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Email:

franca.tecchio@cnr.it

Telephone:

+ 39 06 4436 2370 ext 4

Address:

Gemelli Hospital, largo San Vito 1 and via Palestro 32 - Rome - Italy

Group membership:

Laboratory of Electrophysiology for Translational neuroScience

Additional details

Profile

Position:

Senior Researcher

Franca Tecchio was born and grew up in Milan in a serious and work lover environment, and considered Rome her adoptive city, fascinated from the fatalistic and intuitive approach. Graduated in Physics, she is Senior Staff Researcher at the National Research Council (CNR), where she leads the Let’s - Laboratory of Electrophysiology for Translational neuroScience, active at Gemelli Hospital, after 18 years at Fatebenefratelli Hospital. With magneto- and electroencephalography (MEG, EEG, EMG) and non-invasive neuromodulation techniques that modify neuronal electrical activity (TMS, tES, tDCS, tIDS), Let’s develops methods of brain complexity analysis and therapeutic interventions via Precision Electroceuticals.

Among the 10 most active Italian researchers in Clinical Neurology on ‘La Repubblica Salute’ (2003), in 2016 she contributes to an article on neuromodulation in ‘Il Venerdì di Repubblica’, one of the most read weekly magazines in Italy. PI of 32 projects funded, Peer-Review for 26 international journals, Expert evaluator of 18 European funding requests (including 1 ERC), Associate Editor of Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, Chairwoman in 10 and speaker in 47 international congresses and 14 meetings for European projects. Director of studies of 8 PhD and 13 master students, 4 international or national internships.

Keywords:

Precision Electroceuticals (Top10Tech by World Economic Forum 2018)

personalized neuromodulation, home treatments, clinical biomarkers, customized treatments, tailored therapy, telemedicine, hybrid technology, wearable communication devices,

electrophysiology, magneto- and electro-encephalography and -myography (MEG, EEG, EMG), fractal dimension, Functional Source Separation (FSS), feedback-synchrony-plasticity, morphology

transcranial magnetic and electric stimulation (TMS, tES with transcranial Individual neuroDynamics Stimulation, tIDS), fatigue, stroke, multiple scl

erosis, epilepsy.

She is author of more than 120 peer reviewed papers, whose citations you can track at

Franca Tecchio Google Scholar and Franca Tecchio Scopus.

She talked a TEDx – October 8 2016

TEDx Franca Tecchio youtube

with more than 32.000 visualization although in Italian, 3:2 times more than the TEDMED by Kevin Tracey (Nature 2000, more than 2000 citations)

Publications

Articolo

2013

Physiological aging impacts the hemispheric balances of resting state primary somatosensory activities

Cottone, Carlo, Tomasevic, Leo, Porcaro, Camillo, Filligoi, Giancarlo Carlo, Tecchio, Franca

Source: Brain topography 26 (2013): 186–199. doi:10.1007/s10548-012-0240-3, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Cottone, Carlo; Tomasevic, Leo; Porcaro, Camillo; Filligoi, Giancarlo Carlo; Tecchio, Franca/titolo:Physiological aging impacts the hemispheric balances of resting state primary somatosensory activities/doi:10.1007/s10548-012-02

2012

A neurally-interfaced hand prosthesis tuned inter-hemispheric communication

Di Pino, Giovanni, Porcaro, Camillo, Tombini, Mario, Assenza, Giovanni, Pellegrino, Giovanni, Tecchio, Franca, Rossini, Paolo Maria

Source: Restorative neurology and neuroscience 30 (2012): 407–418. doi:10.3233/RNN-2012-120224, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Di Pino, Giovanni; Porcaro, Camillo; Tombini, Mario; Assenza, Giovanni; Pellegrino, Giovanni; Tecchio, Franca; Rossini, Paolo Maria/titolo:A neurally-interfaced hand prosthesis tuned inter-hemispheric communication/doi:10.3233/R

2010

Cortical neuromodulation modifies cerebral vasomotor reactivity.

Vernieri F, Assenza G, MaggioP, Tibuzzi F, Zappasodi F, Altamura C, Corbetto M, Trotta L, Palazzo P, Ercolani M, Tecchio F, Rossini PM

Source: Stroke 41 (2010): 2087–2090., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Vernieri F, Assenza G, MaggioP, Tibuzzi F, Zappasodi F, Altamura C, Corbetto M, Trotta L, Palazzo P, Ercolani M, Tecchio F, Rossini PM/titolo:Cortical neuromodulation modifies cerebral vasomotor reactivity./doi:/rivista:Stroke/a

Developmental tuning and decay in senescence of oscillations linking the corticospinal system.

Graziadio S, Basu A, Tomasevic L, Zappasodi F, Tecchio F, Eyre JA.

Source: The Journal of neuroscience 30 (2010): 3663–3674. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5621-09.2010, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Graziadio S; Basu A; Tomasevic L; Zappasodi F; Tecchio F; Eyre JA./titolo:Developmental tuning and decay in senescence of oscillations linking the corticospinal system./doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5621-09.2010/rivista:The Journal of n

Oxidative stress and brain glutamate-mediated excitability in depressed patients.

Salustri C (a), Squitti R (b), Zappasodi F(c), Ventriglia M(b), Bevacqua MG(e), Fontana M(e), Tecchio F.(a)

Source: Journal of affective disorders (Print) 127 (2010): 321–325. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2010.05.012, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Salustri C (a), Squitti R (b), Zappasodi F(c), Ventriglia M(b), Bevacqua MG(e), Fontana M(e), Tecchio F.(a)/titolo:Oxidative stress and brain glutamate-mediated excitability in depressed patients./doi:10.1016/j.jad.2010.05.012/r

Thalamo-cortical sensorimotor circuit in Multiple Sclerosis: an integrated structural and electrophysiological assessment.

