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Serena Basta

PhD student
PhD Student
Unit for Visually Impaired People
Research center
Biografia

Serena Basta is a psychologist specialising in neuroscience. Her research is based on the perception-action exchange in children with motor disabilities, mainly focusing on the study of body schema. She collaborates with the Giannina Gaslini Hospital in the "Sport Hospital" project, which uses a multisensory climbing wall to improve motor skills. Her translational research, based on moving knowledge of the brain into practical applications, combines his background in neuroscience with technology.



Education

Title: Master's Degree in Psychobiology and Cognitive Neuroscience
Institute: University of Parma
Location: Parma
Country: Italy
From: 2019 To: 2022

Title: Bachelor's degree in Science and Technique of Cognitive Psychology
Institute: University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro
Location: Catanzaro
Country: Italy
From: 2016 To: 2019

Certificate

Title: Psychologist Habilitation
Description: Habilitation in psychological counselling for mental well-being
Date: 01-01-2023

Title: Registered behavior technician (RBT)
Description: Habilitation in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) for children with autism
Date: 01-01-2023

Experience External

Title: Traineeship
Institute: University of Parma
Location: Department of Neuroscience
Country: Italy
From: 2022 To: 2023

Title: Traineeship
Institute: “Casa Gioia” - Social Cooperative
Location: Reggio Emilia
Country: Italy
From: 2022 To: 2022

Skills

Data Analysis
- Matlab, R/R Studio, BORIS Tracker, Deeplabcut, and Simi Motion

All Publications
2025
Guarischi M., Coelho L., Basta S., Gonzalez C., Gori M.
Feeling the body: hand representation in early and late blind adults at Body Representation Network
BRnet, Body Representation Network
Poster Conference
2025
Basta S., Montagnani E., Bertamino M., Balzarotti N., Mordeglia M., Parmiggiani A., Crepaldi M., Gori M.
Multisensory training improves performance across ages: a comparison between children with typical development and children with stroke using the Multisensory Integration Climbing Wall (MSICLIMB)
International Multisensory Reaearch Forum
Poster Conference
2024
Basta S., Montagnani E., Gori M.
The role of sex differences and physical activity upon self-representation complexity
Body Representation Network Conference (BRNet)
Poster Conference
Scientific Talks
2025
Basta S., Montagnani E., Gori M.
Draw yourself: a new approach to explore body schema through Shannon's Entropy
IDEA Conference 2025
Conference
2024
Bertolasi J., Basta S.
Vedere Oltre: Innovazione e Tecnologia per l’Inclusione dei Bambini con Disabilità
Federazione tra le Associazioni Nazionali delle Persone con Disabilità​
Workshop/Symposium