Antonino Raffone

 

Science and the Wholeness of Life

Contemplative science insights on the flexibility of the mind and the plasticity of the brain

Current Position

Full Professor at the Department of Psychology of Sapienza University of Rome (Italy

Bio

Antonino Raffone completed a Master in “Psychology” and a Doctorate in “Cognitive Psychology and Science” at Sapienza University of Rome. He is currently Full Professor at the Department of Psychology of Sapienza University of Rome (Italy). Prof. Raffone is also Visiting Professor at the “School of Buddhist Studies, Philosophy and Comparative Religions” at Nalanda University, India. He is also Director of the Interuniversity Center ECONA at Sapienza University of Rome, President of “Consciousness, Mindfulness, Compassion – CMC – International Association”, and Chief Editor of the Specialty Section on “Consciousness Research” of “Frontiers in Psychology”. His internationally recognized research is interdisciplinary and multi-method, with a particular focus on cognitive neuroscience of consciousness and mindfulness meditation, as well as on their neurocognitive correlates and implications for psychological wellbeing.