Fabrizio Benedetti

Fabrizio Benedetti is a Professor of Physiology at the University of Turin Medical School since 1999, with prior roles as Associate Professor (1992-1999) and Assistant Professor at the University of Texas, Dallas (1991-1992). His research focuses on neuroscience, placebo effects, pain modulation, and Parkinson's disease.

Scientific Awards:

• 1984 Silbert International Award (UCLA)
• 1997 Novartis Prize (Italian Society of Neuroscience)
• 2009 Medical Books Award (British Medical Association)
• 2010 Academia Europaea Membership

His 2010 book The Patient's Brain explores the neurosciences of doctor-patient relationships. Key publications from 1995-2010 analyze placebo mechanisms in pain, anxiety, and neurodegenerative diseases using neuroimaging, pharmacological conditioning, and clinical trial frameworks.