Applied computer scientists at the University of Bamberg are currently developing an AI medical companion that will help doctors in recognising and diagnosing types of cancer and pain.
Three Bamberg researchers discuss how AI research can benefit from interdisciplinary collaboration. Even the speech recognition software Siri gets a word in.
Affective reactions—or gut feelings—play a key role in consumer decision-making. Researchers at the University of Passau are seeking to understand this process better and help consumers make better decisions.
At the HM, Professor Pohlmann and his team are using innovative technologies and approaches to bring back memories to dementia suffers and provide support to their families and caregivers.
Research has established the privacy calculus approach to account for the moment of decision. This video explains what it is all about.
Presence of Virtual Characters with Specific Traits Can Reduce Physical Anxiety Responses A recent collaborative study by the Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics and the Chair of Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Würzburg shows that virtual characters can significantly alleviate anxiety responses—provided they are perceived as socially relevant. In addition to a same-gender virtual figure, even a simple wooden mannequin had a calming effect when perceived as an empathetic partner. The results, published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior, open new perspectives for the targeted use of virtual characters in digital health applications.
From smoking bans to new speed limits – many people soon stop resisting policy changes that restrict their personal freedom once the new rules come into force. This conclusion was reached in a study conducted by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the University of Vienna. The researchers also identified the underlying psychological mechanism to gain important insights for possible communication strategies when introducing such measures.
Even individuals whose symptoms do not yet meet the criteria for clinical depression benefit from therapeutic interventions. This conclusion comes from a new meta-study led by researchers from Munich and Magdeburg who analyzed data from 30 studies. Participants who received interventions were significantly less likely to develop clinical depression within the first year.
An international team including researchers from the University of Passau has shown in a study that the cognitive similarity between companies is decisive in determining whether “good faith” is favoured over specific regulations in cooperation agreements.
Researchers across Europe have joined forces under the coordination of a team from the University of Passau to investigate persistent conspiracy beliefs. The researchers hope to gain new insights into how democracies can be made more resistant to conspiracy theories.
