Media Coverage
Ce sont les émotions qui dictent le soutien du public à la transition énergétique
Published on May 15 in Nature Energy, a study led by Prof. Tobias Brosch’s team—using a machine learning-based model—is capable of predicting public adherence to decarbonization measures with over 85% accuracy.
Dear Future
The MRI platform and Brain and Behaviour Laboratory (BBL) team were featured in a Greek
film directed by Christiana
Cheiranagnostaki that combines
documentary elements and explores themes of memory and archives. Several scenes
were filmed at the BBL, and MRI images and sounds appear throughout the film,
emphasizing the idea that memories are shaped by emotions and values.
Exploration du lien entre langage et émotions
What is the connection between language and emotions? At the Swiss Center for Affective Sciences at UNIGE, an exhibition explores this relationship through words such as “gigil” in Tagalog or “iktsuarpok” in Inuit. These expressions are of particular interest to Dr Cristina Soriano, a linguistics researcher.
Dogs, chimpanzees, humans: Who understands whom?
Professor Thibaud
Gruber is a guest on RTS’s CQFD program to discuss animals’ ability to
understand their own species and other species.
Comment trouver les mots justes pour décrire les émotions intraduisibles
What is the
connection between language and emotions? At the Swiss Center for Affective
Sciences at UNIGE, an exhibition explores this relationship through words such
as “gigil” in Tagalog or “iktsuarpok” in Inuit. These expressions are of
particular interest to Dr Cristina Soriano, a linguistics researcher.
Can AI sense our emotions?
"La réponse à presque tout", an Arte TV program explores how artificial intelligence is already capable of deciphering
emotions. Will it soon be
able to manipulate them—or even control them?
With the participation of Dr.
Marcello Maortillaro.
Pourquoi l'échec d'un autre nous réjouit?
We may derive a certain amount of pleasure from our coworkers’ failures. Insights from Dr Patricia Cernadas.
Covid, herpès, VIH:ces virus qui peuvent aussi troubler la mémoire
A team from
UNIGE and HUG reviewed 900 scientific articles to better understand the impact
of viruses on memory, attention, and concentration.
Professor
Julie Péron and doctoral student Anthony Nuber-Champier, members of CISA,
participated in this research.
Emotions as Attitudes
A new
episode of the Philosophy of Emotion podcast is out, featuring interviews with
Professors Julien Deonna and Fabrice Teroni.
In this episode
(in French), they discuss their theory of emotions—attitudinalism—and its
implications for how we understand the links between emotions and values.
Emotions sous l'angle des neurosciences
The Cercle d'études scientifiques de la Société jurassienne d'émulation welcomes David Sander to Cinémajoie. During his lecture, he questions the often-established opposition between cognition and emotion.
Comment les virus perturbent notre cerveau?
A team from
UNIGE and HUG reviewed 900 scientific articles to better understand the impact
of viruses on memory, attention, and concentration.
Professor
Julie Péron and doctoral student Anthony Nuber-Champier, members of CISA,
participated in this research.
Covid, herpès, VIH:quand les infections virales affectent aussi le cerveau
A team from
UNIGE and HUG reviewed 900 scientific articles to better understand the impact
of viruses on memory, attention, and concentration.
Professor
Julie Péron and doctoral student Anthony Nuber-Champier, members of CISA,
participated in this research.
Comprendre les comportements des singes vervets
Fieldwork in South Africa, where Swiss biologists are studying vervet monkeys in their natural and urban habitats. Interview with Clémence de Scheemaekere, researcher at the Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, UNIGE.
Chez les bourdons, la bonne humeur est contagieuse
A recent study published in Science shows that bumblebees can transmit a positive emotional state to one another.
Professor Thibaud Gruber discusses this finding and its implications for our understanding of animal emotions.
Photo of Cristina Martín Naranjo
L'impact de la voix sur les bébés prématurés
In the context of prematurity, the voice can become much more than an emotional anchor. This is demonstrated by the work of Dr Manuela Filippa.
Brains recognise voices of primate cousins
A team from UNIGE shows that humans and great apes share certain vocal processing skills. Details from Leonardo Ceravolo, lead author of the study.
Notre cerveau est sensible aux vocalises de chimpanzés
A team from UNIGE shows that humans and great apes share certain vocal processing skills.
Certaines zones de notre cortex auditif réagissent spécifiquement aux vocalisations des chimpanzés
A team from UNIGE shows that humans and great apes share certain vocal processing skills. Details from Leonardo Ceravolo, lead author of the study.
Notre cerveau reconnaît la voix de nos cousins primates
A team from UNIGE shows that humans and great apes share certain vocal processing skills. Details from Leonardo Ceravolo, lead author of the study.
Quand notre cerveau reconnaît la voix des chimpanzés
A team from UNIGE shows that humans and great apes share certain vocal processing skills. Details from Leonardo Ceravolo, lead author of the study.
L'histoire évolutive du bisou
Kissing is thought to have appeared more than 16 million years ago among our cousins, the great apes. Explanations from Prof. Thibaud Gruber.
