PhD candidate in Cognitive Brain Sciences.

Francesca Maria Rodio graduated in Psychological Sciences and Techniques in the academic year 2019/2020 from the University of Gabriele D'Annunzio in Chieti and Pescara, with a thesis in the field of Social Psychology under the supervision of Professor Monica Pivetti. Subsequently, she completed the Master's degree in "Applied Experimental Psychological Sciences" at the University of Milano-Bicocca. In October of the academic year 2021/2022, she obtained her Master's degree with a score of 105/110. Following the Master's program, in March 2023, she began her research activities at the University of Milano-Bicocca under the supervision of Professor Marco Marelli, supported by a scholarship focused on the topics of Grounding and false memories, concluding in September of the same year. Starting from October 2023, she is a doctoral student at the IUSS with a thematic scholarship titled "The role of linguistic experience in spatial representations."