List of professors / research scientists
🗎 See full CVs of faculty members on the dedicated University of Padua’s webpage
Animal Cognition; Psychology of Music; Brain Lateralization; Numerical Cognition; Visual Illusions
Power and design analysis, multiverse analysis, structural equation modeling, psychometrics, meta-research, statistical reasoning, R
Methodology in Clinical Neuropsychology, Methodology in Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychometrics, Statistics, Neurophysiology
Vision psychophysics, neuroscience, and neuropsychology of visual processing
Structural and functional neuroimaging of cognition and motor control; lateralization in motor control
Developmental cognitive neuroscience, brain plasticity, language development, memory functions, mathematical abilities, sleep patterns in infancy
Visual Perception, Visual Cognition, Perceptual Organisation, Symmetry, Illusions, Naive Physics, Experimental Aesthetics
Developmental psychology, Pediatric Psychology, Parenting, Temperament, Eco anxiety, Animal Assisted Interventions
Age-related changes in health behaviors, cognitive and psychological factors across the lifespan and in older adults; cognitive reserve; cognitive interventions
Transdiagnostic vulnerability factors of psychopathology in adolescents and emerging adults; dimensional models of personality pathology
fNIRS in cognitive sciences, memory, attention, fNIRS signal processing, prematurity
Clinical psychophysiology; Affective Neuroscience; Emotional information processing in affective and stress disorders; Biofeedback
Gender stereotypes, sexual objectification, self and identity
Impact of digital technologies on psychosocial well-being; Addictive/Problematic behaviours in adolescents and young adults
Cognitive aging; age-related and individual differences; views of aging; cognitive interventions; cognitive stimulation; green workplace behaviors
Mechanisms of psychological and eating disorders and developing digital interventions targeting their maintaining factors
NEW MEMBER (from 01/11/2026)
Mechanisms of psychological and eating disorders and developing digital interventions targeting their maintaining factors
Social cognition, political psychology, communication and persuasion, social influence, development of stereotypes and intergroup attitudes
Reading comprehension, Working memory, Cognitive training, Individual differences, Learning disabilities
Social cognition – Integroup attitudes – Impression formation – Social development – Political psychology
Plant cognition, Plant communication, Kinematics, Mass Spectrometry
Mathematical learning and cognition across typical and atypical development; multi-methods approach
Psychophysiology of sleep, emotion, and cognition
Body Image; Eating Behaviors; Chronic illnesses Impacting Body Image; Psychological Interventions; Randomized Controlled Trials; Yoga
Meta-research, mental health, clinical trials, meta-analysis, psychotherapy, research integrity, open science, retractions
Cognitive neuroscience, placebo effect, suggestion, fNIRS, relaxation, breathing, attention
Comparative cognition, Brain lateralization, Plant cognition, Plant communication
Visual perception and attention
Cognitive neuroscience of visual attention and visual working memory
NEW MEMBER (from 01/11/2026)
Neuropsychology; dementia; cerebellum; cognitive training
My research focuses on well-being in children with chronic illnesses and academic distress in young adults
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, early infancy, new technologies (IVR)
Forgetting mechanisms, executive control processes, orienting of attention, eye movements, mind wandering
Hospital psychology, sport and health psychology, body image, transdiagnostic constructs, clinical psychology
School bullying, social media use among adolescents, peer group processes, evidence-based practice in school-based interventions, applied meta-analysis
NEW MEMBER (from 01/11/2026)
Contrast matrices, Planned comparisons, Adaptive computerized assessment, Statistics in Clinical and Cognitive Psychology, Psychometrics, Sport Psychology, R
Menstrual cycle, female sexual health and function, genito-pelvic pain
Intellectual disability, Genetic syndromes, Down syndrome Cognitive and Global development
How social contexts shape sustainable behaviors and well-being, with a (particular) focus on socioeconomic inequalities
Psychometric and evolutionary studies on disgust sensitivity, cognition, ideology, and sex/gender differences in psychology
Psychology of judgment and decision making, with an emphasis on risk perception and nudging
Mathematical learning, Numerical cognition, Mathematical Learning Difficulties
