Vittorio Gallese

Vittorio Gallese, PhD, is a neuroscientist and professor of Psychobiology (Department of Medicine & Surgery, Unit of Neuroscience) at the University of Parma, Italy. His research focus on the cognitive role of the sensory-motor system in non-human primates and humans. His current research themes include the study of the neural mechanisms at the basis of intentional understanding, empathy, aesthetic experience, and the investigation of the neural basis of Autism and Schizophrenia.

Prof. Gallese is member of the Italian Society of Physiology, of the Italian Society of Neuropsychology, of the European Brain and Behavior Society and of the International Neuropsychological Symposium. He is also member of the Editorial Board of the scientific journals Social and Affective Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, Biological Theory, Sistemi Intelligenti. He is the author of more than 200 scientific papers published in international scientific journals and of 2 books.