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Motivation plays a crucial role in recovery after stroke. Many rehabilitation programs rely on feedback and rewards to encourage patients to practice movements, but stroke can subtly disrupt the brain systems that process reward. A […]

Psychedelics are often said to boost creativity. A new study by Dila Suay from IMT School for Advanced Studies in Italy, Milan Scheidegger from University of Zurich and colleagues shows the story is more complex: while […]

Education, income, and an active lifestyle may help the brain stay resilient against Alzheimer’s-related changes. A new study by Dario Bachmann, Valerie Treyer and colleagues from the University of Zurich shows that higher socioeconomic status […]

A new study from ETH shows that training people to imagine moving individual fingers, while receiving feedback from brain stimulation, can reshape how the brain controls fingers. The findings highlight new opportunities for improving hand […]

Spinal cord injury not only damages the site of the lesion but also impacts the brain and spinal cord, disrupting both motor and sensory functions. Using advanced magnetic resonance techniques, Simon Schading-Sassenhausen, Maryam Seif, and […]

Apathy, a lack of motivation and reduced goal-directed behavior, is a core negative symptom of schizophrenia that significantly impairs daily functioning. Despite its impact, effective treatments for apathy remain limited.​ Wolfgang Omlor and Philipp Homan […]

Francesco Bavato and Boris B. Quednow from the Department of Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich of the University of Zurich caution that the growing popularity of ketamine – both […]

Vanessa Frei and Nathalie Giroud from the Department of Computational Linguistics at the University of Zurich have shown that older adults can improve their ability to understand speech in noisy environments. Their study, recently published […]

Silvia Brem’s research group from the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University Hospital of Psychiatry and the University of Zurich has shown how the organization of certain brain structures appears […]

Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease are brain disorders often accompanied by sleep-wake disturbances. Research suggests that modulating deep sleep could influence the neuropathological progression of both diseases. Daniela Noain and her team from the University Hospital […]