by Linda Faye Tidwell
Research funding of over €7m approved for sustainable batteries, better treatment options for stroke patients, and childhood cancer treatment
In July, the Executive Board of the Einstein Foundation Berlin approved funding for two new Einstein Visiting Fellows, Mark E. Tuckerman and Mohammed A. Bamyeh, while Alastair Buchan and Rogier Versteeg have had their funding extended for two more years. Three new Einstein Starting Researchers, Sarah Ayash, Sameer Singh, and Luis R. Paniagua Voirol, received the go-ahead, along with the Einstein Circle on Longevity – Healthy Aging Assisted by Digital Technologies. Berlin University Alliance’s Einstein Research Unit on Coping With Affective Polarization is also ready to start, following a successful review by the Einstein Foundation.
by Linda Faye Tidwell
Allen Institute launches neuroscience initiatives on perception, recognition, and psychedelics
How do neurons react to magic mushrooms? What happens in the brain when we see motion, or when we recognize grain patterns in a piece of wood? How do our brains track the subtle changes in our friends' appearances over time?
by Linda Faye Tidwell
Review: 2024 FENS Forum in Vienna
We look back on an extraordinary FENS Forum 2024 in Vienna (June 25- June 29), where we were represented with our joint stand from the "Network of German Neurocenters". It was a fantastic event, characterized by intensive discussions, networking and inspiring poster sessions.
by Linda Faye Tidwell
How fish can hear in stereo
When underwater, humans cannot determine where a sound comes from. Sound travels about five times faster there than on land. That makes directional hearing, or sound localization, nearly impossible because the human brain determines the origin of a sound by analyzing the time difference between its arrival at one ear versus the other. By contrast, behavioral studies have shown that fish can locate sound sources such as prey or predators. But how do they do it? Neuroscientists from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have solved the puzzle, describing the auditory mechanism of a tiny fish in the journal Nature.*