I am an Associated Professor in Physiology at the Department of Biomolecular Sciences at University of Urbino. I graduated in Biological Sciences at the University of Urbino. My research activity has developed in the field of neurophysiology and is aimed at the study of structural and functional plasticity in the mammalian nervous system. This interest has been divided into the following main lines of research: 1. Role of cell death in the morphogenesis of the cerebral cortex; 2. Plasticity of motor innervation (axonal regeneration, sprouting, synaptogenesis, synaptic elimination), with particular attention to post-traumatic repair processes; 3. Neurogenesis in the adult mammalian hippocampus and its control by endogenous and exogenous factors. Currently, my research is focused on neuroplasticity in the developing and adult brain in physiological and pathological conditions. Experimental approaches used include electrophysiology, myography, immunohistochemistry, confocal microscopy, biochemical/biomolecular (RT-PCR, WB), behavioral testing, and surgical techniques.