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About
Youssef Hmamouche is a researcher at the intersection of social neuroscience and human-robot interaction (HRI). His work leverages functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate the neural and behavioral mechanisms underlying social exchanges, specifically comparing how humans engage with other humans versus robots. His key contributions include the development of a unique multimodal corpus of bidirectional conversation, recorded during both human-human and human-robot interactions within an fMRI scanner. This corpus, detailed in his most cited work (2020, 7 citations), allows for an objective, neuroimaging-based analysis of the social processes at play. By synchronously recording brain activity and behavior during live dialogues, Hmamouche’s research directly addresses the fundamental question of whether HRI relies on the same social mechanisms as human-human interaction. His work is notable for pioneering a rigorous, data-driven approach to a deeply complex social question, providing a critical foundation for understanding the neural underpinnings of our engagement with artificial agents.
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