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Why Stradivari are preferred sound over other violins

 A study published by The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America has identified the sound qualities that make the Stradivari violin preferable over others violins.The experiment evaluated the sound qualities of violins in the attempt to find the distinct qualities that make a violin timbre

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Veronica Muffato

 I am a psychologist, I received my Master’s degree in Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Sciences from the University of Padua and a Ph.D. in Cognitive Sciences from the same university.My research interests are in the field of spatial cognition, which investigates how people acquire and use

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Alberto Testolin

 I am a cognitive scientist with a strong interdisciplinary background: I obtained an M.Sc. in Computer Science (curriculum Artificial Intelligence) and a Ph.D. in Psychological Sciences, both from the University of Padova. During my Ph.D. I had the pleasure to spend a research period at Stanford

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Olfactory meta-cognition in individuals with depressive and anxiety symptoms: the differential role of common and social odors

This new study, published in Journal of Affective Disorders, examined the relationship between symptoms of depression, general anxiety, and social anxiety and olfactory meta-cognitive abilities, such as olfactory awareness, imagery and reactivity, and the importance of odors.

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The 8th Visual Properties Driving Visual Preference (VPDVP) workshop

The 8th Visual Properties Driving Visual Preference (VPDVP) workshop will take place on Friday 27th May 2022 at the University of Padua (Italy).Keynote speakers:Denis Pelli (New York University) "Some psychophysics of beauty judgement"Nick Wade (University of Dundee) "Binocular art"Michael Kubovy

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