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 Lectures – Natalie Sebanz
Speaker: Natalie Sebanz (Central European University) Natalie Sebanz is a Professor in Cognitive Science at the Central European University in Vienna. Her research interests revolve around the cognitive and neural basis...
Read moreCognition in Action Lab Meetings – Matteo Colombo
Speaker: Matteo Colombo (Tilburg University) Matteo Colombo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Tilburg University. Much of his work is in the foundations of computational neuroscience, philosophy of...
Read moreCognition in Action Lab Meetings – Christian O. Scholz
Speaker: Christian O. Scholz (RUB) Christian is a Philosophy PhD student at the Institute for Philosophy II, Ruhr-Universität Bochum. He holds an M.Sc. Logic and an M.Sc. Clinical Psychology. He’s...
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