The man-machine: Carsten Mehring and his research team are conducting funda- mental research and using their findings to develop brain-machine interfaces. Photo: Shutterstock, Montage: Anna Jasper 12 The neurobiologist Carsten Mehring is studying how the human body learns and controls movements The Brain Learns How to Ride a Bicycle by Katrin Albaum Specialtopic:ResearchintheUpperRhineregion