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Why deep sleep promotes our memory
Slow brain waves make neocortex especially receptive
12.12.2024
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- Emotions
Reason vs. Emotion?
Humans are not machines: emotions control their behavior more often than they realize.
11.09.2025
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- Glossary
working memory
A form of memory, often used synonymously with the term "short-term memory." However, many theorists clearly distinguish between the two concepts with regard to the manipulation of information in working memory. It temporarily retains information, including newly acquired information and memory content from long-term memory that is associated with the new information. In the model developed by Alan Baddeley and Graham Hitch, it includes a central executive, a phonological loop, an episodic buffer, and a visuospatial sketchpad.
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Short-term memory
Short-term memory is a type of temporary storage in the brain where information can be retained for a few seconds to a few minutes. Its capacity is very limited, at 7±2 units of information (chunks). These can be numbers, letters, or words, for example. Today, this memory is usually considered within the framework of the working memory model, which also emphasizes the active processing of content.
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- Anatomy
The Limbic System
The limbic system does not solely control our emotional life. It also has other functions.
22.12.2023
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- The Fly
Smart Flies
Fruit flies learn extremely quickly. Their goal is to eat as much as possible. Their memory helps them to behave in a very agile manner.
18.01.2026
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- Communication of Cells
Neurons got Rhythm
Many areas of the brain often fire in unison – scientists are trying to find out why.
09.10.2025
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- News from the Institutes
How Psychedelic Drugs Affect the Brain
Research findings reinforce new approaches in psychology, using psychedelic substances under medical supervision to treat certain clinical conditions.
13.02.2026
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- Diseases
- Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's – a Disease makes History
After more than 100 years, Alzheimer's disease is still incurable. Possible causes are emerging.
20.10.2025
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Flies? Why flies?
Small but mighty! What an annoying fly teaches us about learning
17.01.2026
