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- Alzheimer's disease
Language fades – Music remains
People with dementia can sing and use music to communicate, even as other abilities fade.
12.03.2026
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- News from the Institutes
Why Do We Have a Consciousness?
What is the evolutionary advantage of our consciousness? And what can we learn about this from observing birds?
24.11.2025
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- Diseases
- Successful aging
Molecular Detectives
We are our memories. But neural firing alone cannot unravel the traces of memory.
01.02.2026
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- Emotions
Conscious Emotions
We only consciously feel fear, disgust, love, and hate when the cerebral cortex is engaged.
11.08.2025
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- News
- Question to the brain
How does the brain age?
What happens to the brain as we age?
25.05.2025
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- Basics
- Structure and Function
Myelin: High Speed
It is the white sheath that glial cells form around axons that makes high speed pathways in the brain possible.
01.12.2020
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- Motor Skills
The Effects of Exercise on the Brain
Stefan Schneider uses EEG to investigate how people can be motivated to exercise.
05.02.2026
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- Basics
- Structure and Function
Senses with Purpose
They’re old, but not outdated: sight and hearing are full of amazing evolutionary tricks.
25.04.2026
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- Emotions
Researching Disgust
Does disgust protect us from pathogens, or is it the most malicious of all emotions?
25.10.2025
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- Meditation
Why Meditation?
A pioneer in meditation research explains why meditation is good for people and the brain.
30.07.2026
