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Hot of the press: The latest issue of DPZ aktuell

In our latest issue (3/2016), we report on why monkeys and people become more selective as they age, how our brain controls hand movements and how Sifakas solve their group conflicts in Madagascar
An old female Barbary macaque at “La Forêt des Singes” in Rocamadour, France, being groomed. In the new issue of DPZ aktuell you will learn what DPZ behavior researchers have found out about the behavior of old Barbary macaques. Photo: Julia Fischer
Das Cover der neuen Ausgabe von DPZ aktuell. Foto: Julia Fischer
The Cover of the new issue of DPZ aktuell. Photo: Julia Fischer

As we age, our interest to discover new things becomes less. In our new magazine, you will find the parallels that DPZ behavioral scientists Laura Almeling and Julia Fischer could draw between aging Barbary macaques and humans.

We perform a variety of different hand movements on a daily basis, form stirring our coffee to tying our shoelaces. In this edition, you will also find out how our brain manages the planning and controlling of the different movements.

As opportunists with a home advantage, Verreaux's Sifakas defend their territories in the forests of Madagascar. In our new issue, we report on the factors that influences the conflicts between neighboring groups. In addition, you will learn about the medical potential that stem cells possess and why DPZ infection researchers are involved in transplantation research for an additional four years as part of a DFG-funded collaborative research project.

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