Understanding the individual qualities sustaining students with and without specific learning dis... more Understanding the individual qualities sustaining students with and without specific learning disabilities (SLDs) is key to supporting their academic achievement and well-being. In this study, we investigated the differences between students with and without SLDs in terms of intraindividual factors (soft skills and study-related factors), academic and nonacademic outcomes (achievement, academic and life satisfaction), and the relationships between such intraindividual factors and the three outcomes. A total of 318 students (79 males; Mage = 22.7; SD = 3.56; age range = 19–45 years; 147 with SLDs) filled in self-reported questionnaires and a measure of fluid intelligence. The results showed that students with SLDs reported higher creativity but lower academic self-efficacy, study resilience, and academic achievement, with small-to-medium effect sizes. In both groups, achievement significantly positively related to academic self-efficacy and negatively to creativity. Life satisfaction...
The processing of multisensory information is based upon the capacity of brain regions, such as t... more The processing of multisensory information is based upon the capacity of brain regions, such as the superior temporal cortex, to combine information across modalities. However, it is still unclear whether the representation of coherent auditory and visual events does require any prior audiovisual experience to develop and function. In three fMRI experiments, intersubject correlation analysis measured brain synchronization during the presentation of an audiovisual, audio-only or video-only versions of the same narrative in distinct groups of sensory-deprived (congenitally blind and deaf) and typically-developed individuals. The superior temporal cortex synchronized across auditory and visual conditions, even in sensory-deprived individuals who lack any audiovisual experience. This synchronization was primarily mediated by low-level perceptual features and relied on a similar modality-independent topographical organization of temporal dynamics. The human superior temporal cortex is na...
Several studies on visually guided reach-to-grasp movements have documented that how objects are ... more Several studies on visually guided reach-to-grasp movements have documented that how objects are grasped differs depending on the actions one intends to perform subsequently. However, no previous study has examined whether this differential grasping may also occur without visual input. In this study, we used motion capture technology to investigate the influence of visual feedback and prior visual experience on the modulation of kinematics by intention in sighted (in both full-vision and no-vision conditions), early-blind and late-blind participants. Results provide evidence of modulation of kinematics by intention to a similar degree under both full-vision and no-vision conditions. Moreover, they demonstrate that prior visual experience has little impact on the tailoring of grasping movements to intention. This suggests that sequential action planning does not depend on visual input, and may instead be ascribed to the function of multisensory-motor cortical network that operates an...
L'impatto del pensionamento sul benessere psico-fisico e sulla qualità della vita, 2007
ABSTRACT Nell’arco dell’esistenza individuale, il pensionamento rappresenta un momento cruciale s... more ABSTRACT Nell’arco dell’esistenza individuale, il pensionamento rappresenta un momento cruciale spesso associato ad aspetti negativi quali crisi del ruolo sociale, diminuzione del potere economico, incertezza sul futuro e decadimento psico-fisico. Questa ricerca ha lo scopo di mettere in evidenza gli aspetti che caratterizzano una persona che si trova in fase di pensionamento e di rilevare quali siano i fattori che possono influenzarne il benessere psico-fisico. Per realizzare questi obiettivi, si è somministrato un questionario a tre gruppi di partecipanti (N=450) durante la fase del pensionamento (150 partecipanti erano in procinto di andare in pensione, 150 erano in pensione da 6 mesi, e 150 da 18 mesi). I risultati indicano la prevalenza di una crisi nei neopensionati, mentre 18 mesi dopo il pensionamento si rileva spesso un netto miglioramento in alcune sfere vitali quali il benessere fisico, la vitalità sociale e la fiducia in sè. Inoltre, professione, titolo di studio e genere sono dei fattori che sembrano influenzare, positivamente o negativamente, l’adattamento a questa nuova fase della vita.
Understanding the individual qualities sustaining students with and without specific learning dis... more Understanding the individual qualities sustaining students with and without specific learning disabilities (SLDs) is key to supporting their academic achievement and well-being. In this study, we investigated the differences between students with and without SLDs in terms of intraindividual factors (soft skills and study-related factors), academic and nonacademic outcomes (achievement, academic and life satisfaction), and the relationships between such intraindividual factors and the three outcomes. A total of 318 students (79 males; Mage = 22.7; SD = 3.56; age range = 19–45 years; 147 with SLDs) filled in self-reported questionnaires and a measure of fluid intelligence. The results showed that students with SLDs reported higher creativity but lower academic self-efficacy, study resilience, and academic achievement, with small-to-medium effect sizes. In both groups, achievement significantly positively related to academic self-efficacy and negatively to creativity. Life satisfaction...
The processing of multisensory information is based upon the capacity of brain regions, such as t... more The processing of multisensory information is based upon the capacity of brain regions, such as the superior temporal cortex, to combine information across modalities. However, it is still unclear whether the representation of coherent auditory and visual events does require any prior audiovisual experience to develop and function. In three fMRI experiments, intersubject correlation analysis measured brain synchronization during the presentation of an audiovisual, audio-only or video-only versions of the same narrative in distinct groups of sensory-deprived (congenitally blind and deaf) and typically-developed individuals. The superior temporal cortex synchronized across auditory and visual conditions, even in sensory-deprived individuals who lack any audiovisual experience. This synchronization was primarily mediated by low-level perceptual features and relied on a similar modality-independent topographical organization of temporal dynamics. The human superior temporal cortex is na...
Several studies on visually guided reach-to-grasp movements have documented that how objects are ... more Several studies on visually guided reach-to-grasp movements have documented that how objects are grasped differs depending on the actions one intends to perform subsequently. However, no previous study has examined whether this differential grasping may also occur without visual input. In this study, we used motion capture technology to investigate the influence of visual feedback and prior visual experience on the modulation of kinematics by intention in sighted (in both full-vision and no-vision conditions), early-blind and late-blind participants. Results provide evidence of modulation of kinematics by intention to a similar degree under both full-vision and no-vision conditions. Moreover, they demonstrate that prior visual experience has little impact on the tailoring of grasping movements to intention. This suggests that sequential action planning does not depend on visual input, and may instead be ascribed to the function of multisensory-motor cortical network that operates an...
L'impatto del pensionamento sul benessere psico-fisico e sulla qualità della vita, 2007
ABSTRACT Nell’arco dell’esistenza individuale, il pensionamento rappresenta un momento cruciale s... more ABSTRACT Nell’arco dell’esistenza individuale, il pensionamento rappresenta un momento cruciale spesso associato ad aspetti negativi quali crisi del ruolo sociale, diminuzione del potere economico, incertezza sul futuro e decadimento psico-fisico. Questa ricerca ha lo scopo di mettere in evidenza gli aspetti che caratterizzano una persona che si trova in fase di pensionamento e di rilevare quali siano i fattori che possono influenzarne il benessere psico-fisico. Per realizzare questi obiettivi, si è somministrato un questionario a tre gruppi di partecipanti (N=450) durante la fase del pensionamento (150 partecipanti erano in procinto di andare in pensione, 150 erano in pensione da 6 mesi, e 150 da 18 mesi). I risultati indicano la prevalenza di una crisi nei neopensionati, mentre 18 mesi dopo il pensionamento si rileva spesso un netto miglioramento in alcune sfere vitali quali il benessere fisico, la vitalità sociale e la fiducia in sè. Inoltre, professione, titolo di studio e genere sono dei fattori che sembrano influenzare, positivamente o negativamente, l’adattamento a questa nuova fase della vita.
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