via ScienceDirect.
- ^ "Lectures – Eranos Foundation". www.eranosfoundation.org.