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1. Glossary

Functional magnetic resonance imaging

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a modification of MRI that allows brain activity to be measured indirectly via regional blood flow and oxygen consumption. BOLD (blood oxygen level dependent) contrast is often used, which exploits differences in the magnetic behavior of oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood. An increase in the BOLD signal indicates increased neural activity. fMRI provides good spatial resolution and allows detailed conclusions to be drawn about the activity of specific areas of the brain, while the temporal resolution is in the range of seconds.

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Glossar

15.03.2017

1. News from the Institutes

Signals from the brain reveal what color a person is seeing

Success in predicting the color seen by an observer using the activity patterns measured in the visual cortex of other subjects

09.09.2025

1. Acting
2. Motor Skills

Movement Planning: Reaching your Goal with Tactics

Many areas of the brain are involved in planning complex movements such as throwing a ball.

01.12.2025

1. Grundlagen
2. Communication in the Brain

The Human Brain Project: Review/Preview

The Human Brain Project has come to an end. It was more than the initial visions of its founder – as its legacy shows.

06.11.2023

1. Topic

The Connectome

The next level of anatomy

1. Krankheiten
2. Successful aging

The Secret of Neural Reserve

From the hippocampus to the synapse: A research consortium is investigating which factors protect our thinking in old age

01.02.2026

1. Thinking
2. Emotions

Conscious Emotions

We only consciously feel fear, disgust, love, and hate when the cerebral cortex is engaged.

11.08.2025

1. Acting
2. Motor Skills

Forced Right-Handedness

When left-handed people were retrained to use their right hand, their brains were also retrained.

25.10.2025

1. Thinking
2. Emotions

What are Emotions?

What we feel shapes our emotional life – and helps us react correctly and quickly.

11.09.2025