Laura Ciaccio

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

In my main research line, I investigate how the brain represents words and concepts, and the dynamic contribution of multiple information traces to word 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 Associate Researcher and Lecturer at the Free University of Berlin and at the University of Potsdam. 

News

🥁 Latest publication. Ciaccio, L. A., & Rinaldi, L. (2025). Refining the multimodality of semantic representations. Trends in Cognitive Sciences.

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

👉 New preprint. 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. *shared first authorship †shared last authorship

🔉 Meet me at the European Workshop for Cognitive Neuropsychology in January 2026, where I will present my work on Brain correlates of multimodal semantic representations.