CARs - Spring 2026 Courses
The Advanced Courses for Scientific Research (CARS) were established in 1998 by the Department of General Psychology (DPG) with the aim of helping undergraduate and graduate students, as well as early-career researchers, acquire the advanced technical and methodological skills needed to carry out experimental theses and research projects.
University of Padua among the top 50 universities in the world
The most prestigious result is achieved in Psychology, which enters the global top 50
"Oltre lo Schermo": A Free Guide for Digital Education
The initiative is promoted by the Department of General Psychology at the University of Padua, through the NeuroDev research group, in collaboration with the La Nostra Famiglia Center in Padua
“Voci di Scienza, Voci di Donna 2026” Award to Bianca Bonato
Bianca Bonato has been awarded the recognition “Voci di Scienza, Voci di Donna 2026”, granted by Radio Parlamentare – Percorso Consapevole and the Intergruppo parlamentare per la Conoscenza e la Ricerca Scientifica
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
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
NEWS AND EVENTS
Seminars
Seminar “Investigating the analytical robustness of the social and behavioural sciences”
Wednesday, 22 April 2026, at 11:00 AM, in Room A of Psychology (Psychology 3 building), with Balazs Aczel (ELTE, Budapest)The study “Investigating the Analytical Robustness of the Social and Behavioural Sciences,” published in Nature in April 2026, is the outcome of a large-scale multilaboratory eff
Seminars
Network Neuroscience Approaches to Brain - Behavior Associations and Personalized Brain Stimulation
Cognitive Neuroscience Seminars – A forum to discuss the major challenges in cognitive neuroscience together with early-career researchers.
The next meeting will take place on Thursday, April 23, at 2:00 PM in Meeting Room 1, DPG, 5th floor, Via Venezia 16.Speaker: Dr. Arianna Menardi - Department of
Research highlights
The dark side of symmetry
Do we really always like symmetry? One might think so: it is orderly, regular, reassuring. And indeed, in many cases, that is true. But when we move from abstract shapes to images of the real world, things become more complicated.
In a recent study, we investigated how symmetry influences aesthetic j
Events
When Coming of Age Meets Coming to Terms: Young Adults Living with Chronic Illness - Tracey A. Revenson
01.04.2026The diagnosis of a serious illness creates disruption at any age but presents unique coping tasks for young adults in their 20s. Young adulthood is a time of growth and change. The earliest adult years, termed emerging adulthood (Arnett, 2000), are characterized by the development of self-concept a
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Personal views of aging and quality of life in midlife and older age: the role of cognitive reserve
This study investigated the relationship between personal views of aging—such as felt age, attitudes toward one’s own aging, and awareness of age-related change—and quality of life in midlife and older adults, exploring the extent to which cognitive reserve proxies may act as a mechanism mediating a
