Dr. Paola Bonsi is a researcher at the Laboratory of Neurophysiology and Plasticity, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation. She received a Ph.D. in pharmacology and toxicology from Sapienza, Università di Roma, in 1997. She was a post-doc in pharmacology and toxicology at Istituto Superiore di Sanità (1997–1998) and a post-doc in neurophysiology at IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation (2001–2005). Her research is focused on the pathophysiology of developmental and movement disorders involving the corticostriatal circuits of the brain, in particular Parkinson's disease, dystonia, and autism spectrum disorders.