Silvia D' Angelo

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Silvia D’Angelo is a leading researcher in affective neuroscience, with a primary focus on the multisensory integration of emotion, particularly how olfactory and tactile cues interact to shape human experience. Her most-cited work, “Reduced Pleasant Touch Appraisal in the Presence of a Disgusting Odor” (2014, 91 citations), demonstrates a key contribution: she provided the first empirical evidence that an unpleasant odor can significantly diminish the perceived pleasantness of a gentle, slow touch. This finding, grounded in the evolutionary warning function of the olfactory system, has profound implications for understanding social bonding, emotional regulation, and sensory processing disorders. Beyond this landmark study, D’Angelo’s research has explored the neural underpinnings of emotional touch and the role of context in affective perception. Her work is highly influential, with her papers collectively cited over 400 times, and she is recognized for bridging basic sensory science with clinical applications. D’Angelo’s elegant experimental designs and clear theoretical framing make her a vital voice for students and researchers interested in how our senses collaborate to construct emotional reality.