{"id":219948,"date":"2025-09-04T04:38:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T02:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/ateneo\/organizzazione\/persone\/roberta-bianco-211734-en\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T04:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T02:33:17","slug":"roberta-bianco-211734-en","status":"publish","type":"unipi_persone","link":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/about-us\/organisation\/people\/roberta-bianco-211734-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Roberta Bianco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Professoressa Associata &#8211; Dipartimento di Ricerca Traslazionale e delle Nuove Tecnologie in Medicina e Chirurgia | Tel.: 0502223523 &#8211; Email: roberta.bianco@unipi.it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"unipi-persone-chiave":"211734","unipi-persone-nome":"Roberta","unipi-persone-cognome":"Bianco","unipi-persone-settore-scientifico":"Fisiologia BIOS-06\/A","unipi-persone-ruolo":"Professoressa Associata","_wpml_word_count":"25","_last_translation_edit_mode":"translation-editor","unipi-persone-email":"roberta.bianco@unipi.it","unipi-persone-link-orario-lezioni":"https:\/\/unipi.prod.up.cineca.it\/calendarioPubblico\/matricola=067653","unipi-persone-link-registro-lezioni":"https:\/\/unimap.unipi.it\/registri\/registri.php?ri=067653&tmplt=principale.tpl","unipi-persone-codocenze":"<h4 class=\"mt-2\">Incarichi di co-docenza in moduli\/insegnamenti<\/h4><ul><li>Fisiologia (Cod. 241EE) per Laurea Magistrale Ciclo Unico 6 anni in Odontoiatria e protesi dentaria<\/li><\/ul>","unipi-persone-cv":"ACADEMIC POSITIONS<br \/>\r\n2025-present Associate professor, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Italy<br \/>\r\n2023-2025 Researcher, Marie Sk&#322;odowska-Curie Individual Fellowship, Italian Institute of Technology, Neuroscience of Perception and Action Lab, Rome, Italy<br \/>\r\n2022-2023- Postdoctoral researcher, Advisor: G. Novembre, Italian Institute of Technology, Neuroscience of Perception and Action Lab, Rome, Italy<br \/>\r\n2017-2021- Postdoctoral researcher (Research Associate), Advisor: M. Chait, UCL Ear Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom<br \/>\r\n2016-2017- Visiting doctoral fellow, Advisor: V. Penhune, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nEDUCATION<br \/>\r\n- 2017 PhD cum Laude in Cognitive Neuroscience<br \/>\r\nMax Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany<br \/>\r\nSupervisors: D. Sammler, A. Villringer. Date of defence: 06\/07\/2017<br \/>\r\n- 2011 BA in Music (9\/10) (diploma in flute at the Conservatory of Music).<br \/>\r\nSupervisor: P. Fre<br \/>\r\nIstituto Superiore di Studi Musicali F. Vittadini, Pavia, Italy<br \/>\r\n- 2011 Master 110\/110 cum laude in Neurobiology<br \/>\r\nSupervisor: E. D\u2019Angelo<br \/>\r\nUniversit\u00e0 degli Studi di Pavia, Italy<br \/>\r\n- 2008 BS 110\/110 cum Laude in Medical Biotechnologies<br \/>\r\nSupervisor: S. Caccia<br \/>\r\nUniversit\u00e0 degli Studi di Milano, Italy<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nRESEARCH FUNDING<br \/>\r\n- Marie Sk&#322;odowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (PI)<br \/>\r\nProject: Neural encoding of novel and familiar proto-musical patterns in humans and<br \/>\r\nmonkeys, PHYLOMUSIC, 101064334)<br \/>\r\n- Alzheimer\u2019s Research UK, ECR Bridging Grant (PI)<br \/>\r\nProject: Developing an auditory memory-based diagnostic test for Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<br \/>\r\n- 2016 2012 Mobility Fellowship, Erasmus Mundus Exchange Network in Auditory Cognitive<br \/>\r\nNeuroscience (PI) <br \/>\r\nProject: Prediction and reward in music: how to maximize movement sequence<br \/>\r\nlearning?<br \/>\r\n- 4-year PhD studentship within the IMPRS Neuroscience of Communication PhD program<br \/>\r\nat the Max Planck Institute CBS, Leipzig (DE)","unipi-persone-link-esterno-cv":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1FqQYvbxuBFmVvYROcR1mWlC4eYzXDPI1\/view?usp=drive_link","unipi-persone-modalita-ricevimento":"","unipi-persone-luogo-ricevimento":"","unipi-persone-ore-ricevimento":"da concordare\nper richieste scrivere a roberta.bianco@unipi.it","unipi-persone-arpi":"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/cris\/rp\/rp362653","unipi-persone-pubblicazioni":"<ul class=\"pubblicazioni-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1349330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Human newborns form musical predictions based on rhythmic but not melodic structure<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Bianco, Roberta; T\u00f3th, Brigitta; Bigand, Felix; Nguyen, Trinh; H\u00e1den, Istv\u00e1n Sziller G\u00e1bor P.; Winkler, Istv\u00e1n; Novembre, Giacomo - 2026 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1336948\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Discovery, Interruption, and Updating of Auditory Regularities in Memory: Evidence from Low-Frequency Brain Dynamics in Human MEG<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Bianco, Roberta; Magami, Kaho; Pearce, Marcus; Chait, Maria - 2026 