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Tiziano Agostini is a Full Professor of General Psychology at the Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste. He serves as Coordinator for the PhD College in Neuroscience and Cognitive Sciences (XXXII-XXXVIII cycles) and teaches courses including History of Psychology and Psychology Applied to Sport and Well-Being. His research spans experimental psychology, sports cognition, and sensory disabilities.
- Departmental roles: Member, University Sports Committee; Member, Departmental Council
- Leadership: President of Evaluation Committee (Design Institute of Matera); Former Director, Gaetano Kanizsa Department of Psychology
Research Interests focus on:
- Visual Perception: Contextual effects on color and lightness, reverse contrast phenomena
- Sports Psychology: Auditory feedback in motor skills, anticipation of technical gestures
- Visual Impairment: Spatial cognition in blind individuals, tactile art translation
- Nutrition Education: Sensory-cognitive interventions to reduce childhood food biases
- Psychoacoustics: Tomatis method validation, cross-modal synesthetic processes
Selected Publications highlight trends in perceptual-motor integration, rehabilitation technologies, and multisensory art accessibility. Notable works include gait rehabilitation for Parkinson’s patients (2018), sound-based sports training (2024), and tactile art systems for the blind (2016).
Scientific Awards:
- Wolfgang Metzger Prize (2024) for work on time representation in art
He mentors PhD students like Fabrizio Sors and Maria Colomba, and leads international collaborations with universities in Germany, USA, Slovenia, and Croatia. His lab organizes major conferences like the 41st ECVP (Trieste, 2018) and FEPSAC 2022.
