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Intelligence requires the whole brain
New study approach uses machine learning to improve our conceptual understanding of intelligence
11.12.2024
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How does the brain age?
What happens to the brain as we age?
25.05.2025
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Two Brain Areas Compete for Control
The locus coeruleus and the ventral tegmental area compete for control over the formation of memory content
14.03.2025
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Learning the Meaning of Fear
The story of the brain that went forth to learn what fear was.
21.08.2025
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The Amygdala
Without the amygdala, humans lose their sense of fear. With the amygdala, they also recognize the fear of others.
22.12.2023
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Full Blast to the Ears
Noise not only makes you ill, it also damages your brain.
18.11.2025
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The Corpus Callosum
The corpus callosum allows information to flow between the two hemispheres of the cerebrum. This is urgently needed.
01.07.2025
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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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“Fear ensures our Survival”
Anxiety researcher Hans-Christian Pape on rats, Rottweilers, and the positive aspects of fear.
25.07.2011
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The Effects of Exercise on the Brain
Stefan Schneider uses EEG to investigate how people can be motivated to exercise.
05.02.2026
