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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 is extremely stereotypical. Most of their activities and thoughts are focused on drinking. Encountering people, things, and sometimes seemingly insignificant events, reminds them of alcohol, increasing the craving to drink. For an alcoholic, everything that is not associated with drinking becomes ...

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 ...

The world of science honours 100 years of achievements of the Nencki Institute

09.12.2018

On 15-16th November, over 400 representatives of science from Poland and abroad, participated in a jubilee two-day conference organized in Warsaw, to celebrate 100 years of the Nencki Institute ...