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The Fear Circuit
Fear arises thanks to lightning-fast mechanisms – that do not always react correctly.
11.09.2025
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Basic Research
Basic research is aimless. But eminently important.
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Why do we get Headaches?
The brain has no pain receptors. So why do we still get headaches?
14.10.2025
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The Mesencephalon
Important neurotransmitters, an astonishing array of colors, and a water pipe – that's the midbrain.
20.09.2025
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What makes a fly feel sleepy?
And how does the brain know when it's time to rest?
21.04.2025
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What is the Autonomic Nervous System?
Why do we actually need an autonomic nervous system? Isn't one nervous system enough for everything?
16.06.2024
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Otto Creutzfeldt: Mediator between Disciplines
Otto Detlev Creutzfeldt had a major influence on the neuroscientific landscape.
28.09.2012
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How Psychedelic Drugs Affect the Brain
Research findings reinforce new approaches in psychology, using psychedelic substances under medical supervision to treat certain clinical conditions.
13.02.2026
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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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Rita Levi-Montalcini: How Nerves grow
Despite being banned from her profession and persecuted, Rita Levi-Montalcini enjoyed a brilliant career in research.
28.09.2012
