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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Nomination
Prof. Chantal Martin Soelch has been elected President of the EACLIPT
21.08.2024
Prof. Chantal Martin Soelch has been elected President of the European Association of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment (EACLIPT) in February 2024.
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Article
Psychological correlates of body dissatisfaction in Swiss youth over a one-year study-period
09.01.2024
The first publication of the i-BEAT study was published on 8 January 2023 in Frontiers Psychology on the topic of "Psychological correlates of body dissatisfaction in Swiss adolescents".
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New project
The role of working memory capacity and emotion regulation on binge eating in individuals with a binge eating disorder (BED)
19.09.2023
A key criterion for the diagnosis of a binge eating disorder (BED) is recurring binge eating. Due to these binges, individuals affected by BED are strongly impaired and experience, besides health-related…
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Contest
Viviana Leupin in the national finals of "Ma thèse en 180 secondes" (MT180)
07.08.2023
"Ma thèse en 180 secondes" (MT180) is an international competition where PhD students have to condense many years of work into 180 seconds to communicate the work of their PhD in a simple, comprehensible,…
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Article
Eating disorder treatment in routine clinical care
07.08.2023
A descriptive study examining treatment characteristics and short-term treatment outcomes among patients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa in Germany and Switzerland.
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Article : Baby Sleep Lab
Could Infant Sleep Behavior Hold the Key to Brain Activity and Healthy Development?
24.05.2023
Adequate sleep is crucial for development and promotes brain maturation. Numerous studies have shown that chronic sleep problems in early life are associated with later cognitive, psychosocial, and physical…
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Prof. P.Vetter has been awarded a SNSF Consolidator Grant
28.03.2023
Prof. P.Vetter has been awarded a prestigious SNSF Consolidator Grant (out of 182 applications), a tool that funds the 5-year projects of researchers whose impact on their field can already be felt at…
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