Sergio Della Sala

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Sergio Della Sala
Born (1955-09-23) 23 September 1955 (age 69)
Occupation Neuroscientist
Website www.ed.ac.uk/profile/sergio-della-sala

Sergio Della Sala FRSE, FRSA, FBPsS (born 23/09/1955), trained as Medical Doctor, Clinical Neurologist and Neuropsychologist. He studied at University of Milan, University of Berkeley, MRC in Cambridge (UK).

He held positions in Milan, Perth (Australia), Aberdeen (UK) and as of July 2020 works at the University of Edinburgh as Professor of Human Cognitive Neuroscience. His main field of study is the relationship between brain and behaviour. He is author of over 600 peer-reviewed experimental papers and Editor-in-chief of Cortex . [1]

He is the current President of CICAP (Italian Committee for the Investigation of Claims of the Pseudosciences). [2]

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References

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