Contact: Christian Ruff vchristian.ruff@econ.uzh.ch 41-446-345-067 University of Zurich How does the human brain control compliance with social norms? The biological mechanisms that underlie norm compliance are still poorly understood. In a new study, Christian Ruff, Giuseppe Ugazio, and Ernst Fehr… Read More ›
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Chips that mimic the brain
Contact: Giacomo Indiveri giacomo.indiveri@ini.phys.ethz.ch 41-446-353-024 University of Zurich No computer works as efficiently as the human brain – so much so that building an artificial brain is the goal of many scientists. Neuroinformatics researchers from the University of Zurich and… Read More ›
Processed meat linked to premature death
Contact: Hilary Glover hilary.glover@biomedcentral.com 44-020-319-22370 BioMed Central In a huge study of half a million men and women, research in Biomed Central’s open access journal BMC Medicine demonstrates an association between processed meat and cardiovascular disease and cancer. One of… Read More ›
Paralyzed patients regain some sensory function after neural stem cell treatment
By Michelle Castillo StemCells’ human neural stem cell (Credit: StemCells Inc.) (CBS News) For most people who are paralyzed, there is no treatment available to help them regain full function of their limbs. But, promising new research… Read More ›