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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 Ventricular System
What's hiding in our brains? An alien wearing a helmet! Or a human with ram's horns?
20.09.2025
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- Glossary
Fissure
The strong folding of the cortex (cerebral cortex) creates fissures – from the Latin: cleft. These clefts can be used to describe individual brain structures. For example, the fissura sylvii separates the temporal lobe from the frontal lobe. Less deep clefts are often referred to as sulci.
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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
How a gene shapes the architecture of the human brain
Organoids provide insights into brain development with unprecedented precision
27.11.2025
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- Meditation
Perceiving and Accepting – How Meditation Heals
Meditation alleviates many ailments. But scientists still know very little about why this is the case.
15.04.2014
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- Meditation
The Neuroscience of Meditation
Meditation is a simple method for influencing brain activity over the long term.
04.09.2026
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- Question to the brain
How does EMDR work?
Trauma therapy with EMDR: How does it work and what happens in the brain?
14.04.2024
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- Basics
- The Developing Brain
Children in the Lab
Brain research. It’s not easy to conduct. Especially when it comes to young children.
18.03.2026
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- News from the Institutes
How does our brain regulate generosity?
The “basolateral amygdala”, a part of the limbic system, plays an important role in this.
14.04.2025
