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The Corpus Callosum
The corpus callosum allows information to flow between the two hemispheres of the cerebrum. This is urgently needed.
01.07.2025
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John Eccles: Across the Gap
John Eccles disproved his own theories. In doing so, he helped to elucidate synaptic transmission.
06.06.2013
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Interneurons
A small multipolar neuron that is neither sensory nor motor, connected between two other neurons and conducting impulses from one nerve cell to another. In the central nervous system, interneurons are mostly inhibitory and use the neurotransmitters GABA and glycine.
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Types of Neurons
Multipolar neurons have different characteristics depending on their function.
17.05.2012
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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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Teamwork in the inner ear
Our hearing is based on the organized grouping of proteins
06.11.2025
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How disturbed signaling pathways could promote epileptic seizures
For the first time, a research team in Bonn is systematically investigating the role of the dopamine system in a common form of therapy-resistant epilepsy.
15.04.2025
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24.02.2017
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New insights into immune cells in the context of neurodegeneration
Lab Findings Support the Concept that Reducing Neuroinflammation Could Help Fight Alzheimer’s
04.02.2025
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Extrapyramidal system
The extrapyramidal system refers to a series of structures in the brain that play a key role in influencing motor function but are not part of the pyramidal tract. It consists of multisynaptic neuron chains. The extrapyramidal system includes numerous nuclei such as the striatum, pallidum, nucleus ruber, and substantia nigra.
