Claudia Crilly Bellucci
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Claudia Crilly Bellucci is a leading cognitive neuroscientist whose research lies at the intersection of social cognition, emotion, and the neural mechanisms underlying how we perceive other agents. Her most-cited work, a 2010 fMRI study (117 citations), pioneered the investigation of how the human brain distinguishes between animate and inanimate agents by comparing neural responses to human versus robotic faces producing emotional expressions. This landmark study revealed distinct neural systems for processing agency and animacy, demonstrating that while both human and robotic expressions engage the social brain, they do so through partially dissociable networks. Bellucci’s contributions have fundamentally advanced our understanding of social perception, particularly in how the brain attributes mental states and intentionality to different types of agents. Her work has profound implications for fields ranging from social neuroscience to human-robot interaction, and she is recognized for bridging experimental psychology and neuroimaging to explore the boundaries of social cognition. With her innovative experimental designs, Bellucci continues to shape how researchers think about the neural foundations of social interaction and the perception of others.
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- 1Distinct Neural Systems Involved in Agency and Animacy Detection117 citations · 2010