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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...

What makes adolescents resilient?

Written by Carmela Lillo - Redazione scientifica on 28/01/2026. Posted in Adolescence, I nostri progetti per gli adolescenti.

To support young people, it is important to understand what can predict their resilience, understood as the ability to emerge strengthened from adversity. A study on adolescence...

Epigenetics of trauma

Written by Sabrina Venditti on 28/01/2026. Posted in Research and brain news, Research and the brain.

Mental healthWhat is meant by mental health? According to the World Healt... More is a fundamental and integral aspect of what we consider global health and overall well-being...

The Multitasking Mom

Written by Francesca Salcioli on 28/01/2026. Posted in Research and the brain.

Multitasking describes the ability to follow multiple activities simultaneously: a characteristic that is common among mothers. It is a strategy that responds to the need for...

From judgment to mindful listening

Written by Stelian Cruceanu on 28/01/2026. Posted in Adolescence, Adolescence and current events.

Adolescence and young adulthood are periods in which one feels continuously evaluated: just turning on the phone can change your mood. Research from UCLA shows that when...

The critical thinking of young people, a resource to cultivate for the future.

Written by Kelly Di Blas on 24/06/2025. Posted in Adolescence, Adolescence and current events.

We live in a historical era marked by deep contrasts: on one hand, access to information has never been so vast and fast, while on the other, the ability to discern, select, and...

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 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,...

Protecting the brain. What strategies?

Written by Valerio Bascetto on 16/07/2024. Posted in Our research projects, Research and the brain.

Understanding the brain has been a complex and fascinating challenge for humans for centuries. Over time, it has been recognized as the seat of the rational part of the soul,...

Play and Brain Development

Written by Andrea Pintimalli - Redazione scientifica on 15/07/2024. Posted in Education, Education news.

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...

“To grow together”: the Patrizio Paoletti Foundation campaign

Written by Andrea Pintimalli - Redazione scientifica on 10/07/2024. Posted in Education, Our educational projects.

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...

Silence is health: Patrizio Paoletti Foundation at Sapienza University

Written by Francesca Salcioli on 28/06/2024. Posted in Our research projects, Research and the brain.

Silence is golden, even for health. Current scientific research is confirming that silence can become a protective factor for the mind and overall body health, especially when...

The psychosocial well-being of adolescents

Written by Donatella Bruni on 20/06/2024. Posted in Adolescence, Adolescent emergency news.

Adolescence, or the phase of passage from childhood to adult life, is a special and delicate period. It is a priority to ensure the psychosocial well-being“Health is not a...

Risks and extraordinary potentials of the adolescent brain. Interview with Tania Di Giuseppe, psychotherapist and head of psycho-pedagogical research

Written by Redazione scientifica on 11/07/2023. Posted in Adolescence.

What happens in the brains of adolescents and what is the latest from the psycho-pedagogical research and projects of Patrizio Paoletti Foundation? We find out in this interview...

Paoletti Foundation organizes a two-fold event on the brain mechanisms that regulate our lives: silence and psychophysics, ICONS and the Fechner Day

Written by Redazione scientifica on 06/07/2023. Posted in Our research projects, Research and the brain.

On the morning of October 22, 1850, psychologist and statistician Gustav Theodor Fechner, while in his bed recovering from an eye injury, had an insight that is considered the...

Ricerca neuroscientifica e benessere psicofisico

Interview with Tal D. Ben-Soussan, director of RINED: neuroscientific research as a guide to psychophysical well-being

Written by Redazione scientifica on 05/07/2023. Posted in Research and the brain.

The Research Institute in Neuroscience, Education and Didactics (RINED) is part of the Patrizio Paoletti Foundation (FPP), an Italian foundation registered in the National...

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...

Diventare genitori: la seconda vita del cervello

Becoming parents: the brain’s second life

Written by Andrea Pintimalli - Redazione scientifica on 13/06/2023. Posted in Research and the brain.

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...

“Prefigurare il Futuro” nelle zone colpite dal terremoto

“Prefigure the Future” in earthquake-affected areas: a community-based neuropsycho-pedagogical intervention to support the people of Central Italy

Written by Grazia Serantoni - Redazione scientifica on 05/06/2023. Posted in Our research projects, Research and the brain.

In 2016 and 2017, Marche and Umbria faced the devastating impact of the earthquakes Amatrice-Norcia-Visso that caused 303 deaths, 388 wounded and 40,000 dispersed. Dealing with...

“I know I can help you”. The educational challenge after the earthquake in Turkey-Syria

Written by Carmela Lillo - Redazione scientifica on 03/06/2023. Posted in Education, Our educational projects.

In the weeks following the earthquake catastrophe in Turkey, the Patrizio Paoletti Foundation released, “10 steps to cope with the effects of the earthquake”, a guide for...

Adolescence, social media and self-esteem

Written by Grazia Serantoni - Redazione scientifica on 02/06/2023. Posted in Adolescence.

Mir spasët krasotà: beauty will save the world. Mir means ‘peace’ and not only ‘world’ in Russian. More than 150 years ago, and well before the advent 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-esteem. At AIS – Assisi International School, the Patrizio Paoletti...

The neuroscience of self-esteem: 5 research-based tips for valuing ourselves

Written by Michele Pellegrino - Redazione Scientifica on 31/05/2023. Posted in evidenza, Research and brain news, Research and brain news, Research and the brain.

Although self-esteem is widely studied in the behavioral sciences, its neuroanatomical basis is still largely unknown. For example, reduced self-esteem has been associated with...

Grave crisi di autostima tra gli adolescenti

Are we experienceing a global self-esteem crisis? Self-esteem education as a possible response to the mental health emergency in adolescence

Written by Andrea Pintimalli - Redazione scientifica on 31/05/2023. Posted 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...

The gift of sleep: helping the brain protect our mental well-being while we sleep.

Written by admin on 25/04/2023. Posted in Research and the brain.

Sleep is a crucial biological process and has long been recognized as a determining factor in human health and performance. Although not all sleep functions are fully...

The new technostress and “old” addictions: be educated and educate to manage mental health risks.

Written by Redazione scientifica on 20/04/2023. Posted in Adolescence, Adolescence, evidenza.

Different kinds of addictions are significant mental health risk factors and education can make a big difference in our ability to manage them.

Let’s move! Movement as an integral part of learning from Montessori to AIS… and some advice for parents and educators

Written by Redazione scientifica on 19/04/2023. Posted in Education, evidenza, Our educational projects.

As in many other areas, with regards to the cognitive function of movement, Maria Montessori was a great precursor. The great pedagogist teaches us that from the moment children...

“EQ Students” is here, the project that studies new models to develop emotional intelligence in children and young people

Written by CIRO SCATEGNI on 27/07/2022. Posted in Education, Education news, Education, Uncategorized, Our educational projects, Our research projects, Research and the brain, Research, Research and the brain, Uncategorized, Blog.

The foundation is the Italian partner of “EQ Students”, a unique project that resolves to develop, test and implement a complete system to support the development of emotional...

The new Erasmus Plus “i-School” project is officially starting, to promote cultural heritage in school

Written by CIRO SCATEGNI on 26/07/2022. Posted in Education, Education news, Education, Uncategorized, Our educational projects, Our research projects, Research and brain news, Research and the brain, Research and the brain, Uncategorized, Blog.

The i-SCHOOL project contributes to recognizing the social and educational value of the European cultural heritage. Its main objective is to promote knowledge and increase...

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