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Application of Virtual Reality in Spatial Memory

It is now online the editorial: Application of Virtual Reality in Spatial Memory by Cimadevilla Jose M., Raffaella Nori and Laura Piccardi, published in Brain Sciences, an open access accessible to readers anywhere in the world. The Editorial sums up the articles included in the Special Issue “Application of Virtual Reality in Spatial Memory ” […]

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The Key Role of Empathy in the Relationship between Age and Social Support

It is now online the final published version of the Article “The Key Role of Empathy in the Relationship between Age and Social Support” by Paola Guariglia, Massimiliano Palmiero, Anna Maria Giannini, and Laura Piccardi published in Healthcare. In the present study, the change in the perceived social support across the lifespan as a function

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Exploring the relationship between perceived loneliness and subjective cognitive decline in older individuals

It is now online the final published version of the Article “Exploring the relationship between perceived loneliness and subjective cognitive decline in older individuals.” by Anna Pecchinenda, Alla Yankouskaya, Maddalena Boccia, Laura Piccardi, Cecilia Guariglia, and Anna Maria Giannini published in Aging & Mental Health. In the present study we conducted a cluster analysis and

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Field dependence-independence mediates the association between visual perception and mathematics. A cross-sectional study in children and preadolescents.

It is now online the final published version of the Article “Field dependence-independence mediates the association between visual perception and mathematics. A cross-sectional study in children and preadolescents.” by Francesca Vecchione, Marco Giancola, Massimiliano Palmiero, Maddalena Boccia, Simonetta D’Amico and Laura Piccardi published in European Journal of Developmental Psychology. In the present study we found

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Environmental cognitive load and spatial anxiety: What matters in navigation?

It is now online the final published version of the Article “Environmental cognitive load and spatial anxiety: What matters in navigation?” by Raffaella Nori, Micaela Maria Zucchelli, Massimiliano Palmiero and Laura Piccardi published in Journal of Environmental Psychology. In the present study we explored the mediating role of anxiety (spatial, trait and state) in the

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Preschoolers’ Perceptual Analogical Reasoning and Map Reading: A Preliminary Study on the Mediating Effect of Spatial Language

It is now online the published version of the Article “Preschoolers’ Perceptual Analogical Reasoning and Map Reading: A Preliminary Study on the Mediating Effect of Spatial Language” by Marco Giancola, Maria Chiara Pino, Valentina Riccio, Laura Piccardi and Simonetta D’Amico published in Children. In the present study 56 typically developing 4- to 6-year-old children performed perceptual

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Examining cognitive determinants of planning future routine events: a pilot study in school-age Italian children

It is now online the published version of the Article “Examining cognitive determinants of planning future routine events: a pilot study in school-age Italian children (Análisis de los determinantes cognitivos de la planificación de eventos de rutina futuros: un estudio piloto con niños italianos en edad e” by Marco Giancola, Alessia Bocchi, Massimiliano Palmiero, Ilaria

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Adaptations of the Walking Corsi Test (WalCT) for 2- and 3-year- old preterm and term-born toddlers: A preliminary study.

It is now online the Article “Adaptations of the Walking Corsi Test (WalCT) for 2- and 3-year- old preterm and term-born toddlers: A preliminary study. ” by Nuria Martín-Pozuelo, Verónica Robles-García, Laura Piccardi, Alejandro Quintela del Rio, Javier Cudeiro, Isabel De las Cuevas-Terán, published in Frontiers in Pediatrics. In the present study are preliminary reported data

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Working Memory in Navigational and Reaching Spaces in Typically Developing Children at Increasing School Stages

It is now online the final published version of the Article “Working Memory in Navigational and Reaching Spaces in Typically Developing Children at IncreasingSchool Stages” by Åsa Bartonek, Cecilia Guariglia and Laura Piccardi published in Children.It is …

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Predictive role of estradiol levels on spatial orientation skills in women taking oral contraceptives

It is now available and online the Chapter Predictive role of estradiol levels on spatial orientation skills in women taking oral contraceptivesby Filippo Bianchini, Paola Verde, Maddalena Boccia, Stefano Colangeli, Francesco Piccolo, Felice Strollo, Anit…

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Divergent thinking in Italian elementary school children: the key role of probabilistic reasoning style

It is now online the final published version of the Article “Divergent thinking in Italian elementary school children: the key role of probabilistic reasoning style” by Marco Giancola, Massimiliano Palmiero, Alessia Bocchi, Laura Piccardi, Raffaella Nori …

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The Contribution of Cognitive Factors to Compulsive Buying Behaviour: Insights from Shopping Habit Changes during the COVID-19 Pandemic

It is now online the final published version of the Article“The Contribution of Cognitive Factors to Compulsive Buying Behaviour: Insights from Shopping Habit Changes during the COVID-19 Pandemic”by Raffaella Nori, Micaela M. Zucchelli, Laura Piccardi, Ma…

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Where am I?” A snapshot of the developmental topographical disorientation among young Italian adults

It is now online the Article Where am I?” A snapshot of the developmental topographical disorientation among young Italian adultsby Laura Piccardi, Massimiliano Palmiero, Vincenza Cofini, Paola Verde, Maddalena Boccia, Liana Palermo, Cecilia Guariglia and…

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The Verbal Judgement Task: Normative data of verbal abstract reasoning in a sample of 18- to 40-years old

It is now online the final published version of the Article “The Verbal Judgement Task: Normative data of verbal abstract reasoning in a sample of 18- to 40-years old.”by Massimiliano Palmiero, Antonella Di Vita, Alice Teghil and Laura Piccardi, published…

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Relationships between Cognitive Styles and Creativity: The Role of Field Dependence-Independence on Visual Creative Production

It is now online the ArticleRelationships between Cognitive Styles and Creativity: The Role of Field Dependence-Independence on Visual Creative Productionby Marco Giancola, Massimiliano Palmiero, Laura Piccardi and  Simonetta D’Amico, published in Behavio…

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Congenital lack and extraordinary ability in object and spatial imagery: An investigation on sub-types of aphantasia and hyperphantasia

It is now online the Article -Congenital lack and extraordinary ability in object and spatial imagery: An investigation on sub-types of aphantasia and hyperphantasia-  by Liana Palermo, Maddalena Boccia, Laura Piccardi and Raffaella Nori, published in Con…

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