Persons under stress may have a harder time spatially orienting themselves. Researchers in Bochum have discovered why.

Contrary to what you and I might experience when we explore the world, our eyes do not provide us with a continuous and stable view of it. They jump several times each second in rapid movements called saccades. Because the eye projects the world onto the retina, we should see the world shift abruptly each time the eyes move—the visual scene should feel unstable, yet the brain uses sophisticated mechanisms that ensure it does not.

Neurons that control when zebra finches call back fire more strongly when the caller is familiar.

In a German-US collaboration with participation of the European Neuroscience Institute Göttingen (ENI-G), researchers have shown that fruit flies can adapt their social behavior and learn from these experiences. These fundamental mechanisms of social information processing are also important for understanding mental illness. The results have been published in the journal Current Biology. Based on these findings, a follow-up project is being funded by the Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower Saxony and the Volkswagen Foundation with more than 400,000 Euros over two years.

Research team identifies new selectivity in mouse visual cortex using “digital twins”.

How does the brain process the complex flood of visual inputs? A new study at the University of Konstanz on larval zebrafish gives answers, combining behavioural experiments, advanced brain imaging and computational modeling.

A new study by Dresden University of Technology shows that past actions have a greater impact on current decisions than previously assumed, providing new insights into human decision-making. This finding could enhance our understanding of everyday decisions and habits. The results were published in the renowned journal Communications Psychology.

An interdisciplinary team is developing protective measures for brain-computer interfaces and other neurotechnologies.

Research findings reinforce new approaches in psychology, using psychedelic substances under medical supervision to treat certain clinical conditions.

Scientists discover the secret behind the elephant’s sense of touch.