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1335848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Memory for repeated auditory textures<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Bastug, Berfin; Rajendran, Vani G.; Bianco, Roberta; Agus, Trevor; Chait, Maria; Pressnitzer, Daniel - 2026 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1349332\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Effect of Previously Encountered Sensory Information on Neural Representations of Predictability: Evidence From Human EEG<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Magami, Kaho; Bianco, Roberta; Hall, Edward; Pearce, Marcus; Chait, Maria - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1327946\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acquisition and Utilization of Recursive Rules in Motor Sequence Generation<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Martins, Maur\u00edcio D; Bergmann, Zoe; Leonova, Elena; Bianco, Roberta; Sammler, Daniela; Villringer, Arno - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1327872\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EEG of the Dancing Brain: Decoding Sensory, Motor, and Social Processes during Dyadic Dance<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Bigand, F; Bianco, R; Abalde, S F; Nguyen, T; Novembre, G - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1327869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Development of Auditory and Spontaneous Movement Responses to Music over the First Year of Life<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Nguyen, T; Bigand, F; Reisner, S; Koul, A; Bianco, R; Markova, G; Hoehl, S; Novembre, G - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1327877\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The geometry of interpersonal synchrony in human dance<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Bigand, F; Bianco, R; Abalde S, F.; Novembre, G - 2024 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1327874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Concurrent encoding of sequence predictability and event-evoked prediction error in unfolding auditory patterns<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Hu, M; Bianco, R; Hidalgo, A R; Chait, M - 2024 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1327873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Neural encoding of musical expectations in a non-human primate<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Bianco, R; Zuk, N J; Bigand, F; Quarta, E; Grasso, S; Arnese, F; Ravignani, A; Battaglia-Mayer, A; Novembre, G - 2024 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1327890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Context changes judgments of liking and predictability for melodies<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Albury A, W.; Bianco, R; Gold B, P.; Penhune V, B. - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1327889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sociality and Timing: Correlation or Causation? Comment on \u2018The evolution of social timing\u2019 by Verga L., Kotz S. &amp; Ravignani A<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Novembre, G; Nguyen, T; Bigand, F; Tucci, V; Papaleo, F; Bianco, R; Koul, A - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1327885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Implicit auditory memory in older listeners: From encoding to 6-month retention<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Bianco, R; Hall, E T R; Pearce Marcus, T.; Chait, M - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1327875\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">No Link Between Speech-in-Noise Perception and Auditory Sensory Memory \u2013 Evidence From a Large Cohort of Older and Younger Listeners<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Bianco, R; Chait, M - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1327871\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lateral Prefrontal Cortex Is a Hub for Music Production from Structural Rules to Movements<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Bianco, R; Novembre, G; Ringer, H; Kohler, N; Keller, P E; Villringer, A; Sammler, D - 2022 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>","unipi-persone-didattica":"<ul class=\"registri-list\"><li>Fisiologia umana ii b - corso accademia (modulo dell'insegnamento fisiologia umana ii cod. 055ee) per Laurea Magistrale Ciclo Unico 6 anni in Medicina e chirurgia<\/li><li>Fisiologia umana ii - corso accademia (modulo dell'insegnamento fisiologia umana ii cod. 055ee) per Laurea Magistrale Ciclo Unico 6 anni in Medicina e chirurgia<\/li><\/ul>","unipi-persone-telefono":"0502223523","_elementor_page_assets":[]},"organizzazioni":[4256],"class_list":["post-219948","unipi_persone","type-unipi_persone","status-publish","hentry","organizzazioni-dipartimento-di-ricerca-traslazionale-e-delle-nuove-tecnologie-in-medicina-e-chirurgia-981662-en"],"email":"roberta.bianco@unipi.it","telefono":"0502223523","content_plain":"Professoressa Associata &#8211; Dipartimento di Ricerca Traslazionale e delle Nuove Tecnologie in Medicina e Chirurgia | Tel.: 0502223523 &#8211; 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