Franco Pestilli

Dr. Franco Pestilli serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington and holds a concurrent position as Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. His dual appointments bridge computational neuroscience and psychological science across institutions.

His research focuses on Neuroscience, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Computational Neuroscience, Brain Imaging, and Vision Science. Dr. Pestilli employs advanced neuroimaging techniques and computational modeling to investigate brain connectivity, visual processing mechanisms, and neural correlates of cognition, with emphasis on quantitative approaches to brain-behavior relationships.

No scientific awards were documented in the source material. While specific details about student advising and research grants remain unspecified, his affiliation with Indiana University's Psychological and Brain Sciences department situates him within an ecosystem supporting interdisciplinary brain research through facilities like the Imaging Research Facility and collaborative labs.