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- Multiple sclerosis
“A kind of inflammatory slurry behind a closed curtain”
Jürg Kesselring explains why immune response and neurodegeneration cannot be separated in MS.
09.07.2025
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- Structure and Function
Senses and Actions
To prevent animals from bumping into one another, their sensory organs and motor skills are in constant communication.
18.12.2021
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- Basics
- Anatomy
The Paleocortex
In the beginning was smell: the oldest part of the cerebrum deals with sniffing.
01.10.2025
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- Glossary
Place cells
Pyramidal cells in the hippocampus that encode a specific location in a specific environment – for example, a section of a maze. When a test animal is in the center of this area, the cell fires most strongly. Place cells were discovered in 1971 by John O'Keefe and Jonathon Dostrovsky.
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- The Fly
Flies? Why flies?
Small but mighty! What an annoying fly teaches us about learning
17.01.2026
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- Percieve
- 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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- Basics
- Structure and Function
Connecting Nerves
Learning is as spiny path – as synapses vividly illustrate.
01.12.2020
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- News from the Institutes
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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- Sports
A Miracle Cure for the Brain
Keeping physically fit is very good for the brain.
01.09.2021
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- Discover
- The Fly
Learning on a Pinhead
When it comes to learning, fruit flies are true masters of association.
19.01.2026
