The Frankfurt Neuroscientist receives her third ERC Advanced Grant to study specialized compartments in neurons more

DFG and BMBF award the neuroscientist with the most important prize for early career researchers in Germany more

The neuroscientist is honoured for her exceptional achievements in the life sciences and for being an inspiring role model more

Max Planck Institutes jointly host a film viewing and discussion night featuring “Girl Rising”, a documentary that aims to change the way the world values girls and their education more

The European Research Council (ERC) awards its first early-career research grants under Horizon Europe more

Alison Barker and Vanessa Stempel joined the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research as new research group leaders in 2021. Alison Barker brings a new model organism to the institute: her group will work on the neural mechanisms underlying social communication in naked mole rats. Vanessa Stempel’s group studies the neural circuits underlying adaptive instinctive behaviours, working at the interface of neuroethology and -physiology. more

The 2021 Friends of the MPI for Brain Research Science Discovery and Science Support Award laureates have been announced. more

Scientists unravel circuit and synaptic mechanisms that allow animals to distinguish between unexpected and predictable stimuli more

Scientists discover the brain’s internal goal map enabling animals to navigate precisely to a chosen destination more

Neuronal ribosomes dynamically change their composition in a context-dependent manner more

Neurons use local protein synthesis as dominant source of protein production more

Scientists discover a tight relationship between the local protein synthesis machinery and its nascent protein products in dendrites more

Neurons phosphorylate their proteins in order to sense and respond to changes in network activity more

The Vallee Foundation announces the appointment of three internationally recognized leaders in the biomedical sciences as new Vallee Visiting Professors (VVPs). more

Max Planck scientist is recognized for outstanding achievements in the field of computational and theoretical neuroscience more