In depression the hypothalamus is larger compared to their healthy counterparts. This could explain why many sufferers are often afflicted with periods of tension. [more]

Lieneke Janssen from MPI CBS about her experiences at this year's Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. [more]

The brain seems to compensate for a completely impaired network by activating neighbouring regions which were previously devoted to other functions. [more]

... Sofie Valk and Emiliano Zaccarella [more]

Falk Eippert investigates in his new research group why we can perceive the exact same physical pain stimulus as quite different. [more]

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