Daniela Lucangeli

She holds a degree in Logic and Psychology from the Università degli Studi di Padova. She earned an international PhD from Leiden University. She became a researcher in 1998, an associate professor in 2001, and a full professor in 2005 at the Università degli Studi di Padova, serving as vice-rector for Orientation and Tutoring in 2007. In 2020, she was appointed to the MIUR expert committee for the school emergency. She currently serves on numerous institutional, national, and European ministerial committees and technical panels, in various roles and advisory capacities on the scientific topics covered in her fields of study. Her research focuses on cognitive development, the enhancement of numerical intelligence, and the analysis of learning disabilities, including dyscalculia. She integrates the contributions of cognitive neuroscience into educational processes, exploring warm cognition, emotional factors, and brain plasticity in childhood and adolescence. She is the author of hundreds of publications, including scientific papers and national and international essays. She has received numerous lifetime achievement awards and recognitions, including the international Standout Woman Award for her commitment to addressing developmental vulnerabilities. Since 2019, she has been President of Mind4Children, a spin-off of the Università degli Studi di Padova that supports the implementation of scientific research into actions that serve human potential through experimentation, dissemination, consulting, and training. She is also the creator and founder of Heart4Children, a social promotion association that works closely with the scientific contribution of the spin-off Mind4Children to develop educational and socially impactful projects. She is a key figure in scientific dissemination on the neuroscience of learning.