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Luca Provenzano

Technologist
Neuroscience and society
Luca Provenzano
Research center
CLN²S@Sapienza
About

My research employs immersive virtual reality (IVR) and the embodiment illusion to explore human perception, cognition, and behavior. My recent projects have integrated IVR with interpersonal multisensory stimulation (IMS) to study body image and body image disorders (BID) within both clinical (Anorexia Nervosa) and neurotypical populations. Currently, I am engaged in various research lines that investigate, among other topics, the correlation between Bodily Self-Consciousness and moral behavior in digital and virtual social interactions (eHonesty), the application of vicarious virtual touch for chronic pain treatment, and the impact of embodying a virtual role model in enhancing female empowerment



Education

Title: PhD in Psychology and Social Neuroscience
Institute: Sapienza - University of Rome
Location: Rome
Country: Italy
From: 2017 To: 2020

Title: MD in Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychological Rehabilitation - Magna cum Laude
Institute: Sapienza, University of Rome
Location: Rome
Country: Italy
From: 2015 To: 2017

All Publications
2026
Wozniak M., Scattolin M., Provenzano L., De Tommaso D., Aglioti S.M., Wykowska A.
Non-immersive robot teleoperation does not reliably affect egocentric dishonesty but can influence altruistic dishonesty
iScience, vol. 29, (no. 2)
DOI 10.1016/j.isci.2026.114645
Article Journal
2026
Ravenda S., Gerra M.C., Barbetti M., Salaris A., Provenzano L., Porciello G., Sgoifo A., Dallabona C., Carnevali L.
Sex-dependent salivary microRNA expression profiles and psychophysiological responses to acute stress in healthy adults
Psychoneuroendocrinology, vol. 188
DOI 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2026.107859
Article Journal
2025
Vabba A., Lisi M.P., Placidi V., Provenzano L., Zahid M.N., Aglioti S.M.
An immersive virtual reality (IVR) and neuroscience-based approach to study and change attitudes and behaviour towards mafia-type organized crime
PsyArXiv
DOI 10.31234/osf.io/sbnxg_v1
Article E-print Archive
2025
Al-Naqshbandi H., Salaris A., Provenzano L., Aglioti S.M., Porciello G.
Characterising the psychophysiological experience of being underweight or obese: Preliminary Evidence from a Virtual Reality Study
ERICE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF NEUROSCIENCE
Abstract Report Conference
2025
Provenzano L., Scattolin M., Porciello G., Panasiti M.S., Saulle R., Ciccarone G., Aglioti S.M.
Embodied Morality in a Disembodied World: Dishonesty in Real Online Interactions
SSRN (First Look)
DOI 10.2139/ssrn.5934603
Article E-print Archive
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