Psychology
Do children work better alone or when supervised by an unknown?
12.03.2025
The presence of an unfamiliar person significantly slows down the time children take to complete tests. That is the conclusion of a recent study carried out on 123 children and it is no small discovery. Rather, it stresses the importance of taking a child’s physical and social environment into account because it affects a brain function called cognitive control performance.
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Physiology
To lose weight, should you drink your tea hot or cold?
27.04.2018
To burn fat and help lose weight, various studies recommend drinking tea. However, to lose calories, would it perhaps be better to drink it cold? This was the question posed by a t...
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New publication series
Muslim associations can contribute to preventative measures against radicalisation
10.04.2018
While the debate on radicalisation and the mentoring of persons at risk rages on, a new publication of the Swiss Centre for Islam and Society (SCIS) emphasises the social role to b...
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GRANT
Björn Rasch receives ERC grant
02.12.2015
Fribourg University Professor Björn Rasch, sleep researcher and biopsychologist, has been awarded one of the largest EU research grants, a Starting Grant of the European Research C...
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