Comment le bisou est né chez les grands singes
Kissing is thought to have appeared more than 16 million years ago among our cousins, the great apes. Explanations from Prof. Thibaud Gruber.
Quand l'art éveille l'émotion et l'engagement
How do emotions guide our decisions and commitments? In a lecture, psychologist Tobias Brosch explores how art, by touching our sensibilities, can influence our choices and encourage sustainable behavior.
Les émotions en question
To mark World Philosophy Day, the Stoa Gallica association organized a grand evening event in the heart of Lausanne.
Lectures, interactive workshops, philosophical speed-dating, and readings immerse in the universal theme of emotions: how can we understand, experience, and transform them?
With the participation of Prof. Florian Cova.
Avoir un peu d’écoanxiété est positif pour accélérer la transition écologique
Prof Tobias Brosch details the barriers and drivers of action in the face of environmental challenges.
Avoir un peu d’écoanxiété est positif pour accélérer la transition écologique
Prof Tobias Brosch details the barriers and drivers of action in the face of environmental challenges.
Avoir un peu d’écoanxiété est positif pour accélérer la transition écologique
Prof Tobias Brosch details the barriers and drivers of action in the face of environmental challenges.
La voix de la maman a des effets bénéfiques sur le cerveau de l'enfant
A premature baby wearing tiny headphones to listen to his mother's voice. This is the experiment being conducted at the HUG. Details from Manuela Filippa, researcher at UNIGE, and Petra Hüppi, professor at the UNIGE Faculty of Medicine.
Interview at 27:35 min
Avoir un peu d’écoanxiété est positif pour accélérer la transition écologique
Prof Tobias Brosch details the barriers and drivers of action in the face of environmental challenges.
Dans nos logements, la laideur au quotidien...et des pistes pour en sortir
With a contribution from Dr. Marcello Mortillaro on the relationship between visual perception and emotions.
L'intuition a du flair
Intuition isn’t as irrational as we think, comments Prof. Eva Pool.
A quoi ça sert d'aller au cinéma
Professor Florian Cova discusses the emotions sought after in cinema and how films influence our lives.
Le point sur l'addiction alimentaire
Is there such a thing as food addiction? Answers from Zoltan Pataky, associate professor at the Faculty of Medicine, and Géraldine Coppin, professor of psychology at UniDistance and associate member of the SWiss Center for Affective Sciences (CISA) at University of Geneva.
Le Kama Muta, la nouvelle émotion qui fait débat
Kama
Muta, the new emotion that is sparking debate: interview with Prof Florian Cova.
An
emotion that you have certainly already felt: at your wedding, at the birth of
your child, when witnessing an act of compassion... Kama Muta, or being moved
in a positive way.
Nudging smarter choices:Mario Herberz on behavioral science, sustainable decision making & persuasion
Mario Herberz, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer at
the University of Geneva and Behavioral Science Consultant based in
Switzerland, unveils the subtle art of nudging and persuasion in this interview
for The Persuasive Discourse’s series “Educators: Academic,
Non-Academic & Hybrid.”
Quand le marketing nous mène par le bout du nez
Some scents evoke deep emotions, like Proust’s madeleine. Marketers have understood the power of smell and increasingly use signature scents to influence and engage customers. This program explores the subtle impact of scent marketing. With the participation of Dr Sylvain Delplanque.
Le côté du corps affecté par les premiers symptômes prédit la progression de la maladie de Parkinson
Prof Julie Peron and Dr Philippe Voruz from UNIGE-CISA and a
team from HUG has shown that the side on which the first symptoms of the
disease appear — left or right — influences patients’ cognitive and emotional
symptoms.
Tout a une fin, ou pas?
The Micro sciences podcast signs off with a final episode exploring its core themes. Sylvain Delplanque offers insight into the science of smell, highlighting the link between scent and emotion. A fitting end to a series that brought complex science to life.
Parkinson: le côté de l'apparition de la maladie revèle son évolution
Prof Julie Peron and Dr Philippe Voruz from UNIGE-CISA and a
team from HUG has shown that the side on which the first symptoms of the
disease appear — left or right — influences patients’ cognitive and emotional
symptoms.
Parkinson: le côté du corps atteint en premier prédit (vraiment) la suite de la maladie
Prof Julie Peron and Dr Philippe Voruz from UNIGE-CISA and a
team from HUG has shown that the side on which the first symptoms of the
disease appear — left or right — influences patients’ cognitive and emotional
symptoms.
Maladie de Parkinson: selon le côté touché, des troubles cognitifs ou émotionnels différents
Prof Julie Peron and Dr Philippe Voruz from UNIGE-CISA and a
team from HUG has shown that the side on which the first symptoms of the
disease appear — left or right — influences patients’ cognitive and emotional
symptoms.
Parkinson: la maladie évolue en fonction du côté du corps atteint
Prof Julie Peron and Dr Philippe Voruz from UNIGE-CISA and a
team from HUG has shown that the side on which the first symptoms of the
disease appear — left or right — influences patients’ cognitive and emotional
symptoms.
