Gabriella Bottini

Gabriella Bottini is a Full Professor at the University of Pavia's Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences and Director of the Centro di Neuropsicologia Cognitiva at Niguarda Hospital in Milan. She holds leadership roles, including Coordinator of the PhD program in Psychology, Neuroscience and Data Science and Delegate for the University’s Third Mission activities. Her research focuses on neuropsychological disorders, body representation, motor awareness, and neurodegenerative diseases. She also explores neuroscience's societal implications, including neuroethics and legal aspects of neurological conditions.

• Education:
• MD (cum laude), University of Milan
• Specialization in Neurology, University of Milan
• PhD in Neurological Sciences, University of Milano

Research interests include cognitive models of body representation, sensory-motor integration, and behavioral/neurobiological plasticity in aging. She investigates space representation (e.g., neglect), epilepsy neuropsychology, and applies neuroimaging and behavioral techniques. Current projects involve vestibular contributions to cognition, cinema-based rehabilitation for caregivers, and body ownership-temperature links in brain lesion patients.

Leadership roles span over two decades, including directing the Cognitive Neuropsychology Centre and coordinating interdisciplinary PhD programs. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned, but her extensive academic and clinical contributions are highlighted.