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Cell type and environment influence protein turnover in the brain
New findings provide insight on how the components of different cells in the brain are altered, which could affect our abilities to learn and form memories. [more]
Marina Elaine Wosniack (postdoc at the Gjorgjieva Lab) receives a Capes-Humboldt Research Fellowship
This two-year grant will support her research project on the neural circuits underlying Drosophila (fruit fly) larvae locomotion. We congratulate her on this great effort. [more]
Tracing cerebral cortex evolution, cell by cell
Molecular atlases of turtle and lizard brains shed light on the evolution of our own brain [more]
Of men and mice
Max Planck Researchers identify rapid neuromodulation of interneurons in human neocortex [more]
Eleventh IMPRS student graduates
On April 19, Kauê Costa successfully defended his thesis, titled "KChIP4a: a biophysical modulator of learning from disappointment" at the Goethe University (Frankfurt in Germany). [more]
Non-coding RNA reveals its secrets
Scientists from the Schuman Lab at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research have investigated the variety of structures and functions in non-coding parts of messenger RNA (mRNA) from brain cells. These untranslated regions... [more]
Tatjana Tchumatchenko is awarded a DFG grant to investigate contrast invariance.
Tatjana’s project is part of the Priority Programme “Computational Connectomics”, a newly established research programme which aims to facilitate the automated reconstruction of neural connectivity by strengthening the... [more]
Grant by Christiane Nüsslein Volhard Foundation for Anja Gemmer extended
Anja Gemmer works in the Schuman Lab where she studies the role of oxytocin in zebrafish. Anja is delighted about the additional funding for the next year, which she intends to spend on household help and additional childcare... [more]
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Upcoming Lectures and Events
10 October 2018
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Neuroscience Lecture by Richard Morris (Centre of Cognitive and Neural Systems, University of Edinburgh)Title t.b.a. [more] |
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26 November 2018
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Minerva Lecture by Maria Barna (Departments of Developmental Biology and Genetics, Stanford University, USA)Title t.b.a. [more] |
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