Rossella Breveglieri - Neurophysiology and Neuroanatomy of the Visuo-Motor System

ROSSELLA BREVEGLIERI

LAST NAME: Breveglieri
FIRST NAME: Rossella

BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Bologna, Italy, January 1, 1975
CITIZENSHIP: Italian

ADDRESS:
Dipartimento di Fisiologia umana e generale
Università di Bologna
Piazza di Porta S. Donato 2
40126 Bologna Italy

CONTACTS:
Tel:+39-051-2091748
FAX: +39-051-2091737

PRESENT POSITION:
Post doctoral fellow

FOREIGN LANGUAGES:
English
Bases of Spanish

ACADEMIC CAREER:
07/1994
B.S. (Diploma di Maturità scientifica) (score 60/60) at the high school Liceo Scientifico "A.Righi", Bologna.

1997-1999
Undergraduate student, University of Bologna, Italy, Laboratory of Neurophysiology of Vision, Supervisor: Prof. C. Galletti.

21/07/1999
M. Sc. (Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy) score: 110/110 cum laude, University of Bologna. Thesis in Neurophysiology. Supervisor: Prof. C. GallettiThesis title: “Organizzazione topografica dell'area corticale visiva V6” (Topographical organization of the cortical area V6).

1999-2000
Graduate student with scholarship, University of Bologna, Italy, Laboratory of Neurophysiology of Vision, Supervisor: Prof. C. Galletti. Project topics: Extracellular recordings of bioelectric activity of single cortical cells; statistical analysis and graphical elaboration of experimental data

05/2000
Scholarship winner for PhD course, begun in 2001

2001-2003
PhD students’ exponent in the Council of the Department of Human and General Phisiology, University of Bologna, Italy.

2004
PhD in Neurophysiology, University of Bologna, Italy, Laboratory of Neurophysiology of Vision, Supervisor: Dr DF Kutz. Research topic: Neural correlates of sensory, motor and cognitive processes.
Thesis title: "Modulazioni somatosensoriali nell'area V6A del macaco" (Somatosensory modulations in area V6A of the macaque)

03-09-2004
6 months scholarship for postdoctoral education (MIUR grants)

10/5-27/9/2004
Course “Nutrizione e benessere” (Nutrition and wellness), Istituto di Endocrinologia, Università degli studi di Milano

1/1/2005-14/10/2006
Postdoctoral grant “Meccanismi corticali del controllo visuo-motorio dell’atto di prensione” (Cortical mechanisms of the visuomotor control of the act of prehension) Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di Fisiologia Umana e Generale, Laboratory of Neurophysiology of Vision, Supervisor: Prof. C. Galletti.

15/10/2006-present
Post-doctoral felloship funded by Università di Bologna; Area “Scienze Mediche Farmaceutiche e Med.Veterinarie”, Sector “Scienze Mediche Farmaceutiche”. Project title: “Decodifica dei segnali neurali nella corteccia parietale posteriore durante compiti visuo-motori” (decoding of neural signals in the posterior parietal cortex during visuomotor tasks)
Tutor: Prof. P. Fattori.

01/2008
Winner of Marco Polo fellowship (XIII tornata), Università di Bologna, to spend three months at the Department of Bioengineering of the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (PA; U.S.A.), Lab of Dr. A. P. Batista.
Project title: “Analisi dei sistemi di riferimento utilizzati dai neuroni dell’area V6A del macaco nella codifica della pianificazione ed esecuzione dei movimenti delle braccia” (analysis of the reference frames of the neurons of area V6A in coding and planning of arm movement).

01/06-01/09/2008
Postdoctoral Associate, Lab of Dr A. P. Batista, University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA, U. S. A.)

CURRICULUM OF RESEARCH ACTIVITY :
Research activity
1999-present,
Neurophysiology and Neuroanatomy of the Visuo-Motor Systems, University of Bologna, Dept. Of Human and General Physiology: Training of monkeys to visuomotor tasks, electrophysiological recordings of neuronal activity in areas V6 and V6A , anatomical reconstructions of recording sites on parasagittal sections of the brain, data analysis and statistics.
Tutors: Prof. C. Galletti, Prof.ssa P. Fattori e Dr. D.F. Kutz.

