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Andrea Zangrossi

My main research interests concern the use of models for predicting behavioral outcomes based on various types of data (behavioral, psychophysiological, or neuroimaging) for clinical or forensic applications. During my PhD and a research period at the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience

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Elisa Cainelli

 My interest in the study of the developing brain and how the basis for efficient cognitive functioning throughout the life cycle is laid in these early stages, dates back to my Ph.D. in Psychological Science. My research has focused on the neurobiological basis of emerging cognitive functions, both

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Federica Nenna

 My research focuses on analyzing psychological, behavioral, and cognitive aspects of human operators while using new technologies applied to the work and industry sectors. I am particularly interested in exploring relationships and possible interactions between physical and virtual worlds, through

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The Current and Retrospective Cognitive Reserve (2CR) Survey and its relationship with cognitive and mood measures

The study, recently published by the European Journal of Ageing, developed a new survey for the assessment of cognitive reserve in adults and older age: the Current and Retrospective Cognitive Reserve (2CR) survey.The 2CR assesses classical proxies of cognitive reserve (socio-economic status,

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Alexithymia modulates the attitudes towards odors but not the olfactory abilities or the affective reactions to odors

by Cinzia Cecchetto, Elisa Dal Bò, Marilena Aiello, Florian Ph.S Fischmeister, Claudio Gentili, Sofia Adelaide OsimoA new study, published in PLOS ONE journal, investigated the different aspects of olfactory perception in individuals with alexithymia. The study is the result of a collaboration of

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Laura Miola

 I am a psychologist with a degree in Neuroscience and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, a master’s degree in Psychology of Ageing and a PhD in Psychological Sciences from theUniversity of Padua.My main research interests lie in the fields of spatial cognition and environmental psychology, areas of

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Recharging with BIO.POD

Virtual reality experimentationFrancesca Pazzaglia and Giuliana SalmasoThe BIO.POD is a calm and welcoming multi-sensory space designed by Giuliana Salmaso and Leonardo Tizi to offer users restorative breaks.The hypothesis guiding the design is that a few minutes rest in it can bring measurable

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The Role of the Psychologist in Parkinson's Disease: from Assessment to Treatment

The training course "The Role of the Psychologist in Parkinson's Disease: from Assessment to Treatment" aims to train and sensitize psychologists/psychotherapists/physicians (including those in training) to a more modern and rational cognitive-behavioral framing and monitoring of the non-motor

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