Changes in sensory processing during learning
How is sensory information processing changing during learning? In their experiments published in Nature Neuroscience, Jerry Chen, Fritjof Helmchen and colleagues have made a [...]
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Geared for choice
Our brain is geared to make choices, but how does this work and which brain regions are involved? Research by Marcus Grueschow, Christian Ruff and colleagues has for the [...]
Color proves multipotency
How multipotent are neural crest cells and is their fate determined before they migrate? This long-standing controversy has now been ended by the work of Prof. Lukas Sommer [...]
fMRI for clinical neuroimaging
In order to make fMRI fit for clinical application in psychiatric disorders, the groups of Klaas Stephan, Klaas Prüssmann and Dominik Bach are developing methods to increase [...]
Using smartphones changes our brains
A whole new group of test persons is available for investigating neuroplasticity. Chances are you are one of them. Arko Ghosh and colleagues have demonstrated that smartphone [...]
Role of hippocampus in unconscious memories
How and where are our memories stored in our brains? These questions were addressed by Prof. Katharine Henke’s group by looking at differences in memory processing in [...]
Neocortical adaptation shapes sensory perception
A ticking clock that we no longer hear, the touch of clothes we no longer feel: We perceive the world as our brain continuously filters the incoming sensory information [...]
Optimal anesthetics for fMRI
In order to study functional connectivity with fMRI in the mouse brain, the animals have to be anesthetized. But how do anesthetics influence functional connectivity and [...]
Male and female brains are not that different
Different behavior patterns of men and women are often explained with physiological differences in the brain. Neuropsychologist Lutz Jäncke and his team could show that [...]
Renowned neurotechnology expert joins ETH
The appointment of Professor Mehmet Fatih Yanik as Full Professor of Neurotechnology at the ETH further strengthens the Zurich Neuroscience Community. Yanik, currently [...]