ESI News


New understanding of mental disorders

As a partner of a new LOEWE center, the ESI benefits from the Hessian program for the promotion of cutting-edge research. The DYNAMIC research project will contribute to the re-description and re-classification of mental disorders with the aim of optimizing treatments and providing precise therapies for those affected.

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Self-relevance makes art more appealing

Have you ever wondered why Big Tech and artificial intelligence (AI) companies collect so much personal information about you? A new paper out this week reveals a big reason why…

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Why animal research (still) matters

Are animal experiments, especially on monkeys, really still necessary? Are there no alternatives? We explain here why we think animal experiments, especially with non-human primates, are still important and, in some cases, even without alternatives.

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Different hardware, same result

Martha Havenith and Marieke Schölvinck, research group leaders at the ESI, compare the natural behavior of rodents and non-human primates. They seek to understand how these two species achieve the same results despite having different brains. In this interview, the two explain their work.

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