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Why Do We Have a Consciousness?
What is the evolutionary advantage of our consciousness? And what can we learn about this from observing birds?
24.11.2025
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Combating loss of function in small vessels of the brain
A new study identifies molecular factors that promote small vessel disease – and an active drug that can restore impaired vascular functions.
15.12.2025
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Severe Headache? Or Migraine?
What distinguishes migraines from normal headaches?
21.12.2025
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How a gene shapes the architecture of the human brain
Organoids provide insights into brain development with unprecedented precision
27.11.2025
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Relaxation videos as an internet trend: How do they work?
ASMR videos are an internet trend. What exactly happens in the brain when watching them?
18.01.2026
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The Old, Healthy Brain
Some people seem to be unaffected by aging. Research is currently being conducted to find out why this is the case.
01.02.2026
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- Successful aging
The Secret of Neural Reserve
From the hippocampus to the synapse: A research consortium is investigating which factors protect our thinking in old age
01.02.2026
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Molecular Detectives
We are our memories. But neural firing alone cannot unravel the traces of memory.
01.02.2026
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Superagers: How can we age successfully?
The brains of so-called “superagers” are 30 years younger than the age stated in their passports. Read the interview with researchers from SFB 1436 in Magdeburg.
01.02.2026
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Memory research: how respiration shapes remembering
Respiration influences how the human brain processes stimuli and retrieves memories.
04.12.2025
