Many animals stick together when they enter new and unfamiliar places. Staying in groups—known as the “safety in numbers” effect—can help protect them from predators. Because jellyfish in the wild are often seen drifting in large clusters, prof. Christian Agrillo and dr. Alessandra Pecunioso
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
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
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, 2025Do musicians really have better memory than
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
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,
For the first time, Wavelet Transform Coherence (WTC), a powerful method widely used to study brain oscillations, human coordination, and animal synchrony, has been applied to plants. In their new article published in Scientific Reports by Nature, Bianca Bonato and colleagues reveal that pea plants
A team of researchers from the University of Padua and the University of Trieste has observed surprising behaviors in jellyfish of the species Aurelia (moon jellyfish). The study, published in «Behavioral and Brain Sciences», explores the origin of curiosity and the possibility of cognition without
Worry, when it takes on pathological features, represents one of the main factors involved in the development and maintenance of anxiety-related psychopathologies. For this reason, worry constitutes a crucial target for cognitive-behavioural psychological interventions, both in preventive contexts
