Year: 2024

Publications

Recent publications by ZNZ members

June 3, 2024
Perceived responsiveness in suicidal ideation: An experience sampling study in psychiatric patientsSuicide Life Threat Behav. 2024 Jun 1. doi: 10.1111/sltb.13095.  Online ahead of print.Authors: Laura Sels, Stephanie A Homan, Harry T Reis, Andrea B Horn, […]
Research News

Why working memory declines with age

June 3, 2024
Working memory is defined as the ability to store and process information temporally. It is connected to everyday activities such as attention, planning and reasoning. Understanding the age-related decline of our working memory is crucial […]
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Joint projects with UCL Neuroscience

February 7, 2024
Last fall, we announced a call for proposals within our partnership with UCL Neuroscience. The joint steering committee has now approved four new projects for 2024, which should pave the way for more extensive collaborations […]
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Energizing active nerve fibers

February 7, 2024
Brain nerve fibers interconnect myriad nerve cells and are coated with a fatty insulation to transmit electrical signals at lightning speed. The nerve-coating cells, known as oligodendrocytes, are also critical for powering the brain’s electrical […]
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Understanding disruptive behaviors in youth

February 7, 2024
Disruptive behaviors in children and youth may involve proactive and reactive aggressions. Werhahn et al. explored functional brain connectivity at rest and compared children and adolescents with disruptive behaviors to a control group. They considered […]
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Resilience training and stress

February 7, 2024
Resilience is essential to counteract stress and its harmful effects. It is correlated with healthy responses to physiological and psychological stressors. So far, there are few investigations on the effects of resilience training on real-life […]
People

Welcome to the community

February 7, 2024
We are proud to welcome our new members. Read on to learn about their research expertise, their motivations and what they love about Zurich. Name and Surname: Emily S. CrossPosition: Professor of Cognitive and Social […]
Services

Menstrual products at UZH

February 7, 2024
In the autumn semester of 2023, UZH undertook a pilot initiative to explore the feasibility of providing menstrual products free of charge in the university’s restrooms. The primary objective was to assess the level of […]