Paper in Nature Communications Large-Scale Brain Analysis Reveals Multiple Pathways to Placebo Effects on Pain
An international consortium led by the University of Duisburg-Essen combines brain imaging data from 16 studies and 409 participants to show that different placebo induction methods engage distinct neural mechanisms.
41st round of the UDE Postdoc Seed FundingsTwo research projects have been awarded funding
How can materials in gas turbines be used for longer? And what role did anxiety play in the emergence of colonial systems of knowledge? These are the research questions addressed by the two projects receiving funding in the 41st round of the UDE Postdoc Seed Fundings scheme.
IAQ Report on the Automotive Industry A Fair Transition?
The transformation of Germany's automotive industry is putting increasing pressure on employees and companies. How can this transition be made fair? A study by the IAQ shows that company-level instruments can support the transition but are increasingly reaching their limits.
New Series from the Institute for Socio-EconomicsWhy Economists Often Disagree
20 years of accreditation as a high-voltage laboratory at the UDE 20 years under high tension
Funding from the Volkswagen Foundation and the Young AcademyTWIST is one of “Best Research Environment 2026”
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