The distinctiveness of neural information representation is crucial for successful memory performance but declines with...
Accurate memories are often associated with vivid experiences of recollection. However, the neural mechanisms underlying...
Playing music relies on several sensory systems and the motor system, and poses strong demands on control processes...
Neural computations are often fast and anatomically localized. Yet, investigating such computations in humans is...
Maintained structural integrity of hippocampal and cortical gray matter may explain why some older adults show rather...
Adopting particular decision biases allows organisms to tailor their choices to environmental demands. For example, a...
Older adults often report memories of past events that are partly false. To date, age differences in memory errors have...
We studied oscillatory mechanisms of memory formation in 48 younger and 51 older adults in an intentional associative...
In old age, the ability to selectively process relevant aspects of the environment fades. Animal research suggests that...
Successful consolidation of associative memories relies on the coordinated interplay of slow oscillations and sleep...
Dopamine (DA) modulates corticostriatal connections. Studies in which imaging of the DA system is integrated with...
Behavioral and physiological evidence suggests that developmental changes lead to enhanced cortical differentiation and...
Choral singing requires the coordination of physiological subsystems within and across individuals. Previously, we...
Memory consolidation during sleep relies on the precisely timed interaction of rhythmic neural events. Here, we...
Decision bias is traditionally conceptualized as an internal reference against which sensory evidence is compared...
Automated segmentation of hippocampal (HC) subfields from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is gaining popularity, but...
Difficulties in the regulation of emotion are hypothesized to play a key role in the development and maintenance of...
Adequate reliability of measurement is a precondition for investigating individual differences and age-related changes in...
Older adults experience difficulties in daily situations that require flexible information selection in the presence of...
Successful memory encoding is supported by medial temporal, retrosplenial, and occipital regions, which show developmental...
Magnetic resonance imaging has become an indispensable tool for studying associations of structural and functional...
When playing music in an ensemble, musicians need to precisely coordinate their actions with one another. As shown in our...
Older adults are more likely than younger adults to falsely recall past episodes that occurred differently or not at all...
Difficulties in the regulation of emotion are hypothesized to play a key role in the development and maintenance of...
Research on human brain changes during skill acquisition has revealed brain volume expansion in task-relevant areas...
Probabilistic category learning involves complex interactions between the hippocampus and striatum that may depend on...
Automated segmentation of hippocampal (HC) subfields from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is gaining popularity, but...
Enriched environments elicit brain plasticity in animals. In humans it is unclear which environment is enriching. Living...
Adaptive learning systems need to meet two complementary and partially conflicting goals: detecting regularities in the...
The onset of adolescence is associated with an increase in transgressive behaviours—from juvenile delinquency to...
The “5-to-7-year shift” refers to the remarkable improvements observed in children’s cognitive abilities during this...
People have been told that ‘brain training’ will make them not only better at playing certain games but...
Neural specificity refers to the degree to which neural representations of different stimuli can be distinguished...
Evidence for experience-dependent structural brain change in adult humans is accumulating. However, its time course is not...
How the Architecture of the Brain Shapes its Functioning The structure of the human brain is complex, reminiscent of a...
A memory experiment with exam candidates We are better able to encode and store new pieces of information when they build...
Study shows structural and functional differences in the brain Would you rather have €20 now or €50 in a month...
How the aging brain reacts to dopamine-stimulating agents Can dopamine-stimulating medicines improve older people’s...
Neuroscientist discover similarities between dreaming and wakefulness In lucid dreamers, the brain area that enables us to...
Neurobiological and behavioral findings suggest that the development of delinquent behavior is associated with atypical...
An emerging field of human brain imaging deals with the characterization of the connectome, a comprehensive global...
Study shows a connection between consumption and brain structure Ever since pornography appeared on the Internet, it has...
Since pornography appeared on the Internet, the accessibility, affordability, and anonymity of consuming visual sexual...
