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Vision
About 80 percent of the information about the environment comes from our eyes. A good quarter of the brain is involved in processing this input.
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Anatomy
The brain is the basis of our entire being. It is not uncommon for damage to the brain to lead to personality changes.
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Two Brain Areas Compete for Control
The locus coeruleus and the ventral tegmental area compete for control over the formation of memory content
14.03.2025
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Alzheimer's disease
Research has not yet produced a cure. What is the next step?
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- Emotions
What are Emotions?
What we feel shapes our emotional life – and helps us react correctly and quickly.
11.09.2025
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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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- Communication of Cells
Neurotransmitters: Messenger Molecules in the Brain
“Happy hormone” & Co.: Without neurotransmitters, nerve cells would not be able to communicate.
05.08.2025
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Is there an Addiction to Recognition?
Can you be addicted to recognition? How does that manifest itself?
17.03.2024
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The Project
24.02.2017
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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
