Post-doctoral fellow at the Italian Institute of Technology, "Neuroscience and Society" research line. My research interests include the study of the physiological and neural basis of joint actions, moral behavior and anti-mafia intentions. In my work I use a range of investigation techniques: ECG, EDA recording, EEG, tDCS, tACS, TMS, kinematics recording, Immersive Virtual Reality.
All Publications
2026
Placidi V., Cuomo G., Boukarras S., Era V., Aglioti S., Candidi M.
Interpersonal coordination with a virtual outgroup increases motor preparation demands but it is not modulated by mPFC inhibition
Social Neuroscience
2026
Placidi V.
PREDICTING AND SHAPING IMMORALITY: A MULTI-METHOD APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF DECEPTION AND OMERTÀ
PhD Thesis
Book
2026
Placidi V., Lisi M. P., Vabba A., Frisanco A., Aglioti S.M.
Virtual Embodiment of Civic Heroes Preserves the Conflict Associated with Anti-Mafia Intentions and Enhances Physiological Discomfort in Response to Mafia-Related Crime
International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
2025
Boukarras S., Placidi V., Rossano F., Era V., Aglioti S.M., Candidi M.
Interpersonal Physiological Synchrony During Dyadic Joint Action Is Increased by Task Novelty and Reduced by Social Anxiety
Psychophysiology, vol. 62, (no. 3)
2025
Boukarras S., Placidi V., Schepisi M., Era V., Panasiti M. S., Candidi M.
People are less likely to selfishly deceive those who achieved status through virtue rather than dominance or competence Open Access
Royal Society Open Science