Matteo Fecchio, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

I am a biomedical engineer from Italy. After completing my degree at the University of Pavia, I received my PhD degree in Physiology from the University of Milan. In the laboratory of Professor Marcello Massimini, I investigated the role of bistable cortical dynamics in the reduction of the level of consciousness occurring in unresponsive wakefulness syndrome and slow-wave sleep compared to wakefulness. To this aim, I learned how to perform TMS/EEG measurements in healthy controls and patients affected by disorders of consciousness (DoC) and developed several tools to analyze EEG responses to TMS. I joined the NICC lab of Dr. Brian Edlow in 2020 to apply TMS/EEG to measure brain complexity and consciousness in DoC patients. I like to spend my spare time with friends, walking and exploring nature.