Insulin-like hormones critical for brain plasticity
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How MPFI Studies the Brain
By bringing together outstanding scientists with a broad range of expertise in an exceptionally supportive, collaborative environment, The Max Planck Florida Institute is stimulating the development of innovative experimental approaches that are leading the world to a new understanding of brain function in health and disease.
At every moment our brain orchestrates a complex symphony of perfectly coordinated signals across billions of neurons and trillions of synapses (nerve cell connectors). Understanding this complex neural circuitry requires establishing causal relationships that cross different scales of analysis – from the interactions of specific molecules within a neuron to the synaptic interactions between specific types of neurons—dynamic multifaceted processes that work together to enable all aspects of brain function.
Molecular Basis of Synaptic Function
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Brain Energy
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From Neurons to Networks
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Networks of Memory
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Networks of Decision Making
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Genetic Disorders and Neural Networks
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A Butterfly Effect
When you interact with the world around you, your experiences are recorded as changes in the connection strengths between neurons in your brain. This process, called synaptic plasticity […]
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Working Together to Understand How the Brain Sees the World
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A big year for FAU High School and Max Planck Honors Program student Kate Maier
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Calcium and mitochondria
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Biosensors: Beacons of Protein Function
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Meet Debbie Guerrero-Given
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MPFI Launches New Series Featuring Max Planck Researchers
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Understanding Movement and Memory: Audrey Bonnan Tackles Big Questions in New Nature Communications Paper
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Celebrating Women Making History at MPFI: Drs. Gabriela Rodriguez and Juliane Jaepel, “The Advocates.”
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Celebrating Women Making History at MPFI: Dr. Vidhya Rangaraju, “The Leader”
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Optogenetics: Anytime, Anywhere
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How Does Mindfulness Change the Brain? A neurobiologist’s perspective on mindfulness meditation
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Strong Collaboration Leads to Innovation
In order to seamlessly manage the torrent of information around us, our brains need a lot of energy. This is particularly true when it comes to our ability […]
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A New Approach to Sensory Experiences
Our memories are often as richly detailed as the world around us. A whiff of perfume can unfold the image of a day 20 years ago as if […]
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STEM is for Everyone: There are many paths to a career in science
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MPFI Data Science Fellows Organize Hackapalooza
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Working Together to Understand How the Brain Sees the World
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A big year for FAU High School and Max Planck Honors Program student Kate Maier
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Understanding Movement and Memory: Audrey Bonnan Tackles Big Questions in New Nature Communications Paper
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How the Bolton Lab is Helping to Better Understand Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Celebrating Women Making History at MPFI: Drs. Gabriela Rodriguez and Juliane Jaepel, “The Advocates.”
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Celebrating Women Making History at MPFI: Naomi Kamasawa “The Pioneer”
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Celebrating Women Making History at MPFI: Dr. Vidhya Rangaraju, “The Leader”
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Celebrating Women Making History at MPFI: Dr. Ilaria Drago, “The Educator”
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Eating Disorder Awareness Week: February 22-28, 2021
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People Behind the Science: Divyesh Doddapaneni
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Breaking Boundaries Through Collaboration
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Max Planck Florida Researchers Sweep International Research Award
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Get to know our IMPRS Faculty: Dr. Salil Bidaye
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Get to know our IMPRS Faculty: Dr. Ken Dawson-Scully
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Get to know our IMPRS Faculty: Dr. Carmen Varela
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A “Moonshot” Goal to Achieve Unprecedented Levels of Training
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Get to know our NWIS Leadership: Debbie Guerrero-Given
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Getting to know our NWIS Leadership: Katie Ippolito
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Getting to know our NWIS Leadership: Mary Phillips
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Getting to know our NWIS leadership: Clara Tepohl
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Meet the Scientist: Vidhya Rangaraju
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Another high-achiever student graduated in the MPFI Ph.D. Program
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Getting to Know Our NWiS Leadership: Nicole Schultz
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Getting to Know Our NWiS Leadership: Gabriela Rodríguez
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Getting to Know Our NWiS Leadership: Juliane Jaepel
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A Drive to Understand How Things Work: Dr. Jeremy Chang
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Max Planck Florida Machine Shop Shifts from Manufacturing Microscope Parts to Face Shields
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Max Planck Florida Announces New Research Group Leader
MPFI announces that Dr. Hidehiko Inagaki has joined the institute as a research group leader studying Neural Dynamics and Cognitive Functions. His research focuses on understanding cellular and […]
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MPFI Head of Education Outreach Wins STEM Innovation Award
Dr. Ilaria Drago, Head of Education Outreach for the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, was named the Rising Star Award recipient for the 2019 STEM Innovation Awards at […]
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Students Reveal Innovative Applications for AI and Machine Learning
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“I have learned much more than I would have ever imagined”
Heather Holman is a member of the 2018-2019 Post-Baccalaureate Research Experience (PRE) program at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience. Before coming to MPFI, Heather graduated from the University […]
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MPFI High School Intern Accepted to One of the Nation’s Top Universities
By Corey Moran “Mens et Manus” a phrase coined years ago, was adopted by one of the nation’s most prestigious and distinguished Universities, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). […]
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From Postdocs to Principal Investigators
By Corey Moran Armed with nothing but an Expo marker, white board, and quick wits, Postdoctoral candidates wishing to effloresce into full-fledged scientists, have only 20 minutes in […]
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Exceptional Science Flourishes Under the Max Planck Philosophy
By Corey Moran Growing up, do you remember reading those widely popular “choose your own adventure books?” For those unfamiliar, these novels tell a story in a rather […]
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Calcium and mitochondria
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Biosensors: Beacons of Protein Function
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How the Bolton Lab is Helping to Better Understand Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Balancing Act in the Brain: Excitatory and Inhibitory Activity
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Immunohistochemistry: Flagging Proteins of Interest
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Optogenetics: Anytime, Anywhere
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Electron Microscopy Basics
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STED: Small Scale, Big Breakthroughs
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