Brain Awareness Week 2026
On March 16 and 17, 2026, the international week dedicated to neuroscience findings, returns to the Sala Paladin at Palazzo Moroni in Padua
Sensing Time Summer School
6th - 10 th July 2026 - Explore time perception through the lenses of psychology, neuroscience, and cutting-edge technology
Intelligence: Singular or Plural?
Five meetings organized by Progetto Formazione Continua, exploring the definition - or definitions - of Intelligence. The meetings will be held in Italian.
THE 2026 Ranking: Psychology at the University of Padua Among the World’s Top 100
Unipd is the only Italian university in the top 100 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026
The Department welcomes Sara Bertoni
as RTT from February 2026
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
NEWS AND EVENTS
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Fire safety training for workers
An investigation into how learning modalities in VR relate to performance and self-evaluationsThe study, carried out in collaboration with the e-learning company Piazza Copernico, started from a very concrete question: do we really learn better when we are immersed in a simulation compared to when w
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From Psychology, a contribution to Mass Spectrometry
The study conducted by Avesani, Bonato et al. (2026) at the Department of General Psychology of the University of Padua and published in the scientific journal Molecules represents a contribution of great scientific and methodological relevance. For the first time, a technique typically belonging to
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Training the mind to rebalance stress
A Padua study reveals the link between cognitive stimulation and stress hormones in older adults with cognitive declineA new study led by Maria Devita from the Department of General Psychology at the University of Padua, in collaboration with the Geriatric Clinic of the Department of Medicine direct
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“The three-door dilemma: even fish fail at probability puzzles”
Humans often make reasoning errors when they have to make decisions under conditions of uncertainty. These “mental traps,” known as cognitive fallacies, often arise from incorrect assessments of the probability that a given event will occur or from irrational responses that accompany decision-making
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Anti-Social Jellyfish? Rethinking ‘Safety in Numbers’ in the Open Sea
Many animals stick together when they enter new and unfamiliar places. Staying in groups—known as the “safety in numbers” effect—can help protect them from predators. Because jellyfish in the wild are often seen drifting in large clusters, prof. Christian Agrillo and dr. Alessandra Pecunioso wondere
