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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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- Krankheiten
- Alzheimer's disease
Dementia worry: The Bogeyman of old Age
The fear of developing dementia oneself is widespread.
11.11.2025
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- Milestones
Andreas Vesalius – Founder of modern Anatomy
Vesalius replaced belief in authority with empiricism – and taught others about the structure of the body.
01.05.2016
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- Grundlagen
- Anatomy
The Epithalamus
Probably not the seat of the soul after all: the pineal gland in the epithalamus.
09.10.2025
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- Milestones
René Descartes: Father of the Body-Mind Theory
Descartes viewed the body and soul as separate entities within humans that interact in the brain.
02.05.2016
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- Krankheiten
- Successful aging
The Old, Healthy Brain
Some people seem to be unaffected by aging. Research is currently being conducted to find out why this is the case.
01.02.2026
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- News from the Institutes
How disturbed signaling pathways could promote epileptic seizures
For the first time, a research team in Bonn is systematically investigating the role of the dopamine system in a common form of therapy-resistant epilepsy.
15.04.2025
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- Glossary
Acetylcholine
Acetylcholine is one of the most important neurotransmitters in the nervous system. In the central nervous system, it is involved in attention, learning, and memory; in the peripheral nervous system, it transmits excitation from nerves to muscles at the neuromuscular end plates and controls processes of the autonomic nervous system, i.e., the sympathetic and parasympathetic parts. Areas in which acetylcholine acts as a messenger substance are called cholinergic. It was the first neurotransmitter to be discovered, identified in 1921 by Otto Loewi in the heart of a frog.
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Ampakine
A group of active substances that belong to the "neuroenhancers" and can improve cognitive performance. Among other things, they increase attention span, promote memory, and facilitate learning processes. Their effect is based on binding to AMPA receptors in the brain, which facilitates synaptic transmission at glutamatergic synapses and enhances overall neuronal signal transmission.
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- Glossary
Change blindness
Change blindness is a phenomenon of visual perception whereby changes in the environment are not noticed. It is a problem of attention that can also arise due to distraction or concentration on other things. In experiments, a scene that changes during masking or distraction is often shown. Test subjects are unable to perceive the change.
