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Thirst and hunger neurons
New research shines light on how the brain interprets nutritional and hydration needs and turns them into action
31.03.2025
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The Cortex
The brain's control center, seat of perception, consciousness, and behavior
20.09.2025
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Smart Flies
Fruit flies learn extremely quickly. Their goal is to eat as much as possible. Their memory helps them to behave in a very agile manner.
18.01.2026
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Das Team
20.03.2017
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What gives our brains their distinctive wrinkles?
Study reveals how changes in cell behavior and numbers can drive the formation of distinctive grooves and ridges in the brain.
28.08.2025
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24.02.2017
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The brain calculates with waves
New insights into neural waves could revolutionize the development of energy-efficient AI systems
06.02.2025
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Twin studies
Pairs of twins are valuable subjects for human geneticists and psychologists who want to find out to what extent certain characteristics are genetically determined and what role environmental conditions play. Of particular interest here is how much more similar identical twins are compared to fraternal twins. The degree of genetic similarity differs between identical (100%) and fraternal twins (50%). However, they live in a similar environment, so the degree of greater similarity between identical twins compared to fraternal twins can be used to estimate the genetic contribution to traits such as intelligence. In this case, depending on the study, it was estimated to be between 50 and 80 percent, depending on whether the environmental differences in the population (health care, access to education) are large or small.
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Humor
There is an art, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to through yourself at the ground and miss.
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Forced Right-Handedness
When left-handed people were retrained to use their right hand, their brains were also retrained.
25.10.2025
