Neurophysiology, cognitive neuroscience, social neuroscience and philosophy of mind University of Parma, Division of Neuroscience, Department of Medicine and Surgery | Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, Columbia University, New York, USA Prof. Dr Vittorio Gallese will be a guest at the University of Tübingen in the summer semester of 2024 as part of a Humboldt Research Award.
Short CV
Vittorio Gallese, Professor of Psychobiology at the Università degli Studi di Parma since 2006, is recognised as one of the world's leading experts in the field of social neuroscience. He was Professor of Experimental Aesthetics at the University of London (2016-2018), Einstein Visiting Fellow at the Berlin School of Mind and Brain (2016-2020), KOSMOS Fellow at the Humboldt University of Berlin (2013-2014) and Visiting Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, USA (2002). Gallese is an expert in neurophysiology, cognitive neuroscience, social neuroscience, and philosophy of mind and one of the discoverers of mirror neurons. In his research, he seeks to understand the functional organisation of brain mechanisms underlying social cognition, such as empathy and sympathy, language, and aesthetic experience. His interdisciplinary work incorporates findings and approaches from philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience.