Parkinson: le côté touché influence l'évolution de la maladie, selon une étude suisse,
Prof Julie Peron and Dr Philippe Voruz from UNIGE-CISA and a
team from HUG has shown that the side on which the first symptoms of the
disease appear — left or right — influences patients’ cognitive and emotional
symptoms.
Parkinson: le côté de l'apparition de la maladie révèle son évolution
Prof Julie Peron and Dr Philippe Voruz from UNIGE-CISA and a
team from HUG has shown that the side on which the first symptoms of the
disease appear — left or right — influences patients’ cognitive and emotional
symptoms.
Brain-related symptoms of Parkinson's disease depends on which side of body affected first, study suggests
Prof Julie Peron and Dr Philippe Voruz from UNIGE-CISA and a
team from HUG has shown that the side on which the first symptoms of the
disease appear — left or right — influences patients’ cognitive and emotional
symptoms.
Side of onset influences non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease
Prof Julie Peron and Dr Philippe Voruz from UNIGE-CISA and a
team from HUG has shown that the side on which the first symptoms of the
disease appear — left or right — influences patients’ cognitive and emotional
symptoms.
Side of Parkinson's onset shapes cognitive and Emotional Decline
Prof Julie Peron and Dr Philippe Voruz from UNIGE-CISA and a
team from HUG has shown that the side on which the first symptoms of the
disease appear — left or right — influences patients’ cognitive and emotional
symptoms.
Side of onset influences non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease
Prof Julie Peron and Dr Philippe Voruz from UNIGE-CISA and a
team from HUG has shown that the side on which the first symptoms of the
disease appear — left or right — influences patients’ cognitive and emotional
symptoms.
Maladie de parkinson: une nouvelle étude fait des découvertes importantes
Prof Julie Peron and Dr Philippe Voruz from UNIGE-CISA and a
team from HUG has shown that the side on which the first symptoms of the
disease appear — left or right — influences patients’ cognitive and emotional
symptoms.
Parkinson: le côté d'apparition influence l'évolution de la maladie
Prof Julie Peron and Dr Philippe Voruz from UNIGE-CISA and a
team from HUG has shown that the side on which the first symptoms of the
disease appear — left or right — influences patients’ cognitive and emotional
symptoms.
Parkinson: la maladie évolue en fonction du côté du corps atteint
Prof Julie Peron and Dr Philippe Voruz from UNIGE-CISA and a
team from HUG has shown that the side on which the first symptoms of the
disease appear — left or right — influences patients’ cognitive and emotional
symptoms.
Maladie de Parkinson: avancée cruciale
Prof Julie Peron and Dr Philippe Voruz from UNIGE-CISA and a
team from HUG has shown that the side on which the first symptoms of the
disease appear — left or right — influences patients’ cognitive and emotional
symptoms.
Prédire l'évolution à long terme de parkinson
Prof Julie Peron and Dr Philippe Voruz from UNIGE-CISA and a
team from HUG has shown that the side on which the first symptoms of the
disease appear — left or right — influences patients’ cognitive and emotional
symptoms.
Une découverte qui devrait aider à mieux...
Prof Julie Peron and Dr Philippe Voruz from UNIGE-CISA and a
team from HUG has shown that the side on which the first symptoms of the
disease appear — left or right — influences patients’ cognitive and emotional
symptoms.
Le côté de l'apparition influence les symptômes non moteurs de la maladie de Parkinson
Prof Julie Peron and Dr Philippe Voruz from UNIGE-CISA and a
team from HUG has shown that the side on which the first symptoms of the
disease appear — left or right — influences patients’ cognitive and emotional
symptoms.
Le côté du corps touché prédit l'évolution de la maladie de Parkinson
Prof Julie Peron and Dr Philippe Voruz from UNIGE-CISA and a
team from HUG has shown that the side on which the first symptoms of the
disease appear — left or right — influences patients’ cognitive and emotional
symptoms.
Parkinson: la maladie évolue en fonction du ôté du corps atteint
Prof Julie Peron and Dr Philippe Voruz from UNIGE-CISA and a
team from HUG has shown that the side on which the first symptoms of the
disease appear — left or right — influences patients’ cognitive and emotional
symptoms.
L'IA bat l'humain à des tests d'intelligence émotionnelle
Can AI suggest appropriate behaviors in emotionally charged situations? A study by the Universities of Geneva and Bern shows that six generative AIs, including ChatGPT, outperform humans in emotional intelligence tests and can quickly create new ones. These findings open up new possibilities in education, coaching, and conflict management.
Les ados manquent de plus en plus de sommeil et cela nuit à leur santé
Society doesn't adapt to the rhythm of our teens. But not getting enough sleep, especially at this age, can have serious consequences. Dr Virginie Stepernich explains.
L’empathie, une émotion à réguler
Dr.
Patricia Cernadas-Curotto contributed to the special issue of Hémisphères
magazine dedicated to empathy.
