🧠 How does the #brain know when to update what it has learned? A new Science study led by Eduardo Maristany de las Casas in the lab of NeuroCure PI Matthew Larkum reveals how #dendrites and inhibitory #interneurons enable flexible learning and adaptive #behavior. 🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Tuft dendrites in frontal motor cortex enable flexible learning

Flexible learning relies on integrating sensory and contextual information to adjust behavioral output in different environments. The anterolateral motor cortex (ALM) is a frontal area critical for ac...

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🎉Congratulations to our Principal Investigator Harald Prüß on being awarded an Einstein Professorship by the @einsteinberlin.bsky.social 👏 A well-deserved recognition of his outstanding research in neuroimmunology. 🔗: www.charite.de/forschung/th...

Congratulations to Dietmar Schmitz, recipient of the 2026 FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence (FKNE) Mentoring Prize! The award will be presented at #FENS2026 in Barcelona on 9 July. Looking forward to seeing many colleagues from across the #neuroscience community! fenskavlinetwork.org/prizes/fkne-...

🧠🔬 Think you know science? Join our Science Pub Quiz at the Long Night of the Sciences in Berlin! Test your knowledge on AI, math, literature, neuroscience, and more. Bring your team, choose a clever name, and compete for great prizes. tinyurl.com/3nf64ad2 #LangeNachtDerWissenschaften #PubQuiz

🧠 Every day, people around the world are diagnosed with #MultipleSclerosis. 🔬 On #WorldMSDay, we highlight the importance of research. While there is still no cure for MS, advances in neuroscience continue to improve our understanding of the disease and support better treatments. #MSAwareness

Fake papers in biomedicine: how big is the problem and what can we do about it? Join next Monday’s DRIVERS Journal Club! @renebernard.bsky.social will introduce the topic, followed by an open discussion. Everyone welcome. 📅Monday, June 1 | 12 pm(noon) 📖 doi.org/10.1007/s002... 🔗 tinyurl.com/fea876j8

🚀🎉 NeuroCure congratulates the renewal of CRC1315 “Mechanisms and Disturbances in Memory Consolidation” for another 4 years – entering its third and final funding phase!' 🧠🤝 We look forward to continued collaboration and new discoveries in memory research! shortlink.uk/1pP43

Today is National Day Against Stroke Time is brain: nearly 2 million brain cells die every minute a stroke goes untreated. Remember the signs of stroke – FAST: Face drooping Arm weakness Speech problems Time to call emergency services immediately www.schlaganfall-hilfe.de #NationalDayAgainstStroke

Missed the 2026 #BerlinBrains lecture “How do we process sensory impressions?” The recording is now available on YouTube. Featuring: 🧠 Prof. Wolf-Julian Neumann 🧠 Alessia Cavallo #Neuroscience #BrainResearch #wisskomm #Scicomm Watch the lecture here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSpB...

Berlin Brains: Wie verarbeiten wir Sinneseindrücke?

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🌟 We’re part of Girls’ Day! NeuroCure & BCCN bring you a colorful program full of science, coding, and hands-on activities. Our researchers will share their own stories and give a glimpse into everyday life in science! 🧠🔬 #wisskomm #scicomm #GirlsDay neurocure.de/eventsreader...

Nanoplastics in the #brain 🧠 - what do they actually do to our neurons? Join us at Zeiss Großplanetarium Berlin for a deep dive into cutting-edge research from the @mdc-berlin.bsky.social Explore how micro- & nanoplastics interact with neural cells using mini-brain models and live #microscopy 🔬

Parkinson’s disease ≠ just movement. Non-motor symptoms like smell loss, sleep issues, and depression often come first. See the full picture this #ParkinsonsDay 💙 #awareness

Reproducibility matters - ReproducibiliTeach is back ✨ 👇

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🚀 “ReproducibiliTeach” is back! Online course from April 2 ✨ Hands-on training to make your research more transparent, reproducible and reusable. Register: tinyurl.com/RepTeach Organisers: @tweissgerber.bsky.social (@ucoimbra.bsky.social) and @renebernard.bsky.social (@neurocure.bsky.social)

How does early trauma shape the brain? 💡A new study finds that childhood sexual abuse is associated with lasting changes in the #somatosensory cortex, especially when it occurs earlier in life. #Neuroscience #MentalHealth 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Decreased thickness of the individually-mapped genital cortex after childhood sexual abuse exposure in adult women - Communications Biology

Structural mapping of the female genital representation in somatosensory cortex reveals experience-dependent plasticity and associations with childhood sexual abuse, and adult sexual behavior.

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💡 Promising results: The active ingredient in Viagra, sildenafil, may help treat the rare genetic #LeighSyndrome. In a small pilot study, 6 patients showed improved muscle strength & #neurological function. Next step: a Europe-wide clinical trial. 🔬💊 #RareDisease www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Pluripotent stem-cell-based screening uncovers sildenafil as a mitochondrial disease therapy

Leigh syndrome is a severe and untreatable mitochondrial disease. Using patient-derived models in 2D and 3D, Zink and colleagues identify the PDE5 inhibitor sildenafil as a repurposable drug candidate...

