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Is shaping brain activity a mechanical process? An international research team provides new insights
When thinking, the human brain performs a true masterpiece of information processing: around 100 billion neurons communicate with each other via approximately 100 trillion connections. An international team of researchers, including scientists from the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin…
When healing is successful: Zebrafish show ways to regenerate the spinal cord
While humans usually remain permanently paralyzed after severe spinal cord injury, nerve fibers can regrow in zebrafish. This is due to specialized connective tissue cells that regulate inflammation and prevent the formation of scar tissue. The findings of a research team involving the…
Record attendance at the 2025 Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften at our locations
With 2,567 visitors, the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) and the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM) set a new attendance record at the 2025 Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften (Long Night of Sciences) last Saturday. Between 5 p.m. and midnight, science enthusiasts took…
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