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Hidden away: An enigmatic mammalian brain area revealed in reptiles
Scientists find, in reptiles, a brain area previously suspected to play a role in mammalian higher cognitive processes, and establish its role in controlling brain dynamics in sleep. [more]
Solitary ribosomes supply synapses with protein
Scientists reveal surprising insights into protein synthesis in neurons [more]
Erin Schuman is awarded the 2020 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine
The Louis-Jeantet foundation is recognizing Erin Schuman for her work on local protein synthesis at neuronal synapses. [more]
The neocortex is critical for learning and memory
New study finds that the auditory cortex is indispensable for threat memory, in particular for naturalistic stimuli. [more]
Deep inside the brain: Unraveling the dense networks in the cerebral cortex
Researchers use 3-dimensional electron microscopy to map the local connectome in the cerebral cortex [more]
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Upcoming Lectures and Events
28 April 2020
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*** POSTPONED *** Ethics in Science Lecture by Professor Emeritus Kenneth Westhues (Waterloo University, Canada)NEW DATE T.B.A. Title: "Hierarchies and Mobbing in Academia" [more] |
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13 May 2020
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Neuroscience Lecture by Daniela Dieterich (Otto-von-Guericke Universitaet Magdeburg)Title t.b.a. [more] |
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27 May 2020
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Neuroscience Lecture by Christian Doeller (Max Planck Institut fuer Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften Leipzig)Title t.b.a. [more] |
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09 June 2020
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Neuroscience Lecture by Nathalie Rochefort (Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences University of Edinburgh)Title t.b.a. [more] |
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09 September 2020
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Neuroscience Lecture by Ilaria Testa (Science for Life Laboratory Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm)Title: Gentler and Faster Super Resolution Microscopy for Live Neuronal Imaging [more] |
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