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Ilaria Bufalari is an Associate Professor of Social Psychology at Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Psychology of Developmental and Socialization Processes. She holds teaching roles in Master courses related to Social Psychology, Economic Psychology, and Cognitive Neuroscience. Her research focuses on self-representation, self-other merging through multisensory stimulation, and clinical applications in Anorexia Nervosa. She has held roles at institutions like Fondazione Santa Lucia and the University of Ferrara, and has been a Visiting Professor at Université Paris Cité.
Education:
- PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience (2008), Sapienza University of Rome
- Master Degree in Experimental Psychology (2004), Sapienza University of Rome
Research Interests: Examines bodily self-representation, social cognition, and clinical interventions using virtual reality. Key areas include the neural mechanisms of self-other merging (enfacement illusion), body image distortions in Anorexia Nervosa, and interoceptive awareness.
Article Trends: Recent work emphasizes clinical applications of virtual reality in body image disorders, the role of multisensory stimulation in social perception, and the neural bases of self-identity. Her studies often integrate behavioral experiments with electrophysiological measures (EEG, TMS).
Awards:
- 2017 IgNobel Prize (Psychology, 2017)
- 2014 Young Researchers Award (Italian Ministry of Health)
- 2018 Premio R.O.S.A. finalist
Grants & Advising: Led projects on Anorexia Nervosa funded by the Italian Ministry (€255k+), and coordinated teams in social neuroscience research. Her work includes collaborations on interoceptive illusions, political bias, and embodied cognition.
Labs/Teams: Active in the Social Neuroscience Lab (Fondazione Santa Lucia) and collaborates with international institutions like the University of Geneva and Paris Cité.
