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Basic research without animal experiments?

Taking responsibility for the opportunities and limitations of alternative methods

(Almost) Like Us: Creativity in Artificial Intelligence

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

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.

Mind Over Microbiome: How Mental States Impact Gut Health

Science Roadshow Exploring the Effects of Light

Night owl or early bird?

May 05, 2025

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

What chronotype are you?

About the roadshow “Night owl or early bird?”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwxWec1w8yM

YouTube Shorts

“Do fish only have a 3-second memory?”

Busting myths with Chiara Zanonato at the MPI for Biological Cybernetics!

“Because publishing papers is not our only party trick!”

Behind the lab doors: a surprisingly normal PhD day

“Can you actually learn a foreign language while you sleep?”

Clarifying another myth with Chiara Zanonato

Podcast

Signals & Synapses

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics talk about latest scientific findings, challenges, and their ideas for the future. more

Latest Video Features

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

In the News

The Washington Post

Published on June 23, 2023: LED lights are meant to save energy. They’re creating glaring problems.

Der Spiegel

Edition 18/2023: OpenAI: “When AI gets scared, it gets racist"

MIT Technology Review

Edition 3/2023
ChatGPT: The history about this generative AI

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M Zhao and I Bülthoff, "How much face identity information is required for face recognition?," Cognition 262, 106175 (2025).

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M Fernandez-Alonso and M Spitschan, "Standardized and Calibrated Light Stimuli via Head-Mounted Displays for Investigating the Nonvisual Effects of Light," Journal of Pineal Research 77 (4), e70051 (2025).

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R Pohmann, J Schwarz, and K Scheffler, "Functional 31P Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy at 9.4 T," NMR in Biomedicine 38 (6), e70043 (2025).

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E Akata, L Schulz, J Coda-Forno, SJ Oh, M Bethge, and E Schulz, "Playing repeated games with Large Language Models," Nature Human Behaviour Epub ahead (2025).

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V Buendía, "Mesoscopic Theory for Coupled Stochastic Oscillators," Physical Review Letters 134, 197201 (2025).

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E Charyasz, M Erb, J Bause, R Heule, B Bender, V Kumar Jangir, W Grodd, and K Scheffler, "Functional connectivity of thalamic nuclei during sensorimotor task-based fMRI at 9.4 Tesla," Frontiers in Neuroscience 19, 1568222 (2025).

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