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 – 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...
Read moreCognition in Action Lectures – Jessica Sommerville
Speaker: Jessica Sommerville (University of Toronto) Dr. Sommerville is a developmental psychologist whose work focuses on the origins of social, cognitive and moral development in infancy and early childhood. She...
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...
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