Andrea Dissegna

Andrea Dissegna is a Researcher at the Department of Life Sciences at the University of Trieste. They serve as a member of the Boards of Studies for both the Psychology (PS51) and Neuroscience (SM75) programs, indicating significant involvement in academic governance and curriculum development. As part of the teaching staff with external research grant holder status, Dissegna contributes to both instructional and research activities within the department.

Their research interests align with the Psychology research area at the University of Trieste, which focuses on cognitive processes including perception, thinking, decision making, learning, attention, and language. This encompasses studies of typical and atypical development, neural correlates of cognitive functions, and interpersonal processes governing human social behaviors. The research employs diverse methodologies including observations, experiments, and qualitative and quantitative analyses.

Dissegna's work benefits from the department's specialized laboratories for studying cognitive processes, motor skills, evoked potentials, and infant behavior. Their position as an external research grant holder suggests they secure external funding for specialized research projects within the Psychology and Neuroscience domains.