Entre Intelligence Emotionnelle et Intelligence Artificielle
Can AI suggest appropriate behaviors in emotionally charged situations? A study by the Universities of Geneva and Bern shows that six generative AIs, including ChatGPT, outperform humans in emotional intelligence tests and can quickly create new ones. These findings open up new possibilities in education, coaching, and conflict management.
A nos premiers amours
Love floods literature, films and our imaginations. First love is even more full of expectations and fantasies. Prof Didier Grandjean sheds light on the subject.
Mehr emotionale Intelligenz von KI als von Menschen
Can AI suggest appropriate behaviors in emotionally charged situations? A study by the Universities of Geneva and Bern shows that six generative AIs, including ChatGPT, outperform humans in emotional intelligence tests and can quickly create new ones. These findings open up new possibilities in education, coaching, and conflict management.
AI outperforms humans in emotional intelligence tests, study finds
A team
from UNIGE and UniBE has shown that generative AI can outperform humans in
tests of emotional intelligence.
AI shows Higher Emotional IQ than Humans
A team
from UNIGE and UniBE has shown that generative AI can outperform humans in
tests of emotional intelligence.
L'IA sait aussi gérer ses émotions (et en parler)
A team
from UNIGE and UniBE has shown that generative AI can outperform humans in
tests of emotional intelligence.
Generative AI can outperform humans in Emotional intelligence tests?
A team
from UNIGE and UniBE has shown that generative AI can outperform humans in
tests of emotional intelligence.
L'IA surpasse les humains aux tests d'intelligence émotionnelle
A team
from UNIGE and UniBE has shown that generative AI can outperform humans in
tests of emotional intelligence.
L'IA sait aussi gérer ses émotions (et en parler)
Can AI suggest appropriate behaviors in emotionally charged situations? A study by the Universities of Geneva and Bern shows that six generative AIs, including ChatGPT, outperform humans in emotional intelligence tests and can quickly create new ones. These findings open up new possibilities in education, coaching, and conflict management.
Sommes nous tous addicts? Le circuit de la récompense avec Eva Pool
Professor Eva Pool is a guest on the youtube programme ‘La tête dans les données’.
Comment maîtriser l'art de la pause?
It's not surprising that we find it hard to concentrate, because emotions influence our attention. Whether positive or negative, they capture our focus. Virginie Stepernich explains.
La mémoire des bébés demeure un mystère
Why can't we remember what happened before the age of around 3? Scientific research is trying to explain why. Dr Manuela Filippa, a researcher at HUG and the Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, explains.
S'approprier la colère
Maxence
Neveu suffered rape and abuse as a child. This young artist of 25
years, with other victims of sexual violence, created the collective "Poetry
VNR". Comments from Didier Grandjean, professor at the Centre
in Affective Sciences and the Faculty of Psychology and Psychology
UNIGE Education Sciences.
Guichet : La colère, bonne ou mauvaise
Didier Grandjean is the guest of the show On en parle to answer questions related to anger, how it arises and why, how to learn to dominate it or if necessary to cultivate it.
Le musée de la Croix-Rouge explore l'univers sonore de l'humanitaire
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum is partnering with CISA-UNIGE for an exhibition that explores the deep links between emotional processes and humanitarian action.
Les voies de la voix
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum partners with CISA-UNIGE for an exhibition that explores the deep connections between emotional and emotional processes. Humanitarian action. The research of students from CISA-UNIGE is presented.
Balade de chimère en chimère
As part of the Festival Histoire et Cité, CISA participates in the project "On the trail of chimeras"
Les chimères ont toujours droit de cité
As part of the Festival Histoire et Cité, CISA participates in the project "On the trail of chimeras"
A la chasse aux chimères
As part of the Festival Histoire et Cité, CISA participates in the project "On the trail of chimeras"
Nos cousins les chimpanzés
A dossier on chimpanzees in collaboration with Prof Thibaud Gruber
Quand la psychologie déborde des frontières de la FAPSE
Presentation of CISA-UNIGE in the UNIGE Campus magazine in the special issue on the 50th anniversary of Faculty of psychology and Educational Sciences
La vie intime des chimpanzés de Bugoma
A dossier on chimpanzees in collaboration with Prof Thibaud Gruber.
Appréhender ses émotions à travers la musique
From January to May 2025, the Maison de l'enfance et de l'adolescence, HUG, in Geneva will become a space for exploration and creativity around emotions.
Conferences, interactive workshops and original activities will be on offer to help people recognise, understand and manage their emotions through music.
The Swiss Center for Affective Sciences (CISA) and the Fondation Convergences invite you to reflect on the possible links between emotion and music, and to use music to make yourself feel better!
Tuning In - Acoustique de l'émotion. Une exposition sur l'univers sonore de l'humanitaire
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum is partnering with CISA-UNIGE for an exhibition that explores the deep links between emotional processes and humanitarian action. The research of CISA-UNIGE students is presented.
Vivre sans (trop) culpabiliser
Prof Julien Deonna's explanation of guilt.
