Oxygen deficit, also called hypoxia, in the brain is actually an absolute state of emergency and can permanently damage nerve cells. Nevertheless, there is growing evidence that to a certain extent, hypoxia can also be an important signal for growth ...
As known from diseases such as arteriosclerosis, cholesterol deposits along blood vessels can be harmful. Similar problems occur in neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Here, defects occur in the regeneration of cholesterol-rich myelin ...
Zwei Göttinger Forscher erhalten hoch angesehene Synergy-Grant-Förderung des Europäischen Forschungsrats. Sechs Millionen Euro europäischer Förderung gehen an den Göttingen Campus.
In a conversation, we can easily understand and distinguish individual words. In the brain, the temporal structure of speech with its rapid succession of sounds and pauses and its characteristic rhythm is encoded by electrical impulses. Researchers ...
In order for organisms to react swiftly to stimuli in their environment, they need rapid and precise transmission of nerve impulses along neural extensions known as axons. Whereas some invertebrates have developed very thick axons to increase the ...
Sechs hochkarätige Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler, sechs aktuelle Themen aus Medizin, Gesellschafts- und Naturwissenschaften – das bietet die diesjährige Vortragsreihe „Wissenschaft beim Göttinger Literaturherbst“. Ob es dabei um ...