Neuroscientists decipher a critical switch that controls brain state
An international team of brain researchers achieved a breakthrough in uncovering a switch-like mechanism that flips the brain between two... [mehr]
Max-Planck-Institut für biologische Kybernetik
Hey, that’s you (and not your brother)!
We humans still seem to be unbeatable when it comes to recognizing familiar faces. What do we remember about a familiar face to achieve such a... [mehr]
Peter Dayan receives the distinction of being elected AAAS Fellow
Peter Dayan, Managing Director of the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the... [mehr]
Novel sensor implant radically improves significance of NMR brain scans
A team of neuroscientists and electrical engineers from Germany and Switzerland developed a highly sensitive implant that enables to probe brain... [mehr]
Researchers unveil a real-time MRI method for the early detection of stroke
An international research group at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics developed a brain imaging method for improved and early... [mehr]
Science clears up the macho cliché
Men think only of sex. Is that so? Are they really faster and easier to arouse, while women are considered more reasonable and rational? If you... [mehr]
Inauguration of Prof. Logothetis in Athens
On 07 May 2019 Nikos Logothetis, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, was awarded the highest honorary... [mehr]
LISA: Scientists introduce a new method of statistical inference in neuroimaging (fMRI)
One of the principal goals in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is the detection of local neuronal activation in the human brain.... [mehr]
Spatial memory is not like a „map in the head“
Tuebingen, Germany. 10 October 2018. When reading this text, you are probably sitting in front of your computer or looking at your phone. Now,... [mehr]