About ForInter - What are we researching?

In the human brain, different, specialized cell populations, such as neurons and glial cells, are arranged in a complex blueprint. The different cells form functional and dynamic networks and their interaction is of fundamental importance for the different functions of the brain.

Developments in biology and stem cell research in recent years have created the conditions for the generation of multidimensional cell culture systems and cerebral organoids (mini brains), which promise novel insights into structural and dynamic interactions. As a model, these enable the investigation of the human physiology of brain development.

ForInter brings together scientists from neurobiology, with expertise in basic biology and stem cell biology, as well as scientists from neuropathology and translational neurology. The neurobiological expertise is complemented and strengthened by scientists from the fields of bioinformatics, ethics and law.

The Ministry of Science and the Arts is funding the network with 4 million euros over a period of four years.