A philosopher with a focus on the sciences of mind and brain, Massimo Marraffa was educated at Sapienza-University of Rome (B.A. + M.A. in Philosophy and in Psychology) and the University of Rome “Roma Tre” (PhD in Philosophy). Now he is professor of Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Rome “Roma Tre”. His research focuses primarily on issues in philosophy of mind and philosophy of psychology, on which he has published books, articles and book chapters in Italian and English.