Dr. Andrea Piarulli is a researcher at the Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular and Critical Area Pathology, University of Pisa, and at the Coma Science Group, Giga Consciousness, University of Liège. He is professor of Neuropsychology  and adjunct professor of Psychophysiology of Mental Activities within the Bachelor's Degree course of 'Clinical and Experimental Psychology Sciences and Techniques' at the University of Pisa, Italy. He received his M.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from the University of Pisa in 2007 and his Ph.D. in Innovative Technologies from Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in 2015. Andrea’s research interests are mainly focused on the investigation of consciousness and its various facets. His line of research includes the exploration of non-ordinary states of consciousness (such as those induced by meditative practices), the characterization of hallucinatory states, be they drug-induced or linked to pathological conditions, as well as the investigation of Disorders of Consciousness and non-REM sleep, mainly using EEG techniques, behavioural assessment as well as psychometric tests administration.