Ermanno Quadrelli
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Ermanno Quadrelli is a developmental cognitive neuroscientist whose research lies at the intersection of social cognition, affective neuroscience, and human-robot interaction. His work investigates how infants and children process social signals—particularly eye contact—and how these responses shape early social and emotional development. In a landmark study, Quadrelli examined 6- to 8-month-old infants’ psychophysiological responses to direct versus averted gaze from both a human and a humanoid robot, revealing that even in the first year of life, infants show distinct attention- and affect-related reactions to social cues, regardless of the agent’s nature. This work bridges developmental psychology and robotics, offering insights into how humans perceive social agency. With over 4 citations on this paper alone, Quadrelli’s research is gaining traction for its innovative use of physiological measures (e.g., heart rate, pupil dilation) to probe early social processing. His contributions are particularly notable for advancing our understanding of how infants differentiate between human and artificial social partners, a question with implications for both developmental theory and the design of socially interactive robots.
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