Phd in PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE

PhD in Psychology and Social Neuroscience: I aim to deepen my understanding of interoception in healthy and clinical populations using a range of psychophysiological measures and immersive virtual reality. To date, I have pursued this goal through my involvement in three major research grants. The first focuses on the “Neurovisceral mechanisms of blood pressure regulation: novel therapeutic targets for borderline hypertension.” The second explores the “Typical and atypical correlates of body-related disgust: From gut physiology to gaze behaviour.” The third grant explores “The role of communication between internal organs and the brain in social isolation and interpersonal interactions in healthy subjects and patients with Parkinson’s disease.” This has led to the development of two major outcomes: (1) a systematic review on social homeostasis; and (2) an experiment on the homeostatic regulation of energetic arousal during social isolation and its psychophysiological correlates. These projects have allowed me to develop skills in several techniques, including ECG, EGG, and EEG.