SFB 874 » Anke Maes

06.12.2023 Comparable memory strategies

Jackdaws improve their memory performance by classifying continuous stimuli into categories.

14.11.2023 When we feel things that are not there

The discovery of the "phantom touch illusion" provides new insights into human perception.

16.06.2023 Tracing the evolutionary origin of cognitive flexibility

Research team has discovered new neuronal network mechanisms.

13.06.2023 Understanding the brain better

Insights into a fascinating world - that's what it's all about on 27 September at the RUB. The neuroscientists invite you.

11.05.2023 Our thoughts alter our tactile perception

Do we always perceive the world in the same way? A hypnosis experiment proves that we certainly don’t.

24.03.2023 Important stress questionnaire now available in German

Bochum research team has developed a German version of the "Stress Overload Scale".

02.02.2023 A new tool for studying processes in the cerebellum

Light-activated protein helps trace signalling pathways in nerve cells.

21.12.2022 SFB 874 supports research training at EPFL in Switzerland

Scientific insights and appreciation for the RUB-cafeteria.

16.12.2022 Serotonin enters, light exits

Researchers develop 'sDarken' sensors to measure neuromodulator dynamics in the brain.

14.12.2022 Twelve years of successful work on “Integration and Representation of Sensory Processes”

Collaborative Research Centre 874 says goodbye.

17.11.2022 Bochum primary school pupils paint the brain of the future

IGSN and SFB 874 honour winners of the 2022 painting competition.

14.11.2022 Communication as part of research

Junior researchers explore the world of media and social media.

08.11.2022 BRAIN DAY 2022 – A review

Around 400 visitors were taken on a journey into the world of brain research through lectures and a varied supporting programme.

04.10.2022 Mouse-human comparison reveals unexpected functions of the thalamus

Researchers have recreated the brain functions of mice and humans using computers.

30.08.2022 A better understanding of the brain

A day with focus on neuroscience with lectures, information stands and activities: 14.09.2022, 1pm to 5pm, RUB.

18.08.2022 Denise Manahan-Vaughan new at Leopoldina

The speaker of SFB 874 is now a member of the Neuroscience Section.

10.08.2022 Today, tomorrow, beyond tomorrow – The brain of the future

All pupils in the 3th and 4th grades of Bochum primary schools can take part.

18.07.2022 Excursion into the world of the brain

18-year-old Emelie had the chance to look over the shoulders of the SFB 874 scientists for a week.

21.06.2022 BRAIN DAY 2022 – PROGRAMME

A day under the sign of Bochum's neurosciences with lectures, information and hands-on activities.

28.04.2022 Sensory encoding and the emergence of memory

Neuroscientists discuss current research topics at the SFB 874/IGSN Conference at Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

22.03.2022 How a mood hormone regulates memories

Bochum research team studies spatial memory. Dopamine significantly involved in recall performance.

20.03.2022 Professor Patrik Krieger

We mourn the loss of our colleague, Professor Patrik Krieger, who passed away on March 14th 2022.

03.02.2022 Exploring the strategies of categorization

Using a novel research method, Bochum-based research team identifies universal principles in categorisation learning.

01.02.2022 Nobody can do nothing, nobody can do everything!

Winners of 2021 writing competition selected.

22.12.2021 Disenchanted curves

Bochum-based research duo uncovers weaknesses in the interpretation of ROC curves.

17.12.2021 Limited brain capacity

Birds and humans have different networks of neurons in their brains. Yet their working memory is limited by similar mechanisms.

13.12.2021 RUBubbles simplify researchers’ lives

New open-source software facilitates stimulus generation and enables customisation.

22.11.2021 Where touch is as good as sight

Visual and tactile sensory systems use the same features to recognise a novel object.

15.10.2021 Why do we remember stressful experiences better?

Bochum research team: Stress alters memory traces in the brain.

30.09.2021 BRAIN DAY 2021 – a review

BRAIN DAY 2021 offered exciting insights into the work of SFB 874.

30.09.2021 Technical “brain hacks”, pain mechanisms and tumour therapies

BRAIN DAY 2021 offered exciting insights into the work of SFB 874.

26.08.2021 Nobody can do nothing, nobody can do everything!

Writing competition 2021 for pupils of the 6th, 7th and 8th grades of all schools in Bochum.

25.08.2021 How scents take on meaning

A Bochum-based research team triggered artificial odour sensations in rats – and looked at what happens in the brain as a result.

18.08.2021 When the head gets out of balance

Scientists search for possible causes of posttraumatic headache.

18.08.2021 When odours inspire memory

In stressful learning situations, odours can strengthen the focus on central contents.

11.08.2021 BRAIN DAY 2021 on 29. September as online event

A day dedicated to the neurosciences in Bochum with lectures, information and hands-on activities. The BRAIN DAY is taking off for a new run on 29 September 2021!

23.07.2021 Reverse optogenetic tool developed

A newly characterized light-controllable protein can be switched off, not switched on, by light. It could be suitable for investigating the basic principles of epilepsy.

20.05.2021 Thoughts bring prostheses to life

The more natural the position of an arm prosthesis, the more precise the control – this is the result of a Bochum study on brain-computer interfaces.

23.04.2021 From individual receptors towards whole-brain function

Researchers regard the overall distribution of receptors in the brain – the receptome – as a new approach for computer models and for diagnostics and therapy of mental disorders.