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Friendship: a treasure for the brain

Written by Carmela Lillo - Redazione scientifica on 28/01/2026. Posted in Research and brain news, Research and the brain.

“Who finds a friend finds a treasure”: this ancient proverb holds a deep truth, confirmed by recent neuroscientific discoveries. Friendships not only add value to our lives but...

Education is prevention

Written by Francesca Salcioli on 28/01/2026. Posted in Education, Education news.

On October 11 and 12, the Bertinoro Days for Civil Economy were held, promoted by the AICCON Research Center as a laboratory for study and discussion on the evolution of the...

How to do square breathing?

Written by Andrea Pintimalli - Redazione scientifica on 28/01/2026. Posted in Mental health, Questions and Answers on Mental Health.

Square breathing, also known as box breathing, is a rhythmic breathing technique that offers significant benefits for stressWhat is stress? From a clinical perspective, stress...

Quanto è importante il sonno per il benessere

How important is sleep for well-being?

Written by Giulia Mastrocicco on 28/01/2026. Posted in Mental health, News on mental health, Questions and Answers on Mental Health.

On March 14, World Sleep Day is celebrated, an annual event that takes place close to the spring equinox (March 21). The day was promoted by the World Society Sleep and the...

Quali e quanti sono veramente i nostri sensi

What and how many are our senses really?

Written by Francesca Salcioli on 17/07/2025. Posted in Body and Health, News on body and health.

At school, we were taught that we have 5 senses: sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste. But science today suggests that the ways our body perceives and interacts with the...

Patrizio Paoletti Foundation for the children of Kenya

Written by Redazione scientifica on 17/06/2025. Posted in Education, Our educational projects.

Fondazione Patrizio Paoletti is a partner and co-financier of a project to ensure protection and psychological well-being for children in Kenya, while also contributing to...

Human and Emotional Sustainability: The Path to Global Health

Written by Francesca Salcioli on 15/04/2025. Posted in Education, Education news.

In a rapidly changing world, with climatic, technological, and social shifts, choosing sustainability is the only way to reshape our relationship with ourselves, others, and the...

Il sistema di ricompensa del cervello e l'apprendimento

The brain’s reward system and learning

Written by Roberto Inchingolo on 14/01/2025. Posted in Research and brain news, Research and the brain.

Why do we do what we do? Beyond meeting the basic needs for our survival—food, rest, safety—we are motivated by what brings us pleasure, fun, and satisfaction. These activities...

Il bias algoritmico anche l’intelligenza artificiale inciampa nei pregiudizi

Algorithmic bias: even artificial intelligence stumbles over prejudice

Written by Abdou Diouf on 03/10/2024. Posted in Education, Education news.

Everyone, at least once in their life, has fallen into the trap of prejudice: an opinion formed in advance, often based on characteristics such as ethnicity, gender, religion,...

Hikikomori: Overcoming Social Withdrawal and Rediscovering Yourself

Written by Eva Ricevuto on 25/07/2024. Posted in Adolescence, Adolescent emergency news.

The phenomenon of hikikomori, increasingly widespread even in Italy, represents a silent condition affecting many young people. They choose to isolate themselves from the...

The right environment for concentration

Written by Francesca Salcioli on 10/07/2024. Posted in Mental health, News on mental health.

Focusing seems increasingly difficult in an era saturated with information, notifications, sounds, and lights. Every stimulus can become a distraction, pulling us away from...

Giornata Mondiale dei Genitori e denatalità

The Global Day of Parents brings denatality in Italy to the fore

Written by Redazione scientifica on 15/06/2023. Posted in Education.

For the Global Day of Parents set for 1 June 2023 by the United Nations, the Patrizio Paoletti Foundation, which is dedicated to research and training for the wellbeing of...

Self-esteem is learned with the law of a hundred steps of mediation

Written by Andrea Pintimalli - Redazione scientifica on 01/06/2023. Posted in Education, Education news.

Parents and teachers often ask themselves how they can help their children and students develop self-esteemThe term self-esteem literally refers to the evaluation of o......

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