Nos émotions nous aident à faire des choix dans tous les domaine de notre vie
Prof David Sander gives a lecture on emotions on February 7, 2025 as part of the Study Day Emotions and Multiple Disabilities: Moving Together
Un jukebox invite à partager ses émotions à l'Hôpital
Explorer
emotions through music, this is what the Interfaculty Centre offers
in Affective Sciences at UNIGE, in partnership with the Foundation
Convergences at the HUG House for Children and Adolescents from January to May 2025.
Un Jukebox pas comme les autres
Explorer
emotions through music, this is what the Interfaculty Centre offers
in Affective Sciences at UNIGE, in partnership with the Foundation
Convergences at the HUG House for Children and Adolescents from January to May 2025.
L'humanité des sons
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum is joining forces with the Interfaculty Centre for Affective Sciences (CISA) of the University of Geneva for an exhibition that explores the deep links between emotional processes and humanitarian action.
La bienveillance envers soi-même pour vivre mieux
Forty messages of kindness and avenues for reflection to develop self-compassion. A project in partnership with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum and the Helvetik publishing house.
Comment l'odorat est-il capable d'ouvrir dans notre cerveau les portes des souvenirs et des émotions?
Could understanding this process at a neurological level make it possible to create a fragrance that would encourage us to buy more, even irrepressibly? Dr Sylvain Deplanque has his say on the subject.
Jane Goodall parle "en singe" pour sensibiliser à la protection climatique
Jane Goodall, British ethologist and anthropologist, wanted to send a message for climate protection at COP16. Interview with Prof Thibaud Gruber.
Le temps - une énigme sans fin
Dr Virginie Sterpenich took part in the Arte programme on the perception and measurement of time.
Guide de la bienveillance
A book by Patricia Cernadas Curotto. Published by Helvetiq
Forty messages of kindness and food for thought to help you develop compassion for yourself. A project in partnership with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum.
Micro sciences : Quelle est cette émotion dans ma voix?
Are we all able to detect other people's emotions when they speak?
And can all the emotions creep into my voice?
Prof Didier Grandjean explains.
Prof Didier Grandjean explains.
Entretien: qu'est-ce que l'intelligence émotionnelle et à quoi sert-elle?
According to Moïra Mikolajczak, from the Catholic University of Louvain, and Marcello Mortillaro, doctor of psychology and researcher at the Interfaculty Center for Affective Sciences at UNIGE, emotional intelligence is beneficial for mental and physical health, and for social and romantic relationships.
Comment notre cerveau classe-t-il nos priorités quotidiennes?
How does our brain distinguish between urgent and less urgent goals? Scientists from the University of Geneva and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have shown how a specific region of our brain is activated to prioritise our activities.
These discoveries, described in the journal Nature Communications, could have significant implications for understanding psychiatric disorders, particularly depression, which can hamper the formulation of clear goals..
Comment notre cerveau gère nos priorités
How does our brain distinguish between urgent and less urgent goals? Scientists from the University of Geneva and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have shown how a specific region of our brain is activated to prioritise our activities.
These discoveries, described in the journal Nature Communications, could have significant implications for understanding psychiatric disorders, particularly depression, which can hamper the formulation of clear goals.
Hippocampus: Brain's Maestro of Daily Priorities
How does our brain distinguish between urgent and less urgent goals? Scientists from the University of Geneva and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have shown how a specific region of our brain is activated to prioritise our activities.
These discoveries, described in the journal Nature Communications, could have significant implications for understanding psychiatric disorders, particularly depression, which can hamper the formulation of clear goals.
Pourquoi l'insulte en politique est une méthode qui marche?
An interview with Prof David Sander on the subject.
Conscience des animaux: la science évolue
An interview with Prof. Thibaud Gruber on animal consciousness.
Anti-stress
An interview with Prof Camille Piguet-Nemitz who works on emotional regulation with teenagers.
Mystères de l'UNIL
A conference organised on Sunday 2 June 2024 at the University of Lausanne by the Mystères de l'UNIL, in which Prof Thibaud Gruber participates.
L'enjeu d'une COM efficace
How can we encourage action on climate change? How can we inform without discouraging? At the conference "How to communicate on the climate?" Prof Tobias Brosch and DR Fatih Uenal spoke out on the subject.
How we learn from stress and emotion: an interview with professor Ulrike Rimmele
An interview conducted by students at Ecole du Rosey with Prof. Ulrike Rimmele on her researches on memory, stress and emotion.
Comment communiquer sur le climat ? Des Professeurs de l'Université l'expliqueront le 29 avril
How can we encourage action on climate change? How can we inform without discouraging? At the conference "How to communicate on the climate?" Prof Tobias Brosch and DR Fatih Uenal spoke out on the subject.
Suisse : la police à l'école des psys
A program on police training in French-speaking Switzerland that includes psychology courses with the participation of CISA researcher Séolane-Nejma Bouboucha.
La diffusion de parfum, un booster de productivité en entreprise
What effect does a room fragrance have in the workplace? Does it affect productivity, for example?