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🧠 What happens in our #brain when we smell, remember, make decisions – or crave sugar? Discover it at Brain Awareness Week #Berlin: talks, discussions & interactive events with researchers. Open to all curious minds! ✨ 🔗 www.ecn-berlin.de/baw-programm... #BrainAwarenessWeek #neuroscience #SciComm

🧠 Berlin Brains Talk: Stimulated Perception How does our brain perceive the outside world - and what happens when it’s electrically stimulated? Join Wolf-Julian Neumann & Alessia Cavallo (Charité) for insights into #brain function and modern #neurotechnologies. Join us: tinyurl.com/mpfjjrmj

🌟 Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Proud to welcome the 2026 NeuroCure Research Fellows: Petra Hühnchen, Katharina Pittner, Flavia Scoyni, Miaomiao Tian & Alexandra Tzilivaki @dratzilivaki.bsky.social – advancing #neuroscience in #Berlin #WomenInScience #NeuroCure

💥 Join our monthly DRIVERS Journal Club Mon, Feb 9, 12pm CET! Discussing: “Women in Neurosurgery aim for recognition of merit, not tokenism” (Cappelletto et al., 2025). Intro by Kimberly Mason. Read paper & join! 👉 neurocure.de/eventsreader... #RRI #DEI #Neuroscience

On #CTEawarenessDay, let's shed light on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, a rare brain disorder from repeated head trauma. Awareness is key to advancing prevention, early detection, and care for those affected. Join the conversation. #BrainHealth

🚀 Wrapping up the NeuroCure Innovation Workshop 2025! Three teams turned #scientific & #clinical insights into innovative product ideas & shared them at the final event. Thanks to all mentors, participants & supporters who made it happen! 🧠✨ tinyurl.com/y2ahhv45 #neuroscience #innovation #science

Highlights from the NeuroCure Innovation Workshop

We wrapped up the NeuroCure Innovation Workshop 2025, where three teams brought together scientific expertise and clinical insight to tackle real-world challenges and develop innovative product concepts. At the final event, the teams presented their ideas, shared key learnings, and received valuable feedback from the audience. We are excited to see how these ideas will continue to grow. #NeuroCure #InnovationWorkshop #ScienceMeetsInnovation #BrainResearch #TeamScience #Spark

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🚀 Exciting Opportunity: NeuroCure Talents Postdoc Program: 3-year funded #postdoc fellowships starting mid-2026! Translational #neuroscience in #Berlin. Apply by Feb 8: merit-portal-neurocure.charite.de Details: neurocure.de/talents Women & underrepresented groups encouraged! Share! 🧠 #Postdoc

It's #MentalWellnessMonth! 💙 Let's take time to reflect and recharge. Focusing on #mindfulness helps us build resilient and supportive communities. #WellBeing

As the year comes to an end, we thank you for being part of our community. Wishing everyone joyful holidays and a healthy, successful start to 2026! ✨🎄

A breathtaking glimpse into the #brain at work: NeuroCure researchers & colleagues @janakroll.bsky.social captured #synapses in action - revealing how #neurotransmitters are released in milliseconds 🧠 Published in NatureCommunications @Charite @mdc-berlin.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Dynamic nanoscale architecture of synaptic vesicle fusion in mouse hippocampal neurons - Nature Communications

Synaptic vesicle fusion is essential for neuronal communication, yet its nanoscale sequence has not been directly confirmed. Here, the authors use timed in situ cryo-electron tomography to visualize t...

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On #UniversalHealthCoverageDay, we advocate for a world where everyone can access quality #healthcare without financial hardship. #Health is a fundamental human right, and together we must work towards systems that leave no one behind. #HealthForAll

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Missed our last Berlin Brains Talk? Watch it now on YouTube 🎥🧠 Is your reality a “controlled hallucination” created by your brain? Prof. Matthew Larkum & Dr. Tim Zolnik explain how deep cortical circuits shape what you perceive. #neuroscience #scicomm 👉 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlAG... 🚀

Berlin Brains: How memories are consolidated - A layered view of systems

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#TBT On Nov 6, the Berlin Excellence Clusters turned Roadrunner’s Paradise into a stage for curiosity and creativity during Science Slam 2025. Our slammer Yangfan Peng took the audience on a journey into the brain with “Soccer Tactics in the Brain.” ⚽ What a night to remember ✨ #BerlinScienceWeek

On #InternationalDayofPersonsWithDisabilities, we celebrate the #diverse abilities and contributions of every individual, regardless of their physical or #cognitive challenges. By promoting #inclusion and accessibility, let's build a world where everyone's potential can flourish.

✨New PNAS study: Robert Gütig (@BIH/Charité) & his team together with Dietmar Schmitz (NeuroCure) show how the interaction of short- and long-term synaptic plasticity allows neurons to convert temporal spike sequences into spatial activity patterns. 🧠 tinyurl.com/25c9vc4q #Neuroscience #AI #PNAS