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What we actually hear

Our ears are always tuned in. But what exactly are they picking up?

03.10.2025

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From Sound to Word

Widely distributed brain regions make the miracle of language possible.

13.10.2023

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Ringing in the Ears

Tinnitus: The annoying whistling and buzzing does not originate in the ear, but in the brain.

28.10.2025

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From Wiggling to the wonderful Variety of Sounds

It is a long way from purely mechanical vibrations to the world of sounds and tones.

17.10.2025

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A Labyrinth for Balance

A sophisticated labyrinth in the ear keeps our body balanced: the vestibular system.

17.10.2025

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From Sound to Interpretation

How the ear processes fluctuations in air pressure into meaningful information.

03.10.2025

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Minds and Ideas

Science is made by people – people with histories, dreams, and mistakes.

26.09.2012

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Hubel and Wiesel: Cutting the Lawn with Nail Scissors

Hubel and Wiesel worked diligently to establish fundamental knowledge about visual information processing.

26.09.2012

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Roger Sperry: The split Brains

What the severed connection between the brain hemispheres reveals about the specialization of the brain.

27.09.2012

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Rita Levi-Montalcini: How Nerves grow

Despite being banned from her profession and persecuted, Rita Levi-Montalcini enjoyed a brilliant career in research.

28.09.2012