Dr. Sylvain Delplanque is the guest of the Matinale to talk about it.
La mémoire liée à l'odeur est très émotionnelle
We remember certain specialties and products consumed during childhood for a long time. Sylvain Delplanque, a researcher at the Interfaculty Centre for Affective Sciences at UNIGE, talks about this subject.
Pourquoi la musique live nous procure-t-elle autant d'émotions?
Prof. Didier Grandjean is interviewed about a study conducted by the University of Zurich (PNAS, 26.02.2024) which revealed that live music triggers a greater emotional response in us than recorded music.
Un affare di naso
Olfactory marketing uses scents and smells to attract people and get them to buy something.
Dr. Sylvain Delplanque is interviewed about the current state of research related to olfactory perception and the links between smells and memory and emotions.
Comment développer les compétences émotionnelles des enfants
The interview with Prof Edouard Gentaz on how emotions are built in children and how they identify them in others.
Emission spéciale: COVID, 4 ans plus tard. La défiance à la science.
Prof Florian Cova is the guest of the special COVID show, 4 years later. He participates in the episode dedicated to the mistrust of science.
Le jour où je suis devenu un héros
Acts of bravery and the brain, explanations by Prof Patrik Vuilleumier and Dr. Yoann Stussi.
Parole de singe
Thibaud Gruber, Didier Grandjean and Manuela Filippa are interviewed by the program Vacarme on animal communication.
Et si je me roulais par terre? La régulation émotionnelle.
An explanation of emotional regulation.
Mozemo li dekodirati jezik nasih rodaka primata?
A team from CISA-UNIGE shows that the human brain is able to identify the vocalizations of certain monkeys, provided that their relatedness and the frequencies used are close to ours.
Può il nostro cervello decodificare il languaggio degli altri primate ?
A team from CISA-UNIGE has shown that the human brain is able to identify the vocalizations of certain monkeys, provided that their relatedness and the frequencies used are close to ours.
Can we decode the language of our primate cousins?
A team from CISA-UNIGE shows that the human brain is able to identify the vocalizations of certain monkeys, provided that their relatedness and the frequencies used are close to ours.
Pouvons-nous décoder le langage de nos cousins primates?
A team from CISA-UNIGE shows that the human brain is able to identify the vocalizations of certain monkeys, provided that their relatedness and the frequencies used are close to ours.
Can we decode the language of our primate cousins?
A team from CISA-UNIGE shows that the human brain is able to identify the vocalizations of certain monkeys, provided that their relatedness and the frequencies used are close to ours.
Can we decode the language of our primate cousins?
A team from CISA-UNIGE shows that the human brain is able to identify the vocalizations of certain monkeys, provided that their relatedness and the frequencies used are close to ours.
Quelle est cette émotion dans ma voix?
Prof Didier Grandjean is the guest of the RTS Micro-Sciences program to talk about voices and emotions.
La désinformation climatique
An CISA-UNIGE team has tested six psychological interventions to combat climate misinformation. It shows how difficult it is to combat these messages, which are resistant to scientific information. The research, published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, highlights the extremely persuasive nature of disinformation and the need to strengthen our efforts to combat it.
Quand la désinformation sur le climat est trop persuasive
An CISA-UNIGE team has tested six psychological interventions to combat climate misinformation. It shows how difficult it is to combat these messages, which are resistant to scientific information. The research, published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, highlights the extremely persuasive nature of disinformation and the need to strengthen our efforts to combat it.
Le changement climatique et la désinformation
An CISA-UNIGE team has tested six psychological interventions to combat climate misinformation. It shows how difficult it is to combat these messages, which are resistant to scientific information. The research, published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, highlights the extremely persuasive nature of disinformation and the need to strengthen our efforts to combat it.
Climat; Pourquoi la désinformation est si persistente
An CISA-UNIGE team has tested six psychological interventions to combat climate misinformation. It shows how difficult it is to combat these messages, which are resistant to scientific information. The research, published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, highlights the extremely persuasive nature of disinformation and the need to strengthen our efforts to combat it.
Climate change; Why disinformation is so persistent?
An CISA-UNIGE team has tested six psychological interventions to combat climate misinformation. It shows how difficult it is to combat these messages, which are resistant to scientific information. The research, published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, highlights the extremely persuasive nature of disinformation and the need to strengthen our efforts to combat it.
Estudio scientifico indica que un tercio de las personas aùn duda sobre el cambio climàtico
An CISA-UNIGE team has tested six psychological interventions to combat climate misinformation. It shows how difficult it is to combat these messages, which are resistant to scientific information. The research, published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, highlights the extremely persuasive nature of disinformation and the need to strengthen our efforts to combat it.
Clima: la disinformazione fa più presa della scienza
An CISA-UNIGE team has tested six psychological interventions to combat climate misinformation. It shows how difficult it is to combat these messages, which are resistant to scientific information. The research, published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, highlights the extremely persuasive nature of disinformation and the need to strengthen our efforts to combat it.
