Social Cognitive Neuroscience

Prof. Vittorio Gallese

Head of Laboratory:	Prof. Vittorio Gallese
Lab Members:	Vittorio Gallese - Full Professor Maria Alessandra Umiltà - Associate Professor Martina Ardizzi - Researcher Francesca Ferroni - Postdoctoral Researcher Anna Kolesnikov - Scolarship holder Nunzio Langiulli - Postdoctoral Researcher Edoardo Arcuri - PhD Student Giulia D'Adamo - PhD Student Francesca Rastelli - PhD Student

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	Main reserch lines
	The Laboratory's main object of research is human social cognition. The main lines of research concern: ▪ neurobiological and bodily bases of intersubjectivity and empathy; ▪ neurobiological and bodily bases of emotions; ▪ neurobiological and bodily bases of language comprehension; ▪ neurobiological and bodily bases of various psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenic psychosis, PTSD and eating disorders; ▪ neurobiological and bodily bases of aesthetic experience in communication, visual arts and film.
	Techniques used
	Behavioural paradigms; recording of eye movements; recording of cardiac electrical activity (ECG); recording of muscle electrical activity (EMG); recording of brain electrical activity (EEG); brain imaging (fMRI); recording of eye movements (eye-tracking system).
	Main equipments available
	High-density EEG 128 canali (Electric Geodesic Sensor Net); fMRI (GE 750 3T); Recording eye movements (Tobii Pro System X3-120 Hz Eye-Tracker); Powerlab and OctalBioAmp8/30, ADInstruments, UK (EMG e ECG).
	Pubblications