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February 2, 2012
Max Planck Institute starts researchblog NeuroCognition

Neuroscientists from Leipzig blog at scilogs.eu

January 24, 2012
Navigating through the language network in 3D

New interactive virtual brain helps you to keep your bearings with neuroscientific data in online publications or talks

January 12, 2012
Legasthenie früher erkennen und dadurch besser therapieren

Gemeinsam mit dem Fraunhofer-Institut für Zelltherapie und Immunologie entwickeln Forscher des MPIs einen Frühtest zur Diagnose von Legasthenie.(Full text in German only)

December 20, 2011
Brain region can signal early-stage Alzheimer's and other dementias

Inferior frontal junction shows changes in early dementia.

November 30, 2011
Forscherteam mit Hans-Heimann-Preis ausgezeichnet

Für seine Dissertation zum Thema Demenz haben Jürgen Dukart und seine Betreuer den Promotionspreis der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Nervenheilkunde erhalten. (Full text in German only)

November 29, 2011
Külpe-Preis für Wolfgang Prinz

Professor Wolfgang Prinz hat den diesjährigen Oswald-Külpe-Preis der Universität Würzburg erhalten. (Full text in German only)

October 28, 2011
Scientists measure dream content for the first time

Dreams activate the brain in a similar way to real actions.

October 18, 2011
The International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) invites applications for PhD scholarships.

The IMPRS on Neuroscience of Communication is an interdisciplinary graduate programme to study the functional, structural, and plastic bases of human communication.

October 14, 2011
Langzeitstudie zur Sprachentwicklung bei Kindern

Teilnehmer gesucht: In einer Großstudie mit Leipziger Kindern möchten Forscher des MPIs herausfinden, wie Gehirn- und Sprachentwicklung zusammenhängen.

September 22, 2011
Singing after stroke: Rhythm and formulaic phrases may be more important than melody

Patients with serious speech disorders are often able to sing complete texts. However, melody may not be the decisive factor.

September 21, 2011
PET/MRT-Hybridgerät eingeweiht

Dank erfolgreichem gemeinsamen Antrag von Uniklinikum und MPI steht am Standort Leipzig nun ein seltenes Großgerät für simultane PET/MR-Messung zur Verfügung.(Full text in German only)

September 8, 2011
Have we met before?

MPI researchers discover direct connections between the areas of the brain responsible for voice and face recognition

September 8, 2011
The Max Planck Science Gallery in Berlin opens on 8 September 2011

With the Max Planck Science Gallery, Germany’s most renowned organisation for basic research launches its own exhibition space in Berlin from 8 September, and invites visitors to encounter the world of cutting-edge research.

August 15, 2011
Fluctuations in brain signals explained: Spontaneous electrical background rhythms in the brain influence fMRI

Until now, brain scans obtained using fMRI – one of the most important imaging methods in use today – have been affected by fluctuations in the brain activity measured which could not be explained.

July 20, 2011
Exhibits from the scanner

The exhibition “Images of the Mind” in the Deutsche Hygiene Museum in Dresden includes images from MPI research. (Full text in German only)


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