The Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science is home to a group of researchers that is active in a large range of disciplines adopting a multitude of scientific methods.
These disciplines include experimental and applied psychology, neurosciences, pedagogy, philosophy, sociology and cultural studies, all disciplines that pertain to the Cognitive Sciences.
The quality of our department’s research has been attested by the VQR (Valutazione della Qualità della Ricerca), that ranked the department second at the national level for its research in Psychology since 2003 until now.
Below you can find the research groups that are currently active at the Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science divided into four main areas of research.
SOCIAL MIND
Center for Language Studies
International Migration Laboratory
Laboratory of Developmental Psychology
Psychological Humanities and Philosophy of Psychology Laboratory - PsyHuman Lab
Social Mind and Behavior Lab - SMABLab
COGNITIVE AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE
Affiliative Behavior and Physiology Laboratory
BESt-DaD
Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory - CLIAN
Clinical Center: Observation, Assessment, Treatment and Training Laboratory - ODFLab
Consciousness, Creativity and Cognitive Control Research
Neuromodulation Laboratory
Trentino Autism Initiative - TRAIN
ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATION AND CULTURAL STUDIES
Constructions of parenting on insecure grounds. What role for social work - CoPInG
Interdisciplinary Laboratory for the Quality and Innovation of Didactics - LIQuID
Sentirsi Forti - Feeling Strong. Overcoming the difficulties in restarting the school
Reversing Age and Resilience in the Elderly Net - The RARE Net
Well-being at work Laboratory - WE.BE.WO. Lab
Work, Organizational and Personel Psychology - WOPP
QUANTITATIVE METHODOLOGIES AND COGNITIVE TECHNOLOGIES
ICT and Cognitive Science Laboratory - ITeCS Lab
Quantitative Psychology Laboratory - QPSY Lab