Scholar
Federico Frau
Google Scholar ID: ffXzb84AAAAJ
Postdoctoral researcher, University School for Advanced Studies IUSS Pavia
Citations & Impact
Citations
180
H-index
7
i10-index
6
Publications
20
Co-authors
7
list available
Publications
Resume
Academic Achievements
- 1. Involved in the ERC Consolidator project “PROMENADE,” funded by the European Research Council.
- 2. Published several papers on the role of multimodal experience in semantic and pragmatic processing.
Research Experience
- 1. Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Laboratory of Neurolinguistics and Experimental Pragmatics (NEP) of the University School for Advanced Studies IUSS Pavia, within the ERC Consolidator project “PROMENADE” led by Prof. Valentina Bambini.
- 2. Former member of the Research Group on Inferential Processes in Social Interaction (GIPSI) at the Department of Psychology, University of Turin, where he investigated the development and decay of pragmatic abilities from cognitive and clinical perspectives.
Education
- 1. Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience and Philosophy of Mind from the University School for Advanced Studies IUSS, with a thesis on the role of multimodal experience during semantic and pragmatic processing.
- 2. Bachelor's degree in Linguistic Sciences from the University of Turin, with a master’s thesis on linguistic and communicative impairment in Parkinson’s Disease.
Background
- His research interests include the role of multimodal experience in semantic and pragmatic processing, particularly in typical adults, as well as neurological and psychiatric conditions. His work also explores the involvement of visual and motor imagery in literal and figurative language processing.
