Fabrizio Sors

Fabrizio Sors is a Contract Professor at the Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, where he serves as a member of the Boards of Studies for the Psychological Sciences and Techniques programs (PS01, PS01A) and Applied Social and Cognitive Psychology (PS52A). His academic role focuses on course recommendations and curriculum development within the psychology department.

Dr. Sors specializes in Sports Psychology with a particular focus on how auditory information influences perceptual-motor skills in athletic performance. His research examines how sound cues affect anticipation in sports like volleyball, soccer, and other ball sports. He investigates how ecological sounds can enhance athletic performance, how auditory-motor experience affects spatial predictions, and how sensory integration contributes to sports expertise. His work bridges cognitive psychology with practical applications in sports training and performance enhancement.

His research portfolio includes significant projects such as "The contribution of acoustic information to the anticipation of serve depth in volleyball," where he served as Scientific Manager, and "Fairytales and Audios for Boosting Attention and Scholastic skills: FABA–School," where he participated as a researcher. These projects demonstrate his commitment to applying psychological principles to real-world contexts both in sports performance and educational settings.

• Principal Investigator for "Il contributo delle informazioni acustiche all'anticipazione della profondità del servizio nella pallavolo" (2021-2023)
• Participant in "Fairytales and Audios for Boosting Attention and Scholastic skills: FABA–School" (2023-2024)

Dr. Sors maintains an active publication record with numerous articles in cognitive psychology and sports science journals, particularly focusing on the intersection of auditory perception and motor performance. His recent work spans topics from smartphone effects on cognition to the role of sound in sports performance and perceptual phenomena.