Sonia Pellissier

Sonia Pellissier is a Lecturer at the LIP/PC2S laboratory (Université Savoie Mont Blanc). She leads the "Prevention" thematic axis and the Psychology of stress and emotional regulation group within the national ABC Psychotraumas network. Her research focuses on the bio-psycho-social interactions of stress, emotions, and the vagus nerve, particularly in chronic inflammatory diseases (Crohn's, colitis) and functional disorders (IBS).

• Research keywords: vagus nerve, stress, emotions, inflammatory bowel disease, interoception, mindfulness, hypnosis
• Current projects include clinical trials on vagal neurostimulation for Crohn's disease (NCT01569503), longitudinal studies on HRV as a predictor of relapse, and PTSD prevention in high-risk mountain workers
• Collaborations: GIN neuroimaging center (Ch. Delon), Translational Research Center for GI Diseases (U. Louvain), LPNC, IRBA, DGA, and teams in Switzerland/Paris
• Therapeutic innovations: cardiac coherence, mindfulness, hypnosis, and vagal neurostimulation for stress-related pathologies