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Consciousness in a Physical World
For centuries, philosophy has sought to unravel the mystery of consciousness.
31.12.2025
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Facial expressions
Five muscle groups control the visible movements on the surface of our faces – and this applies to everyone in the world. Neuroscientists emphasize universal, evolutionarily anchored reactions as the reason for this. For this reason, the basic emotions of fear, anger, disgust, sadness, surprise, and joy leave similar traces on the face everywhere, which we can usually identify reliably even in strangers.
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- The Developing Brain
Like Mother, like Child
Like mother, like son: Key regulatory circuits in the brain and genes are calibrated before birth
10.02.2026
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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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Minds and Ideas
Science is made by people – people with histories, dreams, and mistakes.
26.09.2012
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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
