Team SomatoSense

We work on different aspects of touch and somatosensory inputs to the brain. Although grouped into different themes in terms of research focus and methods, we have one shared aim: investigate how external stimuli in contact with the body are transformed into signals interpreted by the brain.

Members of the team:

• Rochelle ACKERLEY - DR CNRS (co-responsible)
• Jean-Marc AIMONETTI - PR AMU (co-responsible)
• Yoh'i ZENNOU-AZOGUI - MCF CE AMU
• Mariama DIONE MCF AMU
• Christian XERRI - DR CNRS Emeritus
• Maria Rosa BUFO - post-doc CNRS ANR UNTOUCH
• Fatemehsadat ABTAHI - post-doc CNRS
• Sophia FARESSE - PhD student CNRS MITI
• Sarah BONNET - PhD student CIFRE Haptify
• Luidgi THRACE - PhD student ANR REMASS
• Dimitra KOKKINOU - PhD student ANR EMOTACT (avec L. Mouchnino)
• Fanny SCHANNES - PhD student CIFRE Chanel
• Victoria LANG - PhD student Univ Goteborg (avec J. Wessberg)
• Elin AIMONETTI - Masters Neuropsychologie stage
• Roger H. WATKINS - associated researcher

Funding:
2025-2029 ANR NEUC24 collaborative prject REMASS (R. Ackerley)
2024-2025 L’Oréal collaborative project (JM Aimonetti, R Ackerley)
2024-2025 Chanel collaborative project (JM Aimonetti, R Ackerley)
2023-2026 ANR project Open Research Area (ORA7) for Social Sciences (R Ackerley)
2023-2024 ERC Proof of Concept grant SOMATOSENSE (R Ackerley)
2022-2022 NeuroMarseille Innovative and Collaborative Research Grant ICR+ (R Ackerley)
2021-2022 CNRS - INSIS PEPS "Future Mechanics" collaborative project (JM Aimonetti, R Ackerley)
2020-2022 PHC AURORA France-Norway collaborative project (R Ackerley)
2019-2024 ERC Consolidator grant ARTTOUCH (R Ackerley)
2019-2021 L’Oréal collaborative project (JM Aimonetti, R Ackerley)
2018-2020 Clarins collaborative project (JM Aimonetti)