Dr. Giacomo Novembre

BIO

Dr. Giacomo Novembre is the Principal Investigator of the newly established Neuroscience of Perception and Action Laboratory (est. 2021) at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Rome, Italy. Dr. Novembre holds a BA from San Raffaele University (Milan, ITA, 2007), an MSc from the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (Nijmegen, NL, 2009), and a Ph.D. from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (Leipzig, DE, 2013). Before starting his lab, he was appointed as a Research Lecturer at the MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development (Sydney, AUS, 2013-2016), a Research Associate at University College London (UK, 2016-2018), and a Senior Researcher at IIT (Rome, ITA, 2018-2021). Dr. Novembre’s research utilizes neuroscience, behavioral, and computational methods to investigate two widespread human capacities: social interaction and musicality, i.e., the biological predispositions that make humans universally apt to musical behavior. He studies these capacities in musicians, dancers, non-musically trained adults and infants, individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders, and even non-human primates. His research integrates traditional (i.e., laboratory-based) and naturalistic approaches to human brain and behavior, notably including free behavior and ecologically valid sensory stimulation. His research is supported by the European Research Council.