Plants, often perceived as static and passive organisms, are in fact capable of movement, communication, and complex social interactions. The Mind(the)Plant laboratory, based at the Department of General Psychology at the University of Padua, investigates precisely these phenomena, with a particular
In everyday life, we are constantly required to manage multiple tasks at once. Stimulus-rich environments force us to process diverse streams of information in parallel, putting our cognitive resources to the test. However, the natural cognitive decline associated with aging can reduce the ability
You have time until May 22, 2025 to submit your abstract for the European Mathematical Psychology Group Meeting (EMPG) 2025, which will be held at the University of Padua from September 3 to 5, 2025.The EMPG is an annual event that brings together researchers working in mathematical modeling of
Can we accurately process what happens in the space around us, even when our mind is overloaded? In a recent study carried out by Maria Silvia Saccani and collaborators, more than 180 participants took part in two online experiments to address this question. Since potential asymmetries in spatial
I am a psychologist with a background in neuropsychology, and I earned my PhD in Psychological Sciences from the University of Padua, under the supervision of Prof. Sara Mondini. My main areas of research are Clinical Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. What unites my research in these
