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Pain memory
Acute pain can become chronic if it persists for a long time or if the nervous system becomes permanently sensitized. Due to its plasticity, the nervous system can then react to even slight stimuli with pain, even if these would normally be harmless.
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- Question to the brain
Do we only use a Fraction of our Brain?
I read that we only use 10 or 25 percent of our brain capacity. Is that true?
12.08.2025
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- News from the Institutes
A surprising discovery: songbirds have lost the ”hunger hormone” ghrelin
Groundbreaking work on bird physiology with important findings for humans
28.03.2025
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The Topic Partners
27.02.2024
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- Anatomy
The Hippocampus
The hippocampus is crucial for the formation of new memory content.
23.08.2011
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- Motor Skills
Motor Fine Tuning: the Modulation of Movements
The cerebellum and basal ganglia are responsible for the precise execution of movements.
01.12.2025
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- Basics
- 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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- Hearing
Full Blast to the Ears
Noise not only makes you ill, it also damages your brain.
18.11.2025
