Daniele Romano
Papers
5
Total Citations
284
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5
About
Daniele Romano investigates the fascinating intersection of body representation, tool use, and neuroprosthetics, exploring how the brain constructs and updates its sense of self. His major contributions center on the neural mechanisms underlying body schema plasticity and the conditions that foster embodiment—the perception that an external object becomes part of one’s own body. In his highly cited work (over 100 citations), he demonstrated that illusory self-identification with an avatar can reduce physiological responses to pain, revealing the power of virtual embodiment. His studies on the robot hand illusion and neurally-interfaced robotic prostheses show how visuo-motor congruency drives proprioceptive drift and long-term prosthesis acceptance in amputees. Romano has also advanced our understanding of how tool use reshapes the body schema, with key papers on parietal lobe involvement and plasticity. His research bridges cognitive neuroscience and rehabilitation, offering insights into how altered body representations can be therapeutically leveraged. With a growing citation record and work spanning virtual reality, robotics, and clinical populations, Romano is a leading voice in the science of embodied cognition and its applications.
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- 4The parietal lobe and tool use29 citations · 2018
- 5Plasticity and tool use in the body schema6 citations · 2021