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- Glossary
Second messenger
A second messenger is a chemical substance that transmits a signal within the cell after a receptor on the cell membrane has been activated. It is formed or released intracellularly and mediates the effect of the original signal on various target structures in the cell, often amplifying the signal.
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- Think
- Emotions
Researching Disgust
Does disgust protect us from pathogens, or is it the most malicious of all emotions?
25.10.2025
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- News from the Institutes
Towards understanding inflammation in depression
Immune markers identified
29.10.2024
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- Percieve
- Hearing
Ringing in the Ears
Tinnitus: The annoying whistling and buzzing does not originate in the ear, but in the brain.
28.10.2025
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- Topic
The Fly
Feeding, reproducing, surviving – fruit flies not only share our evolutionary goals, they also have a similar nervous system.
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- News from the Institutes
Making up for lost time: Inhibitory neurons catch up during brain development
New insights into the emergence of brain cells that keep neural activity in balance
08.07.2025
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- Diseases
- Intruders
Constant Stress on the Brain
Stress, inflammation, cell death – how environmental toxins damage the brain.
02.05.2023
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- Diseases
- Multiple sclerosis
Living with, not despite, Multiple Sclerosis
A good life despite MS? Yes, it is possible!
15.10.2025
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- Percieve
- Smell & Taste
Not just in the Mouth and Nose
Taste and smell receptors are not only found in the mouth and nose.
02.09.2025
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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
