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An orchestra playing together. Nerve cells in our brain can work synchronously or decoupled from each other, much like musicians can play the same or different voices. Photo: Igor Bulgarin/Shutterstock.com

How attention orchestrates groups of nerve cells to enrich the brain’s symphony

A female (left) and a male (right) red-fronted lemur with an infant (middle). Photo: Louise Peckre

Madagascar’s lemurs use millipedes for their tummy troubles

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The section Infection Research researches viruses like HIV, influenza (flu) and ebola and newly emerging viruses. Additionally, illnesses caused by bacteria and parasites are investigated.

The section Neuroscience researches the basics of cognitive performance in the central nervous system and neurodegenerative illnesses as well as control of movements and the visual perception.

Research in the section Organismic Primate Biology is focussed on evolutionary basics of social and mating systems, ecology, vocal communication, biology of stem cells, and genetics in primates.

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Quiz: How our closest relatives communicate

A barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus). Photo: DPZ

What does a titi monkey sound like in the South American rainforest, which primates are known for their morning duet songs and which type of lemur can vocalize its own name? Find out with our monkey vocalization quiz

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Sep
25

Aaron Blaisdell (UCLA)

Imagery in rats: Decision making in the face of perceptual ambiguity

Oct
08

Weiterbildungsreihe Tierärzte

Prof. Dr. Rabea Hinkel Fachtierärztin für Versuchstierkunde, Leiterin der Abteilung Versuchstierkunde des DPZ, Göttingen

Großtiermodelle in der kardiologischen Forschung

Oct
09

Dr. Karen Lampe

Makro-Show

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