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Brain and consciousness

A multidisciplinary strategy is used to explore brain functions at Ruhr University.

Porträt von zwei Personen
Stress research

Important stress questionnaire now available in German

A Bochum research team has developed a German version of the "Stress Overload Scale". The translation improves the international comparability of results in stress research.

27. März 2023 | News
Eine Katze schaut nach oben.
Philosophy

How consciousness in animals could be researched

Animal consciousness should not be thought of as a light switch, which can be on or off, Bochum philosophers say. They advocate a different approach.

2. März 2023 | Presseinformation
Gehirnmodell
Brain research

Mouse-human comparison reveals unexpected functions of the thalamus

Researchers have recreated the brain functions of mice and humans using computers. Artificial intelligences could learn from this.

4. Oktober 2022 | Presseinformation
Gehirnmodell
Neuropsychology

Exercise to prevent dementia

A new study shows how effective it is to exercise body and mind.

21. September 2022 | Presseinformation
Taube
Biopsychology

Clever birds have cheap neurons

Compared to the energy efficiency of avian brains, mammals are no match.

9. September 2022 | Presseinformation
Pauline Bohne und Melanie Mark
Biology

An off switch for aggression

The way aggressive behaviour develops is still poorly understood. Researchers have now discovered a crucial piece of the jigsaw.

22. Juli 2022 | Presseinformation
Mensch in Meditationspose
Neurophilosophy

How is it possible to remember selfless experiences?

People who practice intensive meditation report memories of states in which their sense of self dissolves. Is this at all possible?

17. Mai 2022 | Presseinformation
Maske vor einem Spiegel
Philosophy

Why people deceive themselves

Deceiving yourself is normal and can be useful in the short term. But not in the long term.

7. Januar 2022 | Presseinformation
Hund und Roboter schauen sich an
Psychology

Consciousness in humans, animals and artificial intelligence

A new theory of consciousness provides experimental access to the study of this phenomenon. Not just in humans.

20. Dezember 2021 | Presseinformation
Eine Krähe sitzt auf einem Arm von einem Menschen
Cognitive Neuroscience

Limited brain capacity in humans and birds

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

17. Dezember 2021 | Presseinformation
Menschen in Kittel
Psychology

Why do we remember stressful experiences better?

When the brain stores memories of objects, it creates a characteristic pattern of activity for each of them. Stress changes such memory traces.

15. Oktober 2021 | Presseinformation
Eheringe auf Trautisch
Neurophilosophy

How people manipulate their own memories

When people think back on their own wedding, they tend to turn it into something even more beautiful than it really was.

18. August 2021 | Presseinformation
Mensch mit VR-Brille
Neuronal processes

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 in the therapy of severely paralysed patients.

20. Mai 2021 | Presseinformation
Junge Frau fasst sich an die Schulter.
New perspectives

How philosophy can change the understanding of pain

A German-Canadian research team is calling for a more comprehensive approach.

23. April 2021 | Presseinformation
Porträt von Dirk Jancke und Stefan Herlitze
Neuroscience

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 that reproduce the function of the brain, and for diagnostics and therapy of mental disorders.

23. April 2021 | Presseinformation
Psychologin Marcella Woud
Psychology

Computer training to reduce trauma symptoms

Trauma patients experience intrusive and distressing memories of their traumatic event. A team from Bochum is examining new ways to strengthen the effects of psychotherapy.

25. Februar 2021 | Presseinformation
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	Gesa Berretz aus der Bochumer Abteilung Biopsychologie war Erstautorin des Übersichtsartikels.</div>
Neuroscience

How comparable different stress tests are

Stress can be triggered and investigated in different ways. But do they also lead to the same result?

12. Februar 2021 | Presseinformation
Pärchen Arm in Arm
Psychology

Getting romantic at home wearing an EEG cap

Kissing, cuddling, chatting – thanks to modern research equipment, researchers have been able to record the brain activity of couples in emotional situations at home.

13. Januar 2021 | Presseinformation
Weggabelung im Wald
Psychology

People with increased risk of Alzheimer’s have deficits in navigating

To unmask their impairments, researchers had to come up with a unique experimental design.

31. August 2020 | Presseinformation
Baby in Lernsituation
Developmental Psychology

Why babies not always remember what they have learned

No one can remember the first years of their life. A study suggests possible reasons.

21. August 2020 | Presseinformation

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