Laura Ciaccio

I have a background in Linguistics and a PhD in Cognitive Science. 

In my main research line, I combine computational methods with neurophysiological (EEG) data to investigate how the brain represents words and concepts, and the dynamic contribution of multiple information traces to semantic representations.

I currently work a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the ReMap Lab, at the Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia. I previously was Faculty Researcher and Lecturer at the Free University of Berlin and at the University of Potsdam.

👉 Key recent publication

• Ciaccio LA & Rinaldi L (2025). Refining the multimodality of semantic representations. Trends in Cognitive Sciences.

News

🌟 My Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship proposal obtained a score of 94.8%, unfortunately not enough to be granted funding in this year's application round. [Feb 2026]

🥁 Recently accepted papers

• Wilkens LS*, Ciaccio LA*, Picht T, Bosia M, Arcara G, Bambini V†, Tomasello R†. A rapid assessment of pragmatic abilities and cognitive substrates: The German APACS Brief. Aphasiology [accepted July 2026]*shared first authorship †shared last authorship

• Grisoni L, Ciaccio LA, Osterloh M, Strijkers K, Pulvermüller F (2026). Early simultaneous brain indexes of phonological, semantic and pragmatic information access in language understanding and production. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience.

👉 Preprints 

• Ciaccio LA, Weißgerber MT, Pulvermüller F. Towards a comprehensive characterization of semantic grounding: A German norms database across 35 experiential dimensions.