Research News
The scientific case for brain simulations
HBP scientists argue for brain simulators as “mathematical observatories” for neuroscience
Hearing the light: how artificial hearing could become more natural
Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) and the German Primate Center – Leibniz Institute for Primate Research (DPZ) are demonstrating improved frequency resolution of artificial hearing using optical stimulation of the inner ear.
Sleep frees up the hippocampus for new memories
University of Tübingen research team demonstrates how the neocortex works as a long-term storage unit
Abundance of information narrows our collective attention span
New study investigates 'social acceleration'
Primed for memory formation
A new study carried out in a collaboration between researchers from LMU and UC San Diego suggests that new sensory experiences are encoded in pre-existing patterns of neuronal activity, which are recalled, modulated and enhanced following periods of behavioral activity.
Opening the Black Box of Dendritic Computing
How do nerve cells compute? This fundamental question drives LMU neurobiologists led by Andreas Herz. They have now presented a novel method to disentangle complex neural processes in a much more powerful way than was previously possible.
Nerve cells as team players
Göttingen researchers explain how the eye recognizes motion: Special nerve cells in the eye indicate a shift in the line of sight. Groups of these cells contribute to the recognition of small eye movements and help to keep the viewing direction stable so that the image of the environment becomes clear.
Yin and Yang during synapse maturation in young brains
Synapse maturation and the timing of critical periods during brain development is governed by the balance of two signaling proteins with opposing functions.
Signals on the scales
How are the images cast on the retina reassembled in the brain? Researchers in Munich and Tübingen find that processing of visual stimuli occurs at the earliest waystation on the way to the visual cortex – but not all are treated equally.