Ivano Triggiani

Neurophysiologist studying how cortical oscillations and large-scale brain dynamics support movement intention, motor control, clinical symptoms, and brain–body interactions. My research integrates EEG, MEG, TMS, MRI-informed source modeling, behavioral paradigms, and computational signal analysis across epilepsy, movement disorders, neurodegeneration, and autonomic neuroscience.

Senior Research Scientist (Contractor) - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Bethesda, MD, USA

(2022-06)

Neurophysiology of Epilepsy Unit (Head: Dr. Sara Inati)

• Investigate the spatiotemporal organization of epileptic activity by integrating MEG source modeling and MRI-informed anatomical constraints, with the goal of improving the neurophysiological characterization of epileptiform networks.
• Develop EEG/MEG analytical approaches for clinical neurophysiology studies, including source modeling, biomarker development, and quantitative characterization of rare neurological disorders.

Research Scientist (Contractor) - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Bethesda, MD, USA

(2019-07 - 2022-06)

Human Motor Control Section (Chief: Dr. Mark Hallett)

• Investigated the neural antecedents of voluntary action, movement suppression, urges, tics, and conscious/unconscious motor activation using EEG, behavioral paradigms, and computational signal analysis.
• Contributed to experimental and theoretical work on movement intention and the timing of conscious motor awareness in healthy participants and patients with movement disorders.

Contract Professor of Physiology - University of Foggia - Italy

(2018 - 2019)

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

• Taught Human Physiology, 6 CFU / 48-hour course, B.Sc. in Biomolecular Science and Technologies.

Research Fellow - University of Foggia - Italy

(2015-02 - 2018-02)

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

• Investigated resting-state EEG rhythms as biomarkers of physiological and pathological aging, with emphasis on cortical oscillatory models of neurodegeneration.
• Studied autonomic–brain interactions by examining relationships between heart rate variability, body composition, and neurophysiological markers.

Postdoctoral Researcher - University of Foggia - Italy

(2012-01 - 2015-01)

Department of Physiology

• Developed and applied EEG-based approaches to characterize cortical rhythm abnormalities in aging and neurodegenerative conditions.
• Studied motor cortical excitability and brain oscillatory dynamics in athletes using EEG and transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Visiting Fellow - University Joseph Fourier – University Stendhal - Grenoble, France

(2011-01 - 2011-07)

GIPSA-lab

• Trained in and applied blind source separation methods for EEG signal analysis.

Ph.D. - Biomedical Science and Technology (Neuroscience) - University of Foggia (2012-05)

M.A. - Electronic Engineering - University "Sapienza" of Rome (2007-12)

B.A. - Electronic Engineering - University "Sapienza" of Rome (2005-05)