University of Utah researcher faked data for years, according to investigators

Gian-Stefano Brigidi was highly regarded among neuroscientists for his work on how life experiences change the brain. But a federal office found he manipulated his data.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) University of Utah research park is pictured on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. A neuroscience researcher at the school was fund to have manipulated data in his studies of the brain, according to federal investigators.

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University of Utah researcher faked data for years, according to investigators

Gian-Stefano Brigidi was highly regarded among neuroscientists for his work on how life experiences change the brain. But a federal office found he manipulated his data.

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