CCNL (Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Lab) is an internationally recognized research group located in the Department of General Psychology, at the University of Padova. It was established in October 2000.

Our main research activity involves the study of computational mechanisms underlying human cognitition. More specifically, we use neural networks to investigate the computational bases of complex cognitive functions such as language, perception, attention, mathematics. The aim is to develop computational (connectionist) models of skilled performance, development, and breakdowns of processing following brain damage. Cognitive processes are implemented in terms of complex, nonlinear interactions among a large number of simple, neuron-like processing units that form a neural network.

The computational approach is complemented with experimental studies on normal subjects and neuropsychological patients using reaction time and neuroimaging (ERPs, fMRI) techniques.

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