PSYSIOLOGICAL INDICIES

The course aims to equip participants with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills for recording and analyzing a range of psychophysiological signals, including electrocardiography (ECG), electromyography (EMG), and electrodermal activity (EDA). Training will cover all key stages of data collection — from sensor placement, signal amplification and filtering, to visualization and acquisition — as well as the subsequent analysis steps, such as artifact detection and removal, and the computation of relevant physiological indices. 

EYETRACKING
This course is designed to provide hands-on training in Eye-Tracking methodology, supported by a solid theoretical foundation. Participants will learn how to set up an eye-tracking laboratory and work with different systems . They will also gain familiarity with the respective data acquisition software from SMI and Pupil Labs. In addition, the course will include sessions on processing and analyzing key eye-movement indices, such as fixations, blinks, and pupil diameter. 

EEG & BRAIN STIMULATION

The course aims to equip participants with the theoretical and technical foundations needed to apply transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) as well as electrophysiological recording (EEG). It will also cover the distinctions between bipolar, high-definition, and multifocal electrode montages. 

Elisa Dal Bò is a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of General Psychology at the University of Padova. She completed her PhD in Neuroscience in 2023, where she became fascinated by the sense of smell. Since then, her work has focused on understanding how the olfactory system shapes emotional experience and mental health, particularly in affective disorders. By combining behavioral, psychophysical, and psychophysiological methodologies, she investigates how odor perception and processing are altered in affective disorders, and explores how olfactory stimulation can be leveraged to develop targeted, evidence-based interventions. 

Andrea Ghiani a postdoctoral researcher interested in eye movements in everyday life. His work focuses on using wearable eye-tracking in both healthy individuals and people with visual impairments to investigate how we use gaze to interact with our environment. He also has extensive experience teaching the theoretical, practical, and technical foundations of eye-tracking methodology.