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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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- Glossary
Interneurons
A small multipolar neuron that is neither sensory nor motor, connected between two other neurons and conducting impulses from one nerve cell to another. In the central nervous system, interneurons are mostly inhibitory and use the neurotransmitters GABA and glycine.
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Convergence
Convergence of neurons occurs when several neurons are connected synaptically to a single transmitting neuron. In the eye, for example, information received by up to 130 receptors is transmitted to only one neuron in the retina. The opposite is divergence, when one neuron transmits signals to several other neurons.
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Motor neuron
Neurons that extend from the central nervous system to the muscles and control their activity.
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- Basics
- Communication of Cells
On the Scent of Cell Communication
A lot has to happen before nerve cells reveal their secrets. A historical review.
22.12.2023
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- Basics
- Communication of Cells
Neurotransmitters: Messenger Molecules in the Brain
“Happy hormone” & Co.: Without neurotransmitters, nerve cells would not be able to communicate.
05.08.2025
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- News from the Institutes
Interaction between interneurons stabilizes gamma oscillations in a brain
PV+ cells act as the “conductors” of visually induced gamma oscillatory rhythm
26.05.2025
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- News from the Institutes
Teamwork in the inner ear
Our hearing is based on the organized grouping of proteins
06.11.2025
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- News from the Institutes
Neuronal Precursor Splits into Two Cell Lineages Earlier than Anticipated
ISTA Postdoc investigates how distinct neuron types arise in the cerebral cortex
05.08.2026
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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
