Social cognition in idiopathic focal dystonia: preliminary evidence on its relationship with cognitive and affective-behavioral functioning

Introduction: Although motor symptoms are the defining feature of dystonia, increasing evidence indicates that non-motor symptoms substantially affect patients’ quality of life. Among these, social cognition remains insufficiently explored, particularly in relation to global cognitive functioning and affective-behavioral dimensions. Methods: In this study, 25 patients diagnosed with Idiopathic Focal Dystonia (IFD) and 25 healthy controls (HCs) underwent assessments of social cognition (cognit...

Tra spiriti, essenze e spazi distillati. Lettura e conoscenza tecnica dell'ex distilleria di Barletta

In a context of increasing urbanization and land consumption, the reconversion of degraded areas represents a sustainable strategy to contain urban expansion and reconfigure “urban voids”. Through a multidisciplinary approach - analyzing the evolution of industrial distillation, production processes, and the architectural and typological features of spirit factories in Europe, as well as the debate between demolition, conservation, and transformation, and the national and regional (Apulian) r...

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Cuocere e mangiare la carne: i dati materiali

Le ricerche archeologiche condotte per oltre un trentennio da chi scrive, in insediamenti castellari, rurali e urbani dell’entroterra campano (territorio beneventano e irpino; fig.1)1 hanno permesso di campionare e studiare un grande quantitativo di ceramica da cucina e da mensa che documenta un’alimentazione basata sul consumo di carne da parte delle comunità locali fra la tarda antichità e il medioevo. Benevento, città di antica fondazione, e il suo territorio, attraversati in epoca ro...