June-august 2008
Dept. of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, (Pittsburgh, USA).Analysis of reference frames of neurons in the cortex.Tutor: Dr AP Batista

Teaching activity
Courses held
A.A. 2004-05
Physiology of Nutrition, 35 hours, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Bologna2004- presentabout 20 hours per year, lessons in courses of General Physiology, Cognitive Neurophysiology, Physiology of Nutrition (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Bologna, Italy)
.
Seminars
journal clubs about topics in Neurophysiology

Co-tutor in Thesis
Some thesis about Neurophysiology in the School of Pharmacy, University of Bologna

Exams
2004-present:
Member of committees for exams of General Physiology and Physiology of Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Bologna

PUBLICATIONS
Peer reviewed publications
Impact factors of year 2006

1) Breveglieri R., Kutz D.F., Fattori P., Gamberini M., and Galletti C. (2002).
Somatosensory cells in the parieto-occipital area V6A of the macaque.
Neuroreport 13 (16): 2113-2116. IF=2,137

2) Kutz DF, Fattori P, Gamberini M, Breveglieri R, and Galletti C. (2003)
Early- and late-responding cells to saccadic eye movements in the cortical area V6A of macaque monkey.
Exp Brain Res.;149(1):83-95. IF=1,959

3) Galletti C, Kutz DF, Gamberini M, Breveglieri R and Fattori P. (2003)
Role of the medial parieto-occipital cortex in the control of reaching and grasping movements.
Exp Brain Res. 153 (2): 158-70. IF=1,959

4) Fattori P., Breveglieri R., Amoroso K., and Galletti C. (2004)
Evidence for both reaching and grasping activity in the medial parieto-occipital cortex of the macaque.
Eur J Neurosci. 20(9):2457-66. IF=3,709

5) Fattori P, Kutz DF, Breveglieri R, Marzocchi N, Galletti C. (2005)
Spatial tuning of reaching activity in the medial parieto-occipital cortex (area V6A) of macaque monkey.
Eur J Neurosci. 22(4):956-72. IF=3,709

6) Breveglieri R, Galletti C, Gamberini M, Passarelli L, Fattori P. (2006)
Somatosensory cells in area PEc of macaque posterior parietal cortex.
J Neurosci. 26(14):3679-84.
Erratum in: J Neurosci. 2006; 26(16):4452. IF=7,453

7) Fattori P., Breveglieri R., Marzocchi N., Maniadakis M. and Galletti C. (2007).
Brain Area V6A: a Cognitive Model for an Embodied Artificial Intelligence
50 Years of Artificial Intelligence: Essays Dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of Artificial Intelligence (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)
Max Lungarella (Editor), Fumiya Iida (Editor), Josh Bongard (Editor), Rolf Pfeifer (Editor)
Publisher: Springer-Verlag: Berlin, New York, pagine 206-220.

8) Marzocchi N., Breveglieri R., Galletti C., Fattori P. (2008)
Reaching activity in parietal area V6A of macaque: eye influence on arm activity or retinocentric coding of reaching movements?
European Journal of Neuroscience, 27(3): 775-789, doi:10.1111/j.1460-9568.2008.06021.x IF=3.709

9) Breveglieri R, Galletti C, Monaco S, Fattori P (2008)
Visual, somatosensory and bimodal activities in the macaque parietal area PEc
Cerebral Cortex, 18: 806-816 IF=6,368

Abstracts
A1) Fattori P., Gamberini M., Mussio A., Breveglieri R., Kutz D.F., and Galletti C. (1999).
A visual-to-motor gradient within area V6A of the monkey parieto-occipital cortex.
Neuroscience Letters (Suppl. 52): S22.

A2) Kutz D.F., Fattori P., Gamberini M., Breveglieri R. and Galletti C. (2001)
Saccade-related activity in area V6A of the macaque.
Soc. Neurosci. Abs., 27: 58.13.

A3) Breveglieri R., Gamberini M., Fattori P., Kutz D.F. and Galletti C. (2002)
Dynamic analysis of activity during gaze changes in area V6A of the macaque cortex.
Pflugers Archiv-Eur. J. Physiol., 444 (3):R47.

