A computational model gives insights into how spontaneous neural activity shapes connectivity in the developing visual...
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Science on film, episode 4: Motivational states of the brain
Jennifer Li and Drew Robson are belonging to a new generation of research group leaders at the Max Planck Institute for...
Research team receives 1.5 million euros to develop algorithms...
The grant is part of a Volkswagen Foundation funding program that aims at establishing an interdisciplinary network of...
Brain malformations in the spotlight
Study provides new level of clarity on cerebral cortex development A study led by Silvia Cappello at the Max Planck...
Data-Driven Classification of Spectral Profiles Reveals Brain...
Congenital blindness has been shown to result in behavioral adaptation and neuronal reorganization, but the underlying...
Networks for memory and learning
Stable connections between nerve cells are the basis of memory. Memories are part of our lives, the good and the bad...
Charting the developing brain
Researchers use connectomic mapping in the developing cortex to uncover the developmental wiring rules for inhibitory...
Teaching Artificial Intelligence to have fun
Max Planck researcher develops a ‘Theory of Fun’ What is fun and why do we find certain things easier to do if...
Different from a computer: Why the brain never processes the...
The brain never processes the same information in the same way. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive...
Using personal frequency to control brain activity
Individual frequency can be used to specifically influence certain areas of the brain and thus the abilities processed in...