Fabio Carbone, MSc
Assistent / PhD studend (Clinical Psychology and Animal-Assisted Intervention)
Office
Faculty of Psychology
Missionsstrasse 60/62
4055 Basel
Switzerland
Contact
fabio.carbone@unibas.ch
Tel (+41) 61 207 67 38
1. Publications
Carbone, F., Gerber, E., Rérat, C., Hattendorf, J. & Hediger, K. (2025). Neuromechanisms and subjective experiences during human-dog interactions: Assessing motivation and mental state in a randomized, controlled trial. PLoS ONE, 20(6), e0325325. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0325325
Carbone, F., Silva, M., Leemann, B., Hund-Georgiadis, M. & Hediger, K. (2025). Registered Report Stage I: Neurological and physiological effects of animal-assisted treatments for patients in a minimally conscious state: A randomized, controlled cross-over study. Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2025.07.023
2. Contributions to Conferences
| 2025 | Oral Presentation at the International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ) international conference in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Presentation of the project: Comparing the Effectiveness of Animal-Assisted Therapy and Standard Care in Goal Attainment in Minimally Conscious State Patients |
| 2024 | Oral Presentation at the International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organisations (IAHAIO) conference in Cluj-Napoca, Romania Presentation of the project: Neuromechanisms and Subjective Experiences During Human-Dog Interactions: Assessing Motivation and Mental State in a Randomized, Controlled Trial |
| 2024 | Poster Presentationat the Global Neuropsychology Congress (GNC)in Porto, Portugal Presentation of the project: Neuromechanisms and Subjective Experiences During Human-Dog Interactions: Assessing Motivation and Mental State in a Randomized, Controlled Trial |
| 2024 | Poster Presentation at the International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ) international conference in Hartpury University, Gloucester, England Presentation of the project: Neuromechanisms and Subjective Experiences During Human-Dog Interactions: Assessing Motivation and Mental State in a Randomized, Controlled Trial |
General
| Since 2022 | PhD in Clinical Psychology and Animal-Assisted Interventions at the University of Basel, Switzerland |
| 07/2021 | Master of Science in Neuroscience at the University of Zurich, Switzerland |
Additional Training
| 11/2022 | Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certification at the Training and Resources in Research Ethics Evaluation (TRREE) e-learning modules |
Employment History
| 02/2023 | Lecturer, Multidisciplinary Praxis Seminar “Hirnfunktion bei Meditaton”, University of Basel, Switzerland |
| 06/2021 - 07/2022 | Scientific collaborator, IDUN Technologies AG, Zurich, Switzerland |
| 08/2021 - 12/2021 | Research Assistant, University of Zurich, Institue of Toxicology and Pharmacology |
| 08/2017 - 09/2017 | Tonilab, Centre de neurosciences psychiatriques, Prilly, Switzerland |
Master
| Since 09/2024 | Master Project "Neuromechanisms and subjective experiences during human-dog interactions: assessing motivation and mental state in a randomized, controlled trial" (supervision of 1 student) |
| Since 04/2024 | Master Project "Effects of animal-assisted therapy in neurorehabilitation" " (supervision of 3 student) |
Bachelor
| 04/2024 | Bachelor Thesis "Different Hippotherapy Interventions as a Treatment Modality for Children with Cerebral Palsy" |
| 04/2024 | Bachelor Thesis "The influence of animal-assisted interventions on the perception of pain" |
| 04/2024 | Bachelor Thesis "Effects of Animal-Assisted Interventions on Physiological Stress Symptoms in Mental Disorders: A Systematic Review" |
| 10/2023 | Bachelor Thesis "Alterations of resting-state neuronal Networks in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - A Systematic Review" |
| Since 04/2024 | Member of the International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ) |
| Since 01/2024 | Organising committee of the BEACON 2024 Conference of the Faculty of Psychology, University of Basel |