During a depressive episode the ability of the brain to form new brain cells is reduced. Scientists of the Ruhr-Universität...

Neuropsychologists of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum let video gamers compete against non-gamers in a learning competition. During the test, the video...

The world around is complex and changing constantly. To put it in order, we devise categories into which we sort...

In an international collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD, USA), neuroscientists at the Ruhr-University Bochum have determined a...

In order to retain a piece of information for a short time, working memory is required. The underlying processes are...

Young adults with genetically increased Alzheimer’s risk have altered activation patterns in a brain region that is crucial for spatial...

Under stress, people are inclined to resort to habits, rather than trying out new things. In the journal PNAS, psychologists...

A study conducted with experienced scholars of Zen-Meditation shows that mental focussing can induce learning mechanisms, similar to physical training....

The hippocampus in the brain's temporal lobe is responsible for more than just long-term memory. Researchers have for the first...

The stress hormone cortisol strengthens memories of scary experiences. However, it is effective not only while the memory is being...

Philosophers at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have put forward a new model that explains how humans recognise the emotions of others....

Researchers have been fascinated for a long time by learning and memory formation, and many questions are still open. Bochum-based...

Sleep facilitates memory consolidation - not just in adults, but also in infants in their first year of life. This...

Activated through permanent stress, immune cells will have a damaging effect on and cause changes to the brain. This may...

The question if an individual will suffer from relapsing major depressive disorder is not de-termined by accident. Neuroscientists from the...