The Cognition in Action (CIA) Lab aims to understand the link between action and perception, the mechanisms underlying action planning and observation, and the brain and psychological features distinctive to joint action. Our approach combines theoretical research with psychophysical and electrophysiological techniques.
CIA LAB is part of the PHILAB unit and its research is funded by the Department of Philosophy “Piero Martinetti” of the University of Milan under the Projects “Department of Excellence” 2018-2022 and 2023-2027, awarded by the Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR).
TGR Leonardo features the MultiMEP project, highlighting our work on using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and machine-learning methods to decode imagined actions from muscle activity and to study otherwise “invisible”...
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A new study, directed by Guido Barchiesi and conducted by Francesca Genovese and Elena Mussini of the Cognition in Action Lab at the University of Milan, shows how subtle muscle activations mirror...
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Led by the Cognition in Action Lab at the University of Milan, an international team investigated the brain mechanisms that enable coordination with others. The study shows how the brain integrates individual...
Read moreCognition in Action Lab Meetings – Joshua Myers
Speaker: Joshua Myers (York University) Joshua Myers is a philosopher working at the intersection of philosophy of mind and epistemology, with a focus on the imagination and other representations that...
Read moreCognition in Action Lab Meetings – Giuseppe Di Cesare
Speaker: Giuseppe Di Cesare (Università di Parma) Giuseppe Di Cesare leads the Vitality Lab at the Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma. This research explores how the brain shapes human...
Read moreCognition in Action Lectures – Giandomenico Iannetti
Speaker: Giandomenico Iannetti (Italian Institute of Technology -IIT) Iannetti’s Lab studies how sensory events in the environment are processed by the nervous system to generate perceptions and drive behaviour. The...
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