Sergio Melogno is Associate Professor at “Niccolò Cusano” University of Rome, where he teaches Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental Neuropsychology, Developmental Cognitive Psychology, and Social Cognition. Prof. Melogno carries out research and clinical activity at the Department of Developmental and Social Psychology and of Human Neuroscience at Sapienza University of Rome. His works bear on language and cognitive competencies in typical and atypical development, with a special focus on figurative language.