Cognitive and emotional aspects of neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly in relation to academic achievement
NEW MEMBER (from 01/11/2026)
Problematic use of digital technologies (e.g., social media, gaming, cyberchondria, AI), mentoring and Service-Learning, addictive behaviors, metacognitive tenet
Brain connectivity, neurophysiology, neuroimaging, psychophysiology, space neuroscience, microgravity, brain-body interaction, aging and neurodegenerative processes
Spatial cognition, space navigation, strategy, ability, cognitive map, individual differences, metacognition, soft-skill
Typical and atypical neurocognitive development, Cognitive Control, Attention, ADHD, Autism, Learning disorders, Epilepsy, Transdiagnostic approach, Connectivity, EEG
NEW MEMBER (from 01/11/2026)
Cognition, Animal Behavior, Perception, Comparative Psychology, Brain lateralization, Neurodevelopmental disorders
Time perception, explicit timing, implicit timing, prospective memory, aging, non-invasive brain stimulation, Parkinson’s patients, Alzheimer patients
Fostering teacher adoption of motivating styles; nature-based interventions and well-being; enhancing self-compassion and self-determined motivation
NEW MEMBER (from 01/11/2026)
Cognitive Control & Semantic Memory (lifespan, cross-linguistic, neuropsychology); Development of tools for rigorous psychology research; EEG/ERP; fNIRS; & more
Risk and resilience in youth development; Environmental sensitivity; Migration, identity, and acculturation; School-based interventions
Spatial cognition, navigation, map learning, real and virtual environments, visuospatial abilities, individual differences, environmental factors
Language and cognition interaction, credibility and truth judgments, foreign language effects, speech production, bilingualism
Applied ethology; Human-animal interactions; Animal welfare; Behavioural observation methods
Mathematical Psychology and Psychometrics: mathematical and logical foundations of assessment models and measurement in Psychology
Meta research, bayesian inference, data simulation, multiverse analysis
Spatial cognition, wayfinding, orientation ability, individual differences, environmental restoration, human-environment interaction, natural/built environments and wellbeing
Language comprehension and production, interaction between language and other cognitive processes, bilingualism, word recognition, sign languages
Bullying, hate speech and bystanders’ behavior, peer relations, evidence-based interventions, adolescents’ wellbeing and adjustment problems
Numerical Cognition, embodied number processing, synaesthesia, visuospatial attention, neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience
Animal cognition and comparative psychology: perception, learning, spatial orientation, social behavior, origin of mind
Analysis of the role of relationship factors, such as countertransference and empathy, in the outcome of psychotherapy
Language development (0-6) in typical, bilingual and atypical children, early assessment, narrative skills, educational context effects
Decision-making, behavioral economics, risk perception, sustainability, and behavioral change
Comparative behaviour and cognition, Developmental psychology, Animal models, Numerical cognition, Brain lateralization
Cognitive neuroscience, movement, interpersonal synchronization, TMS, 3D motion analysis
Stress, risk, and environmental influences on psychological functioning and emotion regulation across development
Cognitive control; emotions; decision-making; virtual reality
Embodiment in expression recognition, visual awareness, EEG/hdEEG, Visual Working Memory, empathy, Facial Palsy
Mathematical Psychology in Psychological Assessment; Measurement of Interrater Agreement; Psyhomeric Models; Road Safety
Psychological measurement; mathematical models in psychology; Quantitative psychology; Psychological, cognitive and neuropsychological assessment
Social cognition, language, gender, objectification, collective action, agency, inequality, conspiracy beliefs
Hazard perception and EI while driving. Sustainable mobility. Visuospatial exploratory abilities in car racing drivers
Human intelligence, dimensional models of neurodevelopmental disorders, individual differences, meta-research
Assessing cognitive, motor, and psychological outcomes in pediatric oncology, applying and evaluating classic and tech interventions
Language processing with a special interest in sentence comprehension, syntax and pragmatics. Language learning and processing; bilingualism. Cognition
Analyzing how the mind represents physical, numerical, and causal information, with a focus on research methods
Substance use among adolescents, new form of addiction