Alessandra Vallefuoco
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Alessandra Vallefuoco’s research lies at the intersection of cognitive neuroscience and human-machine interaction, with a primary focus on the neural mechanisms underlying embodiment and telepresence. Her most-cited work, a 2024 study on the effects of right temporoparietal junction stimulation, demonstrates how targeted neuromodulation can enhance the sensation of owning and controlling a remote robotic body—a phenomenon critical for teleoperation. By disentangling the neural substrates of embodiment (the perception of an external tool as part of one’s own body) from telepresence (the feeling of being fully present in a remote environment), Vallefuoco has provided foundational insights for designing more intuitive brain-computer interfaces. Her work, already garnering early citations, bridges basic science and applied technology, with implications for prosthetics, virtual reality, and remote surgery. Vallefuoco’s contributions are particularly notable for their methodological rigor, combining transcranial magnetic stimulation with behavioral measures to isolate causal brain-behavior relationships. As a rising scholar, she is shaping how we understand the brain’s capacity to extend the self beyond biological boundaries.
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