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- Emotions
The Fear Circuit
Fear arises thanks to lightning-fast mechanisms – that do not always react correctly.
11.09.2025
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- News from the Institutes
What gives our brains their distinctive wrinkles?
Study reveals how changes in cell behavior and numbers can drive the formation of distinctive grooves and ridges in the brain.
28.08.2025
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- Basics
- Anatomy
The Hypothalamus
Nutrition and reproduction – these activities are controlled by the hypothalamus at the neural and hormonal levels.
01.07.2025
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- Consciousness
When Consciousness fails
A complex system of brain structures is necessary for the conscious perception of our surroundings.
13.06.2025
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- News
- Question to the brain
What does Heat do to the Brain?
I have read that heat waves can affect mental health. How so? Can this also affect healthy people?
22.07.2024
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- Act
- Motor Skills
Highway through the Spinal Cord
Thanks to motor pathways from the brain to the spinal cord, we can move at lightning speed.
01.12.2025
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- Basics
- The Developing Brain
Small but mighty!
Where babies look tells researchers a lot about how they see the world – often more than adults.
18.03.2026
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- Diseases
- Alzheimer's disease
A Slow Descent into Forgetfulness
After a long asymptomatic phase, Alzheimer's disease progresses through three stages
18.03.2026
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- Percieve
- Smell & Taste
Smell and Taste – often underestimated
The role that smells and tastes play in our everyday lives.
06.09.2025
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- Basics
- Anatomy
The Fornix
A vault with a supporting function: the fornix is a powerful fiber tract in the limbic system.
14.04.2025
