building during the planning of the ZIPP. The superconducting magnet, which weighs about 20 tons, has now been brought into the building in J 5 through an opening in the ceiling. At this point, the magnet is already [...] in this field in the pioneering days of metabolic and functional imaging. Since 1998, the MRI has been used exclusively for human brain research. The replacement of the 1.5 Tesla MRI (2005) and the addition [...] interacting with each other or working together to solve a task. Magnetic resonance imaging has also been used in animal research since 2008. The much smaller brains of rats and mice compared to humans require

Science Communication Award for Empathique The volunteer project Empathique has been awarded this year's Science Communication Award by the Biological Psychology and Neuropsychology Section of the German [...] interdisciplinary team at Empathique—consisting of psychologists and experts in graphics and animation—has been producing high-quality videos since 2020 to destigmatize and educate people about mental health. The

the extent of abuse in Germany is considerable. 12.7 percent of those surveyed stated that they had been affected by sexualized violence at least once in their lives. In relation to the population of 18 [...] consequences of early childhood abuse pose major challenges for medical care. For many years, there has been criticism that there is no scientifically reliable data on the extent of sexualized violence in Germany [...] than that of men (4.8%). This means that over 20 percent of all women surveyed stated that they had been affected by sexualized violence in childhood and adolescence. In the younger age group of 18 to 2

seek out social interaction. It has also been shown that social support is a protective factor for mental and physical health. However, little research has been done to better understand how mental well-being [...] Covid 19 pandemic. Still, the results are especially relevant in light of the pandemic, which has been accompanied by significant social distancing measures and an increased incidence of mental illness

However, physicians have the option of treating seriously ill patients with drugs that have not yet been approved via an Expanded Access Program (EAP), a so-called compassionate use procedure. This is not [...] that is granted in individual cases. So far, such Compassionate Use Programs for psilocybin have only been established in very few countries worldwide, for example in Switzerland and Canada. First Compassionate [...] company that develops natural psychedelic drugs and extracts psilocybin from mushrooms. Filament has been a leading force in Canada’s Special Access Program, supplying the vast majority of psilocybin prescribed

The two Collaborative Research Centers in which the Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) has been involved to date have both successfully qualified for a further funding period. Collaborative Research [...] on changes in neurons and neural pathways. Important molecular and cellular mechanisms have already been elucidated. In the third and final funding period, the researchers will focus in particular on the

pace and only with explicit consent. A topic that has been little researched to date Sexualized violence in the Catholic Church has already been investigated in several scientific studies. One pioneering [...] ion and integrity is impaired. Even though physical and psychological violence are likely to have been used more frequently in an abusive manner, particularly in the context of residential care, these

The corona pandemic has been a major challenge for many people. As a result, rates of mental illness have steadily increased and alcohol has become a commonly used means of escaping the worries of everyday [...] whether alcohol consumption also contributes to an unfavorable course of covid 19 disease, has not yet been elucidated. This gap in knowledge is surprising considering that 2.2 billion people consume alcohol

Medicine in Mannheim. He succeeds Prof. Dr. Martin Bohus, who retired in September 2021. Schmahl has been Medical Director of the Clinic for Psychosomatics and Psychotherapeutic Medicine at the Central Institute

brain-inspired AI and computer technology. The German national node of the pan-European project has now been officially founded. The coordinator of EBRAINS Germany is Forschungszentrum Jülich, the partners are [...] has the status of an international non-profit association under Belgian law based in Belgium and has been available to a broad scientific public since 2019. In 2021, it was selected for the roadmap of the