Studie warnt vor Auswirkungen von Fehlinformationen zum Klimawandel
An CISA-UNIGE team has tested six psychological interventions to combat climate misinformation. It shows how difficult it is to combat these messages, which are resistant to scientific information. The research, published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, highlights the extremely persuasive nature of disinformation and the need to strengthen our efforts to combat it.
Quel rôle pour les émotions dans les conflits internationaux?
Patricia Cernadas shares, in the December 2023-January 2024 edition of the Reformed Journal, her analysis on the role of empathy and compassion during conflict.
Les odeurs influencent notre pouvoir d'apprentissage
Dr. Eva Pool explains how smells impact our well-being and behavior.
Guichet : la peur
Prof Didier Grandjean is the guest of the show "On en parle" on the subject of fear.
In Between Salle d'exposition de Genève
The exhibition In Between is an artistic proposal, the result of more than two years of exchange between the artist Julie Semoroz and scientists from the Interfaculty Center for Affective Sciences (CISA-UNIGE) and the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) Evolving Language.
La résurgence inquiétante du climatoscepticisme
Prof Florian Cova participated in the RTS programme Prise de Terre on Climate Justice, Climate Scepticism, Social Marketing and Nudging.
Quand art et sciences s'allient pour décoder nos émotions
The exhibition In Between is an artistic proposal, the result of more than two years of exchange between the artist Julie Semoroz and scientists from the Interfaculty Center for Affective Sciences (CISA-UNIGE) and the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) Evolving Language.
Une installation inédite à la croisée de l'art et des sciences
The exhibition In Between is an artistic proposal, the result of more than two years of exchange between the artist Julie Semoroz and scientists from the Interfaculty Center for Affective Sciences (CISA-UNIGE) and the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) Evolving Language.
Une installation inédite à la croisée de l'art et des sciences
The exhibition In Between is an artistic proposal, the result of more than two years of exchange between the artist Julie Semoroz and scientists from the Interfaculty Center for Affective Sciences (CISA-UNIGE) and the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) Evolving Language.
Une installation inédite à la croisée de l'art et des sciences
The exhibition In Between is an artistic proposal, the result of more than two years of exchange between the artist Julie Semoroz and scientists from the Interfaculty Center for Affective Sciences (CISA-UNIGE) and the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) Evolving Language.
Une installation inédite à la croisée de l'art et des sciences
The exhibition In Between is an artistic proposal, the result of more than two years of exchange between the artist Julie Semoroz and scientists from the Interfaculty Centre for Affective Sciences (CISA-UNIGE) and the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Evolving Language.
Une installation inédite à la croisée de l'art et des sciences
The exhibition In Between is an artistic proposal, the result of more than two years of exchange between the artist Julie Semoroz and scientists from the Interfaculty Center for Affective Sciences (CISA-UNIGE) and the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) Evolving Language.
In Between, Salle d'exposition de Genève
The exhibition In Between is an artistic proposal, the result of more than two years of exchange between the artist Julie Semoroz and scientists from the Interfaculty Center for Affective Sciences (CISA-UNIGE) and the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) Evolving Language.
Les arts, soins naturels pour le corps et l'esprit
Dr. Laura Riontino was interviewed by the Revue Ma Santé on the health benefits of artistic activities.
Peur: quels effets sur mon corps
Dr. Yoann Stussi explains the functions of fear in the Marie-Claire Magazine.
Ce qu'il se passe dans le corps quand on a peur
Dr. Yoann Stussi explains what happens in our body when we are afraid and what it is for.
Le monde célèbre le sourire et sa cascade d'effets bénéfiques
An interview with Didier Grandjean, professor at the Interfaculty Center for Affective Sciences of the UNIGE, as part of the World Smile Day.
Schweizer Professorin weiss, wie Ozempic un Co. wirken
Ozempic, a drug for diabetics, has been made popular for its slimming properties. Prof. Géraldine Coppin has studied how the drug modifies the pleasure of eating.
Getting enough sleep and time travelling with Patricia Cernadas
Dr Patricia Cernadas was invited by Laura May to talk about her researches.
Emotions et réussite scolaire
New publication by Prof. Edouard Gentaz on emotional skills in children and how to help them develop them.
L'empathie : une source d'épuisement ou précieuse ressource?
Prof David Sander presents empathy and how best to use this faculty.
L'activité physique est-elle vraiment bonne pour le cerveau?
Le Dr Boris Cheval est interviewé sur l'impact de l'activité sportive sur la santé cognitive, les performances scolaires et les fonctions exécutives.
Mon premier tricot, je voulais l'exposer
Dr. Laura Riontino mentions studies on knitting as an activity that helps manage emotions in an article in Echo Magazine.
Question minute : le rire et la santé
Is laughter dangerous for your health? Prof Didier Grandjean's answer.
L'émotion est une compétence scolaire
Prof. Edouard Gentaz is interviewed in the newspaper Le Temps on the role of neuroscience and cognitive science in school learning.
