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Anna Truzzi is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology (Neuroscience) at Queen’s University Belfast’s School of Psychology. Her research focuses on developmental cognitive neuroscience, studying infant and caregiver brain development during early childhood with expertise in social development and neurodiversity. She employs interdisciplinary methods including fMRI, EEG, and computational modeling. Truzzi holds a PhD in Cognitive Science from the University of Trento and RIKEN Centre for Brain Science, Japan. She has received multiple awards including the Postdoc Paper Prize (2023) and Travel Award (2019). Her teaching includes modules like Neuropsychology and Psychology in Everyday Life. She supervises 8 MSc theses and has extensive international teaching experience at Trinity College Dublin, Nanyang Technological University, and others. Her work contributes to UN SDGs related to quality education and sustainable communities through science communication initiatives.
Education:
- BSc summa cum laude in Psychology-Neuroscience (University of Trento, 2015)
- PhD in Cognitive Science (University of Trento & RIKEN, Japan)
Research Interests: Infant-brain development, caregiver-infant interaction dynamics, neurobiological mechanisms of social bonding, and translational research linking biological and environmental factors. Her work bridges psychology, neuroscience, and computational modeling to understand developmental trajectories.
Key Contributions: Pioneered large-scale awake infant fMRI studies (FOUNDCOG project), achieving highest international success rates. Her recent work explores intrinsic brain timescales in infants and alpha rhythm correlations.
Awards:
- Postdoc Paper Prize (2023)
- Travel Award, Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia (2019)
- Award for Academic Merit (2014, 2016)
Teaching & Supervision: Leads undergraduate neuropsychology labs and advises 8 MSc students annually. Former roles include Trinity College Dublin’s Statistics & Methodology III (2021–2024) and international workshops on podcast creation for PhD students.
Labs/Teams: Active in Queen’s University’s developmental neuroscience research groups, collaborating internationally on primate studies and neuroimaging projects.
