BUCCINO GIOVANNI

Date of birth: March 18 1964. Italian citizen.

Education
Degree in Medicine and Surgeon at the University of Parma- 1989
Degree in Neurology at the University of Parma- 1993
PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Parma- 1999
Languages: English, French, German

Professional experience
1990-1995: Resident at the Institute of Neurology - University of Parma;
1995-1999: PhD student at the Institute of Human Physiology - University of Parma;
1999-2001: Assistant at the Institute of Human Physiology - University of Parma;
May 1997-July 2000: Visiting Researcher at the Department of Neurology - Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf (Germany) and at the Forschungszentrum - Juelich (Germany)
October 2001 – June 2008: Researcher at the Department of Neuroscience, University of Parma;
July 2008 – June 2011: Researcher at the Department of Medical Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro;
July 2001 - present: Full Professor of Human Physiology, Department of Medical Sciences and Surgery, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro.

Teaching
1993-1994: Assistant professor of Neurology at the School for Nursery – Parma
October 2000 – October 2003: Assistant Professor of Neurophysiology at the Faculty of Psychology – University of Parma
October 1999- June 2008: Assistant Professor of Human Physiology at the Faculty of Medicine – University of Parma
June 2008- June 2011: Assistant Professor of Human Physiology at the School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro
July 2011- present: Full Professor of Human Physiology at the School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro


Research interests
Organization of the motor system in humans by means of different techniques (transcranial magnetic stimulation and brain imaging techniques). Organization of the mirror neuron system and its involvement in cognitive functions (action understanding, imitation and language).
Development of new strategies in neurorehabilitation.