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Helene Vitali Receives SfN Trainee Professional Development Award
Aug. 20, 2025—Huge congratulations to Helene Vitali, PhD, for receiving the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Trainee Professional Development Award (TPDA). Helene, a postdoctoral researcher at the Italian Institute of Technology in the Unit for Visually Impaired People (U-VIP) under Monica Gori, PhD, has been awarded $2,500 to support her attendance at the Neuroscience 2025 Conference in San Diego,...
First Two Consortium Manuscripts Published
Aug. 17, 2025—August 11, 2025 The Consortium’s second manuscript was published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience by Tommaso Bartolini, a graduate student in the lab of Monica Gori, PhD. The review article examines how children with visual impairments develop interceptive skills despite lacking visual cues that typically support coordination, play, and social interaction. By synthesizing existing research...
The International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF) 2025
Aug. 15, 2025—The International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF) 2025 Durham, UK from July 15th-18th, 2025 The International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF) provides a platform for scientists from around the world to highlight research investigating the neural processes across multiple sensory modalities and their impact on perception and behavior. Several members of the MELD consortium presented at the...
Bridging Neuroscience and Innovation: Spotlight on Monica Gori
Aug. 22, 2024—Monica Gori, Consortium PI at the Italian Institute of Technology, was featured in the Feburary 2024 issue of Current Biology, where she shares her pioneering research in multisensory perception and visual disability. Blending psychological insight with technological innovation, Gori and her team study how children with visual impairments perceive and engage with the world around...