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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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- 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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- 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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- Anatomy
The Hippocampus
The hippocampus is crucial for the formation of new memory content.
23.08.2011
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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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- 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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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.
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Pain memory
Acute pain can become chronic if it persists for a long time or if the nervous system becomes permanently sensitized. Due to its plasticity, the nervous system can then react to even slight stimuli with pain, even if these would normally be harmless.
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How Little Information Do We Need to Recognize a Face?
Humans can spot familiar faces even in heavily blended images
08.12.2025
