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The Anatomy of Fragrance
Olfactory cells extend directly into the olfactory bulb of the brain, where the scent is assembled.
06.08.2018
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Minds and Ideas
Science is made by people – people with histories, dreams, and mistakes.
26.09.2012
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Neurotransmitters: Messenger Molecules in the Brain
“Happy hormone” & Co.: Without neurotransmitters, nerve cells would not be able to communicate.
05.08.2025
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In Search of the Mind in the Brain
Nowadays, consciousness is assumed to reside in the head. But that hardly helps with the question of where and how.
16.12.2025
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The Parahippocampal Gyrus
The parahippocampal gyrus can rightly be described as the gateway to the hippocampus.
28.11.2025
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The molecules of memory
How a snail shed light on remembrance. And why you can't eat memories.
27.07.2018
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Anatomy
The brain is the basis of our entire being. It is not uncommon for damage to the brain to lead to personality changes.
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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.
