The equivalent of Broca’s area plays a similar role but for the processing of music instead of language. [more]

Jymmin increases our pain threshold and makes us less sensitive to physical discomfort [more]

The Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences mourns neuroscientist and psychiatrist Anneliese Pontius. [more]

Children with a cochlear implant learn words faster than those with normal hearing. [more]

Female researchers have a rough ride in science. This is also due to a lack of self-confidence, says Angela Friederici, Vice president of the Max Planck Society, in an Interview with ZEIT. [more]

The brain activity of jazz pianists differs from those of classical pianists, even when playing the same piece of music. [more]