An Effortless Trick to Improve Learning During Sleep
Effortless learning during sleep is the dream of many people. The supportive effect of smells on learning success when presented both during learning and sleep…
University of Freiburg
Cancer Cells Can Become Invisible to the Immune System – Here’s How
T cells play a huge role in our immune system’s fight against modified cells in the body that can develop into cancer. Phagocytes and B…
The Space-Time Fabric of Brain Networks – Neuroscientists Decode Neuronal Activity
Researchers have discovered how neuronal networks are able to generate activity sequences for meaningful behavior. Neuroscientists at the Bernstein Center Freiburg (BCF) of the University…
Neuroscientists Show How Interactions Between Neuronal Migration and Outgrowth Shape Network Architecture
Neurons are not randomly arranged in the human brain. In the cortex, they are organized in interconnected clusters with high intrinsic connectivity. This modular connectivity…
Global Danger: Sinking Water Tables Worldwide
Groundwater is the world’s largest source of freshwater and it is of vital importance for food production. Increasing extraction of groundwater in recent decades has…
Scientists Demonstrate How Auxin Reaches Its Destination
A team of researchers from the University of Freiburg have discovered how the plant hormone auxin is transported within the cell and how this signaling…