Current Topic: The Developing Brain

1981 Nobel Prize-winning model confirmed correct

Persons under stress may have a harder time spatially orienting themselves. Researchers in Bochum have discovered why.

Neurons that control when zebra finches call back fire more strongly when the caller is familiar

Fruit flies can adapt their social behavior and learn from these experiences.

Researchers at the MPI of Biochemistry and TUM have examined the cerebrospinal fluid of 5,000 patients with neurological diseases and discovered new diagnostic and prognostic markers for multiple sclerosis.

Mice unlearn fear more quickly when certain brain cells are activated. This opens up new approaches to understanding anxiety disorders. 

Research findings reinforce new approaches in psychology, using psychedelic substances under medical supervision to treat certain clinical conditions.

International research team reveals mechanisms of 3D vision

Information that we select for ourselves, such as things we click online, has a stronger impact than passively acquired information on our perception of truth and falsehood.

Researchers decipher the function of an ion channel involved in cellular degradation processes and create new possibilities for Parkinson’s therapies.

Disruptions to the protective barrier contribute to the development of serious brain diseases such as stroke and Alzheimer's.

A new study identifies molecular factors that promote small vessel disease – and an active drug that can restore impaired vascular functions.

Humans can spot familiar faces even in heavily blended images

Respiration influences how the human brain processes stimuli and retrieves memories.

Organoids provide insights into brain development with unprecedented precision

Chimpanzee mothers interact with their young in a rhythmic way - almost like a human conversation

What is the evolutionary advantage of our consciousness? And what can we learn about this from observing birds?

While many animals rely on the Earth’s magnetic field for orientation, how they detect and perceive magnetic stimuli is unknown.

Our hearing is based on the organized grouping of proteins

Discovery points to a potential new therapeutic pathway for Alzheimer’s disease

A study shows parallels between Guinea baboons and human hunter-gatherer societies

How research into movement planning in the brain is helping to advance the development of neuroprostheses

Receptor responsible for stress-induced motor incoordination in people with ataxia identified.

Study traces the evolutionary roots of the lifespan gap between women and men

Success in predicting the color seen by an observer using the activity patterns measured in the visual cortex of other subjects

Crystallographic three-dimensional structure of human clusterin determined for the first time

Exact moment at which a signal hits receptive nerve cells determines how it is processed

Study reveals how changes in cell behavior and numbers can drive the formation of distinctive grooves and ridges in the brain.

Not only neurons, but also oligodendrocytes are essential

Charité study in Nature uncovers fundamental processes in the fly brain

Tests of the sense of smell could help identify people who are developing Alzheimer’s at an earlier stage 

Tests of the sense of smell could help identify people who are developing Alzheimer’s at an earlier stage 

Tests of the sense of smell could help identify people who are developing Alzheimer’s at an earlier stage  

Researchers from Bonn and Freiburg decipher how the brain follows an internal rhythm

New insights into the emergence of brain cells that keep neural activity in balance

Henning Scheich was a German neurophysiologist and learning researcher of international standing.

How the brain licenses movements

Potential for novel obesity treatments

PV+ cells act as the “conductors” of visually induced gamma oscillatory rhythm

It was previously considered unique to humans

New study finds wild chimpanzees do not show disorganised attachment

When Science Puts Itself to the Test

Groundbreaking results offering new insights into psychiatric disorders

What distinguishes migraines from normal headaches?

Lights, spices, singing together. I've heard that this has a positive effect on the mood during the dark season. Is that true?

The brain has no pain receptors. So why do we still get headaches?

How does visualization work in the brain? And how can this be utilized?