Delphine Rosset

Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone, Aix-Marseille Université

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Delphine Rosset’s research sits at the compelling intersection of social neuroscience, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and human-robot interaction. Her work fundamentally explores how the brain processes social cues—both from other humans and from artificial agents. In her highly cited 2012 fMRI study (128 citations), Rosset investigated whether the brain’s mentalizing network, typically engaged when inferring others’ thoughts, is also activated when we consider the “mind” of an artificial intelligence. This groundbreaking work challenges our understanding of social cognition’s specificity. Rosset further extended this line of inquiry to clinical populations, demonstrating in a 2012 study (28 citations) how young adults with autism interact with humanoid robots, providing crucial insights for developing robotic tools in cognitive therapies. Her 2014 study (27 citations) uncovered atypical modulation of hypothalamic activity by social context in ASD, revealing a neurobiological basis for social processing differences. Through these contributions, Rosset has not only advanced fundamental knowledge of social brain networks but also paved the way for innovative, technology-assisted interventions for individuals with autism.