Federica Sgorbissa.

Federica Sgorbissa

Science journalist

Federica Sgorbissa is a freelance science journalist covering neuroscience, cognitive psychology and vision science. She collaborates with Italian science magazines such as Mind and Le Scienze (the Italian edition of Scientific American), and her work has appeared in other Italian and international outlets, including Ars Technica, Il Post and Pour la Science.

She holds a postgraduate master’s degree in science communication from the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) and a Ph.D. in cognitive sciences from the University of Trieste.

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