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Gaia Galluzzi

Research keywords: body schema; neuropsychology; neurorehabilitation; neurodevelopmental disorders

The body as a compass: body representation and navigation

Gaia Galluzzi is a clinical neuropsychologist and psychotherapist and a PhD student in Behavioural Neuroscience at the Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome. Her specialisation thesis was a single-case study of anarchic hand syndrome.

Her research interests include body representation, sense of agency, sense of ownership and navigational abilities, with a particular focus on bridging clinical practice and research in neuropsychology. Her clinical and research work focuses on people affected by brain injuries, cognitive deficits and psychological distress.