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Interaction & Corporality MoreEmpirical 5e labContactWhat do we doWe investigate human consciousness through the 5E empirical approachOur MissionDevelop and consolidate the 5E empirical approach as a research methodologyFollow UsAbout UsTeamPublicationsNews RESEARCHNeuroscience of Selflessness: Project Awarded the European Varela AwardAntonia Zepeda VergaraNeuroFest 2026New Paper publishedSatelite NeurophenomenologyRESEARCHLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elitDavid MartinezSeptember 5, 2025Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecteturRESEARCHDavid MartinezSeptember 5, 2025Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elitRESEARCHDavid MartinezSeptember 5, 2025Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elitRESEARCHDavid MartinezSeptember 5, 2025Aboutcheck_circle
Embedded: Cognition is shaped by physical and social contexts.check_circle
Enacted: Consciousness emerges through dynamic interactions.UsOur work explores consciousness as a phenomenon emerging from dynamic, intersubjective, and intercorporeal processes in continuous interaction with the environment. This perspective challenges reductionist, brain-centered models by proposing:More arrow_rightcheck_circle
Extended: The mind reaches into tools and environments.Welcome to 5E Labcheck_circle
Embodied: The mind arises from lived, bodily experience.check_circle
Emotional: Affective states are core to conscious life.ResearchFrameworkAt 5E Lab, we explore consciousness through innovative methods that integrate physiology, lived experience, and dynamic interactions with the world.More arrow_rightThird-Person Measures First-Person MethodsWe explore lived experience through phenomenological interviews and advanced qualitative analysis tools, integrating subjective reports with experimental paradigms.The 5E Empirical ApproachOur framework unifies subjective and objective data to study consciousness as embodied, embedded, enacted, extended, and emotional.We record brain (EEG), autonomic (EKG, PPG, EDA, respiration), and sensorimotor activity using MoBI technologies to study consciousness in natural, embodied, and interactive contexts.Innovation Beyond the Lab5E Lab pioneers research on consciousness in ecological, relational, and intercorporeal settings, bridging science and lived experience.ProjectsResearchOngoing view projectSOCIAL NEUROSCIENCEFondecyt: Enactive study of emotionsview projectCLINICAL NEUROSCIENCEFondecyt: Multimodal enactive empathyview projectINTEROCEPTIONFONDECYT: Heartbeat PerceptionTeamResearchersOur EMPIRICAL 5E LABDAVID MARTINEZ PERNIADavid is a physical therapist and psychologist, holding a Ph.D. in Philosophy with a specialization in the enactive approach. He serves as Director of the Empirical 5E Lab and the Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience (CSCN) at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Santiago, Chile ...KEEP READINGEMPIRICAL 5E LABMARIA TEJADA RIVERAMaría del Carmen Tejada is a psychologist and holds a doctorate in Developmental Sciences and Psychopathology. Her work lies at the intersection of social neuroscience and cognitive science, focusing on empathy and prosocial decision-making. From an integrative perspective, she articulates cognitive, subjective, bodily, and neurophysiological processes.KEEP READINGEMPIRICAL 5E LABALEJANDRO TRONCOSO TRUJILLOAlejandro holds a Ph.D. in Social and Cognitive Neuroscience, complemented by postgraduate training in contemplative practices and movement analysis ...KEEP READINGEMPIRICAL 5E LABANTONIA ZEPEDA VERGARAAntonia is a psychologist with Master's degrees in Clinical Psychology and Relational Mindfulness, currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Social Neuroscience and Cognition at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Santiago, Chile ...KEEP READINGEMPIRICAL 5E LABANAÍS ALUICIO GONZÁLEZAnaís is a psychologist with a Master's degree in Education and University Training, currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Social Neuroscience and Cognition at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (Chile) ... KEEP READINGEMPIRICAL 5E LABEMILIO RECART ZAPATAEmilio is a psychologist graduated from the Universidad de Buenos Aires, currently completing a specialization in Data Science Applied to Behavioral Sciences and Psychology at the same institution. Currently, he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Social Neuroscience and Cognition at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Santiago, Chile ...KEEP READINGEMPIRICAL 5E LABKEVIN BLANCO MADARIAGAKevin is a statistical engineer with a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad de Santiago de Chile, specializing in data science (U. Michigan) and machine learning (U. Stanford). He is currently a doctoral student in Social Neuroscience and Cognition at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Santiago, Chile ...KEEP READINGPapersJournalsPublished When the body resonates with the pain of the other: Empathy
Bodyssence in Parkinson’s d isease
Bridging Consciousness and AI: ChatGPT-Assisted Phenomenological Analysis 2025The spectrum of embodied intersubjective synchrony in empathy: from fully embodied to externally oriented engagement in Parkinson's disease
2025Empathy bodyssence: temporal dynamics of sensorimotor and physiological responses and the subjective experience in synchrony with the other’s suffering
