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Empathy offers advantages and increases the chances of survival in challenging conditions

23.04.2021

Reading other individuals’ emotions allows animals to obtain knowledge about potential threats in the surrounding environment, and adjust their own behaviour accordingly. Scientists from the Nencki Institute argue, that empathy can be evolutionary advantageous, as it makes use of cooperation with other individuals to increase the chance of survival. Traditionally, empathy – the ability to read the emotions of others – was considered a purely human ability. However, more recent research ...

Identification of immune cells that support glioma growth at single cell resolution

24.02.2021

Pioneering studies of scientists from the Nencki Institute have allowed the identification of diverse types of macrophages accumulating in malignant gliomas. Macrophages are the guardian cells of ...

How are people with psychiatric conditions faring during the COVID-19 pandemic? A new global study from the Nencki Institute sheds light

13.01.2021

With over 72 million cases and 1.6 million deaths worldwide, COVID-19 has emerged as an alarming cause of fear, devastation, grief, paranoia, anxiety, and depression across the glove. A new study ...

The sound of silent synapses – what is going on in the alcohol addicted brain?

10.12.2019

Research carried out in the Laboratory of Molecular Basis of Behavior, describes cellular processes specific to the brain of alcohol addicted mice. The behavior of an alcohol addict ...

I don’t see, but I recognize – how the brain recognizes faces without consciousness

09.04.2019

During each moment, a vast amount of different stimuli reach our senses – sounds, sensations, and objects in the field of view. Since the capacity of our attention is limited, we only processes a ...