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New Paper on automatic and controlled processing
Check out Annette’s new paper in Nutrients, investigating how automatic and controlled processing interact with regard to eating behaviour. The results outline how we might best achieve our long-term goals (of healthy eating habits).
The O’BRAIN Lab in times of Corona
Life at the O’BRAIN Lab is beginning to return to normal — staff in Leipzig were welcomed back to the office (in small numbers), while working from home continues in Helsinki, with an exit strategy being prepared. We tried to make the best of social distancing while in lockdown and...
Corona in Europe
Like almost all countries all over the world Germany and Finland have been facing the COVID 19/Corona crisis since late February and early March. In an unprecedented move, both the University of Helsinki as well as the MPI in Leipzig, went virtual as preemptive measures. All staff, incl. the entire...
Leipzig Research Festival
The O’BRAIN Lab presented a whooping 4 posters at the 16th Leipzig Research Festival of Life Sciences at the end of January, with topics ranging from neural responses to food odors in obesity to diet-associated differences in peripheral dopamine precursors. Many thanks to the presenting O’BRAIN researchers Maria Poessel, Franzi...
Welcome Daniel
What an excellent start to the new decade! We now have our first PhD student in Helsinki! Daniel joins us from Nijmegen where he spent a few years working in industry before returning to Scandinavia and science. In true style he was welcomed by Annette and Suse with a selection...
Last call for study participation (in German only)
Until the end of November we are looking for the last male volunteers (German only) to complete our study on the influence of fat and sugar on the brain. Help science and get in touch with us via 0341–9940 2629 or dopamin-diet@cbs.mpg.de. We are looking forward to welcoming you!