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Development of a Brain
There is no process on Earth more complex than brain development
10.02.2026
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- Consciousness
The Night Side of Consciousness
Our brain goes through different stages of consciousness during the night.
03.09.2025
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- Anatomy
The Cingulate Gyrus
When paying attention, experiencing pain, or feeling emotions, the cingulate gyrus on the inside of the cortex becomes active.
22.09.2023
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- Motor Skills
Networks of Movement: Control Strategy, Tactics, Execution
Every arbitrary movement is planned, organized, and sent for execution in the brain.
01.12.2025
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- Question to the brain
How do Placebo Drugs work?
What actually happens in the brain during the placebo effect?
02.02.2025
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- Diseases
- Successful aging
The Secret of Neural Reserve
From the hippocampus to the synapse: A research consortium is investigating which factors protect our thinking in old age
01.02.2026
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- Glossary
Cingulate cortex
A component of the prefrontal cortex located at the front of the brain. Like half a doughnut, the cingulate cortex wraps around the corpus callosum. Functionally, it belongs to the limbic system and is involved in emotion, memory, and motor function.
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- Time
The Double-Edged Sword of Boredom
It's a bummer when nothing happens. To make sure it doesn't stay that way, there's a feeling called boredom.
01.05.2024
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- Basics
- Communication of Cells
Neurons got Rhythm
Many areas of the brain often fire in unison – scientists are trying to find out why.
09.10.2025
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- Anatomy
Connections of the Dorsal Thalamus
As the “gateway to consciousness,” the thalamus is particularly strongly connected to the cerebral cortex.
13.07.2015
