Epigenetic changes in old age increase risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures. As we age, our bones become thinner, we...
Development
Tracking Age Differences in Neural Distinctiveness across...
The distinctiveness of neural information representation is crucial for successful memory performance but declines with...
Wiring up neural circuits at subcellular precision
Researchers unravel a mechanism behind distinct organizational features in the visual cortex of mouse and ferrets Recent...
How the brain teaches itself to see
A computational model gives insights into how spontaneous neural activity shapes connectivity in the developing visual...
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...