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The high-performance computing cluster at Ruhr University is being expanded. The additional computing power will primarily serve cognitive and neuroscience research. However, other areas can also benefit from it.
With the research building THINK, the Theoretical and Integrative Cognitive and Neuroscience at Ruhr University Bochum will have a new home in the fall of 2026. Around 2 million euros of the budget will be invested in computing power.
Einblicke in eine faszinierende Welt - darum geht es einmal pro Jahr an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, wenn die Neurowissenschaftler*innen zum BRAIN DAY ins Veranstaltungszentrum einladen.
Ein Tag im Zeichen der Bochumer Neurowissenschaften mit Vorträgen, Informationen und Mitmachaktionen. Alle Besucher*innen sind eingeladen zu schauen, zu hören, zu fühlen, nachzufragen und mitzumachen. Auch im Jahr 2026 arbeitet das Organisations-Team des BRAIN DAY's wieder daran, für seine Gäste ein spannendes Angebot zusammenzustellen.
Am 15. Oktober 2026 setzen wir das Format BrainBusiness fort und schaffen erneut einen Raum für den Austausch zwischen Wissenschaft, Versorgung und Wirtschaft.
In diesem Jahr liegt der Fokus auf die Erforschung und Behandlung neurologischer (neuromuskulärer) Erkrankungen und den Grundlagen für Therapien von psychsomatischen Beschwerden und Schmerzen.
Nerve cells in the brain use chemical messengers for communication. The signals are interpreted by diverse sets of receptor proteins. A new study focusing on a special receptor complex provides some surprising insights.
Researchers at the Chair of Cellular Neurobiology, led by Professor Andreas Reiner, together with their collaboration partners in New York, investigated the function of a specific glutamate receptor complex and made some surprising observations.
People with problematic Internet use are unconsciously drawn to certain types of online content. These findings could help researchers develop targeted training programs to support people with problematic Internet use.
Games, shopping, social media, pornography: The Internet offers many temptations. While most people use the Internet in moderation, some develop addictive behaviors. A multicenter study with over 1,000 participants found that this automatic and unconscious pull was significantly stronger among individuals with problematic Internet use.
As the closest relative to vertebrates, ascidians are important model organisms. Thanks to modern imaging, researchers now have new insight into their anatomy.
Ascidians, also known as sea squirts, are the evolutionary link between vertebrates and invertebrates, making them valuable subjects of biological studies. For the first time, researchers at RUB, Germany, have detected pronounced autofluorescence in Halocynthia papillosa, one of over 3,000 species.
Ziel ist es, die Wechselwirkungen zwischen Gehirn, Körper und Verhalten besser zu verstehen und diese Erkenntnisse für Krankheitsprävention und Therapie nutzbar zu machen.
Am 13. Mai 2026 fand das Eröffnungssymposium des Zentrums für Medizinische Psychologie und Translationale Neurowissenschaften in Bochum statt.
Going on walks, going up stairs, working around the home: One meta-study shows how everyday movements are linked to our mood.
Movement is good for us, as we all know. But many people do not engage in enough physical activity in their daily lives. Because knowledge of the positive effects of movement is clearly not sufficient to induce changes in behavior, science is increasingly focusing on mood and emotional factors.
Ein neues Standardwerk gibt klinisch tätigen Behandelnden Hinweise für die ganzheitliche Therapie von Erkrankungen wie Reizdarmsyndrom, Morbus Crohn oder Colitis ulcerosa.
Eine aktuelle Übersichtsarbeit beschreibt erstmalig Informationen und Leitlinien für Fachkräfte, die Patient*innen mit Störungen der Darm-Hirn-Achse betreuen, und fasst evidenzbasierte psychosoziale Ansätze zusammen. Erstautorin des in der Zeitschrift "Gastroenterology" erschienenen Beitrags ist Prof. Dr. Sigrid Elsenbruch.
Persons under stress may have a harder time spatially orienting themselves. Researchers in Bochum have discovered why.
The stress hormone cortisol disrupts the brain’s navigational system. It impairs the function of the grid cells that play a crucial role in orientation. This has been verified by researchers from Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, in an imaging study with 40 individuals. The participants completed a virtual navigation experiment while their brain activity was recorded in an MRI scanner.
Ein interdisziplinäres Team entwickelt Schutzmaßnahmen für Brain Computer Interfaces und andere Neurotechnologien.
Neurotechnologien wie Gehirn-Computer-Schnittstellen und neuromodulatorische Implantate haben sich rasant entwickelt. Was lange als Science-Fiction galt, findet heute Anwendung in der medizinischen Therapie – von der Wiederherstellung motorischer Funktionen bis hin zur Behandlung neurologischer Erkrankungen. Damit wächst jedoch auch eine bislang unterschätzte Herausforderung: die Cybersicherheit neurotechnologischer Systeme.
Mice unlearn fear more quickly when certain brain cells are activated. This opens up new approaches to understanding anxiety disorders.
A team working with Dr. Katharina Spoida from the Department of General Zoology and Neurobiology at RUB has now proven that the unlearning of fear responses can be influenced and accelerated: If certain nerve cells in the brain are activated, mice lose their learned fear responses considerably faster. The researchers report their findings in the Nature journal Translational Psychiatry from January 10, 2026.
Research findings reinforce new approaches in psychology, using psychedelic substances under medical supervision to treat certain clinical conditions.
Psychedelic substances are increasingly being used under medical supervision to treat anxiety disorders and depression. However, the mechanisms by which these substances influence our perception and consciousness are unknown. A team from Hong Kong, Singapore, and the RUB, Germany, has now shown in an animal model that visual processes increasingly access brain regions that retrieve memory contents and associations.
Mitochondria do not only provide energy, but also have a wide range of functions within cells.
The structural and functional characteristics of mitochondria shape their role as signaling organelles, with far-reaching effects regarding immune responses, inflammatory processes, and diseases. A research team led by Professor Konstanze F. Winklhofer at the Institute of Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, provides an overview of the many functions of mitochondria in intracellular signaling.
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