"What is more important for us, at an elemental level, than the control, the owning and operation, of our own physical selves? And yet it is so automatic, so familiar, we never give it a thought."
I still remember when I first read The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, by Oliver Sacks. It truly sparked my fascination with neuroscience. His writings go far beyond clinical observation; they are profound explorations of perception and human identity. In one story, a patient who lost her sense of proprioception leads Sacks to meditate on the deep interdependence of mind and body. In another, an elderly woman with Tourette’s syndrome chooses to live without medication, since the same dopaminergic activity that caused her tics also made her lively, expressive, and happy. In these narratives, Sacks explores the fragile balance between neurological impairment and the self. As a pioneer in humanizing clinical practice, he reminds us that the goal of medicine is not merely to manage symptoms, but to safeguard the essence of a patient’s life and identity.
This book made me decide to pursue Biomedical Engineering, since while I've always enjoyed maths and physics, I also wanted to help people in a direct and meaningful way, putting human well-being at the center of my work. I thought that a small tribute to such an inspiring author would be a fitting way to introduce my personal website.
Featured Projects
EEG-based Forward Movement and Turning MI Classification with and without Action Observation in Virtual Reality
I designed a EEG-Based Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) for forward movement and turning intention decoding in a VR environment and compared the neural signatures between Motor Imagery (MI) with and without Action Observation (AO)
EMG Quest: a EMG-controlled Coop Game
A cooperative platformer controlled entirely by muscle signals. Two players use EMG sensors on their forearms to move their sprites through levels requiring teamwork and coordination.