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The Ventricular System
What's hiding in our brains? An alien wearing a helmet! Or a human with ram's horns?
20.09.2025
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Ventricular system
A system of cavities in the brain filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). This provides protection, nutrition, homeostasis, and waste removal for the brain.
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What happens during a brain hemorrhage?
Why is a brain hemorrhage so dangerous? And what can be done about it?
18.02.2024
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The Diencephalon
The diencephalon has four levels and performs a variety of tasks.
28.11.2025
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Cerebrospinal fluid
A clear fluid that fills the ventricular system and bathes the brain and spinal cord in the subarachnoid space, protecting them from impact. Three to five times a day, 100 to 160 ml of fluid is renewed by the choroid plexus. Certain diseases are reflected in the composition of the cerebrospinal fluid.
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Leonardo da Vinci: Artist and Scientist
Da Vinci was convinced that science needs painting and painting needs science.
19.05.2016
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Structure of clusterin: a key protein against neurodegenerative diseases
Crystallographic three-dimensional structure of human clusterin determined for the first time
08.09.2025
