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Cells: Specialized Workers of the Brain
Several billion tiny cells are located in the brain. There they perform amazing work.
01.07.2025
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- News from the Institutes
What makes a fly feel sleepy?
And how does the brain know when it's time to rest?
21.04.2025
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- Communication of Cells
Nerve Cells in Conversation
No chaos despite sensory overload – neurons communicate silently, efficiently, and at breakneck speed.
16.04.2012
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Communication of Cells
Whatever we feel, think, experience, and do is controlled by cells in our brain. The goal of brain research is to understand how these cells function.
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- Communication of Cells
On the Scent of Cell Communication
A lot has to happen before nerve cells reveal their secrets. A historical review.
22.12.2023
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- News from the Institutes
A human model of the blood-brain barrier
Disruptions to the protective barrier contribute to the development of serious brain diseases such as stroke and Alzheimer's.
16.12.2025
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- Multiple sclerosis
Immune System out of Control
Multiple sclerosis causes a fatal chain reaction in the immune system and brain.
08.12.2025
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Glial cells
Glia cells are the second largest group of cells in the brain after neurons. For a long time, they were considered inactive elements of the brain, referred to as "nerve cement." Today, we know that the different types of glia cells (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglia in the CNS; Schwann cells in the PNS) perform clearly defined tasks in the nervous system. For example, they respond to pathogens, play an important role in nourishing nerve cells, and insulate nerve fibers. They account for slightly more than 50 percent of the brain's cells, compared to neurons.
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- Successful aging
Molecular Detectives
We are our memories. But neural firing alone cannot unravel the traces of memory.
01.02.2026
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Delicate Threads: The Cytoskeleton of a Glial Cell
The cytoskeleton of a glial cell appears extremely thin in this image.
10.05.2012
