A study published in Nature Human Behaviour reports that providing cash transfers to mothers with low income during the...
Category - Development
Neural Circuits, Microbes, and Behavioral Evolution
Philipp Brand receives an ERC Starting Grant Microbial symbionts are widespread across the animal kingdom and can...
Ann Rose Bright and Inbal Shainer win Young Scientist Award
What shapes a neuron’s form, function and how quickly it matures? For this year’s two Young Scientist Award...
Dr. Alexandra Gribizis Awarded NIH Pathway to Independence Award
Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) researcher Dr. Alexandra Gribizis has been awarded the NIH K99/R00...
How aggression evolves: when neural circuits are repurposed
How do entirely new behaviors emerge in evolution? In a new study published in Nature, researchers from the Max Planck...
Novel Technique Improves Brain-State Detection
Mathematics-based approach makes functional near-infrared spectroscopy more reliable Researchers have developed a new...
Stress hormone helps repair the brain
New mechanism for protecting nerve cells relevant for mental illness When laboratory mice suffer brain damage, e.g. from...
The smell of fatty foods during pregnancy promotes obesity in...
The brains of the offspring show similarities to those of obese adult mice In a nutshell: Greasy smell: The smell of fatty...
It’s never too late to start singing
Study of female canaries provides fascinating insights into how brain plasticity works and how it can maintain core...
Speeding up long-term memory
Alzheimer’s patients could compensate for a lack of working memory Why can many people with dementia vividly...