The Department welcomes Valentina Simonetti
as RTDA from October 2025
The Department welcomes Fabio Masina
as RTDA from February 2025
The Department welcomes Stefano Noventa
as RTT from February 2025
The Department welcomes Carola Dell'Acqua
as RTDA from February 2025
The Department welcomes Giorgio Arcara
as Associate Professor from April 2025
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
NEWS AND EVENTS
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Cognitive Stimulation Therapy and loneliness in people with mild-to-moderate dementia
Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) is a psychosocial intervention with robust evidence of efficacy and is recommended to support cognitive functioning, counteract psychological and behavioural symptoms, and ameliorate quality of life in people with dementia. The recently published study, part of a
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Obituary for Carlo Arrigo Umiltà
The life and scientific legacy of Professor Umiltà through the words of Konstantinos Priftis “Because the whole earth is the tomb of famous men; not only are they commemorated by inscriptions on their own graves, but in foreign lands also there abides an unwritten memorial of them, graven not on sto
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Do musicians really have better memory than nonmusicians?
Global Collaboration Redefines How Cognitive Research Is Done33 labs across 15 countries join forces to study musicians’ memory in one of the first multilab projects in psychology and neurosciencePADUA and INNSBRUCK (Italy and Austria) — November 10, 2025
Do musicians really have better memory than n
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Personal Views of Aging among Informal Caregivers of People with Dementia and Non-Caregivers
Does caring for a relative with dementia affect how family caregivers view their own aging process?
A recent study published in Healthcare explored this question by involving a sample of family (informal) caregivers of people with dementia and a comparison group of adults who had never taken this rol
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Examining subjective views of the aging process in older adults: a systematic review following the COSMIN methodology
How can we identify and assess views on aging in older adults?
Subjective Views of Aging (VoA) have attracted increasing attention in the literature, as their VoA components have a significant impact on various health well-being outcomes, and longevity in older adults. This systematic review, publish
