Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

Computer simulations explain change of pace in the visual cortex Changing between slow and fast integration of...

Researchers test cognitive abilities of the language model GPT-3 Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biological...

How can we measure a skeleton’s motion in a furry animal as it moves through its environment? Researchers at the Max...

What we perceive might sometimes reflect the outcome of a value-based decision-making process, a new analysis of the...

Novel approach for determining timescales might pave way for new insights in neuroscience An international team of...

Use of ambiguous visual stimuli to disambiguate the neural correlates of consciousness An international group of...

Basic researchers call for urban design based on scientific facts An interdisciplinary group of researchers uses basic...

Stereogram experiments confirm that higher visual areas use feedback to censor conflicting visual cues. Li Zhaoping of the...

Computational neuroscientists discover a rich interplay of emotions, experiences, and decision making. Any stock...

Uncovering how neural circuits achieve a balance between excitation and inhibition A team of researchers from Tübingen...

Jennifer Li and Drew Robson are belonging to a new generation of research group leaders at the Max Planck Institute for...

Science on film series, episode 2 When we learn something new, we acquire knowledge, skills and abilities. In doing so, we...

A joint team of researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics and the University Hospital Zurich was...

The challenges of autonomous driving. Autonomous vehicles could become the cars of the future. However, they still face a...

The grant is part of a Volkswagen Foundation funding program that aims at establishing an interdisciplinary network of...

Algorithms for the healthcare of tomorrow Science on Film Gabriele Lohmann is working on algorithms that can enable better...

Offers the opportunity to pool the region’s many strengths and give Baden-Württemberg global visibility in the...

Max Planck researcher develops a ‘Theory of Fun’ What is fun and why do we find certain things easier to do if...

The whole world is affected by the corona pandemic, and like everybody else, the lockdown and social distancing measures...

Alcohol consumption affects many organs and tissues, including skeletal muscle. However, the molecular mechanism of...

The theory of critical transitions in complex systems (ecosystems, climate, etc.), and especially its ability to predict...

Understanding the rat neurochemical connectome is fundamental for exploring neuronal information processing. By using...

Motion sickness is an ancient phenomenon, which also occurs in modern virtual reality environments. However, it is still...

As high-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and fMRI of cortical layers become more widely used, the...

Human spatial memory is made up of numerous individual maps Spatial memory is something we use and need in our everyday...

Role of mirror neurons in social interaction not as important as previously assumed When someone standing opposite us...

Researchers show how neural wiring works in the visual system To date, scientists have largely been in the dark with...

Our peripheral vision is better at recognizing people than objects We rely on our ability to recognize what others are...