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JMU supports Students and Scientists from Ukraine

03/08/2022

Russia’s attack on Ukraine doesn’t leave the academic community unaffected. Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) will halt its institutional collaborations with Russian partners for the time being; a dialogue between individuals is still possible.

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Intelligence – It's all about connectivity

02/10/2022
The exchange of information between different brain areas is similar to road traffic: the highway corresponds to structural brain connections, functional connections are the traffic that runs on it.

Human intelligence is closely associated with functional brain networks: The better these networks are developed, the easier it is for the brain to adapt to different tasks, this is shown by a new study of the University of Würzburg.

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Creative Through Movement

01/14/2022
Man and woman walking in a forest

Do we have our best ideas while walking? Indeed, but even small movements while sitting improve creativity, as two researchers have discovered.

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Masks Activate Corona Fear

12/15/2021
Some people might avoid this alley in Würzburg. The mere sight of a mask can activate fears of Covid.

Seeing masked people can activate pre-existing fear of coronavirus infection. A more positive image for masks could remedy the situation.

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