Contact details
- Name:
- Professor Vittorio Gallese
- Institute:
- Institute of Philosophy
- Email address:
- Vittorio.Gallesse@sas.ac.uk
Research Summary and Profile
- Research interests:
- Neuroscience, Philosophy
- Summary of research interests and expertise:
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Vittorio Gallese, MD and trained neurologist, is Professor of Physiology at the Dept. of Neuroscience of the University of Parma, Italy, Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, Dept. of Art History and Archeology, Columbia University, New York, USA and Einstein Fellow at the Berlin School of Mind & Brain of Humboldt University. Cognitive neuroscientist, his research focuses on the relationship between the sensory-motor system and cognition by investigating the neurobiological basis of intersubjectivity, empathy, language and aesthetics. He also applies neuroscientific methods to study of Trauma and Schizophrenia. His major scientific contribution consisted of the discovery of mirror neurons, together with his colleagues of Parma, and of the development of Embodied Simulation Theory. He is the author of more than 200 scientific publications and two books. He received the Grawemeyer Award for Psychology in 2007.
For further details and publications, please see website: unipr.academia.edu/VittorioGallese/
- Languages:
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Spoken Written Italian Fluent Fluent
- Publication Details
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Related publications/articles:
Date Details 26-Sep-2017 The sense of color. Midway between world, body and brain Chapters
In: Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Marcella Beccaria (Eds.), COLORI. Emotions of color in art. Milano: Silvana Editoriale, ISBN/EAN: 9788836636693, pp. 23-35
01-Feb-2017 Mirroring, a liberated embodied simulation and aesthetic experience Chapters
In: Mirror Images. Reflections in Art and Medicine., Publisher: Verlag für moderne Kunst, Kunstmuseum Thun, pp. 27-37