Articles written by: Andrea Pintimalli – Redazione scientifica
How to do square breathing?
Square breathing, also known as box breathing, is a rhythmic breathing technique that offers significant benefits for stress reduction and improved concentration. Let’s discover how to do it and expl…
Can movement help counteract depression?
Depression is one of the most widespread mental health conditions globally. It typically appears as an emotional phenomenon characterized by strong negative beliefs. Research shows that the most effe…
Work well-being: what is the difference between Distress and Eustress?
According to research by EU-OSHA (European Agency for Safety and Health at Work), 44% of workers in Europe reported an increase in work-related stress due to the Covid-19 pandemic, leading to peaks i…
Play and Brain Development
Since Neumann’s “Game Theory” was used in the 1940s to explain human behavior in fields such as economics, politics and biology, it has become increasingly clear that play is not just a form of enter…
“To grow together”: the Patrizio Paoletti Foundation campaign
The lack of emotional skills at the social level is a phenomenon increasingly detailed by research, often cited today as a hidden cause of serious issues. It is believed to be the root of problems su…
The 4 Cs of Neuro-Pedagogical Research
Research cannot stop. It is precisely continuity that ensures scientific progress becomes sustainable. Scientific knowledge evolves in relation to the continuous change of individuals and society. Th…
“I am you, you are me, may everything be for our neighbor.”
Neuroscientific and psychopedagogical research has investigated friendship in recent years as a fundamental expression of human relationships, uncovering its enormous benefits: it is a highly protect…
Sphere Model of Consciousness
The Sphere Model of Consciousness (SMC) is designed to symbolize the phenomenology of consciousness using the geometric properties of spatial coordinates within a spherical figure (see Figure 1).
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Education based on neuroscience to realize our potential: interview with Elena Perolfi, head of training projects
In this interview with Elena Perolfi, head of the Foundation’s educational and training projects, we find out how a child’s brain grows amid neurodevelopment, synaptogenesis, and education, and how F…
“It is necessary to improve parental knowledge and skills on a permanent basis”: words of Maria Herczog, international child welfare expert at 21 Minutes
Maria Herczog, an economist and sociologist, has dedicated her entire life to child protection, working with the European Council, UNICEF, chairing the EuroChild network and other organizations aroun…
Becoming parents: the brain’s second life
It is a common experience and often reported by fathers and mothers that the arrival of a new born child starts a new and completely different life. This transformational experience can be seen from…
Self-esteem is learned with the law of a hundred steps of mediation
Parents and teachers often ask themselves how they can help their children and students develop self-esteem. At AIS – Assisi International School, the Patrizio Paoletti Foundation school based on the…
Are we experienceing a global self-esteem crisis? Self-esteem education as a possible response to the mental health emergency in adolescence
There are many factors that seem to point to a severe self-esteem crisis among adolescents, from the boom in cosmetic surgery, to the increase in anxiety and depression, and the rise in cases of suic…
