Giuseppe Curcio

Giuseppe CurcioAfter graduation in General and Experimental Psychology (110/110 cum laude) at University of Rome “La Sapienza”, prof. Curcio passed the licensing examination required to practice as a Psychologist in Italy. Then he obtained the Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology and Psychophysiology. He has been research consultant of Italian Air Force Aerospace Medicine Research Center (D.A.S.R.S.), within the Neuropsychophysiology Group, Pratica di Mare AFB (Rome), at the Neuroscience Unit of University “Campus Bio-Medico” of Rome, and at “San Raffaele” Research and Health Center Hospital, Cassino (Fr, Italy). He spent a period of study at the Unit for Work, Environment and Health, IPM-National Institute for Psychosocial Factors and Health - Karolinska Institute in Stockholm (Sweden), and at Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome (Italy). In the last years his teaching activity was mainly focused on Physiological Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neurosciences, Ageing Psychology. Currently, Prof. Curcio is Director of the Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences Laboratory, at University of L’Aquila. Prof. Curcio is referee for several scientific journals as: Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine, Behavioral and Brain Functions, Bioelectromagnetics, Biological Psychology, Cerebral Cortex, Environmental Health, International Journal of Psychophysiology, Journal of Sleep Research, Neurological Sciences, Neuroscience Letters, Pediatrics, PLOS One, Scientific Reports, Sleep, Sleep Medicine, Sleep Medicine Reviews. He is also in the Editorial Board of several international scientific journals. RESEARCH INTERESTS Sleep; Consciousness; Circadian rhythms; Bioelectromagnetism; Aging; Attention; Memory; Behavioral Neuroscience; Cognitive Neuroscience; Emotions; Military Psychology; Moral judgement.

Publications

Exposure to Video Games and Decision Making
Exposure to Video Games and Decision Making
Giuseppe Curcio, Sara Peracchia. © 2019. 15 pages.
In the last years, it is ever more frequent to read popular press stories about the effects of video and/or computer games on the brain and on the behavior. In some cases, we can...
Human Psychomotor Performance Under the Exposure to Mobile Phones-Like Electromagnetic Fields
Human Psychomotor Performance Under the Exposure to Mobile Phones-Like Electromagnetic Fields
Giuseppe Curcio. © 2019. 14 pages.
The first studies on humans addressing cognitive functioning changes as a consequence of radiofrequency (RF) EMFs exposure date back to almost 20 years ago. The effects on human...
Exposure to Video Games and Decision Making
Exposure to Video Games and Decision Making
Giuseppe Curcio, Sara Peracchia. © 2018. 13 pages.
In the last years, it is ever more frequent to read on popular press stories about the effects of video and/or computer games on the brain and on the behaviour. In some cases we...
Human Psychomotor Performance Under the Exposure to Mobile Phones-Like Electromagnetic Fields
Human Psychomotor Performance Under the Exposure to Mobile Phones-Like Electromagnetic Fields
Giuseppe Curcio. © 2018. 12 pages.
The first studies on humans addressing cognitive functioning changes as a consequence of radiofrequency (RF) EMFs exposure, date back to almost 20 years ago. The effects on human...
Mobile Phones-Like Electromagnetic Fields Effects on Human Psychomotor Performance
Mobile Phones-Like Electromagnetic Fields Effects on Human Psychomotor Performance
Elia Valentini, Giuseppe Curcio. © 2015. 11 pages.
Nowadays nearly more than half of human beings on the planet are directly or indirectly exposed to an “evolutionary” novel physical agent: the electromagnetic fields (EMFs)...