Article
New publication on psychophysiological markers of psychopathology before and after treatment in women with eating disorders
18.09.2025
Psychophysiological processes and self-reported symptom burden respond at different rates to outpatient and inpatient treatment for eating disorders and mixed mental disorders.
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Book launch
Women in Science: Experiences of Academics in Switzerland
01.09.2025
In this celebrative event, we will reflect on the key learnings from the book Women in Science: Experiences of Academics in Switzerland. During the event, the book will be presented and there will be printed…
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Publication
Perception of stomach signals highly relevant for eating behavior
14.08.2025
A new study shows the importance of being able to sense signals from the stomach for eating behavior.
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08.04.2025
The TIMED Project has published a new article in Scientific Reports on digital deprivation and time perception!
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04.03.2025
With the appointment of Dr. Leah Gilbert, our Department begins a partnership with the FRIC (Food Research and Innovation Center). As a result of this collaboration, an interdisciplinary course will be…
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Publication
Youth, the New Adolescence: A Challenge and a Window of Opportunity for Early Mental Health Interventions
04.03.2025
Our attention is focused on youth, particularly those between the ages
of 12 and 25 (Insel & Fenton, 2005), a period often referred to as the "new adolescence"
(Sawyer et al., 2018). While there is…
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Article
The predictive value of emotion regulation difficulties and negative mood on short and long‐term treatment outcomes in an online guided self‐help program for adults with binge‐eating disorder
29.10.2024
Online guided self-help programs are efficacious in the treatment of binge-eating disorder in adults. However, little is known about the predictors of treatment success in online guided self-help. In the…
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Article
Breathing and heartbeat influence perception
17.09.2024
A study funded by the SNSF highlights previously unknown links between the body and the brain. The findings of this research carried out at the University of Fribourg show how our bodily rhythms affect…
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06.09.2024
With an endowment of CHF 250,000, the Marcel Benoist Swiss Science Prize is considered to be the Swiss equivalent of the Nobel Prize. This year's prizewinner is Pascal Gygax, scientist for experimental…
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