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university of parma , italy -lrb- professor -rrb- parma , italy italian neurophysiology & social neuroscience 1959 discoverer of mirror neurons italy , parma gallese.jpg vittorio gallese
 university of parma , parma ; italy
vittorio gallese

vittorio gallese is professor of human physiology at the university of parma , italy with appointments in the departments of neuroscience , psychiatry and psychology .
he is an expert in neurophysiology , neuroscience , social neuroscience , and philosophy of mind .
gallese is one of the discoverers of mirror neurons .
his research attempts to elucidate the functional organization of brain mechanisms underlying social cognition , including action understanding , empathy , and theory of mind .
