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
Research center
CLN²S@Sapienza
Biografia
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
Salaris A., Al Naqshbandi H., Grimaldi R., Provenzano L., Ravenda S., Carnevali L., Ottaviani C., Porciello G.
Characterizing Autonomic and Interoceptive Processes in Individuals with Borderline Hypertension at Rest and under Stress
8th European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Meeting
Abstract Report
Conference
2026
Vosa L., Provenzano L., Scattolin M., Porciello G., Panasiti M.S., Aglioti S.M.
Combined Reduction of the Sense of Ownership and Agency Decreases Dishonesty: Behavioral and Physiological Evidence from a Virtual Reality Study
8th European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Meeting
Poster
Conference
2026
Provenzano L., Scattolin M., Porciello G., Panasiti M.S., Domenico Saulle R.D., Ciccarone G., Aglioti S.M.
Embodied dishonesty in competitive Online Interactions – the Roll & Tell mobile application
8th European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Meeting
Poster
Conference
2026
Al-Naqshbandi H., Andrea Salaris A., Provenzano L., Aglioti S.M., Porciello G.
Feeling disgust towards one’s own body: A psychophysiological investigation using immersive virtual reality
8th European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Meeting
Abstract Report
Conference
2026
Salaris A., Ravenda S., Al-Naqshbandi H., Provenzano L., Gerra M.C., Mattei E., Calcagnini G., Ottaviani C., Carnevali L., Porciello G.
Interoception, blood pressure, and pain: unraveling their interaction under stressful and resting conditions
Stress: the International Journal on Biology of Stress, vol. 29, (no. 1)
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