A4) Breveglieri R, Kutz DF, Fattori P, Gamberini M and Galletti C. (2002)
Passive somatosensory responses in the visual cortical area V6A of the macaque.
Atti di EuroConference and EBBS workshop: Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms of Visuomotor Control
La Londe (France) 5th-8th September 2002

A5) Breveglieri R., Kutz D.F., Fattori P., Gamberini M., and Galletti C.(2003).
Cells modulated by passive somatosensory stimulations in the visual area V6A of the macaque.
Pflugers Archiv-Eur. J. Physiol., 445(5): R13.

A6) Fattori P, Amoroso K, Breveglieri R, Kutz D, and Galletti C. (2003)
Prehension movements modulate neural activity in the parieto-occipital area V6A.
Soc Neurosci Abs. 386.6.

A7)Fattori P., Breveglieri R., Kutz D.F., Marzocchi N., and Galletti C. (2004)
Reach-to-grasp movements modulate neural activity in the dorso-medial visual stream [Abstract]. Journal of Vision, 4(8), 147a, http://journalofvision.org/4/8/147/, doi:10.1167/4.8.147.

A8) Fattori P., Breveglieri R., Kutz D., Amoroso K., Debowy D.J., Herzlinger M., Gardner E.P., and Galletti C. (2004)
Neural Modulation During Reaching Movements In Area V6A: A Neuroinformatics Study With Digital Video Tools.
10th annual meeting of the Human Brain Project (HBP). "A Decade of Neuroscience Informatics: Looking Ahead,"
April 26-27, NIH Campus in Bethesda, MD.

A9) Breveglieri R., Marzocchi N., Kutz D. F., Galletti C. and Fattori P (2004).
Possible sources of arm-reaching responses in the visual parieto-occipital area V6A of the macaque.
FENS Abstr. vol 2, A052.4.

A10) Fattori P., Breveglieri R., Kutz D.F., Amoroso K., Debowy D. J., Herzlinger M., Gardner E.P., and Galletti.C. (2004)
Neural Modulation During Reaching Movements In Area V6A: a digital video analysis
Soc. Neurosci. Abs. 649.11.

A11) Fattori P., Breveglieri R., Marzocchi N., Passarelli L., Galletti C. (2005)
Monkey Area V6A codes Reaching Movements in the Three Dimensional Peripersonal Space
Journal of Vision, Volume 5, Number 8, Abstract 630, Page 630a.

A12) Breveglieri R., Fattori P., Gamberini M., Kutz D.F., Galletti C. (2005).
Somatosensory responses in area PEc of macaque cortex.
Program No 173.8 2005 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner, Washington DC. Society for Neuroscience 2005. Online

A13) Marzocchi N., Kutz D.F., Breveglieri R., Fattori P., Galletti C. (2005)
Gaze modulations on arm movement-related neural responses in area V6A of the macaque
Program No 363.1 2005 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner, Washington DC. Society for Neuroscience 2005. Online

A14) Filippini D, Breveglieri R, Galletti C, Fattori P. (2006)
Stereotyped and natural prehension movements modulate neural activity in area V6A of the monkey parietal cortex.
Acta Physiologica, Abstract p142, Vol 188, Suppl. 652.
57° Congresso SIF 2006, Ravenna, 25-27 79/2006

A15) Breveglieri R.; Monaco S.; Baldinotti I.; Galletti C.; Fattori P. (2006)
Bimodal visual-somatosensory neurons in the parietal area PEc of the macaque
Program No 242.20 2006 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Atlanta, GA: Society for Neuroscience, 2006. Online.

A16) Fattori P., Breveglieri R., Marzocchi N., Filippini D., and Galletti C. (2007)
Foveal and peripheral reaching activity in the macaque cortical area V6A
Journal of Vision, Volume 7, Number 9, Abstract 295, Page 295a.

