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Francesca Peressotti is a Full Professor at the University of Padua's Department of Psychology. Her research focuses on language processing, bilingualism, and cognitive neuroscience, particularly exploring how language interacts with other cognitive processes. She leads projects such as the PRIN 2022 grant investigating multisensory speech perception and neural mechanisms. Key areas include predictive speech processing, moral judgments in multilingual contexts, and speech motor control in stuttering. Her work integrates electrophysiological methods (ERP, EEG) and neuroimaging to study language comprehension and production.
Her research interests encompass bilingualism, predictive processing, sign languages, and the neural underpinnings of language. Recent studies address speaker-specific prediction mechanisms, the impact of language modality on decision-making, and aging effects on semantic retrieval. She has published widely in journals like Cortex, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, and Scientific Reports.
Active grants include investigating multisensory speech perception and motor-sensory interactions. Collaborations involve interdisciplinary teams exploring plant behavior and neurobiological processes. No specific awards are listed, but her contributions span cognitive science and linguistics.
Her lab focuses on experimental psychology and neuroimaging, with ongoing studies on cochlear implant users' audiovisual speech processing and bilingual language control networks. She advises graduate students on topics like speech prediction and moral cognition across languages.
