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Promoting Sustainable and Safe Mobility: Unveiling the MORDE Scale for Driver Psychology Understanding the Hidden Drivers of Risky Behavior Road traffic accidents remain a global crisis, exacting a devastating toll in lives and injuries. While many factors contribute to this persistent problem, a deeper understanding of the psychological and behavioral underpinnings of driver choices is […]

Work-Related Stress and Glucose Regulation in Air Traffic Control Officers: New Perspectives for Medical Certification   The Biomedicine Study: A Beacon on ATCOs’ Resilience A new article published in Biomedicine, titled “Work-Related Stress and Glucose Regulation in Air Traffic Control Officers: Implications for Medical Certification,” opens new frontiers in understanding the relationship between professional stress

Comparing Immersive and Non-Immersive VR: Effects on Spatial Learning and Aesthetic Experience in Museum Settings A recent article published in Brain Sciences “Comparing Immersive and Non-Immersive VR: Effects on Spatial Learning and Aesthetic Experience in Museum Settings” by Laura Piccardi, Marcello Massidda, Laura Travaglini, Sofia Pescarin, Marco Giancola, Massimiliano Palmiero, Matteo Deflorian, Sabrina Apollaro, Roberta Lista, and Raffaella

Evaluating Young Adults’ Engagement with Cultural Heritage The recent article published in Heritage by Manuele Veggi, Alessandro von Gal, Laura Piccardi, Sofia Pescarin, and Raffaella Nori titled “How Much Do We Care About Cultural Heritage? A Rasch Scale Validation Study Among Young Adults“, investigates the relationship between citizens and cultural heritage through the novel Cultural Heritage

It is now online ALE-meta-analysis: Disruptive resting state networks characterizing depressive comorbidity in Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment by Alessandro von Gal, Dario Papa, Marco D’Auria, and Laura Piccardi, published in Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. This systematic literature review on Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science extracts experiments that compare resting state scans of

It is now online the review: Relationship Between Depression and Neurodegeneration: Risk Factor, Prodrome, Consequence, or Something Else? A Scoping Review by Dario Papa, Alessandro Ingenito, Alessandro von Gal, Maria Francesca De Pandis, and Laura Piccardi, published in Biomedicine. This article seeks to investigate the unclear link between depression and neurodegeneration. A huge debate exists

It is now online the article: Dual Assessment of Developmental Topographical Disorientation: Comparing Self-Reported Measures with Actual Navigational Performance by Alessia Bonavita, Sofia Pepe, Raffaella Nori, Massimiliano Palmiero, Cecilia Guariglia and Laura Piccardi, published in Brain Sciences. This article seeks to (i) evaluate the effectiveness of the Familiarity and Spatial Cognitive Style Scale (FSCS) and

It is now online the article: “The Dual Process model: the effect of cognitive load on the ascription of intentionality” by Micaela Maria Zucchelli, Nicola Matteucci Armandi Avogli Trotti, Andrea Pavan, Laura Piccardi, and Raffaella Nori, published in Frontiers in Psychology. This article seeks to examine the intentionality behind decision-making by utilizing a cognitive load

It is now online the article: May reducing driving-related phobia recover developmental topographical disorientation? A case report. by Cecilia Guariglia, Samuele Russo, Alessia Bonavita, Raffaella Nori and Laura Piccardi, published in Applied Neuropsychology: Adult. In this article, we report the case of a girl with developmental topographical disorientation (DTD) and driving related fear (DRF) who struggled to learn driving routes due to her phobia. Her

It is now online the article: “Mind’s eye in the Alzheimer’s disease spectrum continuum” by Giulia Bechi Gabrielli, Fabrizia D’Antonio, Antonella Di Vita, Roberta Margiotta, Massimiliano Panigutti, Maddalena Boccia, Laura Piccardi, Liana Palermo, Emanuela Salati, Micaela Sepe Monti, Giuseppina Talarico, Giuseppe Bruno and Cecilia Guariglia, published in Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. This article aims to