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- Alzheimer's disease
“And now he has Alzheimer's...” – A Guide for Relatives
Alzheimer's diagnosis: Find out what to expect and don't forget about yourself.
11.11.2025
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- News from the Institutes
How flies sleep – and still manage to escape
Charité study in Nature uncovers fundamental processes in the fly brain
21.08.2025
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- News from the Institutes
Do Memories Form on a Blank Slate?
How thought networks in the hippocampus develop after birth
27.04.2026
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- News
- Question to the brain
How can Synesthesia be explained?
Is it true that some people experience sensory impressions mixing together? How does this happen?
13.10.2024
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- News
- 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
- Anatomy
The Hippocampus
The hippocampus is crucial for the formation of new memory content.
23.08.2011
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- News from the Institutes
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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- 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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- Glossary
Amnesia
A form of memory disorder that affects the memory for facts and events. The unconscious memory for, for example, sensorimotor skills such as driving a car or riding a bike remains intact.
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- Glossary
Engram
An engram, also known as a memory trace, is a neural representation of memory content. It is believed that learning processes are based on structural changes in the synaptic connections between neurons.
