Article written in collaboration with @hasnaa.tarik.psych Abstract Addiction is among the most misunderstood conditions in both clinical and public discourse. Commonly attributed to moral failure or lack of willpower, it is in fact a complex, chronic brain disorder rooted in neurobiological processes involving the dopamine reward system, stress-response circuits, and prefrontal regulatory mechanisms. This article provides an in-depth review of the neuroscience of addiction, e

How the First Acquired Language Shapes Neural Structures, the Perception of Reality, and Emotional Life Introduction When we think about language, we tend to imagine it as a neutral tool: a medium through which we convey already-formed thoughts. Yet decades of research in neurolinguistics and cognitive psychology offer us a far more complex and fascinating picture. The mother tongue — the one acquired in the early years of life, within the warmth of primary relationships — do

Article written in collaboration with @martinaorlando_psicologa Introduction: Why do we react like this? Understanding your emotional reactions is one of the most complex challenges in everyday life. Many people experience moments of hyperactivation or hyposatisfaction without being able to explain what "triggered” that response. In psychology, two theoretical and practical tools prove particularly useful for giving order to what happens inside us: the ABC model , initially p

Introduction In recent years, the consumption of audiovisual content has undergone a profound transformation following the widespread diffusion of digital streaming platforms. The possibility of instant access to entire seasons of television series has substantially modified viewing habits, promoting increasingly prolonged and continuous patterns of consumption. Within this context, the phenomenon of binge-watching has emerged, defined as the consecutive viewing of multiple e

Article written in collaboration with @mensana.psy Introduction The history of intelligence theories represents a trajectory shaped by theoretical shifts, methodological debates, and continuous attempts at integration. From Charles Spearman’s early factorial models to today’s multilayered frameworks, the concept of intelligence has evolved from a monolithic construct to a dynamic and stratified system. Psychometric and neuroscientific research has progressively shown that cog

Psychological Time: Elasticity, Perception, and Subjective Experience In his iconic painting The Persistence of Memory (1931), Salvador Dalí explores the fluid nature of time through his famous “soft watches.” This visual distortion corresponds closely to what cognitive psychology describes as psychological time , the time as it is perceived , not measured. Research on temporal perception shows that humans do not experience time as a stable, uniform line but as a highly vari