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Children of different age groups solved memory update tasks in a research project. Photo: Anna Trapp

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Why human working memory performance differs among people

Working memory is the intermediate storage device for the human brain. Its capacity is limited, even more so for people with learning disabilities …
Pic.: Hannelore Gensel

Reading

Pleasure for Some, Torment for Others

 

For the eyes, reading is a fine motor skill, jumping in quick jerks from one word to the next in just fractions of a second. Depending on one’s …

Learning vocabulary with movement and fantasy

Manfred Schewe, the father of drama in education, was a guest at the University of Potsdam

The students are listening to a text that is difficult to commit to memory. The sentences simply don’t make sense, like “I’m drinking a cup of bread,” …
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How Does the Biological Clock Tick?

Mathematical models of human brain functioning – Interdisciplinary Research in the DFG Research Unit “Computational Modeling of Behavioral, Cognitive, …

Physicists and psychologists have collaborated in interdisciplinary projects in Potsdam for about 20 years. What might at first glance seem surprising …

Theaterfestival UNIDRAM beginnt

Vom 28.10. bis zum 01.11. findet das 21. Internationale Theaterfestival UNIDRAM in der Schiffbauergasse statt.

Orientierungslosigkeit, Ausgrenzung, Verfolgung, Gefangensein, Rebellion und Freiheit sind die Themen des diesjährigen Programms, das dafür zahlreiche …
LIDAR of the research station in Ny Ålesund on the island of Spitsbergen.

Suspended Particles

Mathematician Prof. Christine Böckmann examines particle movements

Air pollution inexorably belongs to our everyday life. The causes for this are complex, including volcanic eruptions and fires as well as industrial …
Pic.: Karla Fritze

In the Midst of Life

Prof. Michael Kühn focuses on groundwater

Being in touch with the real world is a very important motivation for Michael Kühn’s research. He is, therefore, very happy about his successful …
Pic.: Karla Fritze

The Appeal of Difference

Kovalevskaja awardee Dr. Kerstin Kaufmann wants to understand plant development and evolution

Who doesn’t dream of the jackpot yet waits in vain? But fortune favors the brave. Biologist Dr. Kerstin Kaufmann was one of 14 Sofja Kovalevskaja …
Picture: Karla Fritze

Fresh Spirit of Research

Young academics and professors prevail at the Collaborative Research Center „Information Structure”

“Business is good,” says Prof. Malte Zimmermann, smiling contentedly. The “business” is the Collaborative Research Center (SFB) “Information …
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Too Much or Not Enough

Malnutrition – A worldwide problem

Not enough food to fill the stomach. This is bitter reality for about 2 billion people on our globe. Millions die every year. Undernourishment is …