Epigenetics of trauma
Mental health is a fundamental and integral aspect of what we consider global health and overall well-being for each individual. Its core lies in psychological well-being, which can be severely undermined by exposure to trauma, impacting global health even through epigenetic mechanisms.
What and how many are our senses really?
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 environment are more numerous, and their functioning is linked to emotions.
Brain plasticity: why understanding it can change the way we learn (at any age)
Once it was thought that the brain was rigid and unchangeable, doomed to age without the possibility of renewal. Today, neuroscience tells a completely different story. Discover what “brain plasticity” means and why it can revolutionize the way we live, teach, and learn with the free video lesson b…
Neurodegeneration
Global health particularly considers natural aging, which accompanies economic, health, and social development. In this context, it is essential to prevent and delay neurodegeneration as much as possible, thereby prolonging health, autonomy, and happiness in the third and fourth age. While studying…
Brain and mental health
Preserving cognitive functions is a fundamental goal of global health, particularly regarding the prevention and research of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson. At the same time, it is essential to protect psychological health, which is challenged by social, healthcare, an…
Neurobiology of Beauty
Neuroscience highlights the importance of cultural participation for individual well-being, showing how cultural events influence brain activity, structure, and biochemistry, particularly in areas related to pleasure and reward. Neuroaesthetics studies the activation of specific neural structures a…
Resilience and Neuroscience
An inner and silent strength that comes to our aid when we need it to face adversity and emerge stronger from negative experiences. From a psychological perspective, resilience is the ability to adapt and recover from difficulties. The human brain has remarkable recovery abilities, even from high l…
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. Thanks to collaboration with leading research institutions in Italy and worldwide, we can guarantee th…
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 Fondazione Patrizio Paoletti applies this knowledge in its educational practice with young children.
Paoletti Foundation organizes a two-fold event on the brain mechanisms that regulate our lives: silence and psychophysics, ICONS and the Fechner Day
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 basis of modern psychophysics. The law Fechner formulated based on that insight was, “For the intensity of a sensation to g…
Interview with Tal D. Ben-Soussan, director of RINED: neuroscientific research as a guide to psychophysical well-being
The Research Institute in Neuroscience, Education and Didactics (RINED) is part of the Patrizio Paoletti Foundation (FPP), an Italian foundation registered in the National Register of Research at the Ministry of Education and Merit (MIUR). The main goal of RINED, and of FPP in general, is to identi…
The neuroscience of self-esteem: 5 research-based tips for valuing ourselves
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 increased brain activity in regions of the anterior insula and dorsal part of the anterior cingulate cortex, the same regi…
The new technostress and “old” addictions: be educated and educate to manage mental health risks.
Different kinds of addictions are significant mental health risk factors and education can make a big difference in our ability to manage them.
At 21 Minutes – Tali Sharot’s research on brain optimism : benefits and risks for mental health
One of the most important insights produced by neuroscience in recent years is undoubtedly the discovery of how much the ability to imagine characterizes us as a species and the difference it has made in our evolution. The ability to abstract ourselves from the data present to our senses at a given…
