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Dr. John Wray

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Press Releases

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Eyes on the prey

May 22, 2013
Researchers analyse the hunting behaviour of fish larvae in virtual reality [more]
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Fighting sleeping sickness with X-ray lasers

December 21, 2012
Structure analysis of the trypanosomal protein Cathepsin B is among the scientific breakthroughs of 2012 [more]
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A circuit diagram of the mouse brain

October 22, 2012
Max Planck scientists aim to analyse a whole mouse brain under the electron microscope [more]
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The hippocampus as a decision-maker

July 16, 2012
Hippocampal NMDA receptors in the brain help to make the right decision when faced with complex orientation problems [more]
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Winfried Denk to receive the Kavli Prize for Neuroscience

June 01, 2012

This year the Kavli Prize for Neuroscience, worth one million US dollars, is being awarded for research on "neural mechanisms underlying perception and decision". Winfried Denk, who works at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg and also at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology in Martinsried, will share the prize with Cornelia Isabella Bargmann from the Rockefeller University (USA) and Ann M. Graybiel, MIT (USA). The prizes will be presented by King Harald of Norway at a ceremony in Oslo on September 4th.

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