Maria Elide Vanutelli earned a Master's Degree in Clinical, Developmental and Neuropsychology and a Level II Master's Degree in Neuropsychology: Assessment, Diagnosis and Rehabilitation. Later, she obtained her PhD in Psychology and received the title of Doctor Europaeus. She discussed a thesis entitled "Sharing Emotions in Social Life: New Perspectives in Interactive Neuroscience." She then received a post-doctoral research grant for the project "Cognitive Methods and Technologies for the Enhancement of Learning Processes" at the Department of Philosophy "Piero Martinetti" of the University of Milan, where she is currently working on a new project titled "Special Creativity: Assessment and Enhancement of Cognitive Flexibility and Creative Thinking in Typical and Atypical Neurocognitive Conditions." Her main areas of research involve neuroscience and applied psychology, with a specific interest in developing innovative methods for enhancing creative, cognitive, and emotional relational skills. She is the author of more than 50 scientific articles nationally and internationally, and she is co-editor of the book "At School for Creativity," published by Libreria Universitaria.