Dell'Acqua ML, Landi D, Zito G, Zappasodi F, Lupoi D, Rossini PM, Filippi MM, Tecchio F.

Source: Human brain mapping (Print) 31 (2010): 1588–1600., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Dell'Acqua ML, Landi D, Zito G, Zappasodi F, Lupoi D, Rossini PM, Filippi MM, Tecchio F./titolo:Thalamo-cortical sensorimotor circuit in Multiple Sclerosis: an integrated structural and electrophysiological assessment./doi:/riv

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation enhances procedural consolidation.

Tecchio F, Zappasodi F, Assenza G, Tombini M, Vollaro S, Barbati G, Rossini PM.

Source: Journal of neurophysiology 104 (2010): 1134–1140., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Tecchio F, Zappasodi F, Assenza G, Tombini M, Vollaro S, Barbati G, Rossini PM./titolo:Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation enhances procedural consolidation./doi:/rivista:Journal of neurophysiology/anno:2010/pagina_da:1134/

2009

Brain activity preceding a 2D manual catching task.

Tombini M, Zappasodi F, Zollo L, Pellegrino G, Cavallo G, Tecchio F, Guglielmelli E, Rossini PM.

Source: NeuroImage (Orlando Fla., Print) (2009)., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Tombini M, Zappasodi F, Zollo L, Pellegrino G, Cavallo G, Tecchio F, Guglielmelli E, Rossini PM./titolo:Brain activity preceding a 2D manual catching task./doi:/rivista:NeuroImage (Orlando Fla., Print)/anno:2009/pagina_da:/pagin

Choice of multivariate autoregressive model order affecting real network functional connectivity estimate.

Porcaro C, Zappasodi F, Rossini PM, Tecchio F.

Source: Clinical neurophysiology 120 (2009): 436–448., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Porcaro C, Zappasodi F, Rossini PM, Tecchio F./titolo:Choice of multivariate autoregressive model order affecting real network functional connectivity estimate./doi:/rivista:Clinical neurophysiology/anno:2009/pagina_da:436/pagin

Contradiction in universal and particular reasoning.

Medaglia MT, Tecchio F, Seri S, Di Lorenzo G, Rossini PM, Porcaro C.

Source: Human brain mapping (Print) (2009)., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Medaglia MT, Tecchio F, Seri S, Di Lorenzo G, Rossini PM, Porcaro C./titolo:Contradiction in universal and particular reasoning./doi:/rivista:Human brain mapping (Print)/anno:2009/pagina_da:/pagina_a:/intervallo_pagine:/volume:

Hand somatosensory sub-cortical and cortical sources assessed by Functional Source Separation: an EEG study.

Porcaro C, Coppola G, Di Lorenzo G, Zappasodi F, Siracusano A, Pierelli F, Rossini PM, Tecchio F, Seri S.

Source: Human brain mapping (Print) 30 (2009): 660–674., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Porcaro C ; Coppola G; Di Lorenzo G; Zappasodi F; Siracusano A; Pierelli F; Rossini PM; Tecchio F; Seri S./titolo:Hand somatosensory sub-cortical and cortical sources assessed by Functional Source Separation: an EEG study./doi:/

Neuronal functionality assessed by magnetoencephalography is related to oxidative stress system in acute ischemic stroke.

Assenza G, Zappasodi F, Squitti R, Altamura C, Ventriglia M, Ercolani M, Quattrocchi C, Lupoi D, Passarelli F, Vernieri F, Rossini PM, Tecchio F.

Source: NeuroImage (Orlando Fla., Print) (2009)., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Assenza G, Zappasodi F, Squitti R, Altamura C, Ventriglia M, Ercolani M, Quattrocchi C, Lupoi D, Passarelli F, Vernieri F, Rossini PM, Tecchio F./titolo:Neuronal functionality assessed by magnetoencephalography is related to oxi

Prospects of brainmachine interfaces for space system control.

Menon C, de Negueruela C, Milláne J, Tonet O, Carpi F, Broschart M, Ferrez P, Buttfield A, Tecchio F, Sepulveda F, Citi L, Laschi C, Tombini M, Dario P, Rossini PM, De Rossi D

Source: Acta astronautica 64 (2009): 448–456., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Menon C, de Negueruela C, Milláne J, Tonet O, Carpi F, Broschart M, Ferrez P, Buttfield A, Tecchio F, Sepulveda F, Citi L, Laschi C, Tombini M, Dario P, Rossini PM, De Rossi D/titolo:Prospects of brainmachine interfaces for

Synchronous with Your Feelings: Sensorimotor gamma Band and Empathy for Pain

Betti V, Zappasodi F, Rossini PM, Aglioti S, Tecchio F

Source: The Journal of neuroscience 29 (2009): 12384–12392. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2759-09.2009, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Betti V; Zappasodi F; Rossini PM; Aglioti S; Tecchio F/titolo:Synchronous with Your Feelings: Sensorimotor gamma Band and Empathy for Pain/doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2759-09.2009/rivista:The Journal of neuroscience/anno:2009/pagina_d

2008

Functional Source Separation applied to induced visual gamma activity

Barbati G, Porcaro C, Hadjipapas A, Adjamian P, Pizzella V, Romani GL, Seri S, Tecchio F, Barnes GR

Source: Human brain mapping (Print) 29 (2008): 131–141., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Barbati G, Porcaro C, Hadjipapas A, Adjamian P, Pizzella V, Romani GL, Seri S, Tecchio F, Barnes GR/titolo:Functional Source Separation applied to induced visual gamma activity/doi:/rivista:Human brain mapping (Print)/anno:2008/