Michela Balconi is  Professor of  Cognitive Neuroscience at the Faculty of Psychology of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC). She is a Director of the International Research Center for Cognitive Applied Neuroscience (IrcCAN), Faculty of Psychology, of the Research Unit in Social and Emotional Neurosciences, Department of Psychology, and the Permanent National Observatory on the Neurosciences of Widespread and Sustainable Wellbeing (ObsNEBEDISO), UCSC. She founded and is Editor-in-Chief of the international peer-reviewed online journal "Neuropsychological Trends" (indexed in PsycINFO, WoS, and SCOPUS). Furthermore, she collaborates with numerous neuropsychology and neuroscience journals as a scientific reviewer. She is the Scientific Director of the II level Master in "Behavioral Neurosciences: prevention, neuroenhancement, and Neurorehabilitation" and of the I level Master in "Neuromanagement for Organizations: Neuro Assessment, neuroenhancement, and Innovation". She also regularly organizes lessons, courses, workshops, and conferences on hot topics in the field of experimental and applied neuroscience, hosting national and international speakers. She is a member of the Faculty and Teaching Committee of the Graduate School of Psychology at UCSC. She is also a member of numerous international and national scientific societies.