Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften at the BCCN Berlin

On June 11, 2016, from 5 to 11 p.m., scientists of the BCCN Berlin present their research to the general public in terms of presentations, two science slams (English and German), and an information booth.

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Why do we explore nearby areas before venturing out to farther ones? New eLife paper in the Brecht lab

Berlin scientists now show that the medial entorhinal cortex, which is important for spatial memory matures from the top- representing nearby areas, to the bottom- which represents areas farther away.

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eLife paper in the Sterzer Lab

Matthias Guggenmos1, 2, Gregor Wilbertz2, Martin Hebart3 and Philipp Sterzer1, 2 demonstrate that, in the absence of external feedback, neural confidence signals show an intriguing parallel to signals previously observed for reward feedback.

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Workshop "Computing Neurons" für SchülerInnen

Im Rahmen des Bernstein Tages 2016 bietet das BCCN Berlin am Mittwoch 11.Mai 2016  in Zusammenarbeit mit Dr. Michael Scholz von der TU Berlin einen Workshop für SchülerInnen der Oberstufe mit Leistungskurs Biologie oder Mathematik an.

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Brain Awareness Week Berlin 2016

During the BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK from March 14 to March 18, 2016 the BCCN Berlin organizes together with the Berlin School of Mind and Brain and the International Program Medical Neurosciences and several cooperation partners a number of events in Berlin.

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Unisex Genital Maps in the Brain

Genitals are represented unisex in the brain of the rat. Press release.

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