Giovanni Di Pino
Papers
33
Total Citations
961
H-Index
16
About
Giovanni Di Pino is an Italian neuroscientist and biomedical engineer whose research spans neural interfacing, neuroprosthetics, motor augmentation, and neurorehabilitation. His most celebrated contribution, a 2010 paper accumulating nearly 400 citations, demonstrated the first successful use of a double intraneural interface implanted in a human amputee to enable intuitive robotic hand control — a landmark achievement that helped define the modern field of bidirectional neural prosthetics. Building on this foundation, Di Pino has extensively investigated prosthesis embodiment, exploring how amputees psychologically integrate artificial limbs into their body schema and how sensory feedback enhances this process. His work on supernumerary robotic limbs — additional robotic appendages controlled alongside natural limbs — pushes boundaries further, examining whether humans can genuinely augment their motor capabilities beyond biological limits. Di Pino has also contributed meaningfully to neurorehabilitation, combining robotic training with non-invasive brain stimulation for stroke recovery and developing innovative robotic systems for transcranial magnetic stimulation. His research on Parkinson's disease motor symptom monitoring reflects a commitment to translational clinical impact. Collectively, his work bridges neuroscience, robotics, and clinical medicine, making him a distinctive voice in the effort to extend and restore human motor function.
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- 3Assessing bradykinesia in Parkinson's disease using gyroscope signals39 citations · 2017
- 4Human performance in three-hands tasks38 citations · 2021
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- 10A Novel Proprioceptive Feedback System for Supernumerary Robotic Limb25 citations · 2020