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Franco Pestilli

Adjunct Associate Professor

Email:
franpest@indiana.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., New York University (2008)
  • M.A., New York University (2006)
  • B.A., University of Rome, La Sapienza (2001)
  • Research Associate, Stanford University (2011–2014)
  • Postdoc, RIKEN Brain Science Institute (2009)
  • Postdoc, Columbia University (2008–2010)

Research topics

  • White matter, microstructure, anatomy, and brain tracts
  • Tractography
  • Computational modeling of human behavior and brain activity
  • Psychophysics of visual perception and reading
  • Behavioral and brain mechanisms of motivation and attention
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