Morgane Bourhis
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Aix-Marseille Université
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About
Morgane Bourhis is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of social neuroscience and human-robot interaction, whose work fundamentally advances our understanding of how the human brain processes social encounters with artificial agents. Her key research areas include second-person neuroscience, social cognition, and the neurophysiological assessment of conversational agents. Bourhis’s major contribution lies in developing novel fMRI paradigms that directly compare real human-human interactions with human-robot interactions, allowing for objective, brain-based measurements of social competence. Her most influential work (2019, 74 citations) introduced a groundbreaking experimental setup using conversational robots as control conditions, revealing distinct neural activation patterns during reciprocal social exchanges. This approach, detailed across her publications, provides a rigorous framework for evaluating whether artificial agents can truly engage human social brain networks. By leveraging whole-brain neurophysiology, Bourhis has created objective metrics to assess the social competence of anthropomorphic agents, addressing a critical need as these technologies become increasingly prevalent. Her innovative methodology bridges cognitive neuroscience and robotics, offering both theoretical insights into social cognition and practical tools for designing more socially adept artificial systems.
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