Florencia Assaneo

Florencia Assaneo, PhD is a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, specifically affiliated with the Department of Cognitive Neuropsychology where her work focuses on language, neural mechanisms and temporal processing. Her research investigates the intersection of speech perception and production through neurophysiological and psychophysical approaches.

Dr. Assaneo's research interests center on the temporal dynamics of speech processing, particularly how rhythmicity and synchrony operate in both speech production and perception. Her work examines the crucial role of speech rhythms in comprehension and the interaction between motor and auditory brain regions. She has developed biophysical models explaining the stability of syllable rates across languages as consequences of intrinsic cortical rhythms.

Her recent publications reveal a strong focus on neural oscillations in speech processing, with particular attention to sensorimotor integration. The research demonstrates how cortical rhythms influence speech comprehension and production across different languages, bridging cognitive neuroscience and linguistics.

Dr. Assaneo has published in top-tier journals including Nature Neuroscience and Science Advances, demonstrating the significance of her contributions to understanding the neural basis of speech processing. Her work combines neurophysiological recordings with psychophysical protocols to characterize the temporal dynamics of speech integration.