Neuroimaging study of social interaction with delinquent adolescents Adolescents with antisocial personality disorder...
Video gaming is a highly pervasive activity, providing a multitude of complex cognitive and motor demands. Gaming can be...
Brain regions can be specifically trained Video gaming causes increases in the brain regions responsible for spatial...
A new study examines how individuality develops How do organisms evolve into individuals that are distinguished from...
The distinctiveness of neural information representation is crucial for successful memory performance but declines with...
Accurate memories are often associated with vivid experiences of recollection. However, the neural mechanisms underlying...
Playing music relies on several sensory systems and the motor system, and poses strong demands on control processes...
Maintained structural integrity of hippocampal and cortical gray matter may explain why some older adults show rather...
Adopting particular decision biases allows organisms to tailor their choices to environmental demands. For example, a...
Older adults often report memories of past events that are partly false. To date, age differences in memory errors have...
We studied oscillatory mechanisms of memory formation in 48 younger and 51 older adults in an intentional associative...
In old age, the ability to selectively process relevant aspects of the environment fades. Animal research suggests that...
Successful consolidation of associative memories relies on the coordinated interplay of slow oscillations and sleep...
Dopamine (DA) modulates corticostriatal connections. Studies in which imaging of the DA system is integrated with...
Behavioral and physiological evidence suggests that developmental changes lead to enhanced cortical differentiation and...
Choral singing requires the coordination of physiological subsystems within and across individuals. Previously, we...
Memory consolidation during sleep relies on the precisely timed interaction of rhythmic neural events. Here, we...
Decision bias is traditionally conceptualized as an internal reference against which sensory evidence is compared...
Automated segmentation of hippocampal (HC) subfields from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is gaining popularity, but...
Difficulties in the regulation of emotion are hypothesized to play a key role in the development and maintenance of...
Adequate reliability of measurement is a precondition for investigating individual differences and age-related changes in...
Older adults experience difficulties in daily situations that require flexible information selection in the presence of...
Successful memory encoding is supported by medial temporal, retrosplenial, and occipital regions, which show developmental...
Magnetic resonance imaging has become an indispensable tool for studying associations of structural and functional...
When playing music in an ensemble, musicians need to precisely coordinate their actions with one another. As shown in our...
Older adults are more likely than younger adults to falsely recall past episodes that occurred differently or not at all...
Difficulties in the regulation of emotion are hypothesized to play a key role in the development and maintenance of...
Research on human brain changes during skill acquisition has revealed brain volume expansion in task-relevant areas...
Probabilistic category learning involves complex interactions between the hippocampus and striatum that may depend on...
Automated segmentation of hippocampal (HC) subfields from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is gaining popularity, but...
Enriched environments elicit brain plasticity in animals. In humans it is unclear which environment is enriching. Living...
Adaptive learning systems need to meet two complementary and partially conflicting goals: detecting regularities in the...
The onset of adolescence is associated with an increase in transgressive behaviours—from juvenile delinquency to...
The “5-to-7-year shift” refers to the remarkable improvements observed in children’s cognitive abilities during this...
People have been told that ‘brain training’ will make them not only better at playing certain games but...
Neural specificity refers to the degree to which neural representations of different stimuli can be distinguished...
Evidence for experience-dependent structural brain change in adult humans is accumulating. However, its time course is not...
Neurobiological and behavioral findings suggest that the development of delinquent behavior is associated with atypical...
An emerging field of human brain imaging deals with the characterization of the connectome, a comprehensive global...
Since pornography appeared on the Internet, the accessibility, affordability, and anonymity of consuming visual sexual...
Video gaming is a highly pervasive activity, providing a multitude of complex cognitive and motor demands. Gaming can be...
The Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research is dedicated to studying the causes of...
The International Max Planck Research School on Computational Methods in Psychiatry and Ageing Research (IMPRS COMP2PSYCH)...
The International Max Planck Research School on the Life Course (LIFE) is a joint international PhD Program of the Max...
