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Multivariate Profiles of Personality: Explorations Between Biology and Methodology

Zoomhttps://unipd.zoom.us/j/88481989706ID: 884 8198 9706Date: 15 June 2021 - 16:00Speaker: Marco Del GiudiceIn this talk I will explore some theoretical and methodological implications of the multivariate nature of personality. First, I will show how a multivariate perspective on sex differences in

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Psychophysiology of sport: preparation for action

Seminar: PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY OF SPORT: PREPARATION FOR ACTION Date: May 3, 2021, 13.30 Zoom link: https://unipd.zoom.us/j/89866603453?pwd=WGZrQnZVNHZHY1RZKzdpTE5SSkFZUT09

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SARS-CoV-2 can affect the brain and cause neuropsychological disorders

SARS-CoV-2 resulting in COVID-19 can affect the brain and cause neuropsychological disorders (e.g., executive dysfunction and memory difficulties). Recently the presence of more focal and isolated neuropsychological signs has been also reported, in the domain of language disorders (e.g., alexia

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Structural and functional brain asymmetries in the early phases of life: a scoping review

Asymmetry characterizes the brain in both structure and function. Anatomical asymmetries explain only a fraction of functional variability in lateralization, with structural and functional asymmetries developing at different periods of life and in different ways. In this work, we perform a scoping

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IRIS project: Unexpected and violent death notification

This studyis  conducted by Prof Diego De Leo, President of the NGO De Leo Fund, and Prof Sabrina Cipolletta, Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, with the collaboration of Msr Annalisa Guarino and Benedetta Maria Congregalli.What does violent and unexpected death mean? It is a

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