Alessandra Angelucci, MD, PhD

Languages spoken: English, Italian

Departments Primary - Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Mechanisms and anatomical substrates for contextual integration in visual cortex
Spatial factors in visual cortical function
Role of long-range intra-areal and inter-areal corticocortical connections in visual processing
Functional anatomy of long-range lateral interactions in the macaque primary visual cortex
Functional role and topographic organization of feedback systems between visual cortical areas
Cross-modal neuroplasticity in ferrets
Pre- and postnatal development of the anatomical connections between the thalamus and the cerebral cortex
Effect of unilateral 6-Hydroxydopamine lesion of the substantia nigra pars compacta on local rates of cerebral metabolic activity
Spatial organization of callosal and association neurons in the frontal and parietal cerebral cortex of monkeys

Education History

Fellowship	University College	Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellowship	University College London	Postdoctoral Fellow
Doctoral Training	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences	PhD
Internship	Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, University of Rome	Intern
Internship	Marino Hospital	Intern
Internship	Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, University of Rome	Intern
Professional Medical	University of Rome	MD

Rotondi S, Modarelli A, Oliva MA, Rostomyan L, Sanita P, Ventura L, Daly AF, Esposito V, Angelucci A, Arcella A, Giangaspero F, Beckers A, Jaffrain-Rea ML (2016). Expression of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor alpha (PPARalpha) in somatotropinomas: Relationship with Aryl hydrocarbon receptor Interacting Protein (AIP) and in vitro effects of fenofibrate in GH3 cells. Mol Cell Endocrinol, 426, 61-72. (Read full article)