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Felix Glang receives Otto Hahn Medal

Award honors contributions to innovative methods in magnetic resonance imaging.

Basic research without animal experiments?

Basic research without animal experiments?

Taking responsibility for the opportunities and limitations of alternative methods
 

(Almost) Like Us: Creativity in Artificial Intelligence

(Almost) Like Us: Creativity in Artificial Intelligence

New study compares the creative processes of humans and large language models


 

Brainwaves in harmony

Brainwaves in harmony

When neurons communicate in sync: a background on the basic research conducted by Max Planck researcher Pascal Fries

Images, illusions, and insights

Images, illusions, and insights

In a dimly lit laboratory, Zhaoping Li unrevels how we interpret — or misinterpret — what we see. The brain can be fooled by optical "fake news." How does this help the neuroscientist understand how we perceive the world? One subject reports.

About Night Owls and Early Birds

About Night Owls and Early Birds

The inner clock controls a number of processes in the human body, for example wakefulness and tiredness. A bundle of nerves in the human brain regulates the release of a particular hormone.  

Minister President Winfried Kretschmann honors cutting-edge research at the Max Planck Institutes  in Tübingen 

Minister President Winfried Kretschmann honors cutting-edge research at the Max Planck Institutes  in Tübingen
 

During his visit at the Max Planck Campus Tübingen, he commended the outstanding basic research in the natural sciences.
 

Coming Soon: Podcast Series “Signals & Synapses” 

Coming Soon: Podcast Series “Signals & Synapses”
 

Insights into neuroscience for cross-disciplinary thinkers and curious minds alike

Visit the Science Walk at the Max Planck Campus Tübingen 

Visit the Science Walk at the Max Planck Campus Tübingen
 

Insights into research and a quiz with attractive prizes

ERC Synergy Grant: Cognitive Maps for Intelligent Behavior

ERC Synergy Grant: Cognitive Maps for Intelligent Behavior

10 million euros awarded to Jennifer Li, Drew Robson, and collaborators for their six-year project “Neuronal implementation of cognitive maps for navigation”.

Attempto Award for Roxana Zeraati

Attempto Award for Roxana Zeraati

Roxana Zeraati wins the Attempto Prize for her work on how visual information is processed in the brain at different time scales.

The Power and Pitfalls of Learning Without Feedback 

The Power and Pitfalls of Learning Without Feedback
 

Self-reinforcing learning can help to understand new things, but also to strengthen false beliefs.

Mind Over Microbiome: How Mental States Impact Gut Health

Mind Over Microbiome: How Mental States Impact Gut Health

A new study has uncovered a critical brain-gut connection that links psychological states to changes in the gut microbiome, with profound implications for immune function and stress-related health conditions. It also points to new possibilities for therapeutic intervention, for example against inflammatory bowel disease.

How Zebrafish Map their Environment

How Zebrafish Map their Environment

Place cells play a crucial role in forming mental maps of space, social networks, and abstract relationships. Until now place cells found only in mammals and birds, place cells have now been discovered in fish.

More news from research

More news from research

When neurons communicate in sync: a background on the basic research conducted by Max Planck researcher Pascal Fries


Science Roadshow Exploring the Effects of Light

Night owl or early bird?
During a nationwide tour, the mobile research laboratory of the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics will be providing information under the motto “Night owl or early bird?” Visitors explore interesting facts about the effect of light on the human internal clock. more
About the roadshow “Night owl or early bird?”

What chronotype are you?

About the roadshow “Night owl or early bird?”
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Are you a night owl or an early bird?
Here is what you will experience during your visit to our science roadshow. more
The effect of light on our well-being
Light plays a crucial role in our visual perception, but how does it actually influence our daily lives? more

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