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- Hearing
A Labyrinth for Balance
A sophisticated labyrinth in the ear keeps our body balanced: the vestibular system.
17.10.2025
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- Grundlagen
- Anatomy
The Frontal Lobe
Motor skills and executive functions – the frontal lobe is the largest brain structure.
28.10.2024
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- Discover
- Milestones
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
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- Grundlagen
- Anatomy
The Diencephalon
The diencephalon has four levels and performs a variety of tasks.
28.11.2025
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- Grundlagen
- Anatomy
The Hippocampus
The hippocampus is crucial for the formation of new memory content.
23.08.2011
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- Acting
- Motor Skills
Forced Right-Handedness
When left-handed people were retrained to use their right hand, their brains were also retrained.
25.10.2025
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- Glossary
Blind spot
A blind spot in visual perception caused by the anatomy of the eye: since the optic nerve leaves the eye at the optic disc, there are no photoreceptors there – and no perception can occur. This blind spot is not consciously perceived.
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- Glossary
Electrooculogram
The electrooculogram is a recording of the electrical potential of the eyes. It is measured by electrodes placed on the skin around the eye. A method for measuring retinal function and, indirectly, eye movement.
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- Glossary
Vitreous body
The vitreous body consists of a gel-like substance inside the eye that supports the shape of the eye.
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- Glossary
Saccade
Rapid eye movement, which usually occurs unconsciously. It is a quick and jerky movement of the eyes, in which the eye spontaneously focuses on an object. When reading, for example, the eyes jump from one short word to the next. During a saccade, visual information processing is greatly reduced.
