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Left-Pawedness: Brain Asymmetries in the Animal Kingdom
For a long time, it was assumed that left-handedness is a typically human phenomenon and animals do not show comparable preferences. This assumption...
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Do Hugs Have an Effect on Physical Health?
Hugs can help to reduce stress, and stress affects the immune system and the risk of various physical illnesses. Therefore, various studies have...
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How Global Warming Affects Mental Health
Temperature affects our mental well-being, and extremely cold or hot temperatures can lead to dissatisfaction. Research findings indicate that...
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Wechselwirkung benachbarter farbiger Flächen
Die hemmende Interaktion benachbarter Stellen auf der Retina (laterale Inhibition) ist ein weit verbreiteter Mechanismus vieler Sinnesleistungen bei...
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Die Farben der Gegenstände und das Himmelslicht
Von biologischer Bedeutung sind die Farben der Objekte, die Körperfarben. Ihre Oberflächen absorbieren, je nach Stoff, auf unterschiedliche Weise das...
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Left-Handedness and Cognitive Functions
Are left-handed people actually more intelligent and creative than right-handed people? While some older studies with small sample sizes reported...
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From Self-Hugging to Group Hugging: Forms of Hugging
Hugs are a complex, multidimensional behavior that can be characterized by a whole range of aspects. These include the number of people hugging, the...
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Ecological Niches and the Evolution of the Brain
The brain of a species has evolved over evolutionary time periods to adapt to the ecological niche that this species occupies. Due to the climate...
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The Future of Climate Neuroscience
Human-induced climate change will be one of the most significant influences on the human psyche over the coming decades. It is therefore of central...
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Introduction
The man-made climate crisis is one of the greatest threats to human well-being in the 21st century. This Essential provides an overview of the...
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Brain Asymmetries: Left-Right Differences in the Brain
Left-handedness is a form of so-called brain asymmetries, that is, functional differences between the right and left halves of the brain. Beyond...
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The Most Complex System in the Universe
The human brain consists of about 86 billion neurons, which are interconnected through synapses and form a neural network. Each neuron receives input...
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AI as a Model for the Brain
Cognitive Computational Neuroscience combines Artificial Intelligence, particularly Deep Learning, with Neuro- and Cognitive Sciences. It uses...
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Language
The question of whether language abilities are innate or learned is controversial. The theory of Universal Grammar suggests that every human has...
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Understanding AI Better with Brain Research
The black-box problem, referring to the insufficient understanding and difficult interpretation of deep neural networks, remains a significant...
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Challenges of Brain Research
There has been and continues to be a prevalent opinion in neuroscience that fundamental insights into how the brain works can be gained by generating...
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Outlook
The discussion about conscious machines is a complex and controversial field that raises both technical and philosophical questions. Despite the...
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Creativity: Generative Artificial Intelligence
Creativity means creating something that is new and useful. Bending, Blending, and Breaking are three different strategies to foster creativity....
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UV-induzierte Vitamin-D-Produktion in der Haut
Laut Studien kann unsere Haut an einem sonnigen Tag mehr als 20.000 IE Vitamin D produzieren. Bei gesunden Menschen besteht auch nach ausgedehnten...
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Paradigm Change–A Comment from Philosophy of Science
The necessity of various paradigm changes for progress in medicine described here was motivated by a barely comprehensive delay in scientific...