Stefano Cappa

Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience

Stefano F. Cappa is a neurologist and cognitive neuroscientist. Professor Emeritus of Neurology at the University Institute for Advanced Studies (IUSS), he is presently consulting neurologist at the IRCCS Istituto Auxologico in Milan. His main areas of clinical and research activity are disorders of language, memory and social cognition, with a focus on Alzheimer's Disease and Fronto-temporal dementia. His main scientific contributions deal with the representation of meaning in the brain (semantic memory), its degradation by brain disorders and the mechanisms of recovery. In recent years his interest has extended to brain health, prevention of memory decline and the development of digital assessments. He has published more than 400 papers in peer reviewed journals, with a Scopus H-index of 94.