PhD in PHILOSOPHY

email: carmela.morabito@uniroma2.it
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Full Professor of History of Science and Techniques (Department of Literary, Philosophical and Art History Studies, University of Rome Tor Vergata).

Professor in History of Psychology, Fundamentals of General Psychology, and Introduction to the Behavioural Sciences.

Member of the Board of Directors of the Italian Society for the History of Science (SISS).

Member of the Board of Lecturers in the Doctorate of Philosophy at the University of Rome Tor Vergata.

Member of the Board of Lecturers in the Joint Doctorate in Philosophy of the Universities of Rome Tor Vergata and Rome 3.

Coordinator of the Master's Degree Course in Information, Communication and Publishing Sciences at the University of Rome Tor Vergata.

Member of the Ordering Committee of the 24 CFU Training Course for the University of Tor Vergata, appointed by Rectoral Decree no. 2353 of 8 November 2017 (still in office).

Member of the Scientific/ Advisory board of PHYSIS. International Journal for the History of Science, Class A journal for area 11.

Member of the Scientific/ Advisory board of SCIENTIA. Rivista della Società Italiana di Storia della Scienza'.

Member of the editorial board of TESTO E SENSO. Studi sui linguaggi e il paragone delle arti (ISSN: 2036-2293https://testoesenso.it), Class A journal for area 10.

Member of the Bureau of the COMFERENCE (Italian Conference of Communication Sciences)

Long-time collaborator of the History of Science editorial office of the Enciclopedia Italiana.

Founding member and acting president of Res Viva - Inter-University Research Centre on Epistemology and the History of the Living Sciences.

Founding member of the SISS 'School Group', for the promotion of the exchange of knowledge and expertise between schools, universities, research centres and museum institutions in STEM education.



Research topics
History of psychology, philosophy of mind, cognitive neurosciences and biomedical sciences from the nineteenth century to the present day.

Research topics
- the mind-body problem and the relationship between the nervous system and behaviour;
- the localization of cerebral functions;
- the emergence of the motor models of mind, embodied cognition and neuroplasticity theories;
- the psychology and philosophy of perception;
- the historical and epistemological development of the associationistic and connessionistic models of mind and behaviour;
- the neurobiological basis of cognitive functions, with a particular attention for the cultural, relational and experiential dimensions of the mind;
- use of new digital media: cognitive repercussions, potential and critical issues.