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Place of Birth: Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
About Vittorio Gallese
- Vittorio Gallese is professor of Psychobiology at the University of Parma, Italy, and was professor in Experimental Aesthetics at the University of London, UK (2016-2018).
- He is an expert in neurophysiology, cognitive neuroscience, social neuroscience, and philosophy of mind.
- Gallese is one of the discoverers of mirror neurons.
- His research attempts to elucidate the functional organization of brain mechanisms underlying social cognition, including action understanding, empathy, language, mindreading and aesthetic experience.
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