Emotions et apprentissages
Prof. Edouard Gentaz is the guest of the Egosystème program on RTS to talk about the identification, understanding and regulation of emotions in children and its impact on academic success.
Les neurosciences pour briller à l'école
Prof. Edouard Gentaz is interviewed in the newspaper Le Temps on the role of neuroscience and cognitive science in school learning.
Les Emotions
Dr. Camille Piguet-Nemitz is the guest of the RTS show "Dis, pourquoi?" the week of April 10 to 14, 2023 to talk about emotions.
Se laisser guider par son nez et les odeurs historiques de Genève
Dr. Sylvain Delplanque is interviewed in the Tribune de Genève on historical odors.
Mieux gérer ses émotions pour mieux vieillir?
Research on how people's brains are activated when they watch footage showing the suffering of others. This research is part of the larger European MEDIT-AGING study. Prof. Patrik Vuilleumier, Dr. Olga Klimecki and Dr. Sabastian Baez Lugo from CISA are among the authors of this article.
Ce que les neurosciences peuvent apporter à l'enseignement
Prof. Edouard Gentaz explains how neuroscience could be an incredible tool to change schools and teaching.
A chacun son super cerveau!
How to improve your brain performance. Dr. Patricia Cernadas and Dr. Nathalie Mella offer some advice.
Peut-on compatir avec la terre entière?
Patricia Cernadas is the guest of the show Le Point J, RTS to talk about empathy and compassion.
Ambiance : le petit truc dans l'air
Prof Didier Grandjean is one of the guests of the show "Les échos de vacarme" to talk about the notion of atmosphere from the angle of affective sciences.
Question minute: je n'aime pas mon rire, que faire?
What to do when you find your laugh too loud or don't like it? Should it be worked on? Take medication?
Prof Didier Grandjean gives an answer.
Selon une étude, les émotions que l'on éprouve auraient un lien avec notre vieillissement
A team from UNIGE, including researchers from CISA, deciphers how negative emotions durably modify brain activity in the elderly.
MIeux gérer ses émotions pour ne pas perdre sa tête
A team from UNIGE, including researchers from CISA, deciphers how negative emotions durably modify brain activity in the elderly.
L'exposition aux émotions négatives modifie l'activité cérébrale
A team from UNIGE, including researchers from CISA, deciphers how negative emotions durably modify brain activity in the elderly.
Question minute : le fou rire
How to stop the laughter? An explanation by Prof Didier Grandjean
Le chagrin d'amour un choc pour l'esprit et le corps
Prof. Géraldine Coppin, Prof Didier Grandjean and Prof David Sander from the Interfaculty Center for Affective Sciences, UNIGE, participated in the RTS podcast on broken hearts by giving examples of research that has studied the frustrations, fears and sorrows that result from love stories.
Gerenciar as emoçoes pode dprevenir envelhecimento
A team from UNIGE, including researchers from CISA, deciphers how negative emotions durably modify brain activity in the elderly.
Gestionar mejor las emociones podria prevenir el envejecimiento patològico
A team from UNIGE, including researchers from CISA, deciphers how negative emotions durably modify brain activity in the elderly.
Gérer ses émotions préviendrait le vieillissement pathologique
A team from UNIGE, including researchers from CISA, deciphers how negative emotions durably modify brain activity in the elderly.
Managing emotions better could prevent pathological ageing
A team from UNIGE, including researchers from CISA, deciphers how negative emotions durably modify brain activity in the elderly.
Managing emotions better could prevent pathological ageing
A team from UNIGE, including researchers from CISA, deciphers how negative emotions durably modify brain activity in the elderly.
Mieux les gérer, c'est vieillir en bonne santé
A team from UNIGE, including researchers from CISA, deciphers how negative emotions durably modify brain activity in the elderly.
La chimie et l'alchimie de l'amour
Prof Géraldine Coppin, Prof Didier Grandjean and Prof David Sander from the Interfaculty Centre for Affective Sciences, UNIGE, participated in the RTS podcast on broken hearts by giving examples of research that studied the frustrations, fears and sorrows that result from love stories.
L'écoanxiété est-elle "un truc de jeunes"?
Pourquoi les gestes écolos font-ils l'objer de moqueries?
Recurring nightmares, Scientists have found a way to rid you of them
Quelle place donner à nos émotions au travail
Adhérer à une théorie du complot ne relève pas de la folie (mais apporte uen mauvaise réponse à un vrai défi)
Pourquoi tant de réticence à passer à l'auto électrique
Pourquoi tant de réticence à passer à l’auto électrique
Le manque d'information freine l'essor de la voiture électrique
Le manque d'information freine l'essor de la voiture électrique
On tend à sous-estimer l'autonomie des voitures électriques
Bébés - la langue de ssignes
Comment communiquer avec un être qui n'a pas encore l'usage de la parole? La tendance est d'apprendre aux bébés la langue des signes. Entretien avec Manuela Filippa, collaboratrice scientifique au Centre interfacultaire en sciences affectives de l'UNIGE.