Dr. Elena Itzcovich

Study of attractor dynamics in the Entorhino-hippocampal circuit, in a collaboration between experiment and theory-oriented laboratories Part of the internal Laboratory Group entrusted with creating guidelines for the use of Neurosurgical equipment and analytical tools. This included the instruction of new students and postdocs in their use.

EIght months in the R&D department of ESAOTE (Italy), a company designing medical devices. • Study of uncertainty in measurements of current leakage and of protective earth impedance in newly developed medical diagnostic equipment. • Development of measurement procedures for safety certifications of biomedical equipment, according to international standards.

Development of stimulation paradigms and of the software required to administer them, as well as their administration to people with severe visual impairment and analysis of the data. Leading to the pubblication: Stochastic resonance improves vision in the severely impaired. Itzcovich E, Riani M, Sannita WG. Sci Rep. 2017 Oct 9;7(1):12840. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-12906-2.