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Overview
I am a Lecturer in Research Design and Statistics and MRI researcher in the School of Psychology, with a research background spanning neuroscience, psychology, and quantitative imaging.
I hold a PhD in Integrative Neuroscience from the School of Psychology at Cardiff University and completed a postdoctoral specialising in MRI methods development. My research explores how advanced MRI methods can be applied to understand brain physiology in both healthy and clinical populations.
My work combines behavioural and physiological data with advanced quantitative MRI, employing methods such as multivariate modelling, machine learning, and image-based analysis to investigate brain physiology. I am particularly interested in the development and validation of novel neuroimaging techniques, and in bridging methodological advances with psychological and clinical applications.
I teach research methods and statistics across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and I am passionate about supporting students in developing strong quantitative and analytical skills. I also serve as a personal tutor to undergraduate students, providing academic and pastoral support.
I have ongoing collaborations that span disciplines including physics, computer science, and medicine, with the broader goal of integrating methodological innovation into applied research and education.
Publication
2025
- Bliakharskaia, E. et al., 2025. Exploring the contribution of gray matter microstructure to R1 contrast via multi-compartment diffusion modelling in the healthy brain. NeuroImage 320 121466. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2025.121466)
- Driver, I. D. et al. 2025. Velocity-selective arterial spin labelling bolus duration measurements: Implications for consensus recommendations. Imaging Neuroscience 3 00506.. (10.1162/imag_a_00506)
2024
- Biondetti, E. et al., 2024. Breath-hold BOLD fMRI without CO2 sampling enables estimation of venous cerebral blood volume: potential use in normalization of stimulus-evoked BOLD fMRI data. NeuroImage 285 120492. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120492)
- Patitucci, E. et al. 2024. Evidence for a sustained cerebrovascular response following motor practice. Imaging Neuroscience 2024 , pp.1-15. 2. (10.1162/imag_a_00282)
2023
- Chandler, H. L. et al. 2023. Reduced brain oxygen metabolism in patients with multiple sclerosis: Evidence from dual-calibrated functional MRI. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 43 (1), pp.115-128. (10.1177/0271678X221121849)
- Patitucci, E. et al. 2023. Changes in brain perfusion with training-related visuomotor improvement in MS. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 16 1270393. (10.3389/fnmol.2023.1270393)
2022
- Chiarelli, A. M. et al., 2022. A flow-diffusion model of oxygen transport for quantitative mapping of cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2) with single gas calibrated fMRI. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 42 (7), pp.1192-1209. (10.1177/0271678X221077332)
2021
- Chandler, H. L. et al. 2021. Using dual-calibrated functional MRI to map brain oxygen supply and consumption in multiple sclerosis. [Online].bioRxiv. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.01.07.425819.
- Patitucci, E. 2021. Investigating metabolic, vascular and structural neuroplasticity in healthy and diseased brain using advanced neuroimaging techniques. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
2020
- Lipp, I. et al. 2020. Tractography in the presence of multiple sclerosis lesions. NeuroImage 209 116471. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116471)
2016
- Patitucci, E. et al. 2016. The origins of individual differences in how learning is expressed in rats: a general-process perspective. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition 42 (4), pp.313-324. (10.1037/xan0000116)
Articles
- Biondetti, E. et al., 2024. Breath-hold BOLD fMRI without CO2 sampling enables estimation of venous cerebral blood volume: potential use in normalization of stimulus-evoked BOLD fMRI data. NeuroImage 285 120492. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120492)
- Bliakharskaia, E. et al., 2025. Exploring the contribution of gray matter microstructure to R1 contrast via multi-compartment diffusion modelling in the healthy brain. NeuroImage 320 121466. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2025.121466)
- Chandler, H. L. et al. 2023. Reduced brain oxygen metabolism in patients with multiple sclerosis: Evidence from dual-calibrated functional MRI. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 43 (1), pp.115-128. (10.1177/0271678X221121849)
- Chiarelli, A. M. et al., 2022. A flow-diffusion model of oxygen transport for quantitative mapping of cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2) with single gas calibrated fMRI. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 42 (7), pp.1192-1209. (10.1177/0271678X221077332)
- Driver, I. D. et al. 2025. Velocity-selective arterial spin labelling bolus duration measurements: Implications for consensus recommendations. Imaging Neuroscience 3 00506.. (10.1162/imag_a_00506)
- Lipp, I. et al. 2020. Tractography in the presence of multiple sclerosis lesions. NeuroImage 209 116471. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116471)
- Patitucci, E. et al. 2016. The origins of individual differences in how learning is expressed in rats: a general-process perspective. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition 42 (4), pp.313-324. (10.1037/xan0000116)
- Patitucci, E. et al. 2024. Evidence for a sustained cerebrovascular response following motor practice. Imaging Neuroscience 2024 , pp.1-15. 2. (10.1162/imag_a_00282)
- Patitucci, E. et al. 2023. Changes in brain perfusion with training-related visuomotor improvement in MS. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 16 1270393. (10.3389/fnmol.2023.1270393)
Thesis
- Patitucci, E. 2021. Investigating metabolic, vascular and structural neuroplasticity in healthy and diseased brain using advanced neuroimaging techniques. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
Websites
Teaching
- Year 1 - "Research Methods in Psychology" (PS1018)
- Year 2 - "Psychological Research Skills" (PS2024)
- PG - "Research Design and Statistics" (PST011)
- Seminars
- Personal tutor
- Final year project supervisor
Biography
Lecturer and MRI researcher, Cardiff University, UK (2025-Today)
Research Associate, Cardiff University, UK (2021-2025)
4Years Wellcome Trust PhD in Integrative Neuroscience - Thesis title: 'Investigating metabolic, vascular and structural neuroplasticity in healthy and diseased brain using advanced neuroimaging techniques' , Cardiff University, UK (2016-2020)
MS in Neuroscience and Neuropsychology - 'Università di Bologna', Italy (2013-2016)
BSc in Clinical Psychology - 'Università Europea di Roma', Italy (2010-2013)