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Psycho Slam: Ein Abend zum Vergessen, an den man sich erinnert
2023-09-14

Kreative Köpfe aus Psychologie und Neurowissenschaft unterhalten das Publikum im Schauspielhaus Bochum mit ihrer Forschung.

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Guillermo Hidalgo Gadea erforscht Denkprozesse
2023-08-31

Der Doktorand begeistert sich für den Zusammenhang zwischen Körper und Gehirn, zwischen Verhalten und Denken. Sein aufregendstes Forschungsergebnis beinhaltet die genaue Messung des Verhaltens von Tauben und die Entdeckung von unerwartetem Verhalten, das auf Denkprozesse hinweist.

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Ultra-high field imaging of the amygdala
2023-07-28

The amygdala is an evolutionarily conserved core structure in emotion processing and one of the key regions of interest in affective neuroscience. In a new review researcher from the biopsychology lab highlighted recent findings on amygdala neuroimaging.

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Wide-spread brain activation and reduced CSF flow during avian REM sleep
2023-06-13

Dreaming has long been considered something that characterises human sleep. However, new findings suggest that pigeons may experience flight scenes during sleep.

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International workshop in the Biopsychology Lab
2023-06-09

Thank you for a successful and inspiring workshop!

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Die Psychologie und Neurowissenschaft der Klimakrise
2023-06-06

The climate crisis has a massive impact on human health and mental health. Our new essential describes how brain structure and function are influenced by changes in the environment and explains the importance of ecological niches for the development of the brain.

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Wenn Tauben träumen
2023-06-05

Vögel weisen Schlafmuster auf, die denen von Menschen verblüffend ähneln, und träumen möglicherweise vom Fliegen. Wissenschaftler*innen der Ruhr-Universität Bochum und des Max-Planck-Instituts für biologische Intelligenz untersuchten mithilfe der funktionellen Kernspintomographie die Aktivierungsmuster im Gehirn schlafender Tauben.

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A single dose of hydrocortisone does not alter interhemispheric transfer of information or transcallosal integration
2023-05-22

The objective of the present study was to examine whether acute stress and its accompanying fluctuations in stress hormone levels impact the transfer of information across the corpus callosum.

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Visual categories and concepts in the avian brain
2023-04-30

As part of the 25th Anniversary Special Issue of Animal Cognition, we review recent discoveries that have revealed how categorization is mediated in the avian brain and propose a theoretical framework that goes beyond the realm of birds.

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Neuronal circuits within the homing pigeon hippocampal formation
2023-04-30

Many bird species have outstanding spatial abilities as visible during migration, homing or food caching. Just like in mammals, these spatial functions rely heavily on the integrity of the hippocampus (HC).

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