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SARS-CoV-2: A Virus Hitting the Brain, too
Many patients suffer from neuropsychiatric symptoms (Long COVID) after COVID-19
29.07.2026
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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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- Glossary
Pre-dementia
Alzheimer's disease typically progresses through several clinical stages, preceded by an early phase with initial cognitive impairments. This phase, formerly known as pre-dementia, is now usually referred to as mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer's disease. It can manifest itself through symptoms such as declining short-term memory. With modern imaging techniques, especially amyloid PET, characteristic amyloid deposits in the brain can already be detected in this early phase. Laboratory chemical analyses of blood or cerebrospinal fluid can also provide indications of changes in protein concentrations typical of Alzheimer's disease. Although the clinical diagnosis of dementia is only made in later stages, the underlying Alzheimer's pathology can often be detected in advance today.
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- News from the Institutes
Neuronal Precursor Splits into Two Cell Lineages Earlier than Anticipated
ISTA Postdoc investigates how distinct neuron types arise in the cerebral cortex
05.08.2026
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- Meditation
Perceiving and Accepting – How Meditation Heals
Meditation alleviates many ailments. But scientists still know very little about why this is the case.
15.04.2014
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- Basics
- Anatomy
The Cerebellum
Highly aesthetic, but long underestimated: the cerebellum does more than just coordinate movements.
05.08.2025
