SARS-CoV-2 can affect the brain and cause neuropsychological disorders
Article in Neurological Sciences by Konstantinos Priftis, Massimo Prior, Leonardo Meneghetti, Teresa Mercogliano and Matteo Bendini
Structural and functional brain asymmetries in the early phases of life: a scoping review
Scoping review in Brain Structure and Function by Patrizia Bisiacchi and Elisa Cainelli
IRIS project: Unexpected and violent death notification
What does violent and unexpected death mean? It is a death which occurs due to external causes, which strikes unexpectedly, without any warning; it can be due to suicide, homicide, accidents at work, road accidents, and natural disasters
#everythingisgonnabealright; character, psychological distress and self-efficacy during Covid-19 lockdown
Article in Journal of Happiness Studies by Nicole Casali, Tommaso Feraco, Marta Ghisi and Chiara Meneghetti
Traumatic stress symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic
An ongoing research project of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute of McGill University (Canada) in collaboration with Prof. Sabrina Cipolletta
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Numerical magnitude, rather than individual bias, explains spatial numerical association in newborn chicks
We associate small numbers with the left and large numbers with the right side of space. Recent evidence from human newborns and non-human animals has challenged the primary role assigned to culture, in determining this spatial numerical association (SNA). Nevertheless, the effect of individual spat
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Increasing learning disabilities? Primum non nocere
Specific learning disabilities (SLDs) are increasingly being addressed by researchers, schools, and institutions, as shown by the increasing number of publications, guidelines, and incidence statistics. Although SLDs are becoming a major topic in education with the final goal of inclusive schools, c
