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Tag: neuroscience

Zebrafish

Projects

4 October 2021

Fight or flight – it’s also in the genes

In the context of his Erwin Schrödinger Fellowship in the UK, Florian Reichmann set out to identify genes for aggressive behaviour. To this end, he examined the behaviour of zebrafish and found differences in the brains of particularly peaceful and particularly aggressive breeding lines. Continue reading “Fight or flight – it’s also in the genes”
Trabi Festspielhaus Hellerau, Dresden, Germany

On the road

24 June 2021

From flamboyant to vulnerable – exploring narcissism in Dresden

By Emanuel Jauk

Narcissism seems to be all the rage. But what exactly does this classification mean from a psychological perspective? Schrödinger fellow Emanuel Jauk is exploring the facets and characteristics of narcissistic behaviour at the TU Dresden. There, he belongs to a growing research group that has conducted a comprehensive study on this topic whilst fostering rewarding […] Continue reading “From flamboyant to vulnerable – exploring narcissism in Dresden”

On the road

9 February 2021

Music brings people together – researchers included

By Jan Stupacher

Jan Stupacher is a psychologist and interested in music. He is exploring two central questions:  how does the brain process music, and how does music affect our social behaviour? A Schrödinger Fellowship by the FWF has provided Stupacher with the opportunity to pursue his research focus at Aarhus University in Denmark, where he enjoys working […] Continue reading “Music brings people together – researchers included”
Memory Processes during Cardiac Arrest

Projects

23 March 2015

Brain activity during cardiac arrest

All over the world, researchers are trying to solve an age-old mystery: what happens in the brain when the heart stops? With the support of the FWF, medical experts from Vienna are participating in an international study that looks into memory processes during cardiac arrest. Continue reading “Brain activity during cardiac arrest”

On the road

info 4/08

I ♥ New York

Daniela D. Pollak

Ever since neuro-scientist Daniela D. Pollak embarked on her doctoral studies she was clear about wanting to continue her scientific career in the USA. The Erwin Schrödinger fellowship from the Austrian Science Fund made it possible. At Columbia University in New York she worked together with Nobel laureate Eric Kandel. Continue reading “I ♥ New York”

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