Research at Uppsala University
New biomarkers can lead to breakthrough in diabetes research
18 February 2021. With the discovery of two new biomarkers, Olof Eriksson, researcher in translational imaging, may le ...
Producing more sustainable hydrogen
12 February 2021. Hydrogen for energy use can be extracted in an environmentally friendly way from water and sunlight, ...
The professor wanting to contribute to peace on Earth
25 January 2021. Isak Svensson is, as he describes it, a product of the Department of Peace and Conflict Research. Si ...
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Here you will find all research projects at Uppsala University funded by the main Swedish funding bodies. The search feature is based on the SweCRIS database.
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Reliability and Biasability of Criminal Evidence
Research project from 2019-07-01 to 2022-06-30
The overall purpose of the research I intend to conduct is to examine sources of errors, which are attributable to human cognition, and influence two different types of criminal evidence; forensic evidence ...
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Reliability and Biasability of Criminal Evidence
Research project from 2020-01-01 to 2023-12-31
The overall purpose of the research is to examine sources of errors, which are attributable to human cognition, and influence two different types of criminal evidence; forensic evidence and witness evidence ...
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The neurochemistry of shyness: Serotonin-dopamine interactions in social anxiety
Research project from 2018-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Severe shyness, or social anxiety disorder (SAD), is a serious public health concern. Socially anxious behavior has been tied to exaggerated activity in the brain’s fear network and serotonin dysfunction ...
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Caffeine and anxiety: a multimodal PET/fMRI study of panic disorder
Research project from 2018-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Anxiety disorders such as panic disorder are common and cause considerable individual suffering and high societal costs. Current treatment options leave a substantial proportion of patients suffering, ...
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Closing in on social anxiety: Multimodal imaging of monoamine neurotransmitter systems and neural activations before and after treatment
Research project from 2021-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Anxiety disorders are disabling conditions, affecting twice as many women as men. In particular, social anxiety disorder (SAD) is highly common and should be regarded as a significant public health concern ...
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Dopamine synthesis and neural reward processing in the treatment of social anxiety: A neuroimaging research project
Research project from 2017-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a serious public health concern and to understand its causes and cures, the underlying brain anomalies need to be examined. Socially anxious and avoidant behavior could ...
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Early moral development: from prosocial preferences in infants to peer cooperation in preschoolers
Research project from 2012-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Developmental moral psychology has recently been revolutionised by findings that infants and preschoolers are capable of social evaluations and moral behaviours previously thought beyond them. For example ...
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Fear and brain maturation
Research project from 2018-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Fear is a response to perceived threat, present already in infants and changes over the course of development from concrete threats such as the dark and animals in childhood to abstract threats such as ...
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Functional and structural brain integrity in patients with social anxiety disorder treated with cognitive-behavior therapy, serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or their combination
Research project from 2014-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a disabling psychiatric condition associated with personal suffering and high societal costs. Even though serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and cognitive-behavior therapy ...
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Internet-based treatment of psychological distress in patients with myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries
Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Myocardial infarction (MI) with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) is common (6-8% of all MIs) and affects mainly working women. A majority of the patients have Takotsubo syndrome (also known as ...
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Towards a neurobiological framework for exposure therapy - in vivo and imaginal exposure and the persistence of fear.
Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Exposure therapy, directly derived from the process of extinction within the fear conditioning paradigm, is the most common psychological treatment of anxiety disorders. According to leading theorists, ...
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The Psychology of Giving By Choice: Understanding Economic Prosociality
Research project from 2014-07-01 to 2017-06-30
As noted by the World Economic Forum, escalating inequality is a concern of all mankind. Still, mandatory distribution (e.g. via taxes) is associated with political disputes and conflicts. However, such ...
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The Impact of Book-Sharing on Infant Language and Cognitive Development: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Children s cognitive development, literacy, and educational outcomes are influenced by the quality of the family environment. Early intervention programs that promote positive parenting behaviors and child ...
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Uppsala Meeting on the Neuroscience of Anxiety Disorders
Research project from 2016-06-01 to 2016-06-30
Uppsala Meeting on the Neuroscience of Anxiety Disorders 2016 is a newly founded conference that will be organized in Uppsala September 8-9 2016. Anxiety disorders are common and costly psychiatric conditions ...
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Research spotlight: The coronavirus
Limited transmission of COVID-19 from open schools but teachers were affected
12 February 2021. Most countries introduced school closures during the spring of 2020 despite uncertainty regarding th ...
New clues to how SARS-CoV-2 infects cells
8 February 2021. The molecular details of how SARS-CoV-2 enters cells and infects them are still not clear. Researche ...
Interdisciplinary collaboration provides new answers about immunity after Covid-19
8 January 2021. Only weeks after the coronavirus reached Sweden, blood samples were taken from more than 2,000 emplo ...
Lectures
Uppsala University’s researchers share their knowledge in public lectures. Every year, the University is visited by leading researchers and influential people from around the world. At Uppsala University, you can hear Nobel laureates, researchers, authors, politicians and many others give lectures. Here we present some of the most prominent, annually occurring lectures at Uppsala University.