Tengbin Huo
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Tengbin Huo is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of social neuroscience and human-robot interaction, with a primary focus on how the human brain processes empathy toward artificial agents. His most cited work, "Do we empathize humanoid robots and humans in the same way?" (2024), has already garnered 4 citations, establishing a foundational framework for understanding the neural and behavioral distinctions between empathizing with humans versus humanoid robots. By integrating subjective self-reports with multimodal brain imaging—including electrophysiological recordings—Huo's research reveals that while humans may consciously report similar empathic feelings toward robots and people, their underlying neural signatures differ significantly. This work challenges assumptions in both robotics design and cognitive neuroscience, suggesting that our social brains do not fully generalize empathy to human-like machines. Huo's contributions are critical for the ethical development of socially assistive robots and for advancing theories of social cognition. His findings have implications for fields ranging from artificial intelligence to clinical psychology, where understanding the limits of human-machine empathy is essential.
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