Viviana Santoro
PhD Student
King’s College London
PhD Student
King’s College London
Viviana is a PhD student at King’s College London, under the supervision of Prof. Peter J. Goadsby and Prof. Mark Richardson.
After obtaining the MSc in neuroscience and neuropsychological rehabilitation at the University of Padua (Padua, Italy) she joined the Richardson Lab for a one-year internship. Viviana’s internship program focused on learning how to deliver the non-invasive brain stimulation technique of TMS and register responses with electromyography (TMS-EMG) and electroencephalography (TMS-EEG). Under the supervision of Doctor Isabella Premoli and Andrea Biondi, she contributed to TMS-EEG data acquisition and analysis in several experimental protocols active in our lab, testing patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls taking part in Phase I clinical trials.
During this placement, Viviana set the basis for a position as a research assistant working with Prof. Mark Richardson and Dr. Isabella Premoli on a Phase I Clinical Trial.
Her PhD project is focused on the use of TMS-EEG in order to deepen the understanding of the pathophysiology of Visual Snow Syndrome and identify possible biomarkers for future targeted therapeutic approaches.
The Richardson Lab comprises a team of researchers from several different disciplines, including neurology, psychology, engineering and physics. We study the brain as an entire functioning system, rather than studying small components of the brain.
For more information about our research projects, or to find out more about our visitor programme, please contact us.
Division of Neuroscience
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
Dept. Basic & Clinical Neuroscience
Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute
Denmark Hill
London, SE5 9NS
amber.collingwood@kcl.ac.uk
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