How do entirely new behaviors emerge in evolution? In a new study published in Nature, researchers from the Max Planck...
Category - Integrative Physiology and Behavior
A Built-In Odometer: New Study Reveals How the Brain Measures...
In brief: How the brain tracks distance: MPFI scientists identified how hippocampal neurons encode distance traveled...
Pause and Rewind: How the Brain Keeps Time to Control Action
MPFI Scientists have discovered how two brain areas work together like an hourglass to flexibly control movement timing...
How a fish knows when to blend in
Scientists trace dynamic color-change circuit in zebrafish larvae Background matching: Researchers traced how zebrafish...
Cogitate Consortium Releases Landmark Open-Access iEEG Dataset
The Cogitate Consortium has officially launched its large-scale open-access multimodal dataset, marking a transformative...
Unlocking the Circuitry of Anxiety: New Clues from Autism-Linked...
PTEN Connection to Autism: Up to 25% of those with brain overgrowth and autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) carry variations...
Newly identified group of nerve cells in the brain regulates...
Potential for novel obesity treatments Researchers have discovered a specific group of nerve cells in the hypothalamus of...
About Night Owls and Early Birds
Manuel Spitschan and his team at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen are investigating how the...
Dessert stomach emerges in the brain
Nerve cells that tell to us we are full also make us crave sweets Who hasn’t been there? The big meal is over...
Early Life Stress Impacts Fear Responses Differently in Males...
Sex-specific changes in brain metabolism and behavior in mice Early life stress (ELS) can have long-lasting effects on...