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Dr Silvana De Pirro

Post:Visiting Research Fellow (Psychology)
Location:PEVENSEY 1
Email:S.DePirro@sussex.ac.uk

Biography

2017       Ph.D. Neuroscience of Drug Addiction, School of Psychology, 5X社区视频, Brighton, UK

2012       M.Sc. in Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza 5X社区视频 of Rome, Italy

2010       B.Sc. in Cognitive Neuropsychology, School of Psychology, Sapienza 5X社区视频 of Rome, Italy

Role

Researcher at ) and at the Human PsychoPharmacology Unit (Sussex Neuroscience and School of Psychology)

My Ph.D program, under the supervision of   focused on the use of neuropsychological assessments and Neuroimaging technique (fMRI) to investigate drug addiction and in particular the role of environmental factors in modulating the subjective effects of psychostimulants versus opiates in drug addicts. During my doctorate, in addition to the main work for my dissertation, I have also developed an interest in the effects of addictive drugs, such as alcohol and psychostimulants, on behavioural-control and the sense of agency.

At the moment my main research aims to understand the difference between opiates and pscyhostimulants addiction throught a combination of neuropsychological, psychophysiological, beahvioural and neuroimaging methods. 

We are also interested in comorbidity of mental health and substance use disorders in young adults.

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