I am currently investigating how embodying virtuous characters in virtual reality can influence prosocial behavior and civic engagement. Previously, my research focused on how social categorization shapes the regulation of social touch and interpersonal distance toward virtual agents.
Broadly, I am interested in integrating ecological paradigms, motion tracking, and physiological recordings to develop evidence-based protocols aimed at promoting attitudinal and behavioral change.
Research center
CLN²S@Sapienza
About
Education
Title: Ph.D. in Cognitive, Social and Affective Neuroscience
Institute: La Sapienza University of Rome
Location: Rome
Country: Italy
From: 2018 To: 2022
Title: M.Sc. in Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychological Rehabilitation
Institute: La Sapienza University of Rome
Location: Rome
Country: Italy
From: 2015 To: 2017
Experience External
Title: Internship
Institute: Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS
Location: Rome
Country: Italy
From: 2018 To: 2019
All Publications
2025
Placidi V., Lisi M.P., Aglioti S.M.
Explicit and implicit anti-mafia collective action intentions and mafia-related knowledge are predicted by demographics, personality traits, social attitudes and contextual factors
PsyArXiv Preprints
Article
E-print Archive
2025
Nicolardi V., Lisi M.P., Mello M., Fusaro M., Tieri G., Aglioti S.M.
Taking the perspective of an embodied avatar modulates the temporal dynamics of vicarious pain and pleasure: a combined Immersive Virtual Reality and EEG study
Social Cognitive Affective Neuroscience
Article
Journal
2025
Verga C., Di Marco S., Giove F., Aglioti S.M., Lisi M.P.
Temporal dynamics of full-body ownership and vicarious touch sensations as inferred from embodying a virtual avatar
Experimental Brain Research, vol. 243
Article
Journal
2025
Fusaro M., Lisi M.P., Era V., Porciello G., Candidi M., Aglioti S.M., Boukarras S.
The Transformative Power of Virtual Reality: Redefining Interactions in Virtual Platforms, Education, Healthcare, and Workplaces
Topoi
Article
Journal
2025
Verga C., Lisi M.P., Aglioti S.M., Fusaro M.
Translating, adapting and validating the Touch Experiences and Attitudes Questionnaire (TEAQ) for the Italian population
PsyArXiv Preprints
Organized Events
2024
Placidi V., Lisi M., Vabba A., Frisanco A., Aglioti S.M.
Anti-mafia hero embodiment as a tool to fight mafias: an immersive virtual reality study
2024
Lisi M., Fusaro M., Aglioti S.M.
Artificial agents delivering pain and touch on the embodied avatar of human participants are socially evaluated depending on the stimulus valence
2024
Provenzano L., Frisanco A., Lisi M., Scattolin M., Fusaro M., Aglioti S.M.
Cambia il Corpo, Cambia la Mente
2024
Vabba A., Placidi V., Lisi M., Aglioti S.M.
Cracking the “law of silence”: immersive virtual reality to study behavioral and neurophysiological response to mafia-type crime.
2023
Provenzano L., Frisanco A., Lisi M., Scattolin M., Fusaro M., Aglioti S.M.
The body inside the metaverse