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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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- Motor Skills
Forced Right-Handedness
When left-handed people were retrained to use their right hand, their brains were also retrained.
25.10.2025
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- Motor Skills
Motor Fine Tuning: the Modulation of Movements
The cerebellum and basal ganglia are responsible for the precise execution of movements.
01.12.2025
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Cortex
Cortex refers to a collection of neurons, typically in the form of a thin surface. However, it usually refers to the cerebral cortex, the outermost layer of the cerebrum. It is 2.5 mm to 5 mm thick and rich in nerve cells. The cerebral cortex is heavily folded, comparable to a handkerchief in a cup. This creates numerous convolutions (gyri), fissures (fissurae), and sulci. Unfolded, the surface area of the cortex is approximately 1,800cm².
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Ventromedial prefrontal cortex
Anatomically, the ventromedial prefrontal cortex belongs to the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex. In some patients with decision-making problems, neuroscientists find lesions in this region of the brain. The ventromedial prefrontal cortex also becomes active when we try to suppress negative emotions such as feelings of guilt. It receives signals from many other areas of the brain and innervates the amygdala, hypothalamus, and several areas of the cortex.
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- Emotions
On the Trail of Emotions
How do feelings arise? Emotion theories provide different answers.
18.07.2018
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- Anatomy
The Parahippocampal Gyrus
The parahippocampal gyrus can rightly be described as the gateway to the hippocampus.
28.11.2025
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- Anatomy
The Cerebellar Hemispheres
Enormous interconnection density in a small space ensures coordination of voluntary movements.
20.09.2025
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- News from the Institutes
Bremen Team Deciphers Information Processing
Exact moment at which a signal hits receptive nerve cells determines how it is processed
01.09.2025
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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
