Mrakic-Sposta Simona

Simona Mrakic-Sposta was born in Milan, on October 9, 1969. Presently, she has a research grant at the Foundation IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena of Milan, under the supervision of Prof. A. Priori. She is a student: second year of course in Genomic Functional and Bioinformatics at the University of Milan. She received a degree summa cum laude in technique in neurophysiology in November, 2004, after a three-years based curricular program. Her research interests are in the field of neurophysiological signal processing, particularly in the analysis of deep EEG signals recorded during stereotactic neurosurgery for Subthalamic Nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson's Disease and other movement disorders. In addition, she works on the mechanisms of action of polarizing currents applied to the human cerebral cortex through the scalp and their possible application in the management of neurological disorders with abnormal cortical function.