Daniela Perani

Daniela Perani, MD, Neurologist and Radiologist, Full Professor of Neuroscience, Director of the Doctoral Course in Cognitive Neuroscience, Director of the School of Specialization in Neuropsychology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy. Prof. Perani is one of the best Italian scientists and is Italy’s top scientist in the field of Neuroscience and Neurology. She has participated and is part of numerous national and international research projects in neurology and neuroscience. Her research area is cognitive neuroscience focused on the functional correlates of language, bilingualism, executive functions, perception and memory systems using neuroimaging and in vivo molecular imaging of neurological diseases. Her current research focuses on neurodegenerative dementias, applying imaging biomarkers for early and differential diagnosis and progression risk. She is the author of more than 350 publications, books and chapters. HI: 83 SCOPUS; Google Scholar: 100, citations 39508. See CV complete.