A17) Filippini D., Breveglieri R., Marzocchi N., Baldinotti I., Galletti C., Fattori P.. (2007)
“Attivita’ neuronale correlata al raggiungimento e afferramento di oggetti nel lobulo parietale superiore di macaco”.
Congresso dei dottorandi in Fisiologia, Certosa di Pontignano (SI), 2007.

A18) Bosco A., Breveglieri R., Gaveau V., Marzocchi N., Galletti C., Fattori P.. (2007)
“Movimenti di raggiungimento di un bersaglio nello spazio 3-d: studio cinematico sul macaco sveglio”
Congresso dei dottorandi in Fisiologia, Certosa di Pontignano (SI), 2007.

A19) Marzocchi N., Breveglieri R., Filippini D., Galletti C. and Fattori P. (2007)
Coding of target position in the posterior parietal area V6A of the macaque: neural responses during movement execution and hand holding.
BRO congress 2007 Melbourne (Australia, 12-17/07/2007)

A20) Fattori P., Marzocchi N., Breveglieri R., Bosco A., and Galletti C. (2007)
“Reaching activity in the parietal area V6A of the macaque: spatial or retinotopic frame of reference?”
Vision Down Under, 7th IBRO Congress of Neuroscience Satellite Meeting on the Eye and Brain, 19-22 July 2007, Palm Cove, Cairns, Australia

A21) Fattori P., Marzocchi N., Breveglieri R., and Galletti C. (2007)
Multiple frames of reference during and after reaching execution in monkey medial parieto-occipital cortex (area V6A)”
Program No 123.4 2007 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. San Diego, CA: Society for Neuroscience, 2007. Online.

A22) Fattori P., Breveglieri R., Marzocchi N., Bosco A., Galletti C. (2008)
A medial parieto-occipital area coding all phases of prehension movements
Annual Meeting Vision Science Society, Naples (U.S.A.), 9-14/05/2008

A23) Bosco A., Breveglieri R., Marzocchi N., Galletti C. and Fattori P.
Visual feedback infuences reach-related neurons in the medial posterior parietal area V6A of the macaque
Fens Forum 2008, Geneva (Svizzera), 12-16/07/2008.

A24) Bosco A, Breveglieri R, Marzocchi N., Galletti C., and Fattori P.
Differenti condizioni visive influenzano i neuroni modulati dai movimenti finalizzati nell’area V6A del macaco.
Congresso dei dottorandi in Fisiologia, Bertinoro (FC), 2008.

A25) Filippini D, Breveglieri R, Bosco A, Marzocchi N, Galletti C, and Fattori P.
Attivita’ dei neuroni del lobulo parietale superiore di macaco durante il raggiungimento e afferramento di oggetti nello spazio
Congresso dei dottorandi in Fisiologia, Bertinoro (FC), 2008.

Papers of scientific meetings
1) Fattori P., Breveglieri R. Bosco A. Marzocchi N., Esseily R., Fagard J.
Observational learning of tool-use in human infants and macaques
Atti del congresso IROS 2008, Grasp and task learning by imitation,
22/09/2008, Nice, France.

Thesis
T1) Tesi di Laurea
Rossella Breveglieri (1999)
Organizzazione topografica dell'area corticale visiva V6". Relatore: Prof. C. Galletti. Voto di laurea 110/110 e lode.

T2) Tesi di Dottorato
Dott.ssa Rossella Breveglieri (2004)
Tutor: Dr Dieter F Kutz.
Titolo della tesi: "Modulazioni somatosensoriali nell'area V6A del macaco"
Depositata legalmente ai sensi della legge del 2/2/1939 n° 374 (modificata con decreto legge luogotenenziale 31 agosto 1945, n. 660) e del regolamento approvato con regio decreto 12/12/1940 n° 2052.

T3) Tesina del Corso di Perfezionamento in Nutrizione e Benessere
Dott.ssa Rossella Breveglieri
“Nutrizione e pallavolo femminile”
Tutor: Prof. A. Strata.

Abstract submitted
AS1) Fattori P, Breveglieri R, Marzocchi N, Filippini D, Bosco A, and Galletti C.
Wrist orientation in reach-to-grasp actions affects neural discharges in the monkey parieto-occipital area V6A
SFN annual meeting, Washington DC (USA), 2008.