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Glossar
15.03.2017
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- Grundlagen
- Anatomy
The Occipital Lobe
The sophisticated interconnection of the occipital lobe demonstrates just how complex the visual process is.
28.08.2025
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- Grundlagen
- Anatomy
The Cortex
The brain's control center, seat of perception, consciousness, and behavior
20.09.2025
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- News from the Institutes
Neurons gather together for vision
As in larger brains, mouse visual cortex neurons with the same function cluster in columns
20.02.2025
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- Acting
- Motor Skills
Movement Planning: Reaching your Goal with Tactics
Many areas of the brain are involved in planning complex movements such as throwing a ball.
01.12.2025
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- Thinking
- Emotions
Conscious Emotions
We only consciously feel fear, disgust, love, and hate when the cerebral cortex is engaged.
11.08.2025
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- News from the Institutes
AI looks deeper into visual system
Artificial intelligence models provide insights to understand the processing of visual stimuli in the brain
10.04.2025
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- Grundlagen
- Anatomy
The Thalamus dorsalis
The structure is complex, the tasks are varied. It supports the senses, motor skills, and psyche.
28.11.2025
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- Percipience
- Hearing
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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- Glossary
Visual cortex
The visual cortex refers to the areas of the occipital lobe that are involved in processing visual information. These include the primary visual cortex and the associative visual cortices V1 to V5. According to Brodmann, the visual cortex comprises areas 17, 18, and 19.









