My previous experience focused on clinical activities, specifically on the diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders and on cognitive behavioural therapy interventions with children on the autism spectrum. During my studies at the University of Padova, I took part in a research project investigating interpersonal synchrony and autism. My work as a Research Assistant in the lab focused on a project aiming to study the neurophysiological correlates of interpersonal motor interactions during a joint-action task in patients with Parkinson’s disease, using a combination of electroencephalography, electrogastrography, electrocardiography, and transcranial alternating current stimulation. More broadly, my interests focus on the neural and behavioural correlates of cognitive and perceptual processes, ranging from interpersonal synchrony to affective touch, from a developmental perspective. My PhD project will focus on the study of joint action and interoception, as well as touch perception, and their behavioural and neurophysiological correlates.